The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-23
-FOUR ARE LEFT
TO FINISH IT
Lancaster Withdraws but
Does no Harm
NEWARK LIKELY TO QUIT
Magnates Meet to Decide
on Their Plans.
Marion Club at Lancaster but Will
Not PIay--Ncw Organization with
Larger Territory Next Scason.-
Tic Gossip.

Ere the day has drawn 20 o close,
the Ohio State league will probably
be but a four-club organization and
the meeting OF magnates scheduled
for today in Columbus will decide
whether there shall be general
break-up, or whether the four live
ones in the league shall continue un-
I'll the journeys end on Labor Day.
There Is no likelihood of tho
league breaking up and forfelting
] both players and territory" said
| director of the local club today Is
discussing the Lancaster withdrawal
from the organization. with tho
end of the season but two weeks
away. IL Is a weak-hearted gang that
will throw up the sponge. It will
| probably he impossible TO carry both
Newark and Lancaster until the end
and therefore the best solution, TO
my mind, seems to be the dropping
| of those two clubs and their play.
| crs and going on until the end with
four clubs, Marion, Lima, Mansfield
| and Portsmouth"
| Today at the Neli house in Column
bus some Ohio State league history
| is being made. Magnates are gath
| cred there to discuss the situation
with President Quinn and determinc'
| upon method of procedure. BY let
| ting the organization go up now,
much would be lost whereas by hold
| ing on until the end. the players and
| territory can be reserved for next
| year. when there will be reorgan-
izatlon. redstricting and another
/ start made with six or more prob
ably eight clubs and all on a sound
financial basis.
And Chesty Lancaster is no moro.
Time was when the proud Lanks trav-
eled about the circuit, hailed az
| Champs and representatives of live
| town. But alas, no more. Down and
out. Winning pennant was too
much for the little place down state
and because Diggers and Tigers put
severe crimps into the Lancaster
| chances of finishing second. the blow.
ur occurred. Tears. we shed, but,
| hardly tears of sorrow
| When Newark failed. the scribes|
down there predicted the down fall
of the organization. Now Lancaster,
scribes are out with the same guess.
! But the dope Is bad. Bob Quinn did
I not make his Phil Shcridan-lilSe ride,
| from the southern part OF the Aate'
today for nothing. Neither have
| magnates gone TO Columbus today for
fun Business will be transacted at
| today's meeting, and when IL is all
over, there will be an Ohio State
league and the league will go on until
| the end. Next year. with the weak
| aig .lt ...L 4. I'LL 4
map rearrangcd, there will be more
| successful events to record.
Joe Lewis and his Marion Diggers,
| fresh from some mighty hard luck at
| Portsmouth, are in Lancaster today
and will claim n forfeit. Lancaster.
will also have to pay the guaran-
tee for todays game Tomorrow Ma
rion Is likely 10 be shifted from CO.
| lumbus ana toplay two days there
| with tho Lima outnt. Mansfield isl
down at Portsmouth and will remain
there for three days Il IS expected
| that Newark players viii be given
their liberty. Maybe little bolster
ing will be done with the players who
are out of jobs. Marion would like
10 get Heller of the Lanks and Abb
bott of the Newark crowd for next
year Maybe pitcher will lac
hooked. too. Portsmouth and Mans
field viii both he able to strengthen
up somewhat by grabbing up. some
of The outcasts
" Is unfortunate that the Lam
caster club had to blow-up with tho
end so near In sight. But when next
season is considered. the Lank fall
ure Is fortunate as that city cannot
stand i'm tie way of a, redistricting
of the league. Had Lancaster held
out her players and franchise rights
might have sold for n neat sum to
some other city anxious to get into
the next organization this winter Jus
tus and Carter of the Lanks were
sold Saturday to Dayton, but the oth-
ers Will probably become free agents.
In regard to new circuit 1t was
intimated today that Akron, Lima,
Mansfield, Portsmouth, GAINESVILLE.
Canton, Marion and probably Newark.
East Liverpool or Steubenville are ex-
pected to be I'm the Ohio State league
fold next year. The O-P league will
be redstrlcted. 1t is saio. and taking
In, more cities to the east will drop
those mentioned as Staters. Zanes-
Vile will hardly be In the Central
again. II being the plan to drop
GAINESVILLE and take In come city
farther west in order to bring down
the mileage to a more satisfactory
figure.
sBut Il has been nard season for
every minor league in the country.
Financial conditions have not been
right and the box Office receipts were
mighty slim compared with last year.
One of the most ussuaI seasons has
been experienced from weather
stand point. Here for instance. on
many days when big crowds would
have been out, rain threatened and
II II did not come. 1t Mt least kept
Hundreds away. 1t Is O fact that such
conditions prevailed on practically all
or the big days Many times, far
more than one could believe possible,
rain has threatened during the week
days and crowds have been cut down