South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-12
RUMOR RUNNING
RIFE REGARDING
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Terre Haute Still Says She viii
Not Enter Circuit While
Others Dream CT Making
Class A Combination.

Special 10 The NeWs-TImes
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Feb. 12.-On
every side can be heard the question.
When is the Central league meeting
70 be held 30 Reports from Dayton
and Fort Wayne say that the session
will be held within the next week.
However. 10 one on the outside il
looks as II either the Central league
will be unable TO organize for the
coming seaTon or else there is "a plan
under foot TO reorganize the Central
and place X in the field as a class A
organization. Just now there is a dis
cussion going on concerning the adj
visibility Of making the class IA
leagues practically major leagues by
removing the draft rule. In connec-
ton with this plan it has been pro-
posed that some of the class "A cities
Of the poorer grade be eliminated
from these proposed majors and their
places taken by placing teams in the
larger cities which can now boast OF
but one club. such a move being aim
ed TO block me entrance Of the Fed
eral league into these cities.
Then in order To provide good base
ball for the poorer class IA cities the
scheme is TO TeOrganize the smaller
circuits where necessary i'm order to
take in these cities. For instance. the
Western league could take IN st. Paul.
and also place a team i'm Kansas City.
The American association would also
readily surrender the Toledo territory
and Columbus. it is said.
This would leave the way open for
the Central league to make one of the
strongest class a leagues in the cOun-
try. The cities and their population
available for such league would be
Columbus 100000: Toledo. 1S7. 700;
Dayton. 10000: Grand Rapids, 1885,
900; Akron. 100000; Erie $4,000;
Youngstown. 9O.O0ffi. Fort Wayne
$4,000: Canton. $4,000; Wheeling.
$1,000; Springfield. O., 10000; Evans
Vile $4,000.
Some Having Trouble.
Pres't HeilbrOner is having a great
deal of difficulty in forming an eight
club circuit. because that means or
ganizing four stock companies in four
different cities which, of course. takes
time Because of the time necessary
20 form these different stock com
panies, the meeting is delayed Thus
by legitimately delaying the meeting.
the Central Will be in a position to
grasp the opportunity should the ma
iors decide TO promote class "A clubs
In this event the eight cities in the
above list would be selected according
To population and geographical loca-
ton with Columbus as the pivot city
Evansville, due TO its location, would
have difficulty in retaining its berth
However, the fact that il is "A good
city In the matter of attendance might
swing il into the league.
BY thus forming a class \ territory
the league would have no use for the
Terre Haute territory. and would be
willing TO surrender it. That would
leave Terre Haute free to negotiate
for a Three-I league franchise. and
eventually be in an eight-Club circuit
with the best eight towns of the fol-
lowing group for a circuit with Peoria
as the pivot city: Davenport. 20. 600;
Peoria. 100. 600; Evansville. $4,000;
Terre Haute, $1,000; Dubuque $4,000;
Springfield. Ill, 10000: Quincy. So
600: Decatur. 10000; Danvine 35,-
600; Bloomington, $4,000
Think II. III. BluninG.
The sentiment of the papers
throughout the Central league is 70
take the stand of TerTe HaUte con-
corning Withdrawing from the Central
as a stall. but upon a close inspection
Of the facts which have influenced the
local club owners i'm making the state
ment "Three-I league or bust one
cannot help being convinced that the
club owners are i'm earnest and have.
in fact. withdrawn from the league.
4 club in the Central league cannot he
considered by these good. sound bust
ness men as any proposition at all.
The writer ventured the query TO
one Of the stockholders as 90 the rea-