The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
HOLLAND IS BUSY
Trying to Force Matters In
Western League.
Alone in Fight to Drop Wich-
ita and Sioux City Clubs.

Jack Holland just can't get out Of
the habit Of trying to change the
Western league circuit and attempting
to run things over the entire circuit.
His latest move Is IN trying to shit
Wichita and Sioux City teams. The
following is taken from the st. Joseph
News-Press Of Dec. 8. which demon
strates his rancid dispositions:
An offer of $4,000 for the Wichita
baseball clubs franchise and players,
made by Jack Holland. acting a. agent
for the Western league. was turned
down by the Jobber management late
yesterday, in q letter received by HOl-
land.
Since the Wichita club has seen Mt to
soon at the offer 1t will be forced out
of the league anyway and won't even
get a chance to realize that much, ac-
cording to Holland. There likely will
be a meeting of the league magnates
in Chicago before the end OF this week
and at that time the matter of Drop
ur for final action. It is also prob
able that the Sioux City franchise will
be transferred. possibly to Minneapolis.
Fight to . Finish.
ST have started this fight, lone
handed, to get Wichita and Sioux City
out Of the league and I'm not going to
quit until it is accomplished" said
Holland. "Of course, the other direc-
tors, Isbell and Rourke, are back of
me, but I conceived 1t and am acting
as spokesman. We may not accom-
sooner or later. If necessary. we will
run the league with only six clubs
next season. 1t begins to look now as
if there will be but a half dozen teams
in the wheel when the spring of 1914
oils around
The announcement Of the local
magnate that the Western probably
would be a six-club affair next season
is interesting news. The question ia,
would the fans tire of seeing the same
clubs SO often, or, with the good clubs
left, would they patronfze thu game
better? Notwithstanding the distance
Of Denver, it would make the circuit
more compact than ever and would
eliminate some Of the long jumps.
Did Wichita Act Wisely:
The general opinion is that the
Wichita club would have done well to
have accepted the leagues offer made
by Holland. This would leave the for
mer their baseball plant and about
enough money to pay of their indebt-
edness. The club lost about $4,000
last season, but it managed to fake
in about $1,000 for players sold, leav-
ing a net loss of $1,000.
George Tebeau, owner OF the Kan
sis City Blues, was to have borne half
the expense of buying the Jobber
franchise, while the, other $1,000 was
to have been paid out Of the leagues
strong box. A team would be placed
in Kansas City, to use American ASSOC
citation park when the Blues are out
of town. As has been announced be-
fore, Tebeau's object In wanting q
Western league club in Kansas City Is
to fight the Federals. In case the deal
went through the right to run the
club was to be given to a competent
man without any cost to him.
Holland said that Oklahoma City
would not be accepted into the league
under any odds. as there are enough
white e1ephants'' on hand now Even
though business men there may have
plenty of money with which to buy
the Wichita franchise, the chances are
the club would be losing money in
a short time and the league would be
worse off than ever. with such a long
jump town.