The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-10
Fans of Three States to
Await the News.
SAnDUSkY WANTS FRANCHISE
May Receive Same From
the State Leaguers.
II RcdcIle Does Not Take Franchise,
Columbus May Sell to Lima and
Take the Springfield Franchise.
Schedule to be Revised is Circuit
is COMPLETED.

Once more the eyes of fans i'm three
states will turn toward the Neil House
in Columbus on next Tuesday wherr
the Ohio State league magnates will
hold meeting which was arranged
for at the recent gathering of the
magnates when Kenova and Newark
were added to the circuit
The first thing which will receive
the attention of the magnates this
time is the circuit. One more city must
be secured to give eight clubs. Mans
field II Is true, Is stlll in the league
but no one would care to put a club
in there even to hold the territory for
II is the poorest baseball town in the
circuit. So Mansfield will be let go
just as soon as the Ohio State cir
cult is completed. sandusky, it is
said, will have representatives at the
gathering, and endeavor to get a
franchise. This will bring up the
question of travelling expenses and the
feasibility of taking in a city far
removed from Huntington, or rather
Kenova, the soutliernmost city.
If a schedule were adopted with
with Sandusky in every team in the
league would have to make the
long jump once In the season. The
magnates find that railroad connee-
tions are such that team travelling
either way between Huntington and
Sandusky will be able to reach its
destination in time for the game but
only by starting the night before. The
The mileage will of course be pooled
and even with Sandusky I'm it would
not be much greater. one thing Is GER
tain. however, if Sandusky is admit
ted the league will have to be divided
into northern and southern divisions
and the schedules so arranged. This
would take club away from home
for twelve days on one trip and
nine days on the next. That has been
one of the advantages of the Ohio
State schedule. The clubs were hiked
about, here and there, and only
twice in the season did any club have
to make a nine day trip. Most of the
trips were six days affairs.
1t is also expected that Elmer Re
dele will attend the meeting. Redello
is part owner of the Dayton cluD
and Is talking seriously of taking a
franchise and locating in Springfield
with park in the central part of the
city. But Redelle may not decide to
enter the Ohio State with farm
In that event there is another possible
solution of the situation even with
Sandusky out of It, There is a move
ment on In Lima for local ownership
and a proposition has been made 80
the Columbus club. If the deal can he
arranged satisfactorily to both parties
then Bob Quinn, on behalf of the
Columbus club may take the Spring
field franchise. putting in a good plant
centrally located. This would roun5
out a league that must needs be a
crackerjack,0 lil
If the circuit Is completed at the
coming meeting as there is every
reason to believe that 1t will be, then
President Read win submit the
schedule he has drafted and the mag
mates will adopt it with or without
changes as may be deemed necessary
Unless the circuit is completed thu
schedule win not be released.