The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-13
BREAK UP W. l.?
Four Towns May Be Taken
Into American Association.
That Is, if a Third Big League
Is Organized.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 13.-The well
advertised buck is the personal and
undisputed property today of the Ma
tional association of professional base
ball leagues.
The aforesaid marker was passed
when the American association sur
yived its meeting without taking any
action on the proposed merger of the
American association and Information
al league The association is now
standing on it's meeting, just where It
left off, waiting for the matter to be
brought up by the association at its
annual meeting. which begins today
Ed Barrow. president of the Inter
national league, hit Louisville Monday
night and he brought with him his
partial plans for the re-districting of
the minors Ed is heart and soul in
of fact had its origination with him
doing large part of heavy work. He
believes it will be the salvation of
minor league baseball and in this he
has the support of most of club own
ers who make up his circuit.
All Clubs willing.
1t is rumored in Louisville that full
cooperation has been absolutely made
certain of in the International league
The Rochester club is scheduled to be
placed in the New York State league
according to the gossips. And Provi-
dence will be turned over to the East
ern league.
Thomas ]. Hickey, president of the
american association, is unalterably
set against any plan for re-organiza-
ton because it means the disruption
of his circuit. He is here to preserve
the circuit and present indications are
he will stick until forced out. He has
already stirred the wrath of those
American association club owners who
favor the amalgamation of two cir
cults.
The association magnates had E
session that lasted three hours Mon
day When they emerged Hickey
made the assertion that the mem
bers had taken three hours to dis
cuss the matter of cutting expenses
by reducing the player limit. and had
reached a tentative agreen ent to
shorten the season to lao games. It
probably will open May 1. Today
Hickey predicted some settlem ent
, probably will be reached regarding
the subject
Milwaukee to Lose Out?
1t is now believed that Milwaukee
will be included in the merger of
American association and Ihterna-
tional clubs, taking the place of Co
lumbus. Joe Tinker, president of Co
lumbus club, has been riding the
fence ever since he came to Louis
lille, leaning first this way and then
that. He announced with no show of
uneasiness that he we s ready to fall
either way-grab the new league as it
goes by or stick with the American
association. His sympathias appea red
/ to be conferred on retaining the Amer
lean association organization, so he
has been dropped.
The Western league stands ready to
ratify the changes Des Moinas, Lin
coin, St. Joseph and Omaha would be
taken into new American associa-
ion organization and this would be
decidedly interesting for their club
'Wners.
Changes as fast as a Kaleidoscope
i Jew are being made in the baseball
map by the gossips, some of which
| have a basis of foundation Others
have not. A rumor passed around
that baltimore and Kansas City would