New-York tribune., 1912-01-22
NEW LEAGUE TALKS LONG
Prospective Baseball owners
Hold an Extended Session.
CIRCUIT STILL UNDECIDED
Organization Effected - Fofmai
Not To Be Addressed to the
National Commission.

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The eighth city TO be taken in'o .''9
United states Baseball League is unde-
cided no action having been taken at sat
urday nights meeting. Tho league was III
session from ) p. m. 10 - y. H. dt ''''
Hotel Imperial. while a general discussiol'
was held until o'clock yesterday MOI nuns
The promoters present at Saturday nls".
meeting were Charles White. OF Ne" loLn >
Ambrose IT, IIussey, jr, of BROOKLYN III,
lam Abbott Whitman and William ADpotl
Whitman. ir, of Reading, Penn; John -
RYAN. Of Cincinnati; Captain Marshall lien
dcrson and william r. Mccullough OF
Pittsburgh: T. G. Landgraf OF Rchmohu'
and Hugh MacKinnon, OF Washington
hpplications for franchises were received
from the following VI. ~ BrodeIlck am
!. : Murphy, of Cleveland; William hrd"'
10y. Of Cleveland John \. Flasson, OF LOUIS
Vile: Herbert y. Ingle, of Baltimore John
!. SpineIli and Leo Groom Of Baltimore :
Jav Schlund. of Buffalo; Alfred II. Nol''
Of Chicago and Harry J. Slime. OF thlla-
delphIa
The league was unable to decide which ot
tho above cities would he the most al
vantageous although the propositions SUD
mitted by Broderick, of Cleveland: VOL OF
Chicago. and Schlund. Of Buffalo. received
rho most attention. All three presented
tempting financial inducements.
Although President Whitman has heen
over the ground before, the league voted
10 appoint a committee 10 make an exam
ination Of the inducements put forth by
Cleveland and Chicako. The committc ap-
poiuted vas Whitman. sr. chairman: Hen
derson and Ryan. The Rroderick interests
showed their good faith by inviting the en-
tire league 10 visit Cleveland at their OK
pense. having proposed 10 charter a private
car.
The proposition advanced by Bill Brad
lov the old Nap third baseman, did not
appeal to the league as much as Brod-
ericks. However. the veterans offer has
not vet been rejected. and will be looked
mp by the committee which will visit Cle''-
land j. s Murphy. who is,the man behind
the Brodcrick interests, Is well known
hotel man in Cleveland.
At the Saturday night meeting the league
adopted its bylaws. which call for three d.
rcctors. The board II directors chosen
was Whitman. ST., Reading Mackinnon,
Washington. and Mccullough Pittsburgh
4 rules committee was appointed. consist
ing of Charlie white. Tho schedule com
mlttec was appointed. as follows: Land
graf Richmond. chairman. Henderson
Pittsburgh. and MacKinnon. Washington.
4 committee was also appointed To ad-
dGcss a communication to tho National
Commission. This committee consists OF
William A. Whitman. jr., and John Ryan
Young Whitman is an attorney. II wa
stated that the communication which vii
10 addressed 10 the commission Will not b,
an application. but 4 frank letter INFORM
ing the commission ~ the leagues stand
II will not be q declaration Of war out
formal note. informing the trlumvirate tha'
tho United States League is an Independent
organization. which Will respect all con-
tracts made by clubs working under the
national agreement. and asking that It's
own contracts be equally respected.
Charlie White. who is promoting the Ne"
York end of the venture. says that ne VIII
have grounds within seventcen-minot'
ride from Herald Square. He says that h'
does not expect TO make money I'm his hfs'
year In New York. and that he does not
intend to build any expensive baseball
plant. However. he does say that MS
grounds viii be fitted for the comfort ol
his patrous. and that In year or two 10
will be firmly established In Manhattan.
Tho Cincinnati club. which is owned ol
rohu j RYAN. former Aqueduct Commits
s,on.r OF New York aud q Tammany Hal
cbi.f,aIn will play AZ Hippodromc Park
Cincinnati which Is said TO be only two
TI..H nm ~
II ia sid the Pittsburgh team viii play At
ono Of the best known bal parks IN Inc
Smoky city.
Roth the Cleveland and Chicago fran
rhlsc hunters say that they have options
ON grounds. Tho Chicago people purpose
uuttlug a team IN the North Side. jay
e,hund of Buffalo, also says that hc hh'
49,. oution ON "A piece Of ground on the out
/ sLirts OF Buffalo. lie has a summer hot'
there. and las hopes that II granted
) ,,.,cuisc II would advertise his hotel bust
ness.
lack Warner. the former Giant catcher
las applied TO the Cnitrd states League
for , positlon as umpire The next meeting
Of the league will be held at the lmp'r!d
, Hotel in about ten days.
/ Now records OF the 1911 National League
season were issued yesterday by John y
/ lcydlcr. secretary OF the cr6ahL Lduo'
rb..o stat,stics show that National LcaSH'
| oltcb.rs last year gave i,279 bises on balls
The st. Louis club led, with '8-' 'hl'aN'
was second with 5>5, and Cincinnati thlrd
with SIS Brooklyn was last, WIN 10
Sheckdrd. OF Chicago, led the league VIII
III passes in l56 games Bates ana B'Scher
of cincinnati. follow, with 100 and lO2, re-
sncctiyeIy. Sweeney led Boston, with I"
/ Iuummel had ~, Devore 81, l\nHbr 49, NaS
rer and Byrnc 81 each, and iiusslnS 20
There were i79S strke-outs during las
season. These were divided among the
eight clubs a. follows: Brooklyn, 6S5' ~
/ Louis, go; Chicago, 6l7; cinCinnau "''
/ III iIadclphia, SIS; Pittsburgh 'S; Bos'on
577, and New York. sos. coulson, Of BROOK
Iyn. and Bcscher. Of Cincinnati, led In tn
respect with rs strlie-outs each Luderu'
struck out % times. Carey 20, Dcyore 60
Schultz GS, Ingerton rs and Hauser 6'
| Those who played in 1870 games or over ai'
had low average of st'ikc-outs were
] Sweeney. 2G; Tinker, 81; Mitchell -; Larry
Doyle. 80; Murray 81; Meyers, ~, hlaoe
80: Wagner, q. and Oakes, %
: A new departure was the keeping oi rec
/ urds showing the number of men reachin,
! FIRST on errors These figures showed ! lS'
runners 10 profit In this way. Boston wa
favored IN times Philadelphia lot l'itts
Lurgh l5I. Cincinnati l5l st Louis ~.
| brooklyn lil New York l39 and Ihlcal'
| ige Sweeney. 1f Boston, led the individual
I PLAYERS. he reaching first 3J times In errors
/ The other club leaders were: Mitchell; -
/ H. bert %; Daubert. -; Wilson (ot iltlS
burph. "a Evans l9; Merkle, lA' ana iio'
man, lC.