Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-30 | Page 2 | Four Big Leagues for United States

FOUR BIG LEAGUES FOR UNITED STATES New York, Jan. 30. John M Ward. Brooklyn Fed magnate, predicts that it will not be many years before the United Slates has four major leagues Ho can even name some of the cities which will be included in this league "The promoters of independent' baseball." said John M Ward, "arc prepared to launch another circuit of j major pretension, and within the next! season or two you will find the Fed-1 eral champion pitted against this new rival in world's series competition I1 do not mean necessarily that the men I who have Invested their money in James A Gllmorc's enterprise will back a fourth circuit. But they have influence of friends of means ready to furnish the when withal at a word s notice. "There is no doubt in my mind that ' there is plenty ot room for a fourth major league and that in time the public will have its eyes opened to the fact The success of the National! Liml merican leagues following a settlement set-tlement of their war proved conclusively conclu-sively that continuous baseball, has been a blessing to every city which attempted It Knough cities of major league calibre are still open to continuous con-tinuous promotion to assure the success suc-cess of a fourth league."