The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07
CLUBS MUST DEPOSIT
FORFE|TS FOR SEASON
President Bement Notifies Mag
mates of Business to Be
Transacted.
LIMIT OF TWELVE. MEN

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 6.-President
Bement of the Central League. writes that
he will soon issue the call for the schedule
meeting and that he will fix the date early
in March at South Bend. The purpose is
to make it the final league meeting before
the season begins. To that end the several
club presidents will be advised to come pre-
pared TO put up the $500 guaranty money
and comply with all other requirements.
There is to be no exception in requiring the
$500 deposit. Last year Dayton was short
$3.50, but at that time Mr.. Bement, zealousy
engaged in forming the league, was a good
angel for Dayton, as he also was for the
Anderson-Grand Rapids club later on, not
to speak of his liberal outlay of money for
his own Evansville club, and he stood good
for the other $3.50.
There is no chance that the rule recently
adopted limiting the number of men car
ried to twelve will be rescinded or changed
TO fifteen men. One or two managers OBJ
jected to the rule and announced they
would have it changed but the more the
club presidents figure on financial results
the more acquiesant are they. and. indeed
inclined to adopt any other rule that may
IL.
ment has received assurances from them
that they will abide by the salary limit of
81, and assist him In the effort to keep
within the laws of the league. AS result
OF the strict compliance with the limit as
to the number of men the several club own
ers already are getting in touch with man
ayers of other minor leagues with view to
diSposing of surplus players.
A story started somewhere that at the
South Bend meeting another effort would
be made to elect successor to President
Bement, and the Evansville newspapers are
assailing John T. Powers, of Chicago, on
the ground that he is TO appear at South
Bend as a candidate. President Smith, of
Terre Haute, says he does not know how
such an impression originated, and that so
far as he knows there is not likely to be
motion made to Gust Bement. Whatever
may be the reason the fact is that the club
owners want Bement, and wanted him when
the meeting was held here recently and at
which meeting the public generally had
been led to believe Mr.. Bement would re-
tire at his own urgent request.
Tom News, who was manager of Evans
Vile part of last season. writes that he has
engaged to play with an independent club
at Chester, Pa. but that he wants TO play
diana University, Clevenger has not signed
with Terre Haute reported, but has
promised Decatur. of the Central Three-I
League, first consideration should he finally
decide TO enter the professional ranks.
George Wilkinson, the outfielder whose re-
lease was purchased from Marion by Terre
Haute, is holding back for more salary.
And so are a number of men who nave been
listed as signed by several clubs, but who
are only on the reserved list. Jack Grim,
manager of Marion. has furnished some of
the names of his players. He expects TO
have about all his old team back for the
early April showing. but he is not depend
ing on them altogether because he has noti-
h i a number OF youngsters to be on hand.
Among the youngsters are three pitchers,
TWO 10 try for McGrews place at short
stop and two for Siebert's place at third.
Jessup, who is playing polo with Richmond,
will be first catcher again, but Grim will
try-out three youngsters for change catcher.