The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-14
Fans Anxious for State
League Action.
MAGNATES ARE CON Fl DEN
Say Eight City will be Forth
Coming.


Marion fans are awaiting with in
terest unabated the outcome of the
Ohio State league meeting tomorrow
at Columbus when the Ohio State will
either secure an eighth city to take
Mansfield's place and release that
city to the O.-P. or else go back to
the old six-club basis, dropping Ko-
nova '(Huntington) which was only
admitted on condition that another
city is secured.
President Robert w. Read yester-
day sent word to each of the club
presidents that the meeting will oc-
cur. Every one of the seven cities
will send delegations and it is also ex-
pected that Sandusky will make APP
plication for a franchise through rep
resentatives. Loram is also mem
toned as have been several other
Ohio cities, but it is not expected that
any but sandusky and Springfield will
be considered.
No developments are reported In
the movement to provide local own
ership for the Lima club, j. NJ.
Kaufman, the steel magnate, has
club for the Lima franchise and has
asked that all those players now un-
der contract to Lima be turned over
with the franchise. This request is
what is holding up the deal. Per-
haps an amicable arrangement can be
made before the meeting. If this oc-
ours. put II down as straight dope
that Columbus will go into Spring.
.nl. 4 N
uark and that the former State
league city will respond and receive
the Staters with open arms.
Magnates express not the slightest
fear that the eighth city will not be
taken in at the meeting. Everyone
is confident that the organization will
be completed and the schedule, drafts
of which are ready, will be adopted
Three league meetings are sched-
uled for Ohio this week The Cen
tral lis I'm session today at Dayton. The
Ohio State meets tomorrow at CO.
lumbus and the O-P. will gather
"Wednesday at Youngstown. If Mans
field Is tomorrow released by the
Staters the O.-P. with Akron and
Mansfield in the fold win be ready
TO start the season. II Will then
be up to the local management to ar
range exhibition games with Akron,
which will contain most of the old
Lima players, and Mansfield. These
games would draw some big crowds
OF enthusiastic rooters out to the
yard before opening day.
Apropos OF this schedule talk. IT
may be said authorItatively that Ma
rion win not secure an opening date
I'm the league this year. At least
local directors are not hopeful. of
being thus favored. The Digers must
start away from home and II may be
a long time-that is as time Is reck-
oned In the early days of the season
before the Diggers reach here.
For the past two years In the ono
State the Diggers have opened at
home. 1t Is now up to them to LEI
some of the others enjoy this priv
ilege
If eight cities are secured with
Sandusky I'm the line up, the play
may open in the southern division
Marion, Lima, Newark and Sandusky
playing at Huntington, Portsmouth
'Chillicothe and Lancaster. 1t would
then be just twelve days SUBSEQUENT
to May that the Diggers would he
soon for the first time in cham
pionship contest at Webb park. But
the fans will be content with what
ever they receive in the making OF
the schedule and assurance has been
given that the Diggers will have
bunch that need not be afraid oi
taking a twelve day trip before re-
ceiving the home encouragement