The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-01
NLD 750-MILE
LEAGUE CIRCUIT
IS Anticipated
Eggemeyer Says Sentiment
Will Carry Old Central
League Through Race.

With new men working at the helm
of the old Central league and with
the old hands still on the job, it looks
very much like the old $50 mile cir
cult Of the Central would start again.
Elmer Eggemeyer. president Of the
Richmond club said Tuesday. that
Sentiment would carry the old Cen
trail through the race this year. The
old Central league has stood the fire
and water for years and years and
has always shown mighty good base
ball The Central league has always
been stronger organization than
either the Three-I or Western league,
as 1t proved In the year OF 1917 when
1t was the only minor league to, fin
ish the season"
He said that 1T was the opinion Of
old baseball men interested In the
league that 1t was up TO them to get
together and put the old ship back on
. its feet. 1t Is almost certain that the
Nague will start with at least six
llub circuit and possibly eight"
Against Early Start.
II Charles Carr swings Lima, O.,
six clubs can be ready to 60 this
month. 1t is Eggemeyer's belief that
both Terre Haute and Evansville fav-
or this circuit as they can operate
for about $4,000 less than they can in
the proposed Three-I league.
II am not In favor Of starting early
this year or any year." Eggemeyer
said. Even II we do not start until
late in May or the first Of June. be-
lieve that should be the real time to
start the league. Richmond lost
money during the first games in May
which started in 1917 on May 2. and
did not make any until June"
AS soon as another club Is definitely
lined UP for Class B ball, overtures
Evansville which are expected to in
er Lima, o., or Muncie is expected to
come through for the other club. With
either OF these two towns in the run
ming, the league should line up with
Richmond. Springfield, Fort Wayne,
Lima. Terre Haute, Evansville and
probably Grand Rapids and Muske-
gon Louis Heilbroner Is at these
two latter places this week sounding
them on the possibilities of league
ball. while Carr breaches the subject
to Lima. O., and Muncie.
Community.Owned Club.
Heilbroner's plan Of action for this
week is to start a community-owned
club at Fort Wayne and then proceed
TO Grand Rapids and Muskegon to or
ganize the same kind Of club. By
that time he believes the action OF
Lima. O., Muncie and Hamilton, which
has been asked to organize a tempo
rary company and send a representa-
tive to the meeting. will be known
Both Noblett and Vandergrift have
4 given assurance that they will back
any organization that he can swing
Springfield, he states, has also asser
ed their assistance in starting the ole
Central circuit.
Press reports from the northern
cities in the Three-I league intimate
that either Mayor Bose OF Al Tear
ney will come to Richmond some time
this week to get this club to go II
their circuit, Richmond baseball mel
have gone on record that they will no
consider such circuit at an expense
of about $4,000 more than the clul
should normally pay.
Lines are already out for man
ager for the Richmond baseball clul
so that Richmond will De ready t
start when the time comes. Georg
Mullin of Delphi, Ohio, thus far is tn
BEST prospect in the field. Multi
pitched for Detroit for about fiv
years from 1910 to 1915, and is a
all-round ball man.
AS soon as the meeting this wee
has been arranged and the Central oil
ganization started, the local organ
cations will be got under way an
the ball club lined up to start pra'
tice in the latter part OF April an
the first of May. Eggemeyer sal
Tuesday he did not anticipate an
trouble getting ball players this yea