The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29


of 1911 has been a tough one for the
smaller minor baseball leagues and
the magnates of the bush" circuits
are still up in the air regarding the
prospects for 1912. 1t is probable that
some of the organizations will not be
revived-at least, it seems so at this
time, but with the coming of spring
hope may spring again in the breasts
OF the magnates.
The Western league, which once in
cluded such cities as Milwaukee and
Kansas City in it's circuit, has been
playing in hard luck. Wichita, Kan,
refused to support strong team last
year and it was transferred to Pueblo,
while the Des Moines club fell upon
evil times and had to be kept on the
road for six weeks because of the
Indifference of the fans of the Iowa
capital. 1t is likely that the circuit
will remain the same in 1912.
The Southern League.
| In the Southern league the attend
lance was fairly good, except in Mo-
bile, and there have been rumOrs
that the old gulf city, which clamOred
so loudly to be let into the league
a few years ago, may be dropped. 1t
is understood that Little Rock would
| like to get back into the southern.
The Central league was the scene
of many shifts last year and the 1912
tcircuit is still rather indefinite. Grand
| Rapids, the metropolis of the circuit,
was transferred to Newark, o., dur
ing the last season, and later South
Bends club was shifted to Grand
Rapids to hold that territory, while
Evansville was placed in South Bend.
| The "Three T. season was delayed
by internal warfare and it is not GER
! tain that all the war-aXeS have been
| buried, so there may be a resump-
ton of the trouble next spring.
Springfield, H., dropped out because
the fans of the capital city would
not support winning team.
Changes In Texas.
In the Texas league some changes
will probably be made before the
umpire calls splay BALI at the be-
ginning of the next season. Oklahoma
City is dissatisfied with it's berth in
the Texas, and Galveston failed to
support its 1911 aggregation.
| lie w WulCU Was
once a factor in minor league circles,
disbanded last season and may not be
revived, although Oklahoma mag
mates are trying to form new cir
cult.
Other leagues which did not finish
the 1911 season and some OF which
are probably permanently dead in
clude the Northern Indiana, the
Texas Oklahoma, the Northeastern
Arkansas, the Kansas State and
several others. Leagues which had
to change franchises during the sea-
son included the neutrality-suspicious.
Tennessee, the Western Canada, the
| Central association, the Minnesota
Wisconsin, the Ohio State, the Union
association and the Mountain States.
One League May Vanish.
1t is reported that the Ohio and
! Pennsylvania league, OF which George
| Moreland !. is president, may, vanish
will be withdrawn unless the league
meets it's. salary obligations to its
players. An effort is being made to
combine the. g. with the Central
| league. c,..~., ,.r. ~ t.
| Out on the coast the season has
been fairly prosperous. The North
western league Will have a club in
Portland next year, and as the. Oregon
metropolis will retain its Pacific Coast
league franchise, this city will conse-
quently have the distinction of sup
porting two minor league teams. No
city outside of the majors can now
| boast such an honor.