The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-02
Big Forfeits Posted at
Youngstown Meeting.
WRIGHT TOO i'll TO ATTEND
Franchise Committee is Ap.
pointed by League.
VIII Consider Applications of Cities
DESTROYS of Entering and the
Whole Circuit Should Soon be
Known-Presidcnt Quinn Attends.

Youngstown. o.. Feb. 2.-Six clubs
put up their forfeit money at the
| meeting of the o. e p. league held
here today. and the seasons opening
Is assured. The representatives from
Youngstown, Erie. Newcastle, East
Liverpool, Canton and McKeesport,
each deposited s1.500 to guarantee
going through the seasons schedule
which will be adopted just as soon as
the question of admitting two other
cities is definitely disposed of. The
meeting this afternoon was presided
over by j. II. Maxwell, OF East Liv-
erpool in the absence Of President
Sam Wright. who is critically i'll at
his home In this city
Sharon and Steubenvllle were not
represented at the meeting.
Acting President Maxwell declared
tonight after the meeting had ad.
journed that two cities were being
considered. The Akron franchise will
likely be disposed of as soon as some
details can be arranged In that city
and another town Is admitted to pair
with 1t. This city Is decided on but
won't be announced at this time.
Five applications were received, but
they were all from cities already tied
up with some other league and could
not be considered
The Ohio State league will meet
next week and IL is expected that
one of the cities which wants to get
In the o. and p. will be able to come
before the officials with a clean APP
plication. Maxwell declared that II
the cities being considered could not
get away in time the o. and p. league
would go through with six clubs, but
at present II looks rosy for an eight
club circuit.
The league decided on a schedule OF
1913 games. The season will open APP
ril 2S and close Sept. 8.
President Robert Quinn of the Ohio
State league was here and took part
In the declarations. He is on the
redistricting committee with Pres.-
dent Wright of the o. and p.
The league appointed a committee
consisting of Terry and Maxwell to
prepare resolutions of sympathy for
President Wright. whose illness is
regretted by every official and mag
nate in the organization. These res
olutions will be spread upon the min
uteS OF To-Day y SeSSloH.
The standing committee on fran
chises, consisting of Wright, Mansfield
and Maxwell will consider the appli-
cations of the cities that are desirous
OF Joining. A meetint of the league
will not be necessary until the sched-
ule is ready for consideration.
Enthusiasm marked the session to-
day and the ready manner i'm which
the magnates posted the increased
which Is $1,000 higher
than last years forfeit. demonstrates
they mean business. 1t was the gen-
eral opinion that the baseball outlook
in the o. and p. cities Is better than
ever before. The following magnates
attended the meeting;
East Liyrpool, j. II. Maxwell; Can
ton, l.. p. d. Yost and George Schling
err; Erie, Jacob Roth; McKeesport
Squire Mansfield; Youngstown, w. r.
Terry; Newcastle, r. l.. McNabb, T.
A. Winternitz, l.. M. Uber and l..
Buchanan.
Acting President Maxwell said:
I'VE have to go through the season
now or lose our forfeit money. We
cannot do anything else but go ahead
and none of US cares to take any oth-
err course. When the question IL dis
posed of, which will be but mat
ter of a week or so. we will prepare
our schedule, and be ready for the
opening Nothing can stop us now
Dealer.