The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
OUTLAW LEAGUE ADVOCATED.
PROPOSED TO HAVE CHARLES
TON CLUB IN NEW CIRCUIT.
Project AnOat to Launch an Outlaw
League with Either Four or Six
Ciubs--LOcal Influence at Work TO
Secure a Franchise for Charleston.
Salary Limit to be About 5000.
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! Charleston News and Courier.
A project has been launched here to
| organize an outlaw league, with eth
9r four or six clubs, one OF which
is to be IN Charleston. According to
what can be learned at the local head
quarters Charleston, Sumter, Florence.
Orangeburg and Georgetown may be
counted on and it has been tentative
ly arranged to open the playing sea-
son shortly after the first of June, so
that the teams may be STRENGTHENED
by college material during the sea-
son.
The point at which the idea orig
mated is not know, but Manager
Sans, Of the Charleston Tigers. who
Is connected with the Charleston end
OF the deal, states that there is every
chance for it's ultimate success. The
League would play about seventy
games per club and II hould be made
paying proposition with a rigidly
enforced limit to $500, this to include
twelve players counting the manager.
While nothing definite is known.
1T Is understood that there would be
little trouble in getting a fast and
scrappy team together in Charleston
-or the money set at the proposed
mark. There are many good young
, 'all players who are holding down
positions which are far from lucrative.
and who would be glad to play pro-
fessional baseball at $50 per month or
so.
Those at the head Of the new
movement have figured the WINS and
wherefores carefully in their efforts to
iaunch the project. The railroad
fares would be very slight, as is shown
by the following roughly complied
mileages: Charleston to Sumter. "a
miles; Charleston to Florence 1O2
miles; Charleston to Georgetown. 90
| miles; Charleston to Orangeburg. so
miles; Florence to Sumter, 80 miles;
Florence to Orangeburg, SO miles;
sumter to Orangeburg, A miles; Sum-
ter to Georgetown. 76 miles.
The limit Of $500. with twelve play
er limit, would enable the men to re-
ceive an average salary of $50 per
month. with, with all expenses, is. in
these days Of small pay, not half bad.
II would enable many plavc-e, who
ara ambitious in baseball iineq 10
| have chance 70 put themselves in
condition for a rise into higher com
, Iany. as they would have al the
hardships Of a gruelling campaign.
The success Of such an enterprise
as has been proposed rests entirely
with the calibre Of the executive Of
hcers elected. If a competent man is
placed at the head Of the organization
IT should succeed. But the head Of
the League must be a man who is
capable Of rigidly enforcing the salary
limit. With all the clubs down to
| the $500 mark. the game should not
only be put on paying basis, but
the pennant race should be close and
| exciting.
The placing Of franchise in Char
lesion would mean the placing Of a
| rival bunch Of the team which now
represents the city in the South At
| lantic League. 1t is a uastion as to
whether the fans would support a
pennant winning baseball team in a
small league as we'll as they support
losing team in the Sally. The
chances are that they will.
While the quality Of baseball which
| would he given in the new circuit
would not be as good as that in the
| Sally-or in fact, even in the same
class, the project is an interesting one
and well worth a trial. 1t Is to be
| hoped that the club can take hold
here-the various cities are in com
munication with each other. and i.
Is expected that the other cities will
he glad to enter the proposed organ
| iZation.
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