Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-16
NEWARK CLUB WILL NOT
BE TRANSFERRED--BARROW
President of the International
League Denies Authority
of National Commission.
OTHER CLUBS OPPOSE PLsN
Say Ebbets Wanted Tigers in
Brooklyn to Fight Off Fed
eraI Invasion.

Newark fans need feel no alarm
over the stories of the Tigers being
transferred to Brooklyn. President
Edward 6. Barrow. Of the Interna-
tional League, issued a positive de-
NAL today. in which he stated that
the reports which have been circu-
lated about the National Commission
having authority TO sanction any
such deal are without foundation
The tales were to the effect that
President Charles II. Ebbets, ST.. had
decided to take the Newark Interna-
tionai League champions, Harry
Smith ct al, over TO Brooklyn. leav-
ing Newark out in the cold, temper
arily at least. The National Commits
sion, according to statement
credited to Ebbets, had been given
supreme authority to sanction any
deal which might be made TO countsr-
act the Federals' invasion. President
I Edward g. Barrow was most en-
phatic in his denial that the Interna-
tional League had ever given its con-
sent to any such transaction or
vested such powers in the major
league triumvirate.
In the accounts published covering
the proposed transfer it was stated
that there was still a possibility Of
Jersey City's team being transferred
to Newark. Local fans on every side
expressed indignation today at the
thought that they were to be deprived
Of Smiths champions.
President Barrow IN discussing the
situation declared that he did not
! believe that Ebbets ever made the
statements credited to him in some
Of the Metropolitan papers. He said
the International League would never
agree to letting Newark slip away
from its circuit. and that q transfer
of the Newark franchise would never
be countenanced. you can't make
it too emphatic" said Barrow. It
would not be fair to Newark fans.
and 1t would be an injustice to rip one
OF the best cities in our league out
of the circuit"
Asked about the possibility of
Jersey City transfer, Barrow said
that the matter was not entirely
I closed, which leaves some room for
speculation. Although Fogarty Is still
opposed to the deal it is possible,
though not probable. that some ar
rangement may be made tn give Eh-
| bets the second team in BROOKLYN.
with which to fight the Federals
There is little doubt that IL the
Newark franchise were transferred,
leaving the vacancy in this city, that
the Federal League would imme-
dlately place a team here. The Buff
falo franchise is hanging on a thread.
Whatever happens Newark win not
be left without good baseball team
for even in the event that the Feds
failed TO grasp the opportunity for
which they are looking there Is q
plan on foot to organize a third big.
league. and Newark would surely Be
included in that circuit il it ma
! terializes.
! Ii the Newark franchise and plav-
ers were transferred to BROOKLYN it
would be necessary to rearrange the
entire schedule of games to be PLAYED
by the international League. Ebbets
| would never consent to have the
Tigers and the Superbas conflict and
probably that couldn't be for he
would want the InterDationals to
perform on .Ebbets's Field too. In
addition many of the Newark ball
players would undoubtedly put up =
strenuous howl for they signed TO
play in Newark and a majority OF
them claim that they prefer this city
to Brooklyn. With the players fra
ternity at their backs such protest
might carry some weight.