Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 84, 17 February 1919 — Page 9

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM MONDAY, FEB, 17, 1919.

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Isn't Worrying About Noblett's Efforts to Control Central's Destiny.

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Jack Ryan,' of Peoria, will not change the Ft. Wayne meeting of Central league moguls on Feb. 23 to Chicago. The Peoria president also la not worrying much about the territory the Central league mogul may annex la Michigan, Ohio and northern Indiana;

Rickford is ready to Join any middle

western baseball circuit, Ryan may propose. Ryan thinks it will be possible for more cities to be represented in the Windy City, and if Grand Rapids and Fort Wayne are really In earnest on the two league proposition, he believes they will gladly come to terms at the Ft Wayne conference. With the addition of Roekford it Is practically certain a league can be formed on the western side or the territory, which will Include Terra Haute and either Evansvilie or Decatur Bloomington and Peoria, Hannibal and Davenport and Mollne and Rock ford.

'Not a bad combination, claim most

'fans and It would be one of the most

Compact circuits in the country, few sleeper Jumps being necessary throughout the 140 game schedule. Davenport Is Wanted The action at Davenport In coming out for good baseball has relieved the situation for Ryan. Most of the old Three-I territory looked impossible unless the fans In the Trl-clties could be aroused, and with Davenport and Moline as members, the spot on the Mississippi river will be a valuable one to any minor league organisation fully as valuable as Dayton or SpringHeld. Peoria baseball men believe. The circuit would be more compact with Decatur replacing Evansvilie. and It has been hinted a man with major league backing is ready to go into Decatur, finance the club It the Decatur fans will lend assistance in providing a ball park, not too far from the business section. ' Invite All Owners If the meeting is not changed from Port Wayne to Chicago, an Invitation wj.ll be extended to all former Three-I league owners. Carl Vangergrift has notlOed President Ryan his city favors the proposed Central league now being boosted by Noblett of Grand RapIds. Vandergrift does not believe his city could possibly make both ends ment with the long sleeper Jumps which would result in the original circuit proposed by the league-makers at Indianapolis two weeks ago. Ryan Is In an excellent strategical position now since he has lined up Roekford and Davenport Noblett may discover, if Central league moguls accept the Grand Rapids plan, that he made a major mistake in permitting man of Ryan's calibre to get out of fthe old Central. j If Peoria revamps the old Tbraa-T, Richmond will have to hook up with the Central. Ryan's decision leaves Richmond in a strategic position. She tf.f mcs the important link In the ."fhl. Tinker's Position Ti.o rioixsition apparently has resolved into a question of which of the two proposed circuits will appeal most to the hackers of clubs at Springfield, Dayton and Lima. Joe Tinker, who is supposed to have secured back. Ing for teams In Dayton and SpringHeld, with the assistance of Fred Hunter, former Muskegon first baseman, has been advised of Noblatt'a pl, but has not yet offered any expression which might Indlcata which war ha will flop. Tinker haa come out flat with tne statement that unless an agreement Is reached between the warring fac tions, his chances of putting a club In Dayton are decidedly remote. Tinker has been pretty well in touch with the Central league situatlon. Joe stated yesterday that, according to an informant who haa his thumb on the circuit's pulse, there, is likely to be considerable trouble en. countered before the loop la fully rounded out QUAKERS HOPEFUL OF VICTORY AT VADAS11 Earlham will go to Wabash Saturday night confident of defeating the "Little Giants" and carrying off the secondary state basketball honors. rv win Tia hnrir in the regular

lineup by that time and Pitts will probably be used in the Dental game Friday so as to save Meeks tot Saturday night Larsh may play the Dental game in Hall's place or at least part of the game. A few weeks ago the Wabash team won from Earlham on the ColiBeum floor by getting a big lead In the first half but in the second period the Quakers came, back strong and with a little more time could have won. This was with Meeks out of the game and Pitts had not then taken his place with ability. Hall and Lawler are making a fine pair of forwards tor Earlham and will probably make a good showing In the Wabash game. Johnson is breaking up many of the plays started by the opposing team and deserves great credit for his work. Carey broke loose from his guard Friday night at Terre Haute and made eight field goals. Pitts and Meeks are both able to play the floor guard position well, and Coach Mowe has no worries from this source. With the entire team working together the Earlham team may do the hardest trick possible in basketball circles and defeat the "Little Giants" on the Crawfordsville floor. NAVY LOSES SWIM MEET

HERE'S UliEUP OF TWO LEAGUES IN MIDDLE WEST Western Section

City Moline Davenport

Roekford Decatur

Evansvilie . Terre Haute Peoria

Bloomington

Pop. 43,000 72,200 68,000 35,000 76,000 83,250 85,600 35,750

wutiu(Hmi a uw,t vv Total ....X...... 498,870

Eastern Section Grand Rapids ...... 128,291 Muskegon 26,100 Richmond 24,697 Dayton 127,224 Fort Wayne ........ 76,183 South Bend 68,946 Lima .............. 32,000 Springfield ......... 51,500 Total 534,941

Peoria Is Satisfied ip Let Noblett Try to Form New League PEORIA, III., Feb. 17. -Peoria must not be blamed for the failure of the new leagues to organize. This city has taken the Initiative on every proposition, and if the middle western territory Is even approaching a state of organization for baseball again, Peoria must be given the credit. The two-league plan of Grand Rap ids has met with more approval here than was first anticipated. It has shown President Ryan Peoria does not have to depend entirely on the Central league to get back Into baseball. It has caused him to look up some statistics which have given proof that a Class B league just as strong in every way can be organized in this immediate territory, and the mileage cut almost in half. For such a league he -will possibly use two former Central league cities, but the other six will come from Three-I league territory, and the territory is equally as rich in money, baseball fans and population, as any which can be formed out of the middle west A Strong Circuit. The makeup of such a circuit will likely include Evansvilie, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Peoria, Davenport. Moline, Hannibal and Roekford. At least two other cities are available If the circuit cannot get going. They are Decatur which could nieeiyy be paired with either Terre Haute or Bloomington, and Quincy which would make a great running mate for Hannibal. And Quincy is a good baseball city, with the right people behind the club and a team that can go out and win. It is doubtful if President Ryan will wait for the developments of the Fort Wayne meeting to. get busy on the proposed circuit on this end of the territory. He said last night he expected to get in touch with the officials of the new Fans' association in Davenport, the owners In Moline, Hannibal and Terre Haute within the next few days and may have an organization meeting all framed before the end of the week. The owners may go into session just as soon as the Fort Wayne session proposed by Grand Rapids, makes some headway. Another League Possible. If the Western and Eastern sectional circuits art formed it will give the other end of the loop -the following eight cities: Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Richmond. Dayton, Springfield and Lima. But tbv circuit does not look nearly as likely as the one on this end of the territory, for South Bend has refused to give any encouragement to 1919 baseball and Dayton seems equally as uncertain. However, it will be possible to form a good six club circuit out of the territory, It Is known that Terre Haute prefers to come in this direction this season. Evansvilie is uncertain, but Decatur can very easily be substituted for the Evas and a well known minor league leader with major league backing Is ready to go Into Decatur with a club when given the proper authority and support from Decatur fans, It is said. Tearnsy May Help. The aid of A. R. Tearney to get the weatern half of the elrcuit going may be sought He knows conditions better probably than any of the middle western baseball men. Peoria fans are not demanding any more than the fans of other cities In the proposed pact. They want base-

pan, and win have it in the big revival which is to start this season. President Ryan is still determined to attend the Central session In Fort Wayne next Sunday, but will be present more through courtesy than anything else. He may have the circuit on this end of the territory so far along by that time he will not have to ask a single favor of the Central owners in session at that time, other than to propose a post-season championship series between the pennant winning teams of the two leagues.

ANNAPOLIS, Md.. Feb. 17.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

awllnmers easily defeated the isavy by a score of 33 to 20. The visitors captured first place In all of the events with the exception of the 220-yard swim, which was won by Gallagher of the Navy after a close contest.

RICHMOND HIGH TO PLAY INDIANAPOLIS

TEAM NEXT FRIDAY

"Manual Training Next." Is the slogan of the Richmond high school basket artists this week. Next Friday Manual Training, of Indianapolis, will send a team of basketball sharks here to battle the local team.

The entire team was playing In poor

form Friday night when the Hunting

ton team outclassed them in every

department of the game. The game next Friday will be the next to the last game for Richmond

before the tournament and tourna

ment form should be shown by the players. A week from Saturday on March 1, Muncie will send a team to Richmond and a fast game is expected. The probable lineup for Friday is: VanAllen and Stegman or Porter, forwards; Dollins, center; Eversman and Price guards.

RYAN FORMALLY GALLS CENTRAL MOGULS TO MEET AT FT. 17AYNE

The Richmond club today received the following letter from J. C. Ryan of the Peoria club, which is self explanatory: Following along the lines we pursued In our Indianapolis meeting, and trusting that you continue to stand with us In the matter, I hereby formally call upon you to be with us at Fort Wayne on Sunday, February 23, In the hopes that minor league baseball league reorganization may be mutuall and harmoniously accomplished in our gathering. We invited Noblett of Grand Rapids to appear in our meeting but be did not appear, but instead adyised me indirectly that Grand . Rapids was ready. .Now I see he is after the major bait of our beat and when I am ready to submit to you transportation figures that will surprise. It has been uncovered that mileage is not to be considered wholly in circuit making, but that rail rates today, bind and are the same regardless of the miles traveled. This matter is one that I was not familiar with at the time of our Indianapolis meeting, but I have gone to it since. I am now having rail heads figuring up our season rail fare on a 140 game schedule and I will be in a position to show you at Fort Wayne where our league of Peoria, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Evansvilie, Richmond, Fort Wayne, Springfield and Dayton, will be a most economical one, in fact from a population an enthusiastic one, and an Ideal Class B league. There will be a party of five of us at Fort Wayne, and we will be there with an argument based upon the editorial advanced in the columns of the Star of this city today, which has my and the local fans' approvalOur bout here on last Monday night

gave us 1500 more in the treasury to boost a good baseball league and a good baseball club; we have several more in the matchmaking, that will add hundreds more. All is yours and every other city in the proposed league if we can but get the call to spend It.

Trusting that you survived the Indianapolis party well and that - all of yours are and will continue to enJoy the best of health and prosperity, I remain,' - " Yours very truly, JNO. C. RYAN. President' Peoria Baseball Association.

The editorial follows : From what we have picked up through reliable sources, we have every reason to believe that Peoria will bold membership in a well-financed and well-populated community this coming season. Another fact that we have reasons to believe in is that when the time comes to post guarantees and organize a substantial organization, the Peoria Baseball Fans' association will be there In the lead. The report of Mr. Noblett of Grand Rapids, in which be calls a meeting for Fort Wayne, one week from next Sunday, should not be taken pessimistically. The facts are, that the directors of the Peoria Fans' association has a wonderful compact circuit already near completion, and it includes both Richmond and Fort Wayne. Dayton and Springfield. However, the local fans' officials are in no way opposed to a strong northern combination, for In Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Lima, O.. and other good northern Indiana, Ohio and southern Michigan cities another compact group could be arranged, and

in such an arrangement Peoria will be.

the very first to encourage them in

their organization

It is with the best of interests foijHj?

all mid-west cities concerned thayJKSTS

not only agree to territorial lines, but formally organize as well. Further, . we must look to the trlclties, especially Davenport, in our efforts, as well as to Roekford and Dubuque to the north. AH three of the above cities are well prepared to meet any emergency calls and all three declare themselves in readiness. Selfish efforts in league formations should not be permitted and the fans of Peoria, I know, will be among the first .to disapprove of that feeling. WiUard and Richard Hold Conference in New York

' Chicago, Feb. n. jess wiiiard, champion heavyweight who Is matched to fight Jack Dempsey for the title on July 4 next was here today to meet Tex Rickard, promoter of the contest who Is expected to arrive from New York during the day. While it was said the conference between the promoter and the champion was to be for the purpose of discussing affairs connected with the proposed fight WiUard declined to give any information as to the object of the meeting. WiUard said be had no idea where the fight would take place, but that he would even be willing to go to South America, If necessary, to find a suitable battle ground.

CPORT Snap Shots kJ By JACK KtlNE .

Colored League Team to Play Fountain City Boys

A team representing the colored basketball league of Richmond, will play the Fountain City team at the Garfield gymnasium Tuesday evening.

ha,, game . was postponed from last Jesday because of repairs on the

eld gymnasium.

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thaiXSYankees and now mtnuec of the

President Ryan today decided to calf: jarSev citv elub of the International

off the proposed meeting for Indiaague. is engaged In a search for apolls on Sunday, and issue a call for playing talent and it Is possible that the new Central league magnates for he may get a pitcher or two and also

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some of his extra talent Donovan has to do considerable rebuilding in his campaign to make the Skeeters a winning combination, as the 1918 combination was a sad failure.

and harmonious meting of all mid

west cities can be held for the good of all. It will solve the whole mid-western proposition for the clans to meet and

EARLHAM HOLDS SECOND PLACE IN I. C. A. L. RACE BY BUTLER DEFEAT

Earlham college basketballers now stand second in the I. C, A, L. cham

pionship race after defeating the But

ler college aggregation in a rougn game at Indianapolis Saturday. 22-11. Butler was taken by surprise and

refused to believe that after losing at

Richmond by only one point tney could not win the game on the home floor. Although closely guarded Hall succeeded in making four goals while Lawler made three field shots and four free throws out of seven. Carey was

LOCAL BOWLERS 111 STATE TOURNAMENT

Twigg's Quakers and the Progress Hat teams from Richmond rolled in the State Bowling tournament at the Capital Alloys In Indianapolis yesterday. Following are the scores recorded In the bowling yesterday: TWIGG'S QUAKERS , (Richmond) Jones 158 177 195 Youngfiesh 134 148 284 Meyers 174 139 148 King 166 192 174 Bennett .., 150 16 159 Totals 782 802 930 - Grand total, 2,614. PROGRESS HAT (Richmond) Blade i 206 160 166 Foster 153 171 120 Sailer 180 152 188 H. Smith 137 150 127 Erk 200 165 168 Totals 876 788 768 Grand total. 2,432. GOLD MEDALS Schleimer 186 204 179 Tegeler 191 166 210 Nordholt . 224 160 194 Hebble .. 168 166 147 Ward 194 216 174 Totals 963 891 904 Grand total, 2.768. 8HELBYVILLE NO. 1 Hendrickson 169 165 148 VanAusdal , 140 132 177 Todd 161 164 156 Muse 165 156 188 Schlcraft 155 154 158 Totals 780 761 827 Grand total. 2,368. SHELBYVILLE NO. 2 Stewart ..i 133 160 142 Dean 153 150 180 Thorns 171 161 124 Stucky , 199 188 134 Walker ... 168 139 167 Totals 824 797 747 Grand total, 2,370. ELI LILLY Co. Campbell . 167 178 211 Haislup 202 195 177 Roth 155 167 170 Mitchell 181 168 167 Speicker 145 202 195 Totals ,... 850 910 920 Grand total. 2,680.

well guarded and could only make one goal. The Quakers after playing a hard game the night before began to show the strain toward the end of the last half, but after Meeks was sent in for Pitts and Larsh for Hall the Earlham quintet showed its usual speed. The guarding of -Johnson was exceptional and Pitts played his usual fast game. Mendenhall and McKenzIe, whose goal shooting almost won the game for Butler on the Coliseum floor here a few weeks ago were closely guarded and could make but three field goals and the entire team made but four. Coach Mowe's men rushed the Butler team off its feet in the first few minutes of play and rolled up a lead of seven points before the Irvington team could get started. The first half ended 9-5 with the Quakers in the lead. . The second half of the game was faster than the first as far as the Quaker onslaught was concerned and Butler made no points until the last few minutes of play. In the last few minutes they made two field and two foul shots. This victory over Butler puts Earlham in second place in the I. C. A. L. race with Wabash leading. Next Saturday the championship will be decided when the Wabash quintet meets the Earlham team on the Crawfordsville floor. Friday night the Indiana Dental college comes to Richmond to play Earlham. Earlham won from the Dentals a few days ago. The summary: Earlham

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LEAGUE STANDING

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