South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-04
CENTRAL LEAGUE
NEEDS ANOTHER
TEAM To START
Rumored That Wheeling, w.
Va, May Be Induced to En-
ter 0rganizatiOn-TO Organ
ize for Five Years.

Pres't Louie" HeilbrOnner VIII
issue his call TO the remnants of the
Central league some time during the
next two weeks according to reports
from Fort Wayne. When the rem
nants are brought together, Louie
expects to develop some means OF
continuing the class c circuit for an
other year.
Heilbroner is anxious To make of
the Central league an eight club CIR
cult. but with only five clubs within
even hailing distance at this time,
Louie" is having some difficulty IN
rounding up three other towns. 1t Is
reported that he will be satisfied with
one more club.
IF the president and directors are
not satisfied that three new cities can
be secured they will be content with
one There are plenty of applica-
tons for franchises and there will be
no difficulty in adding one and going
again at half a dozen and trying this
for one more season." is the manner
i'm which the attitude OF HeilbrOner
is given out by one Fort Wayne sport
writer.
Knowing the conditions in minor
league baseball circles this year ii Is
hardly necessary TO repeat TO the aV-
erage fan that few franchises are be-
-
broner was exceedingly anxious TO
have Ed Smith drop his Southern
Michigan franchise and return to the
Central this season, but the South
Bend man mas had experience in both
circuits and prefers his present COM
paniOns.
Springfield is Out.
1t is difficult To figure what town
will make the sixth in the Central
III Sol ic aIc 81 a
through according to reports and the
Central magnates have given up hope
of having the Buckeyes in again.
Dayton is known to be on the fence
while conditions at Terre Haute are
not the best
RumOrs about Fort Wayne that the
Billikins would be out of the game
this year have been denied by sport
writer's and HeilbrOner, while Owner
Essick of the Grand Rapids team is
on the Pacific coast at this time.
Heilbroner has been making the
rounds Of the various towns in his
circuit and is said to have held con-
ferences with the Terre Haute avn
ers, the magnates at Evansville and
Claude III. Varnell, owner of the Fort
Wayne club at Wheeling. 1t is under
stood that Heilbroner is after Varnell
to place a Wheeling club in the cir
cult.
To Run For Five Years.
One of the principal moves at the
coming meeting of the Central league
directors will be to organize for a
period of five years and each fran
chise will be given i'm a certificate
good for the period Of organization.
Heilbroner through the Fort Wayne
sport writers explains this proposed
step as follows:
This is a step that none of the
minor leagues below class a has
ever taken. 1t is an innovation de-
signed TO give the league sOlidity, as
is the five-year change An owner
can feel that he has something tang
ible for his investment and can go
ahead with his plans and rest under
the assurance that he will have five
years in which TO build up a team and
to recoup the losses that are likely
to occur in the experimental period.
Experiences of last season have
indicated to all the minor and major
leagues in baseball that better bust
ness basis must be established if the
sport is to be carried on at a profit.
and unless there is a profit il will die.
as the time when cities and individ-
uals were willing to lose money on a
team To advertise a town is passing
very rapidly"