The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-20
Outlook for the Organization
That Is to Include Rich
mond Appears to Be of a
Most Promising Nature.
MEETING WAS HELD AT
INDIANAPOLIS FRIDAY.
Another Called for Next Mon
day Evening at Muncie---
Richmond Probably Will Get
A Game Every Sunday.

Friday evening at the Star office in
indianapolis, Manager Frank Runyan
of Bluffton, Manager Lewis Hunt of
Portland and Manager r. B. Hubbard
Of Hartford City, met with A. r. King.
sporting editor of the Star, and took
the first STEPS toward organizing the
Indiana-Ohio league, which is to De
composed of the following towns
Richmond. Portland Decatur, Hartford
City. Bluffton ard Van Vert. o. Next
Monday evening at o'clock. the man
ayers of the proposed league will meet
at the Hotter Delaware, Muncie, and
complete arrangements for launching
the league. At this meeting eacn
team will post 800 guarantee to finish
the season. A schedule will also be
drafted, a president elected, and UNI
pires chosen ard other details of min
or importance will be transacted.
At the meetirt; Friday evening Man.
ager Lou dollhouse of Decatur was
represented by Manager Runyan Of
Bluffton, Manager Jessup Of the Rich
mond team and the manager Of the
Van Vert team were prevented from
attending the meeting by missing the
interurban they were to take. local
newspaper man attended the meeting
and assured the magnates that Ri:h-
mond was all for the league and was
able to supply the information asked
him.
Opens on July 20.
The league season will open Sunday,
July 2S. and will close Sunday, Sep
TENDER IL. There is not the slightest
doubt but that the league will be a go
as the managers of the teams now pro-
posed to be included in the circuit are
enthusiastic about the organization
and there are other Independent teams
already trying to break into the cir
cult While the meeting was in SEES
sion Friday there were long distance
phones from Marion and Kokomo, each
city asking to be included in the
league They were invited to be rep
resented at the league meeting at Mum
Gle Monday evening.
Percentage of gate receipts for the
home and visiting clubs was arranged
for, an $500 a month salary limit de-
cided on and a decision was reached
to have each club manager draw up a
schedule, which he will submit at the
Muncie meeting. The most satisfac |
tory schedule will be adopted.
Expect Much Locally.
Bluffton and Van Vert do not play /
mt home on Sundays and 1t is probable
that the local team will be at home
nearly every Sunday during the sea-
son. Richmond is the largest city in
the league and the managers all pre-
dicted that with fast league ball this |
city would be a gold mine, Richmond |
having the reputation as good sport |
ing town. On this account the man i
ayers all agreed that Richmond should
be favored to every extent in drawing |
up the schedule. The one holiday /
date during the league season is La
Dor Day Manager Hunt asked to be
scheduled in Richmond on that date
Bluffton and Decatur wanted to divide
up the two games on this date between
the two towns and Manager Hubbard
of Hartford City, stated that he would
like to have his team play in Van
Vert on that date. This is probably
the way the schedule on this holiday
will be arranged. Mr. King stated
that he thought league ball would in
crease the gate receipts in every town
from thirty to forty per cent and all
the managers agreed with him. Mr.
King is slated for the presidency of
the league, and he will make a most
efficient official.