The Detroit times., 1910-11-24

that the organization of the American
league would prove a hard blow To
their Western association inasmuch
as II would oppose one OF its mem
hers, the Milwaukee. and perhaps de-
! priye II of many OF It's players.
When Johnson. Comiskey and I.of'
tus, all old and dear friends of mine.
discovered our meeting place, instead
OF barring their entrance. We invited
them 10 join us in putting the new
league on "A proper footing
Pointing 10 South Chicago where
We contemplated building ground
and placing team, said 10 Comis-
key:
You're Chicago boy. you belong
down there and not out in ST. Paul
Yes. and I'm willing 70 go right
down there and join YOU gentlemen
In the furtheTing of this enterprise,
bnt have partners in the Western
association NOT situated as / am and
do not think II would be fair for me
to quit them AT This time. said Comis
key.
Lotus and Johnson assumed a
friendly air, but like Comiskey, were
not then ready 10 join the new body
After brief stay in Chicago our
little party disbandcd. but another
meeting 10 be held az the Great North
ern h 'tel i'm Chicago was arranged for
and there. late in the fall OF 1898 the
second meeting for the organization
Of the new American league was again
called 10 order.
Second Meeting of the American.
Tn time John j. McGraw, of Balti
more. was there in person and with
him from the east came Frank Hough
and Francis &. Richter.
The west was again represented by
the same parties rs had appeared at
the initial meeting.
McGraw reported that Freedman
and Sullivan had mortgage on New
York city and that no one would be
permitted to place n club i'm the
metropolis in opposition TO the New
York Giants. the club which then rep
resented the National league in the
greatest baseball city
At about the same moment Arson
reported that his original Chicago
hackers had gone back on him. With
New York and Chicago both out of
the question, the meeting again ad.
journed without attempting to com
plete an organization 10 take the
field In 1899
The Meeting in New York.
In November 1899. a meeting was
held in Tom O'Rourke's hotel. on
Broadway. acre were present at this
| meeting John j McGraw. who repre-
scented Baltimore, Frank Hough and
Francis Richter who were there in
the interest of Philadelphia, Tim Muir
name who came from Boston. and who
had been with me in the Union asso-
citation, jacob Morse OF the Boston
| Herald, and William Barnie OF Brook
| yn This little crowd in the face oil
adverse newspaper and other crft
| cism were brave and willing TO &C
| ahead.
But no real Roadway was made. but
| the seeds sown in Chicago and New
| York during the winters OF 1898 and
| 1899 took root and then came the
meeting on Jam 30, 1900. at Chicago
where the American league wa.
| launched
| The first cities in the American
league were indianapolis. Milwaukee
! Clev~ and. Kansas City Detroit. Buf
| talo. Minneapolis and Chicago In
| 1901 Washington, Baltimore, Boston
and Philadelphia took the places OF
| indianapolis, Kansas City. Buffalo ant
Minneapolis. In 1902 81. Louis tool
the place of Milwaukee and in 100;
Baltimore retired from the eastern
end TO make room for New YorkZThi,
| left the circuit with ST Louis Chicago
Cleveland and Detroit forming the
western wing and Washington. Phil
| adelphia, New York and Boston tn,
eastern. and so it remains today
| Copyright. 1910. by the Nationa
| Game Publishing Company