The Detroit times., 1909-01-06

would have qualified the organization
To move IN a big step in the classi-
fcations recognized by the National
association.
Manager Cassell, of the wandering
Tecumseh franchise personally super
vised the Adrian campaign. This Is
not a whit remarkable in view OF the
fact that the stock company In charge
OF the Adrian team has guaranteed
him good salary as player-manager
for the year, has offered to place on
deposit at an Adrian bank a sum OF
over $3.000-sufiicient to pay the guar
antee on every game on the schedule
and has promised to stand back OF
any loss that may be sustained, as we'll
rs to divide equally with the manager
the profits OF the season, II any shall
accrue.
It's heads | win, tails | lose" with
Cassell at Adrian, while ut Muskegon
he himself would be forced to take
the risk.
Port Huron could have had the fran
chise and would undoubtedly have Sc
cured 1t. but for the fact that that city
utterly refused to treat with Cassell.
insisting that the whole enterprise he
handled by home management-an
Impossible condition. in view of the
fact that Cassell had become the alb
solute owner of the franchise. AS Il
was, Port Huron was not even repre-
sented and was never considered by
the magnates.
The league went into executive ses-
sion at 2:30 p. m, after Its new sec
DR.. Percy Glass, OF
Calumet. had been duly presented TO
each OF the magnates.
Aside from the matter OF circuit,
there was little of moment to be con-
according TO the advance pro-
gram. he schedule had been OF neces-
sity held In allegiance pending the Sc
lection OF town to replace Tecum-
sch. Secretary Glass stated that he
had his umpires all signed up for the
year but made no preliminary an
DIR. Glass, II was understood, at the
time the session opened, would ask
the league to reconsider its recent ac-
ton. providing that the umpires might
be moved about at the request Of the
various managers. The general senti.
ment Of the magnates seemed to in
dictate that this would be done.
The Southern Michigan was repre-
sented at the recent Cincinnati con-
ference by Secretary Glass and Presi-
dent Burkart OF the champion Sagi-
nav club.
During the meeting Manager Cas-
sell OF the wandering Tecumseh fran
chise announ ed tat "
selected and signed up an entire new
team for the town when would Sc
cure the franchise. This team will
not include single one of the mem
bers OF the old Tecumseh crew, al
though Catcher Mitchell is still on the
list. He will be disposed of before the
start OF the season. The old list, he
stated, with this exception, had been
cleared off by a deal which he had
just made by which he had traded
First Baseman Summerlot to the
Terre Haute club OF the Central
league, in exchange for a shortstop
and a pitcher, names to be announced
later.
The team as it will line up-at Adri-
an, in all robability--consists OF the
Pitchers Reed. Brindle. Barthole-
new. Lindinski and several young
sters.
Catchers-Slavin, OF McKeesport,
Pa, and Worth, last year in the Ohio
State league
Infielders-Pete Burgheimer. Har.
rell. Harry Ball. and several others.
Outfelders--to be picked from
bunch OF half-dozen youngsters and
Cassell himself, with the probable ad-
1ition OF one veteran 800 hitter OF
league experience with whom he is
now negotiating.
The least OF my responsibilities is
the picking Of team" said Cassell. |
ran always get the team and It will
be first division aggregation, too"
The fact that Cassell brought into