The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-18
MANY SCHEMES
SPRINCINC UP
Minor League Woods full o
Plans.
SAM WRIGHT TAKESSTAND
Champs Leader not in Favor
of Outlaw Baseball.
Springfield which was not Good
Enough for the Central Wants
Into o. & P. League.

Schemes innumerable, plans for
| new leagues, ways of getting them
land all sorts of talk of unrest and
| baseball upheavals nave floated
| through the q. and p, =. o. NJ
land Central leagues during the past
seven days, faster than jugs through
dry town in Kansas. Anybody
who thinks up new scheme this
week will have 10 so some.
The p. o. NJ. league presided over
by Dick Guy, OF Pittsburg, has bold
lly come to the rescue and given the
president authority to add any cities
which will benefit the circuit. This
puts new angle on the o. and p
effort for redistrictins. Heretofore
the o. and p. wished to add to its
circuit. not add itself to another
League. Marty Hogan, OF GAINESVILLE,
is assisting President Guy in his ef-
forts.
The transfer of Springfield TO FIT.
Wayne rather put a block in the way
iOf the most favored o. and p. plan
IThe prevailing idea at the meeting
held in this city a few days ago was
TO annex Canton after that club had
lsold its rights in he Central to Ft.
Wayne. However Springfield was
1.-THE team to get out. and il Spring
| field wasn't good enough for the Cen
trial it's cinch the o. and p. does
not want It.
The extreme activity of the p. o..
I'M. League and President Guy at this
time seems TO he for the purpose of
preserving Mr.. Guys job. Four of
! the p. o. NJ towns were somewhat
set against him and favored a COM
mission for handling baseball busl-
Ines Thereupon Mr.. Guy grew act
live along with Mr.. Hogan.
The Guy-Hogan plan calls for drop
lping of sharon, Pa. II is doubtful ii
the o. and p. would consent to such
Ian arrangement. Sharon has proved
a much better ball town than sew
eral cities in either league and as the
| owners there have dropped some OF
the money they certainly are en-
Titled to a chance for getting it back
President C. II. Morton, antici
4 pating some definite action in his
league, has communicated with tn,
national commission and has the as
surance of Secretary Farrell that tn,
commission viii ratify any reason
able plan proposed. All that is nee
essary Is to obtain the consent o
enough clubs 20 insure the require,
Legislation and show the high tribu
nal whore the changes will beneh
baseball in general.
This was a wise move on the par
of Mr.. Morton. 1t shows the righ
spirit. If the men who have none
invested in the o. and p want
new league they are entitled to it
Their money is what has kept IN
organization going, for paronag
never did equal expenses. Presiden
Morton has endeavored to assume
non-partisan attitude, which is per
fectly proper. II would scarcely d
for man in his position to TAX
sides with IN faction. But, consult
ing the head of the commission h
/ has placed the agitation on busines
like basis.
sam Wright manager of tn
youngstown club, writing as sportin
editor OF the Youngstown Vindicatol
declares that Youngstown Will no
baYe outlaw baseball. Providing th
League does not split up. Youngstowi
may withdraw and play independen
bail but never will try to form a
ouflaW league. Wright says:
This city is now and for three day
years has been opposed to outla,
baseball, 1t has had all that sort @
thmg it wants and is in a positio
to state that outlaw baseball is en-
tirely too expensive and uncertain
eve nthough its promoters are finan
cially able to indulge in the luxury
In the event some sort of satIsfactor
redistricting cannot be secured. how
even though its promoters are finan
TO enter into an agreement to pla
independent ball. 'There's a vas
difference between outlaw and indt
pendent basball. But Youngstow
prefers and will fight for the organ
ICED article.
At it's recent meeting at Pittsbur
the p. o. NJ. league made larg
joke. The salary limit was fixed q
1880 in an effort to freeze out som