The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
TALK OF OUTLAWS
LEAGUE MEETING TOMORROW
 WILL BH PORTENT0Us.
1t May Be Deternined Whether There WiIl Be . Fight by the
 Outlaws.


 The meeting of the American Asso- ciation in Chicago tomorrow will be the
 most portentious event that has hap pened in baseball circles in years. The
 war talk will be determined one way or the other and the question settled ton will turn outlaw and fight the en- tire world of organized baseball or
 The Southern. Eastern and most of two two major leagues and as is well known to Montgomerians Judge Kava- naugh will give out red hot fight. Speaking of the prospects an Eastern
 ssThe general trend of the expert
 views of the baseball situation Is to the effect that If the American Asso-
 citation decides to enter Chicago. 1t will
 sIe whether it wins out or not Tim Murnane. of Boston, like nearly all of
 those who are familiar with the poli- tics of the game, takes a lot of stock in
 the war talk and looks for some lively s Not all of the critics arc taking Wat kfns and Bryce at their word when they
 say that they are unalterably opposed
 to the placing of . 1 team 'u n ChiSago .s py Y
 more nearly . unanimous movement on
 foot than appears at this time, and
 would not be surprised to see the de-
 cision made to place team in Chicago
 at the meeting of the league next Sat-
 "A few are figuring that the invasion talk is nothing but . blum to set some conces6.ons from the National Commis-
 sion. which meets at Cincinnati on Jan uary 6. If this is the case word of the move was given out at the right time. but if 1t does not prove to pc the case the early publication of details of the American and National Leagues . chance to fortify themselves and to se. cure their men with early contracts Ball players are tubiient oyer the their saiaries fully 50 per cent in case it is prolonged. This is the great men ace to organized ball. As far as the team in Chicago is concerned. 1t will not hurt either the Cubs or White Sox very much. It will be an inferior ar | ticle of ball that will be played for one thing. and the following of the club will have be formed. for another
 thing. Consequently 1t cannot hurt at. | if 1t makes the players independent and
 leads to lot of Jumping. 1t will injurs
 1t would seem at the present time as though the cantlilons and Havenor, who are engineering the dealss lsssbelieve that permission will be given to place a club in Chicago without declara- tion of war. This is hardly possible.
 
 beau ct ai, who have been looking for a scrap for . long time. were about to have their wishes gratihed. None of the dominant faction in the association ganized baseball and would start war l in q hurry if they could secure the sup port of the remaining members of the association.
 National League magnates have out | lined a war of reprisai against the | American Association if the minor | leagues make good their threat or in- vading Chicago. The leaders of the l ods of combating the Association for some time. and have decided. 1t is stat | ed. to put teams fin the cities of the American Association and fight the as- pfrfng minors to q standstill.
 Catcher Johnny Kling. of the Cubs. | made the scheme public, telling friends l in Kansas City that the Association | will have a battle royal on It's hands if ! sch eme to put team in Chicago with l out the unanimous consent of the Na- | tinnal and American League magnates. l That there is some foundation for the l report was made evident when Presi- ! dent Murphy refused to deny that the l National League is planning to retail
 fate against the Association. Murphy's ridicule shown for other
 was was wholly lacking. He seemed start 1 fed by the fact that the secret scheme of his league had been made public. The plan. as outlined by Kling. is the forming of another minor league. Teams will be capitalized by the pow CTS of the National League and placed in the best towns of the Association. Columbus. Toledo, Kansas City and Minneapolis have been mentioned as slated for teams in the counter-invas- @Nn plan.
 Tt is stated that the National League
 has decided to respect the wishes of
 the American League and the baseball
 season will open next spring several
 days later than 1t opened last season.
 game was played on April Il. but next
 year. 1t has been decided that the first
 regular game will be played April Is.
 The New York team will train at Mar
 tion games with the Dallas and Fort
 Worth teams.