The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-27
RIGHTS MUST
Be RESPECTED
l1 Gee
Western Clubs Hold the
Whip Hand.
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CIRCUIT MORE COMPACT
tar8 80
II Eastern Teams of o. & p.
do Withdrawn.
Akron Combination Must Come
Across with the Cash If 1t Leaves
the Organization.

lust Yesterday from Youngstown
came a renewal of the intention OF
the Eastern clubs of the Ohio-Pennsyl-
vania league to break away from the
western clubs, association with which
is said to be distasteful to the powers
OF Akron, Youngstown, Sharon and
New Castle.
While it is probably true that a
man or even ball club has right
to choose its company, 1T does not
follow that the eastern clubs have
fright to cut away from Lancaster,
Newark, Mansfield and Marion and
leave these organizations to shift for
themselves.
In fact, the western clubs have
rights that must be respected. and
If there should arise quarrel, 1t
would be found that all the vast pow
er of and influence of the national
association would be back of Lam
caster and the other western clubs.
In short, the western quartet holds
the whip hand. These four clubs have
been necessary TO the life of the Ohio
Penn. league for the past two years
and 1t is beyond all possibility for
the Akron combination to go on and
leave her western partners in the
lurch.
In case the eastern teams should
refuse to be a party to a continu-
ance of the old Ohio-Penn. organiza-
ton, the western clubs could band to-
ge+her and carry the flag of the
league onward by placing teams on
the eastern end of the circuit to COM
pete against the present maicontents
who would have to run on OUTLAW"
lines.
However, arbitration has settled
many quarrel, and it can settle the
controversy that is now on. There
Is no apparent reason why President
Morton should not call together all
the club owners and have them agree
on terms of separation.
Apparently the eastern Clubs have
plans all made for a new alliance.
All are more or less prosperous What
would he tairer than for them to ap-
propriate reasonable amount from
their treasures and turn it over to
the western clubs in return for an
agreement to quietly and peaceably
dissolve the ohio-Penn. league?
With the revenue thus derived, the
Marion, Lancaster. Newark and
Mansfield people could go ahead with
the formation OF new league. Peo-
pie in all these towns want baseball
next season as much as ever and II
! is up to Youngstown and her allies
to do the right thing to see that the
sport is provided.
| After the act of separation had
passed, a plunge could be made into
the work of launching a new league
or none but Ohio towns.
Besides the four that now make up
the Western division OF the OPP.
there are no less than six towns that
possess qualifications for membership.
In case the p. o. NJ. league should
break, East Liverpool and Steuben-
willie would make likely pair for
the extreme Eastern end of The re-
vised circuit. GAINESVILLE could be
mated with Mansfield where it is
expected that Sunday ball can be
played this coming season.
Newark and Lancaster would fit in
for the third pair with Marion and
Lima to complete the circuit. In
case The p. o. NJ. should hold, San
Liverpool and Cteubenville, San
dusky and Lorraine wouldn't look bad
In the league. In fact, admission of
these latter towns would make the
circuit more compact.
Finally, there can be no denial of
the assertion that quick action must
be taken. If the Eastern Ohio-Pen-
ners are bound to have new COM
lbination, let them make their peace
In a hurry with the Westerners.
Blooded chickens will be served by