New-York tribune., 1911-12-08
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Eastern League May Change Its
Name at Annual Meeting.
AFTER ONE OF MORE SCOPE
prsSident Barrow Says He Will
Refuse an Advance in Salary
if Re- elected.

t.~oe6 "a the InteTnauohai Lea-"D
- meeting Of tha5 organization at ule
80, victoria. in this city. on MONDAY -
tbaf some baseball men closely
..tee5 with the league believe that II
...+,rog.u its title. or rather that ue
'-. 5oes not indicate its scope with Tue
,,., cities. Toronto and Montreal rep
r. is said that several cluh OWN
s~e I'm favor Of the change IN name
-,[ rasterr League will celebrate lts
..b birthday at the meeting neN'
- r vas organized in Albany n i''
.t.-,s-,- o 1892. The league has grown
-se-r,rlv and with higher rating eA-
- .v.p greater prosperity. II IS unaer-
bs- president Barrow VIII be re
elected for q term of hVe years anu
salary will be raised -.--a.,.
,,- barrow mad, O. statement YESTERDAY
..i.b no. referred TO his controversy
....b charles r. chaplin. Of tho hocheS'e'
.,.t and other questions affecting ''e
league. lie said ,,.
..--,,. o,esfiou of changing the title OF the
..r,s which has been suggested VIII "'
b.. tl,a club owners when they meet
r.. -.sr talk Of q change, but that
20, r.... -4 Do discussed fully before be
- s.-sfa5 rror You can state posiuNeN
g. me f,af am not seeking any o'hei
- than those row hold. would Ike
s,~, s~rr4rcauv that I sm being con
.s--.4 for Tom Lvrch's job as president
..s Ns-iora, League as has been report
- s,ros quarters 7 would not oppose
,-...-sr- rvn,h under any circumstances
.,.,.i5s- him a fne executive in every re-
-, and rs is deserving Of reelection for
longer term. Aa,,o
..-s s.rcee- Is my sole object IN LIE JUST
row In regard 70 my reelection tor n'e-
..5~ tern. do not think there viii he any
,1ise-iou t7 the plan ] am perfecuy sat-
..es5 with ms present salary or s"9oo d
,osr and would refuse an increase II such
n thing was proposed.
.v-s have had some squabbles IN the
t..s..~- Teazrs. bat we will he able to take
ave NJ them boz good style Charles j.
fta-.r. president and owner OF the R'cheS-
,,. climb fs protesting vigorously against
.bs ~a~0er- Of the rne amounting 10 near
~ e. 200 imposed upon his club hF ue
,..v-s for closing mis- gates to the Eoches-
..-,u-S-4r teams in their post-season
.o-.ss last FAM He asserts that neither
nor M Eastern League board OF directors
lived an '' ''e -' - Ind l,or,as ro
aron N ''n''' lli'7 -,,-.. t,.... ,i,.ar
escape on ...-.. t,,ts- fvor,
our - ,he natiorsl as-
d. p '''- 49, .t,.. ris srpeaI to
- -.,,, ,4isr,issod Chspir
ITO -'1'-'~---'' r,..f- s. ~ .re ma
F 4io'3' a' 7o ''-- ..,...,,l f,,. ,t, r-..--
''nai
ern L-e@-. %. ''' 4-. IAN i,,sr-
The id'' I -. b.-
league cn'ni'o'S'' - -t.u he
'7een htt.'.'. .-, go ~, ,,,-
'enaneie' V "a 80 .',,...-..,,r and the
nolAl-a p. .D~' -....i.ct -, srcn rules
rasAeilaH'7 s.'a' ,-,'.., 90 .,,,trol r,ia,.
ana
a1'ri .-.
Evidently MI. H'''" .'''', -.
meaning ~ nteIieaEu' '" ''' -.
he said 'Wnile the I'och7S,e' 1'"o
D. s'oo.o nave 'o''piIe' VIZ -..f-
would nave zone ~ "o' '' 49,. .5,,+,
vas m existence sun '' ~, -
% mo Eastern |.'-'' - -.
omt no' ohiy 'o i," rhar. &c
is'ee' nii TO nave I'e1 'l - 49,
noi e.Ao owner 81. l- - 80 atgo-
now ''-a' '''s .aI,i-,l. ~ the series
''.'--''7 ' -. T. z.o-ir,, ~ ma lze
ah'.n '--S' ''-' ..i.,. - +, tbev are
t1. ... ....,,ir, tbsir share
--7 .... ,t. Eastern League
.slo'Ael i-'.,.l-,.-' --,.-,1a-far rbat rule
.'~ - tf,-o +bst con-
W. H-' "pr'' -. I'D. d. ,.ee not
' 'N' ~. -.,.. 90, ;,+aror,1i
,.. ......,i.. - o-,rsa1ves
~. >-.+i,.r,,I C,or,r,iesion
-. 80 t.lo charge but was
-..... ,,,,r.l,. an Eastern
--- ''.~. ,' -. -, b.. bs,dle5
N"--' .t.. >-..f,,,.1 r,,r,.
lAe -ea- 'e a''l' '' - ,s.,,,,e
'N 'o- '' .t.,- +t,+ +be
4 t.. ..c+i,r v-a,
-a@5~' ..+.,.,-.,,o-
go. 4o.t-. 90 cot
- . cbs,ga vii
-, reaq7,e circuit
H'ap' ' ".7 -. 49,. -,
..-"D''-' ''' "' 0.@'i-' -. s,oo oo,
-1'-' ,,,,,, i,, a,,,
ea-e'--s" an Las'ei" - I,i.,,,,or,,
90 l'o' -. -. -.
0N 3" .l'.-' -....ott.,, II
'a'a''es OF '-n lh o"' VI 80.
Il came ro q choice between Syracuse
which also has been mentioned and Rich
-ro,d would rrefer syracuse"
The srr,,~stior ~ what he terms anti
ouated rules from the baseball code will b
one Of The ssggestions of Charles w. Mur
rhv. Owner of the Chicago Cubs at the Ma
uoual reasYe meeting I'm this city mex
week N,-rb,- would appoiut rules com