The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-08

a new league: four do not The
league is deadlocked. Neither side
viii give in. YOUNGSTOWN. Akron,
Newcastle and, Sharon are the clubs
which would pull ou,. Newark,
Lancaster. Marion ahd Mansfield will
stick. THAT In brief sentence is the
outcome Of yesterdays meeting at
The Hollenden. A few minor ques-
tions such las awarding the pennant
were disposed OF, But they didn't
count in the general discussion which
followed the moyement to break the
lleague. 5
The four eastern clubs have the
principal cities OF the organization
they have the finances and are de-
ltermined in their stand. 1t is only a
question Of how soon one OF the
western clubs weakens
The dissolution discussion was
started by Sam Wright, manager of
the pennant winning Youngstown
club. 81 am authorized to inform
the league that we will play inde-
pendent ball rather than continue" I"
he said. and then the wordy battle
started
Akron followed Youngstowns lead
and Sharon and Newcastle were not
far behind The four declared the
western end of the circuit was a
burden to the eastern, and proposed
that the parts separate. each recruit
ing sufficient new clubs to make two
leagues
This proposition did not look good
to Newark. Lancaster, Mansfield and
Marion. They were In the league and
they proposed to stick. As each
section had four votes the question
never went to a decision because It
was no use.
One oflthe circuits proposed includ-
ed the four eastern clubs. Newark.
GAINESVILLE. Erie and Canton. The
Canton folk put a crimp in that by
announcing that they didn't know II
their company wanted to leave the
Central league. GAINESVILLE could get
out OF the P.>O. M. all right as II
mas only one-year's franchise Louia
Heilbronner was there to bid for
Canton's rights In the Central on be-
half OF TT. Wayne, Ind. II he cot a
chance, but he didn't
The discussion which followed tho
proposition for dissolution of the
league was the hottest ever heard IN
session OF the o. and p. Both
sues vowed to stand firm. sand after
renashing all sorts of reasons for
ana against, the meeting adjourned
al Z p. m. without accomplishing
Some'of the western magnates wero
ior putting clubs in Akron and
Youngstown If the present companies
gave up Such q course Is almost
impossible, as none of the western
clubs have any more than enough
capital to make up the deficiencies
they suffered during fhe past sea-
son. r4l,'e n
The representatives of the eastern
section voiced the opinion that a.
least one and maybe two western
clubs had enough baseball, but want
ed, to protect. their franchises for
the purpose of selling them. sa.1
The old charge that certain climbs
ioapeq up with. players from other
leagues at the end Of, the past sea-
son was dug out of the ash barrel
'Iha1 also provoked row of some
President @. H. Morton
poured some oil on the troubled wat
ers by his statement that the Ma
tlohai association had iegislated 70
preVeht this another season As
youngstown won the pennant with
OUT outside assistance, further action
On the loading up' question wouId
nave availed nothing, so II was
dropped was
several schemes for new leaoro.
were considered. One was dronnina
,ne entire western end and takinr ,n
M I.rie, FRANKLIN and. Oil City with somo
oener city The three towns man
state ' we're were members OF the Inter.
''a,e M iea2ue, now defunct.
ne western contingent feared
ana, sSoiu1ion OF the o. and p. for sew.
.,st reasons. In the first place ~.
uid . not wish to be separatad fr1,,, 49,
me m heayy drawing eastern towns'.. i
~ ~ .ne second place the Newark ronro
.e senIatlyes thought it quite impmbah,a s
,nm .,., a good league could he formed ns
o,.'eS III that part of the state 4,
any event, the western END 49,
wan, waht 10 let go. and could not BE- n ccm
peneu 70 40 so, as the factions wero
a'yided evenly. S were
:, rrior to the regular league meat
,ns n.. me board Of directors held .
@ aa,e' session and awarded the nsn
nan. 10 YOUNGSTOWN. Several @ nr,
'ssts = had been made inyolyinr game. e
Z I, which players iron, telit, lontsids s
sne ~ and p. participated about ,hs
u llose OF the season ~ mutual con mn
s,' sen, these We're not consldsred as as
ln1y would not affect the standInes
., . ., tne ,eams involved nor those which
finished the first t5 ""''h
rres'denf Morton presented his ,,s-
n