The sun., 1910-02-01
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
NK,V BRONX BAIL CLUB MAY
R4 CAUSE EXPANSION.
wliT AFFORD a Chance Tor Another Major
League Team In Greater New York
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The plan TO establish . professional base
ball club in the borough Of The bronN;
as contemplated by a syndicate heaocu
by William Gibson. president OF the Fair-
mont A. G., may bring about in time the
formation Of anew major leaghe. IL nlo
son and his friends can show that cluo
repreeenttnE The Bronx In minor ieSgue
or conducted independently is paying
venture il is believed that IN due time
anotner big bAseOaN circrtt may be or
aanhssd involving the best cities IN the
Amerioan Association and the Eastern
LeaRtle. These powerful minor organi-
nations Include ambitious club owners
vho have discussed the possibility Of eN-
mansion for several years. but have always
regarded the placing of club in Greater
New York ns a serious obstacle. But wuh
a hall club established in The Bronx WIN
nIen,y of financial backing and sultahle
grounds and population OF nearly ,,Vn' Jn,vnn
from which to uraw patronage u ~ IhOuKhl
that the scheIners in favor of huildlnE
nav major league will ultimately realize
that the territory north of the Harlem
Invasion of Greater New York by a new
baseball league would mean strlfe. n9
doubt. for the organized leagues would
bitterly oppose the plan. But If the Amerl-
can Association ever shows nerve enough
70 put % sS Sssys ln that sSe viii
extend to this city. In such an event a
circuit might he formed embracing New
bsitimoPe in the East. with Chicago. Buff
fsio, Louisyille and either Columbus ,,n6ss,T'T or
n sss es. men saw Il would
NOT be long before the insurgents would
invade Pittsburg Cincinnati and Cleveland
decline TO say at present in what league
they may decide TO play, but it was rumored
yesterday that they had received oyertures
OUTLAW circuit including Providence Brook, ,
lyn. Baltimore Paterson. Trenton ana
Srooklyn, II the scheme Is Q go, will be
w6o mad a franchise tao years ago in the
5soTr ' ball O park will be more than Ave
miles, away from the Polo Grounds and
tsrday 80 that we cannot be- ruled out by
the five mile limit. We do not lntend TO Degin
I ON large scale. but will play cheap aseball,
sunday games under q new plan We viii
be so far away from New lork's big clubs
"a National League man said Yesterday
. that the proposed Bronx club would surely
,iean TO an expansion of the American Asso-
hy organized baseball to choke the venture
m its infancy. He said ths! the matter
would be inyestiEatsd im@ediately nm ,hs ne 0E me
ruling would probably be made IN the near
The St. Louis Browns have let Jimmy
williams and Hobe Ferris go to minor
leagues Manager Jack O'Connor SAYS he
will pin his faith to a team of young players
this year, inasmuch as they generally show
more ambition than veteran stars.
Johnny Coulon, who says he Is the ban
tamweiEht champion Of America. came
within an ace Of being knocked out in a
bout with Earl Deming at New Orleans
Saturday night. The contest was a ten
round affair and in the second round Coulon
reoaived a heavy swing on the jaw which
Knocked him TO the boards, He barely
staggered to his feet before being counted
out and proceeded to stall thereafter unit ii
the ninth round, when he put Deming down
for the count. Coulon says he was hoored
BY chance blow due to his own careless
ness. There is no doubt that he is a great
little pugilist, but his claim to the bRntan-
weight title Is disputed by several young
eters including Pal Moore Danny Webster
nnd Monte Attel Coulon is willing to meet
Z the best OF these boys when the time comes.