The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
Wants to Unscramble Three-l
and Central League Terri
tory for 1919.
PLANS TWO LEAGUES
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana
Cities to Become Members
of His Circuit.

Bert Noblett. who controls the
Grand Rapids franchise in the Gen.
trail league. has issued call for a
meeting of old Central circuit club
owners to be held at Fort Wayne,
Feb. %. Richmond will be represent
ed at the meeting.
He proposes to unscramble the
Three-Eye and Circuit league combi-
nation of teams, assigning Peoria,
Bloomington, Terre Haute and Evans
Vile to the Three-Eye, and the other
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan cities to
the Central.
According to his plan Illinois, Iowa
and Western Indiana cities would be
set of by themselves and Eastern and
Northern Indiana, Western Ohio and
Michigan cities would constitute the
recognized Central.
NobIett Has Backing
The injection Of this plan into the
reorganization process sponsored by
Peoria and Richmond, may have a
bearing on the next meeting Of the
Central moguls. Grand Rapids. which
is backed by Muskegon, and has the
support of Fort Wayne, is working
hard to put across the Noblett scheme.
Carl Vandagrift, manager Of the FIT.
Wayne club, seems to favor the Mob
lett plan. The mileage question is up
permost in his mind. He favors
league composed Of Northern Indiana,
Ohio and Michigan towns. Interest in
Fort Wayne is running high. The feel.
ing there is that the Central will go
big this year.
Evansville 10 Out
<Hf he Evxvny evil u
ball association that has backed or
ganized ball in that city for the last
five years, have decided that they will
make no effort to place team in the
Central. At meeting 112 Of the 1873
shares of stock were represented.
The stockholders said they had car
ried the burden long enough and sug-
gested that baseball fans associa-
ton be formed or that the Chamber
or Commerce back team. Harry
Stahlhefer. former president of the
Central. speaking for the stockholders
announced that local fans must get
behind the movement. He said it
would take S. 900 to put a team on it's
feet In Evansville.
Mordecai Brown will manage the
Terre Haute team. 1t seems certain
that the Hut will be in the league.
GiIbert's Explanation.
r. w. Gilbert, former manager of
the Richmond club, interprets the Fort
Wayne meeting as an effort of the
Louis Heilbroner, baseball expert of
Fort Wayne, to cut Peoria, Blooming
ton and Terre Haute out of the league.
1t is believed that Heilbroner would
like to be elected president of the
Central. He has a rocky road ahead
h0f@
the Central.
Charles Carr, former manager of the
indianapolis team, should be named
head OF the league. Carr is a recep-
tive candidate and would make a fine
leader. as he knows baseball thorough
ly and has had fifteen years expert
ence IN the big and minor leagues
Vandagrift's Position.
Carl Vandagrift, president and man.
ager of the Fort Wayne club, today
wrote the Richmond club that he does
not see how his team can Join the
proposed Central organization because
OF excessive travelling expenses. He
has informed Ryan of his decision.
A jump from Peoria and BLOOMINGTON
Will mean sleeper expense for Fort
wayne, sum in excess, Vandagrift
says or the amount received for a
single game guarantee.
Il have received several letters from
Noblett," says Vandagrift, regarding
reorganization without Evansville
and Terre Haute. Grand Rapirs and
Muskegon are both willing to Join us,
making three cities for this end. I
would like very much to have you
consider this matter and join with us
in completing compact league.
1.-THE cities under consideration are
South Bend, Richmond, Springfield,
Dayton. Lima, making six or eight
club circuit at the smallest mileage
Of any Glass B league and a popula.
ton as great as any other league
Look at the map and see the small
jumps and also consider the interest
OF the fans in small circuit Nobletr
has asked for meeting in this city
but we believe it ought to be called
in. one of the new cities"
Richmond holds strategic position
In all the reorganization projects be-
cause of its geographical location. 1t
can become identified with either pro-
ject and be assured of the interest of
the fans. That is one reason why all
the cities are watching developments
here closely and are anxious to get
Richmond on their side.