Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-19
George Reed and Ward ISbeII
Begin Feeling Out Sentiment
to Find Out Whether Club
Here Would Pay,
LONG JUMPS WON'T BE
SERIOUS HANDICAP
Satisfactory Agreement Made
by Rio Grande Association
With Railways League Is
Already Organized,

whether Albuquerque viii have or
Rani1cd baseball this season is 10 be
decided within the next week or two
This viii be- determined by the sen
tlnent Of baseball enthusiasts toward
supporting club Negotiations have
reached the point now where the pro-
meters have 10 learn this fact before
proceeding any further The league
the RIO Grande association has been
organized, and the Albuquerque field
has been allotted to George NJ Reed
and Ward iahell both veterans AT the
game. II they find sentiment favor
able nothing win be left but the sign
ing of the franchise.
Tho players Will be an easy mat.
tor lsbell and Reed right now have
queries from nearly 10 players who
want befths with the team
Reed Is Here.
Reed arrived here yesterday from
~ PaHo. where be has been in con.
suliation with J J McClaskey, or.
ganiNer of the league He and lsbell
interviewed several prominent fans
yesterday aud while they were enthus.
lastie over the flrst days results they
nave not yet gone fAr enough TO say
with great degree Of certainty
whether they viii have club here.
Reed has had twenty-five years of
experience ~ the national pnstime.
most of the time az manager lie h.
not new 10 hrrnldnG into new terri
tory lie helped orkanize the South
crn association and the Union assoc
citation nf Montana Nevada ana Utah
lie was manager Of the Decatur team
of the Three-l league laHt season.
Plans for club Settled
REED and lsbell have NOT fully de-
cided what snu of plan 10 follow
here. Their line OF action win bee
guided largely by what men Interested
~ the scheme have to say one plan
under consideration is the orRaniai-
ton 81 O stool. comnuny fhe amount
~ capitalization, of course. would bc
left 10 the men who want 10 20 into
the company They would elect their
nwn oiflcfrs ana have complete CON
troll OF the company Reed win give
them figures relative 80 the salary
limit transportation and cost Of main
tenance aud with these figures in their
possession they could FIX the size Of
The organization.
That there VIII he q lJo Grando
association Is an absolute rprtnlhtv
The organization already inns been
perfected Reed said -Four clubs, in
GLIDING IN paso, also are certain. Nc
Closkoy win have the ~ paso club.
I'd Mackey is organising the silver
City company now Joo Mathes Is at
Deming ana another old head rs on
the way 10 Bishee, Ariz
Transportation Easy Matter.
The matter OF long Jumps and
transportation viii not present any
drawback Arrangements have been
made with the railrond companies
The schedule viii be made up ~ as to
permit the jumps being made easily
and az The same time keep the PLAYER
limit down 10 a figure within easy
reach of any Of the cities.
The limit viii be twelve players to
q team, after the season is fairly UNI !
der way Thefc viii De five PLAYING
daya a weeR with six games "a week. /
bout lc-henders viii bee PLAYED ON
Snndaya The salary limit win be !
$1,000 q month TO club This does (
not include the manager * salary.
Aside from the support that the
pure love Of She sport viii draw Reed |.
points 10 The advertising value of "A /
club IN 20 B' 10 the city. The num-
Der of applications received from
pmyeiR throughout the country give /
some idea Of this
with Organized baseball.
The league VIII be affiliated with I
organized baseball This will maun.
tee The protection of The National as- !
eneiStion The club win have com
flete ana absolute control OF AN play ,
'rs. This means the manager win
have oaar Ike sqy-so over the |
conduct ot players lie viii have the !