The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
OUTLAW" LEAGUE
FORMED IN EAST
Philadelphia and Brooklyn
in Circuit of the New
Organization.
Al. LAWSON, The PROMOTER
Meeting Is Held in Quaker City,
Where Several Parks Are
Fl in Prospect.

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec ia new
outlaw baseball league was born at the
Bellevue stratford here yesterday 1t
viii be led By All Lawson, who steered
the Atlantic league TO success last year.
Philadelphia is to have a club in the
new league; that's why the meeting
Of the organization was held ia this
city and the other towns Of the cir
cult will be Brooklyn. Newark, Pater-
son. Baltimore. Reading and couple
more yet to be chosen.
Just where the club that IS to oppose
the Aethletics and Philles for Quaker
city patronage win play has not yet
been decided on. Mr.. Lawson said last
night that three or four sites were in
prospect and that the new field would
certainly be located in the heart of a
populous section. with enough fans
nearby to assure success from the
start
The organization will be known as
the Union League of Professional Base
ball clubs Of America. Representa-
tives from the following cities were
present and each was assessed 500 as
working basis for the new league.
\. ". Hussey. Brooklyn; a. Pholetus
Konkle, Newark; Frederick Paige, Pat
erson; H. Walter Schlicter, Philadel-
phia: DR. Francis E. King. Baltimore;
Ed J. Coyle and A. W. Lawson of
Reading.
Mr. Lawson was elected president and
DR. King, vice president The board of
directors consists Of Mr.. Konkle, New
ark; Mr.. Paige, Paterson; and Mr.. Hus-
sey. Brooklyn.
toned have been secured and the
league VIII be ready for business when
the season opens.
To some extent the league is the out
growth of the success of the Atlantic
league. This organization, after at
first making application for protec-
ton. took offense when the territorial
rights 10 Wilmington and Trenton were
granted to the Tri-State league and de-
cided to go ii alone Having had a
successful season, Mr.. Lawson and
some of his hackers decided to make
the experiment Of building up
stronger circuit
we did not decide to come into Phil
adelphia with any thought of doing any
damage to either Of the strong clubs
that worthiy represent the city now
the position of his organization, FOR it
stirred up a new interest in the ma
tional game and the receipts for the
last five years were never SO great. a
big city doesn't limit its theaters to
two 1t is the nature of the sportsman
to love variety If the Philadelphia
Union league club plays good ball it
cannot be kept out Of its shave Of the
patronage.
our club will not be sectional It
will represent the entire city, we hope
with credit We are still two cities
shy and Wilmington and Elizabeth
are anxious to be admitted. | 90 not
know what will be decided. The league
empowered me at the next meeting to
make report on conditions in the nu-
merous towns that have announced
their desire to get franchises
The National league used to urge
that there wasn't room for two clubs
in such cities as Philadelphia. Chicago,
/ Boston. New York, St Louis. etc. The
success Of the American league ex-
ploded that idea, and far from hurting
the older organization, the rivalry
really did it good.
In our league we shall have no
I salary limit. man can hire Just as
costly players as he wants to pay for.
We Will not have a reserve rule, which
We consider un-American. because it
denies man the right to pick his own
employer. and also holds him to a club
/ year after year and gives him no right
/ t. protect himself against being traded.
+ All our contracts will he for one year,
/ and at the end Of each the men are
+ free to sign with other clubs if they
can Go better.
No man who jumped a contract with
/ the Atlantic league viii be eligible to
\ play III tile Union. Our season Will be
/ gin on May l and end on Oct. l. The
relations between the Union and At
/ Iantic leagues viii be the closest Read
I ing fans probably Will have to choose
between three clubs-Jnion. Atlantic
and Tri- State.
/ The meeting was enthusiastic and
harmonious The local club will shortly
open downtown Offices and make an
4 rouncement Of the men It IS after to
\ represent Philadelphia
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