The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-02
LYNCH LAUGHS At
OUTLAW LEAGUE
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Says $5,0oo,0o0 Would Be
Necessary to Get It
Going

New York. Jan. at. takes more
than the rumor Of a new "outlaw"
league to brighten President Tom
Lynch Of the National. President
Tom not only ridicules the idea Of the
new organization invading Pittsburg
It to try and do 80.
why, these fellows talk as II they
could start a new major league on q
postage stamp" said Lynch yesterday.
Can they not realize that before this
league could put a team in the field
they would have to spend 100000
Sounds big. doesn't 1t? However, they
would have to spend every penny of
Il They would have to build eight
II they want to fight the big lea
cues, they must play big league ball
and in big league plants BY big lea
quo plants I mean plants like the ones
We now have or E building in all
the big league cities. Why, many cit
les nowadays will not even allow
wooden structures to be built. They
must build Of steel and concrete or
stay out.
Where would these fellows pro-
cure their grounds! Real estate is get
ting higher and higher every year.
Furthermore, real estate men will
want q good guarantee before they
will lease . piece Of property to 9 con-
Germ about which they are not sure.
Vii these fellows be able to put up
this guarantee? -
where do all these leagues expect
10 got their players? Do they think
men who IRE now drawing big salar-
les In the major. leagues will fall for
their offers.
"They might offer better induce
mepts. but we'll does the big Lacquer
know what a hopeless chance the
new concern would have" continued
the league chief. would he take a
chance Of being placed permanently
ON the black list for a few hundred
dollars o than he Ii getting?
Besides. what demand is there for
Q third big league7 There is none.
The larger cities have two leagues
and many Of the clubs are barely
making expenses.
They talk OF putting another club
In Washington. What chance has q
two big league teams? They also
propose to put a big league club in
Baltimore. Will Baltimore support
a major league team? It never did.
The fans there failed to support the
old Baltimore Nationals. eve when
the team won championships or wss
high in the race. Later. when the
American league put a team In Bald-
more. the public failed to patronize
1t. The ost Of a big league team
is now about twice the amount it cost
to run a big league team when Balti-
more was winning championships.
III these promoters think they can
give the public cheaper ball, Let them
try It. II We played % and 50-cent
ball now. we would starve. II the
prices to u parks were lowered,
many of the best clubs would ind
It necessary to dispose OF their fran
chises.
these fellows may argue that the
American league succeeded ten years
ago. and they have an equal chance.
Do they realize the resources we can
drawn on to fight them? They must
not only fght.the two big leagues. but
they must combat the entire system
Of organized baseball. Who could
stand q war OF this sort better-we.
with our modern plants. fast. teams
and patronage, Or those promoters.
Who have neither plants nor teams
and are not rel sure that the public
viii take kindly to them?"