The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-19
ARE STILL LAUGHING
Ohio State Suits the Four
Ohio Old o.. P. cites.
Akron and Canton Want IN the
New League But are not Free TO
Come Across

AfIairs of the Omo-Pennsylvania
league are in very complicated
state at The present time, despite the
ardent efforts OF the league magnates
to straightcn matters out. President
G. II. Morton is still among the
missing, but as his family and
closest friends do not seem to be
worrying to any great extent 1t is not
believed that he is the victim of foul
play as was first claimed, Morton
is missing and there is some kind OF
deal ON whereby he will be kept away
20 further embarass The league.
IA director of the local team, fully
Informed Of the affairs of the old or
Ranlzation. is authority for the state
ment that Akron will not be in the
Ohlo-Pennsylvania league this sea-
son. The old hackers of the team
there have quit and as they have
been for years the backbone OF the
league, 1t seems that its fate has
been sealed even though another
company should be secured in Akron.
This director states that even
should the O-P get together and
commence play, 1t will not last
through half of the season.
Akron-that is the old management
at the ruhbertown wants to join
with the Ohio State league. This
hustling, prosperous young organiza-
tion, free from the quarrels and dis
sensions of years. looks good 10 the
baseball men in that vicinity, but
they are powerless to join the Ohio
State as long as the O-P is in ex-
istence and controls the Akron ter
ritory. Canton, too, would like to
come into the fold, it is stated on
the best authority, and the Ohio
State league magnates would welcome
the two cities. Baseball fast enough
for both is played in Bob Qutnns or
ganization.
The Marion team last year would
have had easy picking for a pennant
in the Ohio-Pennsylvania league, say
local men. While in the Ohio State
the best Marion could do was to fin
ish third. This statement is made
by local authorities to illustrate the
comparative strength and speed Of
the two leagues although this organ
izalion is Glass sd" and the older
one is Glass &C"
IL has been one good long laugh
that the magnates OF the four west
ern clubs Of the old Ohio-Pennsyl-
vania league, have had at the expense
of their quondam friends over east,
Marion, Mansfield Newark and Lam
caster were kicked out bodily to al
low some new ones to enter and
thereby to form a new Organization
one that would make money-was the
way the eastern crowd put It. Play.
ing their hands for all they were
worth and a little more, these four
westerners made the eastern crowd
pay them $500 for doing exactly
what they Cthe Westerners) wanted
to do. Then they formed the Ohio
State league, while the others took
in new cities and filed the old or
ganlzation. Everyone knows the re-
suit and no one around this way
seems to be very sorry that It all
happened as It did And the laugh
ing has not stopped yet
But to get down to sterner
thoughts, the Ohio State league is
not likely to expand this year. The
S,aters cannot get those they want,
therefore they will take no chances
I'm admitting doubtful ones. The in
creasing of the circuit TO eight clubs
means that each city in the league
would have two Sunday games less
al home, an dit is those games which
help along the financial end OF the
club BY taking IN cities which
might not play 10 much more than
the guarantee on Sundays after the
opening Of the season, every club
would be loser. The rivalry between
the Ohio State league cities is now
very strong and the admission Of
two more, especially OF the doubtful
class would injure The league more
than It would do good.