The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
NEW PLAYERS
ARE SIGNED
For Marion Team of the O.P.
League.
COLD SHOULDER GIVEN
Sandusky, Erie and Zanes-
vile at Cleveland Meeting.
Local Season Will Open May First.
Players will Report April 18TH
Baseball News.

Al meeting OF the club owners
of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league,
held in Cleveland Tuesday, it was
decided not to increase the circuit to
ten clubs for the coming season. The
meeting was attended by President
10 Wpllenwcber, Director Ed. u.
lStaigc", and Manager Ferd Drumm'
| of the local organization.
| After returning from Cleveland
Tuesday night, the local officials an
nounced the greater part of the line
| up of the Marion team as arranged
| for the coming season. A number
of trades have been made and sever
al positions have not been perman-
emily filed, but the majority of the
players who will appear here were
made known
The majority of the club owners at
the meeting we're willing TO enlarge
the circuit If Erie Pa, were admit
II ted, and this Is where the hitch oc-
Cured. Frank Baumeister, presi-
dent of the Interstate League and
half owrer OF the Erie team could
not rescind from his original prop
osition of $2j00 for the sale of the
club to any of the other teams.
GAINESVILLE and Sandusky refused to
purchase Eries release from the In
tcr-state league at thatrprice. Had
teams been arranged with Erie,
IL is probable that the circuit would
| n,In n
fight would have been on between
Sandusky and GAINESVILLE for the
tenth place in the circuit.
IL was decided at the meeting to
open the season on May /, the first
games To be played in the southern
division in which Marion is located
A schedule Of l40 games will be ar
ranged 1t was decided that each
city should have turnstiles at the
|gates. For two years several Of the
teams have failed to put in turn
stiles, causing confusion in keeping
track of the crowds, but the new
rules will assist in avoiding trouble.
After quite an argument, 1t was
decided to increase the SALARY limit
from $1,000 to $1,s00 plus the man
layers salary. This amount will be
lenlorced by President Morton with
power to penalize all violations
Charles Morton, as president OF
the league. was enipo%ered TO set
tie all disputes without reference
to the board of directors, This will
avoid all annoying delays on pro
tested games, as has been, the case
when this matter would be settled at
, League meetings. But now, Morton
,an decide at once when the evil
lence is submitted.
The following clubs were repre-
sented at the meeting:
Akron--NIaurice Snyder, John
Windsor, Walter East.
Youngstown-Marty Hogan.
Mansfield Paul Sturgess, Cary Nc
lVey.
Marion--O. Wollenweber, E. J.
Staiger, F'erd Drumm.
: Newcastle-A. G. Hyde.
Newagk--T. V. Rutledge.
+ Lancaster-James Breen.
Sharon--G. Mahoney, E. Il. Clepper
John Royle.
Garlic Lauzon, the Mexican catch,
er, on last seasons team has beer
| TRADED to Steubenville for Smith,
[ lcatcher, Ferral, right fielder ant
IHousar, an infielder. AS 10 Inger
Iton. The local magnates can make nc
/. announcement. An effort is being
r made to land him, and 1t is thought
I that he will wear Marion uniform
next season, Flood Quinn, Mixer
Stewart and Lucas, have all signed
Their contracts for the season. Gein'
ette, pitcher, hailing from Hamil
: ton, Can, and another twirlel
namcl Burke, of Columbus, have
been secured. Lusky, who caught {
: Iphenominal game for Syracuse, II
| the York State League last yea
will do the regular catching. Schaf
Ier, catcher of the Natic.al Casl
y Register team, at Dayton, will alsy
be given trial. The management
!. has also signel a crack first basemal
y but as his release has not as ye
a been secured his name will not a
8 present be made public. He will
g cost the club several hundred dollar
before his release Is secured.
n Every position on the team ha
! been filed with the exception of sec
ond base. Several men are unde
u consideration for that position, az
, good man is under considerable
/ for short stop in the event the clu
fails to land Scotty Ingerton.
A meeting of the local director
will be held in the near future, an
the location Of the grounds decide
upon. Two sites both well situate,
ID are under consideration. The par
d, will DO laid out as soon as possibl
to land stands erected that will hay