The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-08
CENTRAL HEADS
WILL MEET AT
CHICAGO SOON
Proposed Loop Almost Equals
Mark Of Western League in
Population.

J. G. Ryan, president OF the Peoria
club, and Elmer Eggemeyer. acting
chairman Of the Central league, ex-
pect to call a meeting Of the old and
prospective franchise owners Of the
circuit within the next week, probably
at Chicago. which is centrally located
for the Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and
Michigan club owners.
Developments since the Indianapolis
meeting indicate that a six or an
eight club circuit will be former,
either stretching east from the I'LL
nois cities, through Indiana to Day.
ton and Springfield in Ohio; or taking
the form of a triangle, with the I'LL
nois cities the western point, Grand
Rapids and Muskegon in Michigan the
northern apex; and Richmond and the
two Ohio cities as the eastern point
II the Central league circuit as out
lined at India napolis last Sunday is
formed. the organization will come
mighty close to landing Glass A classi.
fication.
Figures Prove II.
These facts may be discovered by
any fan IL he will take the time to
figure population of the eight cities
making up the Central circuit. then
do likewise with the Western. Cla IS
A league. He will discover there is
less than $4,000 difference in the two
loops-a small item when some of
the western league cities are com
pared to the ones in the Central cir
cult.
The total population Of the eight
cities originally proposed for mem
bership in the Central is 581, 220. In
the Western league where there is a
similar eight club circuit, the popula.
ton is 636,S56. Yet the Western
league has Glass A rating with the
National Association, while the Cent
raj will likely start as Glass B loop
The owners will probably favor the
Glass b rating. II will mean lower
salary and player limit, but at the
same time the draft price is lower in
Class b than Glass A and the whole
proposition Is just about as broad as
1t is long.
Only Class q League
II the Central league gets going as
Class b organization, it may be the
only circuit of the rating in operation
in the United States this season. Two
loops formerly holding the classified
ton have been advanced to Glass A
standing. They are the Texas and
Eastern leagues.
1t Is possible the National associa.
ton may want to make Glass A terri
tory out of the Central. but majority
of the club owners will vote to remain
In Class B. it is believed.
The Central league situation looks
better every day, according to state
ment made by President Ryan yester-
day. II received an application for
franchise from two cities today" said
the club president Both have been
good baseball cities in the past and
they would fit in with our circuit and
neither have been mentioned as pos
sible members in our organization
plans.
I'VE want to go through with our
original work, and start with the cir
cult proposed at Indianapolis, but the
Dayton and Springfield people will
have to act within the next week or
we will start plans in another direc.
ton"
Here Are The Figures.
The figures on population in the
Central and Western leagues from lat
est census reports are as follows:
Central LEAGUE