United League Reveals New Plans

READING, PA. January 15, 1912 - United League President W.A. Willman announced new plans for the league last night.

"Baseball is a fantastic sport. There is enough to go around for everyone," he said last night as he announced the hopes and desires of the outlaw baseball league.

"There is no such thing as too much good baseball, and good baseball as what we will offer. Does anyone really believe that the 400 players under contract to the teams of the American and National League are the only people who can play this great game? We do not want a war. We will not start a war. We will not attempt to bring players here that are already under contract with those teams. But if they start a war, we will fight it. And we will win."

"We have a lot to offer players who are not under contract. Players in the two other leagues are tied up under the reserve clause. Players in our league, after eight seasons of play, will be free to sign with any of our teams. There are thousands of players in high schools and colleges that now have more choices. Black ballplayers that are barred from the other two leagues are welcomed to sign contracts with our teams."

"We will arrange our schedule so that teams that share cities with major league clubs will play the majority of their home games while the other team is away. This means that baseball fans in those cities will get baseball nearly every day from April to September. We are in this business to bring baseball to baseball fans, and that is what we will do."

"Finally, I would like to announce the first franchise of the United League. I will own a team located in my home city of Reading. Expect more news about this team and others in the next few weeks."