The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-01
GRAND RAPIDS
LETS OUT BIG
CRY OF WRATH
Bert Noblett Amuses Fans by
Knocking Peoria and Rich
mond.

VIII some one tell the fans why
Bert Noblett. part owner Of the Grand
Rapids franchise, has q hammer out
for Jack Ryan Of Peoria and Elmer
Eggemeyer Of the Richmond club?
In the 1917 season. Grand Rapids
was one of the poorest baseball towns
in the circuit. Ask any club owner
what he thinks Of Grand Rapids. II
you want to hear q tale that's worth
listening to. Now read the appended
dispatch from the Furniture City:
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. L
What appears to be an attempt ia
force Grand Rapids out Of the reor
ganization plans Of the Central league
has come to the attention Of local
baseball fans.
Peoria, with Bloomington and
Springfield, in Illinois, seems all lined
up to press the candidacy of one
President John c. Ryan Of the Peoria
club for the league presidency, which
League President Harry w. Stahl-
hefer Of Evansville wants to vacate.
Richmond's president. Elmer Egge.
meyer. apparently is working hand in
hand with the Illinois hackers of the
Ryan candidacy. and it is almost GER
tain that the Peoria man will be sure
of the votes of four cities for Stahl-
hefer's successor.
HeIibroner Favored Here.
Grand Rapids and Fort Wayne have
declared in favor of Louis Heilbroner
of Fort Wayne, baseball's encyclo-
pedia. 1t Is because Of this very fact
that Messrs. Ryan and Eggemeyer
have assumed that Grand Rapids and
Muskegon do not want Central league
ball. and are framing their reOrgani-
zation plans accordingly.
It IL the hope of Ryan that he will
be able to- bring Bloomington and
Springfield into the league, along with
Peoria, while there is also chance
that he will be able to land Decatur.
another Illinois city. That much Of
the organization has been left to the
Peoria man.
The eastern end of the circuit. which
would include Springfield. Dayton.
Richmond. Evansville and Terre
Haute. has been left entirely to Egge-
meyer. President Stahlhefer probab-
ly will be able to give some help in
landing Evansville in the league, which
would mean that Ryan probably could
depend on Evansville's vote for the
league presidency.
Bert Noblett. part owner Of the
Grand Rapids franchise, will not at
tend the meeting at Indianapolis Sun
day, but will advise President Stahl-
hefer of Grand Rapids readiness to
start. President Ryan of Peoria al
ready has been informed of this fact,
and also that there is possibility Of
Muskegon getting in again.
For unadulterated piffle, this wall
of Grand Rapids caps the climax.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. Punch
Knoll, who managed the Evansville
team in the Central Baseball League
for several years. IL hopeful Of Evans
Vile having league ball this year. The
Evansville fans are anxious for the
city to get back into the league. Some
of the fans here would prefer to see
Evansville in the Southern League,
but this Is regarded out ofthe question
for at least this year. 1t is expected
that Evansville will send representa-
tives to the meeting of Central League
promoters that will be held at Indi-
annapolis next Sunday.
ROCKFORD. ILL.,, Feb. 1.-The Rock
ford Baseball Association, holder OF a
franchise in the Three-I League, is
manifesting only mild interest to date
in the efforts to align this city in the
combination Of Central and Three-I
League towns.
It is not certain that this city will
be represented In the meeting sched-
uled for Indianapolis Sunday. Presi-
dent T. d. Reber Of the Rockford
Club Is Ill and it Is not known If any
body else will make the trip.