The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28
S0UTHERN'O. SP. CITIES
Seem to Worry the Great
Big Strong One.
The Important7 Clubs Thick They
Have Done "Hod Carrying" Act
Long Enough.

ISOme aruent eUOrtS on tne Pai1 Va
10. and p. league magnates to have
1.-THE Central and o. aud p. league
territory divided. The teams inter-
ested will petition the national asso-
citation of professional baseball clubs
in an effort to have the territory
split up differently. BY making a
concerted effort they hope to accom-
Iplish something.
Akron. Youngstown, Canton and
Newcastle are among the more I'm
portaslt icities (which Ihave Joined
forces for the common end-a league
composed OF cities properly situated
and able to support clubs of equal
class. For years. in fact ever since
the o. and p was organized, the
league has carried few cities which
were dead wood pure and simple.
The larger and more important clubs
feel that they have done The "hod
carrying act long enough. e.
1t will be recalled that the Cen
trial league as an organization re-
fused to take action on the proposed
changes. However, some of the In
'dividual clubs are not averse TO some
Iof the propositions.
Definite Information regarding the
proposed changes Is lacking because
the promoters do not know just what
they can accomplish. They propose
to go into the National association
meeting to get the best results they
can obtain. All the important o.
and p. central cities will be repre-
sented in New York this week.
The owners of the Akron club are
planning for winning team for
1908. Tfiey came so close TO getting
first honors this season that they want
the real thing next year. In speak
ing of the fact that Curt Elston and
"Angel Speas might be secured for
Akron, the Beacon-Journal grows
facetious and adds the following:
"Other players are being signed
the same and II nothing happens It
is likely that Wagner will he secured
from Pittsburg rs one of the direct
ors of the Akron club happened to be
in Pttsburg one day and saw Wagner
play. When 'Rube' Waddell of the
Philadelphia club, may be with Ak
ron, and it Is even said that Killing of
Chicago would like to play in the
Rubber City on account OF the fac.
that the president OF the league re-
sides In Akron. The rest of the team
will be signed up in a few days.
just as soon as some OF the directors
get a chance to rub clothes with
some big league managers.
But, all joking aside. the Akron
directors are making an effort to
land a good ball club. They had one
last year. but internal dlssenslons put
1t out of the running. As yet, a man.
|ager has not been selected. Walter
East Is hardly being considered for
the position, because he was one OF
the chief causes of strife on the board
|of directors.
Newcastle is much wrought up over
the fact that Toledo of the Ameri-
can association has been sustained in
its claim for Pitcher "Rube" Bowers
1t seems that Toledo farmed Pitchers
Steen and Hawk to Newcastle and
lin return for their services was to
have first call on one Newcastle play
Ter on certain date. The Newcastle
people allege this agreement was bind
ing only II both Toledo men made
good. Steen stuck the entire season
but Hawk was released. Therefore,
/ Newcastle claims that Toledo had
no right 10 Mock player without
remuneration The Newcastle Off
cials have received notice from Sec
retary Farrell that he has ruled In
favor of Toledo. They will take up
the question with him personally at
the annual meeting OF the national
association In New York this week
Down In Newcastle there is d lot
of talk about what would happen II
Billy Smith, OF Toledo, returned
there as manager next year. The
Nock's rooters and directors say that
Smiths career was a series Of mis-
takes Smith was good outfelder
and wonld have run the Newcastle
team right, II he had been given free
hand, However. from the time New
castle first had hall club 1t was
run by the directors. with the usual
result Then, too. Smith never had
the money TO spend the other man
ayers had Getting "a first division
team in the o. and p league costs
money, and a whole lot OF H. The
,salary limit Is huge Joke when II
comes TO turning out top nOtchers In
q league Hike this. II n hardly Just
lee to man OF Billy Smiths caIibeI
TO blame him for an the failure o.
the Newcastle outht. ~ course. 4
u convenient thing 1or,a buttinE II
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