The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-07
,1IRT TALK OF THIRD
 BIG BASEBALL LEAGUE
., ,oeLpHlA REPORT, IF TRUE, phl.rNs BITTER FIGHT BE- ms -,vreN MAJOR oRGANl.
 zATIONS.

n Eor' ,oseball season in the big lhe there is cloud in the
 sas < sse national pastime. While said
 No' soe not reached threatening
 cl0uu ,.nde fl is of sufficient size to
 nssn'' certain magnates sit up and take notice, ,,u ,aos,e cloud, renort came first from Phila- me This is the way it read:
 aelpn'a renort is current here that
 .arv c Osterman. formerly car hen. ,o oturer of Chicago, is seeking to
 nanS, inS,isb third major league base es,a ~ o,rcuit and that he already has Dan ,'aoaa other capital in addition to
 pe'o ps own in support of the enterprise.
 rS 1ohrny King is mentioned for berth
 ,n M ,he new organization.
 IL rsore @ has been talk for two or three
 ,sars that plans were on foot to or '', a,.o third major league. The ,mor,can association clubs once or ...,oo a hefore have been put forward
 Tho nucleus for a big league. Or ,ourse another league would mean a
 .,..or M fight It would cost lots of
 monev ~ and whether the public would
 .unrort three major organizations Is
 .nastion Mir Osterman was quoted
 n Chicago paper as saying that he h,d no intention just now of attempt
 Inc to break into the big field, but he ,oId he might be willing later. If he cets enough experience in his semi rro venture in Chicago, to invest more money in baseball property. MT. Os- ,orman is connected with Jiggs Dona' hue the former White Sox player, In his semi.pro team in Chicago, having uurchased Ansons park on which ST. ! aOO has been spent for improvements.
 pittsburg, home of the worlds champions, Detroit. where the Ameri- ,sn league champions dwell. Cleve- land. Cincinnati and Washington are The only cities that have one team in the big leagues Of course Brooklyn has only one team. but Brooklyn is part of Greater New York, and that gives the metropolis three clubs.
 Naturally then, 1t might be expected hat the cities to be invaded by third major body would be Pittsburg. Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Washington. Where would the other clubs be located? Would the new league promoters attempt to break Into Chicago, which has the Cubs and Sox; St Louis with its Browns and Cardinals. or Philadelphia with the Phillies and Athletics? Boston Is good baseball town. but the Hub has two teams, and one of them, because Of the inferior article of baseball it. has given patrons, has suffered from poor attendance. No new league would attempt to break into Boston without the strongest kind of team.
 Getting grounds would be harder matter in several of these cities than procuring players. Land is valuable. and 1t must be close enough to the center of the city to pay.
 Ihere are plenty of players in the DIE leagues who are not satisfied, and with proper inducements in the way of salaries, might become outlaws, for of course the new league would be thus regarded, and accept berths with such an organization.
 TWO great catchers. for instance. would surely be available right now. NO doubt Johnny King would gladly snake off all connection with the Chi .aso Cubs and gladly join a new ma 'or league. Kling probably could get ue necessary backing to become a magnate. At least he would be a manager-player.
 ~ men there's big Larry Mclean of .lncinnau. After the trouble he has uaa . With Griffith does anybody doubt ,ual , Mclean would jump to a new ,edeue! Of course there would be .seai battle over the players, and eVeryoody knows what such things sus. ", The new league would have to s'sa many of the old players. and not s.. .e" stars. The old league would usn' u With all It's might to make these no" n "Ve up to their contracts. The as" .,. league could not expect to be sS. asseu as major organization if 1t t.os tuserea the field having only players rom the minors.
 ho seems safe to bet that there will ot Al no new major league clubs in any s.. ~ uAe cities of the old organizations