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Base Ball the Ball the Best Ball! BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 48—No. 20. Philadelphia, January 26, 1907. Price, Five Cents. SPORTING LIFE. January 26, 1907. May 1 and ending as near September having other players take certain actions which 15 as convenient The schedule meet would be detrimental to their interests in pro ing will be held in February in one of fessional base ball for all time to come and LAWSON©S LEAGUE. the League©s cities. It was announced without any cause whatsoever. It is for these that George Reed would manage the reasons that the player©s application is refused. Decatur Club. HARRY C. PULLIAM, B. B. JOHNSON, THF NEW WESTERN PENNSYLYA THE FINAL JUDGMENT BY THE AUG. HERRMANN, Netvs Notes. National Commission. Manager Fred Donovan is said to be after NIA EXPANDS. pitcher Syfert from Decatur for the Bloomers. COMMISSION. Manager Starke, of Dubuque, announces that he has signed two pitchers, two infielders and THE TRI-STATE LEAGUE. a pair of outfielders, in addition to a big Butler and Beaver Falls Are Ad reserve. Full Text of the finding Which Make The Williamsport Club Gets Into Line President Kinsella, of Springfield, has drafted infielder George Deneau from Jackson, in the by Gracefully Accepting Protection mitted, Increasing the Circuit to Copper Country League, and is on a still hunt the Erratic Ball Player Ineligible With the Remaining Clubs. for pitchers. President Holland has accepted the resigna .Williarnsport, Pa., Jan. 22. Editor Ten Clubs Some Facts About tion of Secretary A. T. Thumler and has ap for Any League But the Trl-State Sporting Life." Williamsport©s di pointed as his successor Herbert J. Miller, of rectory met Wednesday afternoon and Bloomington, 111. formally accepted Class the Clubs of the Organization. League for Balance of Life. B protection in the-light of the agreements and OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. promises made at the BY JAMES AOTHERBON, The decision of the National Com meetings of the -National Conuellsville, Pa., Jan. 21. Editor Charles Morion Re-elected as Presi mission refusing reinstatement to Commission and Board of "Sporting Life." The Western Penn- James Sebring a©nd the reasons in ful Arbitration at New York. .sylvania League held a meeting at dent After a Hard Fight Possibility for© such refusal was This is the first formal Hotel Marrietta, Cori- of a Ten-Club Circuit. give©ri by Chairman Herr action that the club has nellsville, Pa., Jan. 17 mann to the press las taken in the matter and at which time the league Cleveland, O., January* 22. Editor Saturday. Following is. every club In5 the Tri- was made a ten-club af "Sporting Life." The© annual meeting the full text of the de State has now entered fair, Butler, Pa., taking of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League was cision, a careful perusa the fold of the major the place of McKeesport held in this city on Jan of which will show tha league under the regime Beaver Falls, Fairmont uary 15. Charles H. Mor the National Commission C. F. Carpenter that has been drawn up and Clarksburg were ton, of Akron, was re- was fully justified on for them. Mayor Seth granted franchises. At elected president on the several grounds in re T. Forestman was elected as a director Fairmont and Clarksburg ninth ballot by a vote of fusing clemency to s of the club and all the other directors Sunday ball is permitted. 6 to 2. Six roll call player who had acted, xvere chosen to fill the same positions Applications from Ro ballots resulted the same not once -only, but sev in the year of 1907. Manager Harry chester, Pa., Somerset Akron, Mansfield, Lan eral times, in a manner Wolverton was ordered to sign men and Berlin were read. caster and Marion sup James Sebring prejudicial to the good who were available under the agree A. J, Lawson The League ordered the porting Morton, Newark rlP«tn,r>H,,.Q /^,Put.e ,?f th<5 game and ment. Local enthusiasts are elated President to visit these and New Castle voting destructive of discipline and harmony over the action of the club in regard \o cities and select the one he thinks befel for Henry P. Edwards of the protection idea and it is certain for the League. At Fairmont the Fair of Cleveland, and Sharon that the club will be supported mont Base Ball Association, a $10,000 and Youngstown voting financially and otherwise by the local stock company, holds the franchise, A1 Charles Morton for Sam Wright, city The Text of the Decision. fans. Manager Wolverton refuses to Clarksburg the Clarksburg Athletic editor of the Youngs- give out the list of players that he has Association holds the franchise. town Vindicator." Two more secret signed to date, but it is learned that THE NEXT MEETIN* ballots were taken, but on the ninth the number includes all the old elig will be held February 14 when the ballot Newark went over to Morton ible players in connection with some schedule will be adopted, also the of thus electing him. Sharon also voted new stars. ficial ball. Every club in this league for Morton, but Youngstown and New has good backing and everything Castle refused to make the vote unani app es to the commissio Wilmington Club©s Status. points to a successful season. The mous. President Morton©s salary wa roT e © aVng plaved wite tne Trl increased to $1500 per annum. i atter part of the Wllmington, Del., Jan. 23 Building In- President received a vote of thanks of i spector William M. Connolly has decided to run for the manner in which he conducted OTHER LEAGUE BUSINESS. ho v, , of tne season of 1906.. He Akron brought up a foot ball scan bases his claim for reinstatement on the point the Wllmington Tri-State Club himself. He has the affairs of the League, and he was ho -^ r <?n aC Ut of illness ln his not yet decided about grounds, though he will given full power to act in all matters dal about Manager Walter East, but ^ a.my endeavor, to buy the lease on the Sioutli pertaining to the League. no charges were preferred and the to WOT tnqUed t0, HSTe,. the Cincinnati Club matter was dropped as far as the Ohio , to his home- aud thereupon Side Park held by Al. W. Lawson, who has SOME HONORS. h- > - with the Williamsport an Atlantic League franchise. He is endeavor The members present were honored and Pennsylvania League is concerned. his home city© ing to secure Joe Kelley, of Cincinnati, as with a box in the Connellsville Opera Sandusky an-d Zanesville made appli wmiT he received permission to remain iu team manager, and he is also making an effort House by Manager Singer, the popular cation for membership to the league, Williamsport during 1906 from the Chicago to secure Nance, Farrell and Clingman from theatre manager of that town, the but were turned down on the ground National League club, with whom he had signe" the Toledo Club; George Schultz, the Rochester production being "The Beauty Doctor." that, a ten-club circuit was too un a contract for that year, but to whom he neve pitcher, and Pete Cassidy from the Jersey City After the show they were tendered a wieldy to handle. Subsequently, how reported because the illness in his family r« Club. To date Mr. Connolly has signed Pat banquet at Hotel Marietta by the ever, President Morton was instructed McCauley, a catcher of the Newark Club, and to visit Sandusky, O.; Erie, Pa.; Zanes Flint, a Chicago "shortstop. \t the Riverview popular hotel man of Connellsville. CAREFUL CONSIDERATION. grounds are chosen, a model house, grandstand The members present were W. S. Mu- ville, O., and Lima, O., and report to and bleachers will be erected, and there will be larkfey, John P. Smith, Ira Snyder, the league on the advisability of in ©""**" ~~L keing a dispute between two clubs, creasing the membership to ten clubs. Ththetli r<"©- . Co.mmissiojl will pass on the case. a number of private boxes such as are seen James Anderson, Alex J. Lawson, The Commission has made a most careful ex on major league grounds. Ewing Coughanour, Frank Whaley, Erie proposes to buy its.release from amination of this case, having had it under Smith Buttermore, W. S. Woods, Wm. the Interstate League for $2500 if ad News Notes. mission to this league is assured. By consideration for a long time If no othlr S. Black, Thos. Haymond. Wm. M. features were involved in the case except those -"Pop" Foster, of Lancaster, is likely to land Earle, Geo. Wilson, Edgar Powell and vote of the league the schedule com set out by the player, we would not hesitate in Harrisburg, that club having a prior claim Chas. Clarke. mittee was increased from three to to unanimously reinstate him and to do so at upon him. THE OFFICIALS five members, the following being ap pointed: W. -E. Gray, Lancaster; T. B. y^£© ~ a player is required to leave a The York Club has agreed to pay the >f this League are Alex J. Lawson, club on account of a serious illness in his Brooklyn and St. Louis Club $500 each for president and treasurer; James Ander Rutledge, Newark; A. C. Coo*:, Youngs- family, there can be and should be no object! respectively Curt Weigand and M. J. O©Neil. son. secretary; board of directors, Wm. town; A. C. Hyde, Newcastle, and W. on the part of any one, and if under these M.
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