The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-18
YOUNGSTOWN WILL SELL
The Other Teams will Just
Drop Out.
Manager Marty Hogan Makes
a Few Predictions Regarding
the O.P League.

seems rs though The death knell OF
baseball has been sounded N
oupp stown even after it lns had a
tm ec-rmc pcnuant winner, and the
prediction is generally made that
there will be no team here next
season.
Manager Marty Hogan expressed
this opinion after II week 5 work
trying to untanglc the situation.
"'It looks very gloomy for baseball
here this scason, and II | were eS-
,rc ing an cpinian ! would say
that there will be none =, was his
comment.
Besides. il is predicted by Man
aeer Hogan that two other teams
Newcastle and Sharon, will drop
cut of the o. and p. league, prac-
ticaNy breaking up that organiza-
ton.
The prediction that Newcastle
grd Sharon will drop out il
Youngstown does is owing to the
f,c. that the tirce cities are SO in
limaicly connected aud baseball III
one has made il in tlle4 others
There IS little question but what
il would not be paying venture
IN either ct the other two cities
shcud Youngstown quit.
The situation has been brought
about by the cupdiiy CT the street
railway interest, which have refus-
cl TO furnish the parks rs they
have in the past. claiming that they
have 100 much money tied up in
the parks ut Sharon and Newcas.
Tie TO further invest. This has
caused the McDonalds who have
been supporting the team TO with
lraw from baseball aud Franchise
playcis and everything connect
cd with the club will be Offered
! for sale.
~ will 80 TO the meeting mex
Wednesday and sell the players
slyc under contract said Manager
Hogan. "The franchise will 90 t,
The liighcst iddcr. There is NJ
!
team in Youngstown, aud unlcs.
5oualEng is done before the league
mcctirgsOn Wednesday il is nj
ever.
Manager logan has spent ih'
week cudcavoring TO find some wa.
ont the dilemma. His efforts i'
organize II stock company to taxi
OVER the franchise have failed, ant
ii is shown that unless the stree
railway company rcccdcs from it
position the end has come.
Axiom, o., Feb. Is. Marty llo
gali 5 visit here Friday night wa
for the purpose Of considering TIN
ten-clrb prcposition, managers o
the local club say, but was ON ~
ether matter entirely about whlcl
| al parties concerned refuse TO sa.
anything whatever.
President Morton has sci tn
time for meeting Of the O. AM
=. lclguc al The llollcndon il
Cleveland, Wednesday, Feb. 20, a
! 10 O'Clock. II is possible that plan
net now ready TO be made know
will come out.
According 10 one of the director
| # the local club they are all op
pcscd 10 tcn-club league, yet the
have a warm side Tor Ere becaus
ii would give strength to he rs
sociation and il is possible that
plan. will he preached at Wedncs
days meeting TO lnclMdc Eric
whether the lcGglic is composed o
eight or ten clubs. 1t is under
stood that Hogan very strcnsl
fayors nd;riltlng Erie.
Akron, o., Feb, Is. The Ak
ron cub has sold Pitcher llcrbi
'Jackson ! TO Sterbcnville Of The p
o. NJ. league. n check having bee
received for him last night. Mana
ger Stet!cr was always able TO &c
grod wcrk ont of Jackson. Thi
leaves Akron with two pitchers
Armstrong and Navenpara, mde
contlsct, and one Harkins, unde
reserve. ID
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