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This Entire Document THE SPORTINGTHADEMAHKED BY TRB 8POBT1NO LIPB EtJB. OO. BNTBBBD AT PHILA. P. O. AS SECOND CLASS MATTBB LIFE VOLUME 24, NO. 10. PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 1, 1894. PRICE, TEN CENTS. ago League Club as trustee for Spald- lain R. B. Armour is now in New York, ng. Mr. Hart's aim and object seemed1 and has arranged for National League A CHICAGO JUGGLE. o prove the non-existence of such a TROUBLE FOR CUBA. ROWE'S ROSY VIEW protection for the new organization. If WESTERN LEAGUE hing as the reserve rule, and he ap- Louisville drops out of the National arently succeeded in convincing Judge League she will be given a berth in the THE INSIDE WORKINGS OF A LEAGDE Acheson, who a few minutes later ask- BANCROFT IS GOING TO INVADE THE OF THE ODTLOOK FOR Central League. d the Gumbert people to state wherein HIS FINE The basis of the new League will be MAKES UP A CIRCUIT OK PAPER icy proposed to make a case. This ap- Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta, Evansville CLUB EXPOSED. arently dumfounded Ferguson, who a»- EVER-FAITHFUL ISLE WESTERN ASSOCIATION. and Terre Haute. It will hardly con­ AT LEAST. onished everyone by stammering out tain more than eight clubs and possibly hat he himself didn't believe they had not more than half a dozen. Gnmbert Non-Suited on a Technicality, case unless tiufy should succeed in With an All-Queen-City Team o! Base Why It May be Regarded as the George Stallings will play first base Reading Betwean the Lines, the Re­ onvincing his honor that the five-year ang again manage Nashville. He will But Now In Position to Get on ontract which Gumbert had signed did Ball Players This Winter-Things Best Minor League aave Moran, Harper, Sweeney, Swett way with the necessity for a notice in in the Country and Cleve sure. Cleve led the batting port ol the Reorganization MeetinG the Right Tack in His Fight he fall of 1802. Judge Acheson didn't and fielding of the Virginia League last With eem to think this possible, and asked There is Still Magic In the Name The Circuit Good Despite the season. He is also after a strong third Does Not Indicate a Very Rosy ' he should rule, whereupon Ferguson baseman who played in the Western the Chicago Club. ntered a voluntary non-suit. ol Cincinnati. Ten-Clnb Handicap. League. Outlook For the League. A NEW LINE OF PROCEDUHJI. Ollio Beard is slated to manage At­ Pitcher Gumbert Attorney Thomas M. Marshall, Jr., lanta. He will be backed by John and did not win his suit fated last night that, while the Chicago Cincinnati, Nov. 26. Years ago Frank Chicago, Nov. 24. Dave Rowe, pres­ Steve Ryan and other capitalists of the The Western League reorganized Nor, for breach of contract against the Chi­ C. Bancroft was one of the earliest base cient of the Western Base Ball Asso­ 21 by admitting St. Paul in place of cago Club, eople had beaten Gunibert on a tcchni- Gate City. Charley Campau will prob­ of the National League, he ality, it would by no means end the ball pilgrims to invade Cuba and h« is ciation, is satisfied that he is at th« ably manage the Terre Haute Club. He Sioux City, thus making the circuit taking a voluntary non-suit on a tech­ very likely to try it again. While jead of the best minor base ball organi­ Kansas City, Minneapolis, Grand Rap­ nicality. But he nevertheless uit.. In bis testimony Hart had ad­ nil will be backed by the street car com­ achieved mitted conspiracy against Gumbert and the Leaguers are talking of Southern zation in tha country. "Every club in pany of that city. George Stallings' ids, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Toledo, De­ a distinct victory, as he uncovered the trips it is quite probable :he circuit," he said, "made money last troit and Indianapolis. Neither Indian­ inside workings and manipulations new suit would be entered on that that the Ciucin- brother, Charley Stallings, will be he- of the ne. The case had merely to do with a natis or at least a part of tho team rear. Times with us were so good that hind the Evansville Club. Memphis apolis nor Detroit were represented at Chicago Club, and is uow in a position will indulge in voluntarily increased the salary limit will this important meeting, thus angering to pursue the correct legal way of get­ ontraet, while the new suit would iu- a little tour on their own again be backed by Captain R. B. olve the right of the League either as hook. Cuba is the objective point und from $800 to $900 a year, and we ban- Armour and Charley Dooley may be ill. Comiskey will run the St. Paul ting at the Chicago Club. He will now shed from our League the drunkards Club himself, begin another suit on different lines, , whole or as individuals to conspire around Manager Bancroft's standard the manager. he, an alien, being given n the manner in which it had on Hart's there has been a rallying of more re­ ind those who act riotously on the field. the franchise in preference to local which there is little doubt but that he cruits than it will This class has been notified that their capitalists, represented by Walter Wil­ will wiu. wn evidence. One feature of the trial be possible to use. vhich was gratifying to Mr. Marshall "The Cincinnati ReVls" will be the trade­ services are not wanted. We do not THE STATE LEAGUE. mot, a resident .of St. Paul, and in Gumbert had sued -the Chicago Base blacklist them. was that part of it in which Hart de- mark of the travelers and it is among They are at liberty to If One spite of the fact that the Western As­ Ball Club, and the defense proved that jlay iu any League but ours. Such is Formed It Will be Different sociation had preempted the, club had gone out of existence on lared that A. G. Spalding did not own the possibilities that Treasurer Ashley the territory by a share of stock in the present Chicago Lloyd may take a few days off and iction was rendered necessary. The From That of Last Year. placing a club there first. If "territorial February 1, 1893, the Chicago^ National race put up by our teams during the Hazleton, Nov. 2(5. President Hanlon, League Club taking its place. Gumbert's Jlub. When Hart was further asked cross over from Key West to see the rights^ are really the corner-stone of f someone did not hold stock in the boys play in the snug little isle. last season was the prettiest on record. of the Stae League, has notified the tho National Agreement, as claimed in, contract for 18i)3, at $2750, had not The present For five months six of the feams had managers of the several clubs that a the National League's infamous been ratified by the new club, and, there­ lub in trust for Spalding he ventured plans are of course sub­ black-' 10 reply, showing, Mr. Marshall de- ject to amendment, but tho team of tonr- lercentages above the .500 mark and meeting will be called a» soon as the listing order, then tlie Western Asso­ fore, a non-suit was moved and granted. :he race was so close that it waa hard National clubs come to an understand­ Gumbert may get redress by suing the lares, that Spnlding has a large hand in ists, as now outlined, is: Jack Boyle ciation is clearly entitled to St. Paul, iase ball and that Hart is his proxy. first base and catcher, Harry Vaughn to pick a winner. Our circuit is com- ing. What kind of a circuit will make and the alien Oomiskey's claim can old club, which is said to be still in oact. The traveling expenses are light up the State League for 1895 is difficult existence, having control of the Chicago first base and catcher, Bid McPhee sec­ have no standing under the National ond base, Denny Lyons third base, ind all our jumps are made without to sa"y at present. Just now there Agreement if the Western Association grounds and stands, with A. G. Spald- are several leagues being LATE HEWS BY WIRE. Shorty Fuller short stop, Jack Stenzel patronizing a sleeping car. We ha%e formed, in­ insists upon its prior rights in the prem­ iug as president. admitted Sioux City and St. Paul. TW cluding Schuylkill Valley League, the ises. President Hart said he owned one left field, Bug Holliday centre field, The Much-Talked-ofCentral League former city will strengthen ^our circuit.1 Berks County League and the Lehigh AGAINST "FARMING" OUT PLAYERS. shara in the Chicago Ball Club (the old Billy Clingman right field and pitcher Valley is Organized. and Billy Wittrock right field and pitch­ As for St. Ea-t1 ?!.? will prove a good League. From this it would The principal amendment to the en- club), and that A. G. Spalding and ball town, rwxt year we will have appear that a State League, if formed stitution adopted John Wulsh owned the balance. The Special to "Sporttuir Lite." er. Chauncey Fisher wants to make was one which pro­ the jaunt, but Manager uetter grounds iu several towns and our at all, will be made up of clubs alto­ vides that no club shall farm out its Club was worth $350.000, holding land Nashville, Tenn., Nov.
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