The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-17
RYAN TO FORM
New LEAGUE IN
WESTERN LOOP
Isn't Worrying About Mob
let's Efforts to Control Cen
trails Destiny.

J1Ck Ny0up VI FeOrI9p Will NOT
change the Fl. Wayne meeting Of Cen.
trail league moguls on Feb. 70 to CHI
cago.
The Peoria president also is not
worrying much about the territory the
Central league moguls may annex In
Michigan. Ohio and northern Indiana,
Rickfore Is ready to Join any middle
western baseball circuit. Ryan may
propose.
Ryan thinks 1t will be possible for
more cities to be represented In tho
Windy City. and II Grand Rapids and
Fort Wayne are really In earnest on
the two league proposition. he believes
they will gladly come to terms at the
TT. Wayne conference.
With the edition Of Rockford It is
practically certain q league cen be
formed on the western side OF tho
territory, which will include Terrs
Haute and either Evansville OF Decatur
BLOOMINGTON and Peoria. Hannibal
and Davenport and Moline and Rock
ford.
Not q bad combination. claim most
fans and 1t would be ono of the most
compact circuits in the country, few
sleeper jumps being necessary through
out inc l4V 8HmO 6Cu00ul0.
Davenport 10 Wanted
The action at Davenport In coming
out for good baseball has relieved tho
situation for Ryan. Most of the old
Three-I territory looked impossible
unless the fans in the Tri-cities could
be aroused. and with Davenport and
Moline as members, the spot on the
Mississippi river will be valuable
one to any minor league organization
fully as valuable as Dayton or Spring.
field, Peoria baseball men believe.
The circuit would be more compact
with Decatur replacing Evansville, and
Il has been limited a man with major
league backing is ready to 60 into De
catur, finance the club II the Decatur
fans will lend assistance in providing
q ball park. not too far from the bust
ness section.
Invite All Owners
II the meeting is not changed from
Fort Wayne to Chicago, an invitation
win be extended to all former Three-I
league owners. Carl Vangergrft has
noAified President Ryan his city favors
the proposed Central league now be-
ing boosted by Noblett Of Grand Rap
ids. Vandergrift does not believe his
city could possibly make both ends
meet with the long sleeper Jumps
which would result in the original cir
cult proposed by the league-makers at
indianapolis two weeks ago.
Ryan is in an excellent strategical
position now since he has lined up
Rockford and Davenport Noblett may
discover. II Central league moguls ac-
cept the Grand Rapids plan, that he
made a major mistake In permitting
. man of Ryan's calibre to get out OF
<the old Central.
II Peoria revamps the old Thr0e-I,
Richmond will have to hook up with
the Central. Ryan's decision leaves
Richmond in strategic position. She
becomes the important link In the
."'t'al.
Tlnker's Position
Tic proposition apparently has re.
solved into a question OF which OF
the two proposed circuits Wall appeal
most to the hackers OF clubs 1t sprang'
field, Dayton and Lima Joe Tinker
who is supposed to have secured oack'
ing for teams in Dayton ana spring
field, with the assistance OF Fred Hun
ter, former Muskegon hrst pasemen'
has been advised OF NooIetts plan,
but has not yet offered any expression
which might indicate which way no
will flop.
Tinker has como out nat with the
statement that unless an agreement
"A reached between the warning rae
fions. his chances of putting q club IN
DAYTON are decidedly remote.
Tinker has been pretty well IN
touch with the Central league situa'
ton. Joe stated yesterday that. &C.
cording to an informant who has his
thumb on the circuits pulse. there 10
likely to be considerable trouble en-
countered before tho loop Is fully
rounded out.