Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-28
MINOR LEAGUES
were HIT HARD
SEASON 90 1871 MAS rOton ~
All rsnTs 90 cOt NTIt
Nearly IYefy niBof League 10 the
country BerDfsea Had '.nsk
AZ hsssns.

rBicAGO. Dee ~ This year ~
iefi has been tough ons fof ne
amslleI baseball leagues and ibe
maenesss 81 the bush circuits are
en- 80 ~ ibs sif reraralaE ihs pros
yvc's fos 1919 a ls probsbif ftai
some of che organizations eiii NOT
b. revived 81 laaaf. 20 seems so ~
fhls Time. Dat siih The somlur of
sprins hope mag aaEln eoas .n ibs
breasts ~ The marnatea
The Western League. ehlsh 81
siHaed such flilea as Hileaukee aha
kansus Ciiy. 10 lts elrosif. has bees
playing IN hard nist wlebiia Kan
refused 10 veppri q sfrons team zee
year and q ~ transferred 60 Pns
bio. ahfls ihe nss Noinas elub fen
upon etH Nmru aHd had a. be kept
on no road Tor STA eeess because
Of the indifference ~ lhe fans ~ iht
lowe capital ~ ~ ntely thst the
circuit eili remain iho same ln iaf9
IN the Southern League enc on
tendance aaA fhifiy good except iu
Mobile. and thegs have hesh fnmofs
that me oid CHif CifY. which clam
oref so.loudiy fo he lei lnio tho
league few years aro may be-
iroproc u ls understood that Lliilr
Nuet would ike io pci bHet into ihr
southern
The Central League vha The scene
Of may shifts lass year and ths
1919 circuit la siiii rather indefinite
brand Rapids. tho metropolis ~ the
circuit. was transferred 10 Seeark
o during she haze season and later
South BENDS ciuh was shifted io
GRAND naplaa 90 hold that infrturg
while Evansville was placed l
South urnd
Tho Thfco season vas delayed
hy internal warfare aud t o. NOT
certain that al ihe varaNos have
buried. va there may n resumption
~ the trouble next spring Hpcng
flold M dropped out hccause The
fans 81 the capital eiiY would not
support . winning team
in the roaas league some ehanFoa
win probably bo made before tho
nmpiro eaiia "rlay nali a. an. he
Tlnulng Of the nest season ckll
homa citY h dissatisfied Nith ta
berth In tho rrsas aud Galveston
failed 10 support iis 1871 assfera
ton
The Western Association. which
ehs once factor Ia minor ioaenc
circles. disbanded last season and
may not be revived although oki1
homa maEnatsa arc trylus 90 tofw a
new circuit
Other leagues Witch did not nnish
the loii aonson aud some 90 which
are probably permanently dead lu
oluta Tho NofthcFa Indiana tbs
rexaaol lahcma enc Northeasiefn
Arkansas ihe Kansas State aud REL,
erai others leagues which had o.
Chanse franchises during the roanou
included the kenincky.lliluoia Ten.
nUssco the Western Canada, the
Central Association ihe Minaeaota
Wisconsin. the Ohio state. the union
Association aud ,he Mountain sia'rr
u Is reported that The ohio and
ponnssisauia League 90 which Geo
Morciaud IL president. may vanish
irom the baseball map. ~ protection
viii be withdrawn unless the leaFue
meets "a SALARY obligations To 81.
players An vtiorl IL heinz made 81
combine the q aud y with che cen
trAl i.easue
Out ON the coast che season has
heea leirls prosperous Tae North
Western League wiii have . cluh "a
Portland ncsi yoAF and a. the ore
son metropolis win retain he rae,fls
Coast League franchise ihls cii, ~lll
consequently have the distinction oi
supporting iwo minor league teams
No eity outside Of the maioru can
nov boast such an honor