The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
EBBETS LET'S JERSEY
CLUB USE HIS FIELD
President FOgarty Of Skectcrs
Now only Objection to
Transfer Plan.
MEETING 4 HOURS LONG
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Biz Leaguers Arriving With
Fire in Their Eyes for
Busy Sessions.
MEETING 4 HOURS LONG

Attcg session or Four hours at the
Hotel Victoria yesterday afternoon It
was admitted BY the magnates of the
International League that the time had
been spent largely IN discussing the
progress of the Federal League promoters
Ia Buffalo. Toronto and baltimore. presl-
dent r. q. Barrow also stated that plans
for the transfer of the Jersey city fran
chise 20 Brooklyn Rad been talked over
that President Ebbets OF tho brooklyn
club who was present, had expressed
willingness TO permit the use of Eboets
Field under certain conditions and that
President Thomas Fogarty of the Jerse.
city club was tho real ohJecter to the
scheme because OF Neral hurdles that
would have 10 he jumped,
Ebbets and Ftgar'y gvt together after
the meeting for private chat II was
learned that FoSarty mad received woid
from his fellow stockholders meanwhile
TO close the deal with the Brooklyn club
Il possible then and there. Ebbets. how
ever. said that nc did not Intend 20 hurry
matters. but was willing 70 listen to the
proposition pending action 10y the major
leagues. Tho Dodgers president declared
that ne hiin't know whether the plan
90 have continuous baseball at Bbbets
Weld would meet with the approval OF
Brooklyn fans, but lie added that lie
would investigate at once. Ebnets didn't
seem q bit alarmed when he heard a
siory that was waited up from Baltimore
that Edward Hunlon had persuaded the
Federal League 20 aDaEdon Toronto and
70 into Brooklyn without further delay.
Tho story was based upon good authority.
bu' Ebbets laughed At u.
Let the fcdcras come into Brooklyn"
h. exclaimed. We wall beat 'em 10
hrazzle Why the whole FEDERAL League
r. Joke. II viii die a natural desta.
The FEDS are receiving too much notice,
and when the season opens they won't he
anywhere"
Are YOU IN favor OF taking care Of
Weeghman Of the Chicago Feds?' asked
THE sun man.
"Why should weY' retor;ed EDbets
hotly. What has he done for organized
Baseball? | say let him go his way with
thc others
Are you In fa,p. Of a third major
league 10 operate IN harmony with the
National ANA the American leaeues?''
NO ! am not was the reply. II
understand tina. tho plan for such a
league. published IN to-day, SrN, will
come UP for discussion whom the. two big
leagues meet IN jolnt conference on
Thursday, but am opposed to IT,"
win YOU say that the jersey city
club will b. transferred 70 your grounds
IN Brooklyn for tid~ season
81 am not prepared 10 answer that
question nov. II cannot be- settled off,
hand" IN private conversation with n
majority OF the International League men
IL WAS learned that they We're strongly
in favor OF the proposed shift ot the
Shelters to Flatbush and taGt they would
welcome news that :ho deal had been
arranged.
President Barrow, Il appears, has made
. formal application to the National Com
mission for the abolition OF the draft rule.
which II granted will raise the Inter
national Leas'Ie 10 the major ieagu. stan
dard. President Thomas Chivington OF
the American Association. who arrived in
town yesterday. also said that he had
filed IA similar reducs: with the commits
sion which would seem TO indicate Il plan
20 place these class "A circuits on a
plane with the National and American
leagues. Barrow announced that the liz.
ternational Leagues playing schedule. has
: been adopted Without It change. II will
consist OF iJi games, III" season OPEN
ing on April u and closing on Sep,em-
her g. Montreal ~ scheduled TO open
in Jersey City. with Toronto IN Provi-
dence, Buffalo in b,ltimorc and Eoches-
ter in Newarh.
The delegates at the international
League meeting, which will continue to-
day. were: Toronto. j. j. McCafrrcy
Montreal, s. c. Lichtcnhcim Buffalo. j
J. stein Rochester. &. 4. Chaplin, Bal
timore. John Dunn and G. III. Knapp
Providence, l.. J. Navin and +. Il. Van
Duseu: Newark. 9. II. EbDets, Jr.. and
II. W. Medicus. and Jersey City, Thomas
Fogarty When the Federal League sit
nation came uD for discussion the To-
ronto Buffalo and Balrirnor. delegates
made reports. Il was stated positively
that the Feds has not obtained "A site for
grounds in Toronto and that j. ]. McCaf-
cry had leased the Duferin Park race
course for n new club that will represent
that city IN the Canadian League.
The Buffalo statement shOwea that NJ
grounds bad been leased 10y the Feds
that the sale of stock SO far HAD amounted
70 little or nothing. and that several well
known players, including Ed sweeney, haC
rot actually signed with the Feds.
The Baltimore report was not so pleas
ant. IT was stated that the Fetls hac
raised about $4,000 In that city and tina
n contract for wooden stands costing s45,-
900 had been awarded. 1t was stated
also that work Oh those stands would be.
gin next week and that Otto Knabe had
signed among others Xinn, simmons
Frank Smith, Swacina, Myers and Jack
litsch, all International League players.
II was the prevalent opinion that tn.
i'e'ierals had induced many other Inter
national League players To jump their Ole
employers and thai the so-called outlaw,
would wreck some Of the smaller leaeuei
in organized baseball by taking ava,
their best men, In 4 word. the magnate,
In the Barrow circuit seemed TO thinl
Than the two major leagues by tho Fed
erals raids
While the Internationais were in ses
sion, the National and American Lcagu,
men, who will hold Important meetings
here to-day ana Tomorrow. respectively
arrived in town, G. w. Murphy OF tn,
Cubs. suffering from an attack OF lum
bago was ready for an interview, a.
usual.
Let me 20 on record right here as I'll
nlterably opposed to a third club In Chi
cago," said Murphy. II will never con
fent to such plan, If it Involves tn
admission of Weeghman with an Amtri
can Association or any other kind OF
franchise, I am not prepared to express
All opinion as 10 the formation of anothe
major league because have not had tim
TO think it over. | believe the Feds vii
explode If We let them alone.
why, the team signed by Tinker IL
tokc compared to The Cubs and the Whit
SoN. People in Chicago are not going 4
pay real money IL see bush league base
ball on the North Side or anywhere else
Nobody can give IL sensible reason VIII
! should consent 20 admi. another team
81 tnicago, Th"tG rinch -
u DON'T know anything about the re-
port inal III" Toledo club has been trans
fGrrrd to tIcI ~iu4d,' sam -. W. Sourr,