The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
LOGANSPORT RIPE
FOR BASEBALL
Baird Secures a Franchise
From 10. League for
That City.
A. J. WATTS AT MUNCIE.
HAS INTERESTED LARGE MANU-
FAcTURER IN BASEBALL TEAM
AND IS CONFIDENT OF ORGAN
IzING STOCK COMPANY.

President Gamble after visit to
LoganspOrt, decided that that town
was ripe for base ball and it will be
given a berth in the |. O. league. The
franchise has been awarded to Mr..
Baird of Van Vert. Today or Sat
urday he will close a contract with
the Wabash Valley Traction com
pany and he Will then be ready to
post his forfeit for the season.
The mission of President Gamble
and Mr.. Baird TO LOgansport was
most satisfactory one. While there
they called upon officials Of the
traction company and were given
most cordial reception. The com
pany offered Mr.. Baird the use of the
ball park and made a proposition TO
the effect that the players Of the Lo-
gansport team would be given free
transportation to any point on the
company's line. A contract to this
effect is being prepared and will be
signed by Mr.. Baird and representa-
tlves OF the traction company as soon
as possible.
Lagansport is a Sunday base ball
the.league. tits probable that Logan
sport will take the place Of either
Anderson or Piqua. These two cit
les insistethat they will be represent
ed-,tn the league but they have been
too slow in organizing their clubs to
suitAthe fancy of the other managers
Yesterday the Muncie Star print
ed a lengthy interview with A. j.
Watts, the Toledo promoter who is
now at Muncie organizing a stock
company Mr.. Watts stated that he
thought Muncie would be an ideal
base bali town. and that he was great
1ySinIpsessed with every thing he had
seen. He said that Jimmy Bresnahan
wonldssplay first base and act as play
er manager of the team.
Said Watts: Il have visited every
corner and turn of Muncie and find
1t is a city of extraordinary base ball
possibilities. If proper team is plac-
ed. here thevlsague need have no fears
concerning the financial success OF
the local team. 1t surprised ME that
league base ball has not flourished
in Muncie heretofore, but | have dis
covered that the real cause of the
failure was due largely to the misman-
agement of the team rather than to
the poor base ball that was played
If | am given the control of the Mum
Gle end of the game | shall insist that
local hackers have the handling of the
finances Of the team as | do not wish
to : .1me any of that great RESPONSE
biiity. When the stock company is
formed, and that is my purpose here,
I shall subscribe to a number of
shares of the stock as will Mr.. Bres-
nahan, who in reality will be the field
manager of the team.
AS to the ultimate success of the
league, as well as the Muncie end of
it, | have not the slightest fears and
feel assured that when the Muncie
pc ople are given the privilege of hand
ling the finances of the team they
will show the greatest confidence in
the affairs of the team, both in re-
gard to winning games and to its fl
nancial success. When | have the
stock company well under way. l shall
go to Richmond for a final conference
with the league magnates and then
commence with the organization of a
Muncie team. | have the greatest
confidence in the stock company's sue
cess now, as | have interested well
known Muncie manufacturer in the
project and he thinks We'll of the
placing of the franchise in Muncie."