The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
The Schedule VIII Provide for Thirty
Games sat Home and sunday Ball
I'm All Cities.
TEBEAU AND WATKINS IN CITY
CLAIM THEIR VISIT here WAS ONLY
A MERE COINCIDENCE.
Conference Held, but No News Given
0ut-Tebeau's New Circuit Might
Have Been Considered.

The Interurban Baseball League, COM
posed OF eight cities N central Indiana.
was formally organized at the Grand Hotel
yesterday afternoon. The cities that will
comprise the circuit are Frankfort, Green
field. Rushville. Shelbyville. Richmond, New
Castle. Connersville and the Duesseldorfers
OF indianapolis. Knightstown was also an
applicant for membership, but ii was de-
cided to limit the league to eight clubs.
Every city in the new baseball organi-
nation had fast independent ball clubs last
year and Sunday ball was played in every
city.
AT the meeting yesterday the Duesseldor-
fers Of indianapolis were represented by
Harry Sielken, Greenfield by w. r. Nc
kown, Rushville by Richard Purcell, Shell
hyville by Herbert Springer, Richmond by
Harry Afford, and Frankfort by Roy Ben
nett. New Castle and Connersville were not
represented, but franchises were awarded
TO A. II. Ward of New Castle and Guy
La Rue OF Connersville. George Watts,
Of Knightstown. present, but his city
was not taken in.
W. r. McKown, of Greenfield was elected
president, and Harry Sieken secretary. No
treasurer was elected. The following COM
mittees were appointed:
OrganIzation-Roy Bennett, Harry Siel-
ken and w. r. McKown.
Rules-Herbert Springer and Richard
Purcell
schedule-Harry Afford.
Transportation-W. T.. McKown, Roy
Bennett and Herbert Springer.
Every club in the organization will be
compelled to incorporate. three Of the clubs
now being Incorporated The new league
will petition the National Association of
Minor Leagues for membership SO that it
will be recognized by other baseball leagues
and have the protection that organized
baseball affords. w. r. McKown. presi-
dent of the league and manager of the
Greenfield club. said he was in favor of
the league becoming a member OF the Ma
tional Association, as his club lost two
players last year-Berger going to Column
bus and Dunbar TO Indianapolis--for which
he received no compensation. BY securing
protection under Class ID the clubs in the
new league would receive 800 for every
player drafted.
The fnterurban season viii probably open
May and close in September. While the
schedule has not been prepared. it Is the
intention to have each team play sixty
games. thirty at home and thirty abroad,
IL the games can be scheduled advan-
tageously Two games will be played each
week. one Sunday and one another
day. Games Will be scheduled on all holi-
days.
An of the cities in the league are reached
by fnterurban lines. and the interurban
companies Will lend financial support to
the organization. Ball parks will be inn
ened. Another meeting will be held within
a few days. when the committee on or
ganization will be ready to report. 1t has
not been decided what plans to adopt on
organization, but the constitution will be
prepared on strictly business principles.
Manager Sielken, of the Duesseldorfers,
said that the games scheduled in InGianap-
oils viii be played at Brighton Beach or
Capital City Park