The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-17
NEW LEAGUE
BORN, TAKES
in NEWARK
Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Brooklyn and Other Cities
to Be Invaded.


A new outlaw baseball league. which YIN
include Newark, was born at Philadelphia
yesterday.
1t will be led by "Al' Lawson, vim
stcered the Reading Club In the Atlantic
League 20 success last year.
Philadelphia Is to have a club In the
now league. that's why the meeting Of
organization was held in that city, and
the other towns of the circuit, besides
Newark, will be Brooklyn, Paterson, BAltl-
more, Reading and a couple more yet 10 be
chosen.
just where the club that is to oppose
the Athletics and Phillies for Quaker City
patronage win play has not yet been de-
cidcd on, but Lawson said last night that
three or four sites were In prospect, and
that the new field would certainly be To-
Gated In the heart Of a p~opulous section,
with enough fans nearby to assure sue
cess from the start.
The organization will be known as tba
Union League of Professional Baseball
Clubs of America.
Representatives from the following cities
were present and each was assessed $40
as a working basis for the new league:
A. w. Hussey, Brooklyn; A. Philetas
Konkle, Newark; Frederick Paige, Pater-
son; IL. Walter schlichter. Philadelphsa:
DIR. Francis e, King. Baltimore. and I'D J.
Coyle and A. w. Lawson, OF Reading-
Lawson was elected president and DR..
King vice-president. The board OF difec-
tors consists OF Konkle, Newark; Faige.
Paterson, and Hussey, Brooklyn.
Grounds in all the cities above mentioned
have been secured and the league will be
ready for business when the season opens.
To some extent the league Is the oul-
growth Of the Atlantic League. This Or
ganization, after at first making appiiFa-
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territorial rights to Wilmington and Tren-
ton were granted to the Tristate League,
and decided to go it alone.
Having had a successful season. LaWssn
and some of his hackers decided to make
the experiment of building up a stronger
circuit.
1--WE did not decide to go into Phiiadel-
phia with any thought OF doing any dam
age to either of the strong clubs TINT
worthily represent the city now said
President Lawson last night, while ex-
planning the position. OF his organization.
THE National League used to urge that
there wasn't room for two clubs In such
cities as Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston,
New York, st. Louis, etc. The success OF
the American League exploded the idea.
and. far from hurting the older organiza-
tion. the rivalry really did It good, tor it
stirred up a new interest in h national
game and the receipts for the last Ave
years were never as great -
- big city doesn't limit its theatres
to two. 1t Is fhe nature. Of the s~rortsn1a1
to love variety. II the Philadelphia Union
League Club plays good ball It cannot
be kept out of its share Of. the patronage
sOur club will not be sectional. 1t VII
represent the entire city, e hope. with
credit.
1--WE are still two cities shy, and Will
- - - .-At-.~ - -
admitted. / do not yet know what will
be decided. The league empowered me at
the next meeting to make a report on con-
ditions In the numerous WI that have
announced their desire to get franchises.
In our league we shall have no salary
limit. A man can hire just as costly play
ers as he wants to pay for. We will not
have a reserve rule, which we consider
un-American. because It denies q man tho
right to pick his own employer, and also
holds him to a club year after year, and
gives him no right 10 protect himself
against being traded.
A our contracts will be for one year
and at the end of each the men are free
to sign with other clubs If they can DO
better.
mo man who jumped a contract With
the Atlantic League will be eligible 70
play in the Union. Our season will begin
on May / and end October l.
THE relations between the Union and
Atlantic Leagues viii be tile closest. Real
ing fans will probably have 10 choose be-
tween three clubs-Uuion, Atlantic aud Tri-
state: the former two will play on my
grounds. Lauer's Park.
1.-The reformed Atlantic League circuit
will be confined to Pennsylvania towns.
as follows:
Reading, Allentown. Easton, Potts
willie, Lebanon, Shamokin. Pittstown and
Hazleton. This will be a compac and
strong circuit, that ought 10 pay WE'LL