The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-15
WE'RE EXPECTED TO JOIN THE
CIRCUIT HAD NO REPRESENTA-
TIVES AT SESSION.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKED.
~ Richmond Meets the Big Salary
Limit in the New League. 1t Will
Be Necessary That Business Men
Back Local Team.

At meeting held yesterday in Co
1umbus, O.. TO organize the Ohio State
league. promoters of the organization
attempted to force a Richmond fran
tchise onto Manager Clarence Jessup
but he refused TO pledge this city as
a member of The new base ball cir
cult until the prospects of the league
were shown mp in better light than
they We're Yesterday.
BESIDES the managers of the Mans
field. Newark, Lancaster and Marion
clubs. who are the promoters and di-
reCtOrs of the new league. the only
one of the prospective cities count
ed upon to complete the circuit who
was represented was Richmond. Ham
tlton ignored the meeting completely,
Lima sent a letter in which il was
stated tnat city would be glad TO Join
the-league providing that some out of
town man took the franchise and
backed the club. The Springfield rep
resentative arrived TOO late for the
meeting. He stated that he had no ;lu-
thority to apply for y franchise.
Sandusky, O.. which was not count
ed upon as Il member of the circuit
was represented at the meeting but
the representative of that city object
ed to the proposed salary limit. $500
per month. This salary limit the pro-
motors insisted upon. Manager .IeS-
sup Joined with the Sandusky man in
protesting against such high figure.
The Richmond manager was not i'm
pressed with what he saw. After the
Mansfield. Mal'iOn Lancaster and
Newark magnatCs had asked him a
thousand and one questions concern
ing Richmond, Mr.. Jessup started a
cross-eXamination Of his OWL He
wanted 10 know whether he could be
guaranteed that Il league would b. for
med. "Why certainly replied the
promoters. .lcssup then said that
Lima. Hamilton and Springfield did
not appear to be breaking their neCkS
to secure franchises and that he would
not accept a franchise for Richmond
until the circuit had been definitely
completed and all clubs had placed
their forfeit money. guaranteeing "a
finish The season. He also Informed
the promoters that there would be a
meeting of the lndiana-Ohio league in
Richmond next Monday and unless the
Ohio State leaguC had been definitely
organized by Saturday of this week he
would apply for 4 franchise in thc I. y
league.
Thc Mansfield, Marion. l.aucasle r
and Newark managers then sprung a
surprise on Manager Jessup by stating
Secretary Farrell of the minor leagues
association, protection for Richmond
and that this city cannot be included
IN any circuit except the Ohio State
league. If this is the case Richmond
will be forced into the Ohio State lea
que if the local team plays organized
base ball the coming season.
II Richmond is included in the Ohio
State league this season it will be III
TO the local fans to Loyalty support the
club. The salary limit is exceedingly
high and TO meet the additional ex
pense OF maintaining team here il
means that the business men of Rich
mond must come to the financial as
sistance of the Richmond Amusement
company. II is quite probable tina,
the matter will be brought 10 the ut
tention OF the commercial club. In
like last season Richmond will be cut
out Of large number OF Sunday and
holiday dates if the city IS included il
the new league. This will mean :
heavy loss in revenue. Il has beer
suggested that The business men 0'
the city, back the club financially by
purchasing season tickets, which
would start the season with the club
treasury in Il healthy condition. An
other expense the club must antici
pate if the city is included in the ney.
circuit is the travelling. expenses. Or
some trips the team would be awat
S'om home twelve OF fifteen days. The
following dispatch, sent out from Go
mmbus. paints the lra2ue prospects il
a rose-colorod huc.
Organization OF .ae OHIO STATE
base bail league WIS The direct result
oil an ali-day conference that tool
place yesterday at the Neil Charter
members of the new league are The
Marion, Mansfield, Lancaster an(
Newark clubs.
Richmond, Ind, is ready 10 comply
with conditions necessary to member