The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-22

ing at Canton. On Labor day South
Bend will play at Grand Rapids, Can
ton at Wheeling, Springfield at Day
ton and Terre Haute at Evansville.
Evansville, Ind, March 21.-The
spring meeting of the Central Base
ball league was held in this city yes
terday afternoon. Every city in the
league was represented with the ex-
ception of Wheeling, and DR.. Carson,
prsident of South Bend, represented
Wheeling by proxy. DR.. Carson and
Jack Hendricks, manager of the
Springfield, o., team, arrived in the
city for the meeting Tuesday night,
and the following magnates got in dur
ing the morning: George Williams
and Bade Myers, of Canton, Ohio;
NJ F. Calmon, e. B. Doran and Aggie
Grant, of South Bend; Phil Arnold, of
Grand Rapids; Joe Wolfe and Elmer
Rebolle, of Dayton, Ohio, and Louis
B. Smith, of Terre Haute.
Wheeling was unable to send rep
resentative owing to the floods there
making railroad connections bad and
Dr. Carson was asked to represent the
team by proxy. This morning the
magnates spent most of their time
looking over the various schedules
submitted. There were about 20 In
all. The meeting began in the after
noon at o'clock and was held in 2
private room in the Elks' home at the
corner of First and Locust streets
DR.. Carson presided. The main thing
was the adoption of the schedule, and
there was considerable wrangling over
the matter. Finally the schedule SUD-
mitted by A. L. Goble, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, was adopted, all the direct
ors with the exception of Canton vot-
ing for the schedule. Canton object
ed to the schedule because that town
was not given enough games on Sun
day. Manager Smith, of Terre Haute,
objected to it. but finally withdrew hi
objection and voted for the schedule
Ray LOomis, sporting writer on local
newspaper, submitted a schedule, and
he was appointed to look over the
Goble schedule and made several sug-
gestions to change it. The directors
voted for the Goble schedule as orig
inally submitted, with the understand
ing that the changes proposed by
Loomis be accepted, and these changes
will be announced in a few days by
DR.. Carson.
The meeting decided that this sea-
urr M nj Mill ~ 81
bench unless he wears a uniform.
President Carson said the allowing of
players on the bench last year caused
no end of worry and trouble. 1t was
decided In each game two new balls
and four serviceable balls be used.
1t was also decided that when a play
er is fined he must pay his fine within
three days before he is permitted to
enter the game. The directors re-
ported the Sunday park at Wheeling
in bad condition, and Manager Hen
bricks, Of Springfield, said 1t was
wonder to him that several players
had not been killed playing on the
grounds in that city. President Car
son was asked to take the matter up
with Wheeling management and ask
that the grounds be put in better CON
dition before the season opens.
SCHEDULE WILL BE CHANGED.
The change in the schedule adopted
viii probably consist in transferring
the eight games in August from Ey-
ansyille and Terre Haute to Spring
field and Dayton. Canton will also be
permitted TO transfer several games
from that city during the racing meet
In the schedule adopted Evansville
gets the worst of the mileage propo-
sition, and because OF the difference
in mileage Springfield and Dayton viii
each pay the Evansville management
800.
Several changes were made in the
constitution Of the league. The sal.
AIRY Of President Carson was raised
from $1,000 to $500. This change was
made by a unanimous vote of the d.
rectOrs. The salary limit was fixed at
$500. and each team will be permit
ted TO carry as many men as can be
secured for this sum. 1t Is understood