Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-29
BASEBALL.
MagnateS in Session at Chi
cago Excite Much
Interest
A New Club for Chicago Is
the Leading and Burn.
ing Issue

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-A canvass
of the club owners of the American
association who are here for the an
nual meeting of, the organization,
makes it practically certain that no
action will be taken this year look
ing to the establishment of a team
in Chicago. While none of the lead
ers would allow the use of his name
as authority, strong minority ex-
pressed itself as unequivocally OPP
posed to the plan for the Invasion"
of the territory Of the National and
American Leagues. This strong OPP
position has convinced those favor
ing the proposition that the contem-
plated move could be accomplished
only after the disruption of the pres
ent organization, it is said, and for
this reason they are unwilling to go
ahead with their plans which had
reached the stage where options had
been secured upon the two ball parks
in the northern section Of the city
and tentative offer of the franchise
made to James Callahan, former
manager of the Chicago American
League team.
New development makes it practi-
Eeally certain that no change will be
made in the American association cir
cult for the season Of 1908. Geo. E.
Lennon will probably retain the St.
Paul franchise and the plans of the
various minor leagues to establish a
club in that city will fall of their own
weight.
The directors of the American AS
ISOLATION of Baseball clubs met here
today preparatory to the annual
meeting of the association tomorrow
Only one session was held and at that
it was announced, only a few routine
matters were discussed
The directors talked over the pro-
posed new constitution for the league
| which it is declared, will probably be
submitted to the general meeting
Sunday.
| An informal discussion of the prop.
osition to place a club in Chicago tc
compete with the National anG
| American League teams here were
numerous but none of the conferee:
would discuss results, if there were
any. Reports as to the intention Of
the league are many and varied anG
| few of the rumors bore the stamp o.
dependability.
One report which gained consider
able credence had it that the associa
ton will content itself with formulat
ing another petition to the nationa
commission, asking that body to al
low it to establish team in Chicago
President Johnston of the Ameri
can League, who is a member of tn
commission, has already been in
structed to vote against such conces
sion by his organization. A secon'
rumor which was current, assertei
that the Indianapolis, Toledo AM
Columbus clubs, which had been con
sidered opposed to the invasion
plan, had been won over during tn
afternoon and will vote tomorrow t
give the St. Paul franchise to JAIME
Callahan of Chicago. .s-.
1 President O'Brien of the American
association refused to make a def
mite statement on the situation. HI
acknowledged that the proposal t
give the franchise to Callahan vii
4, be discussed tomorrow but hinte
that the chances for action to tina
end being taken are slight.
The possibility that the associatio
might make changes in it's eircui
brought numerous representatives G
other minor leagues to the city.
j. M. Lamb Of Duluth, and A. "
Kuehnan Of Winnipeg. representa-
Il the Northern Copper Country Leagu
arrived prepared to establish clu
/ In st. Paul, and to ask the privileg
of playing in Minneapolis when til
American association team of the
city is absent from its own grounds
Several Western League men wer
!, also here, the rumor that Kansas Cit
Twas to be dropped from the associs