Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Fellow Magnates Believe 0rioIe
Leaders Action Hurt League
Worse Than Feds.
NEW OFFER FOR TIGERS
Charles H. Ebbets. ST., Against
lnternationafs Invasion Of
Brooklyn Territory.

~ tae simple process of ellminaEs1
Richmond and Syracuse are foremost
in the running for the Internationaf
franchise 81 Baltimore and Jersey
CITY which are TO be transferred
BHooklyn ran o vers bad third az re
International League meeting. held -
the Imperial Hotel. View York. Tire
definite transfer and solution Of tne
International Leagues problems is
matter which may drag out for weeks
ard again may be decided upon IN
two DAYS President Edward G. Bar
row declared that there was so much
business TO be discussed at the NEE.
ing that It viii probably take three
or four sessions 10 wind np the meet
ing.
Jack Dunn. manager and part OVID
er as well as president Of the Balti-
more InternatiOnals. was a decidedly
peeyed gentleman Yesterday after
noon Just what took place IN the
meeting chambers Of the league Is
secret. but it is said that Dunn's 1ei-
low magnates reprimanded hin Sc
Vereiy for selling MS star players and
dismantling his club instead of mak
ing "a stronger fight. Dunn did not
lose as much as some Of his fellow
nagnates. and they blame him for
much of the trouble in the league
Dunn Extremely Reticent
Dunn was asked about the PROPOSE
ton told in these columns SATURDAY
night anent the possibility Of bringing
the Baltimore franchise here and al
lowing Charles H. Ebbets. ST. TO take
his belongings to Brooklyn or else
where. This proposition did not aP-
peal to Ebbets. and Dunn was NAT
uraIly cautious about giving his
opinion. though II is believed from
remarks made by him in the past thaf
he believes Newark is a nrst-class
baseball city and he could make base
ball popular here again.
The sum and substance of Ebbefss
desire is that he is anxious to dispose
Of his Newark belongings. and he be-
lieves it would cheaper the value 81
his stock II any deal of the kind we're
talked Of
Ebbets realizes that il is the city
of Newark Itself which makes the
franchise valuable and not the pla5
ers he has ON the roster of the club
If Jack Dunn would manage in some
way to transfer the Orioles by sale
to Richmond and then meet EbbefssS
price II would be a different STORY.
but Ebbets does not want 10 handle
two clubs any more. He was most
emphatic in that statement.
This proposition. however. leavfe
another very big obstacle in the way.
/ for while William S. Bradlees the
I Richmond owner, is almost ready 70
beg for the Baltimore franchise. ~
wants Jack Dunn with il. He realize<
/ the worth and ability OF the 0rioie
1 leader
Another Oner for Tigers.
/ Ebbets. sr., stated thar another
/ offer had come by mail for the New
ark Club. but the contamination OF
any deal was as far off as ever The
] Newark Club was represented at the
meeting by Charles H Ebbets, 81.
and Henry " AIedicus.
Medinus stated that himself, the
I McKeevers and Solomon were With
I Esbbets In anything he decided 70 de
! regarding the sale Of the Newark
+ Club 4 year ago the McKeevers
were opposed 10 disposing of their
/ local holdings.
I Managers on Anxious seat.
I Every club in the league was rep
1 resented by its manager with the ex-
/ ception of the Tigers. Harry SMITH
intended Co be present. but the wG
weather may have kept him away.
I There were no talks Of any deals. 50
far as could be learned, because Dan
Howley, of Montreal, is the only
/ manager sure of his berth for Dext
J season. HowleN has not signed. but
! he came to an agreement with Press-
4 dent sam Lichtenhein, Of the Mon
1 treal Club. last fall. and viii again
4 lead the Royals
Joe Kelley denied that he had ever
7 resigned as manager Of the Toronto
/ Club, and said he expected TO be the
Leafs pilot again next year Vita
/ the European war at its height, thu
outlook for baseball in the Doninion
+ is none too bri glt. but neither Nc
! Cafferty nor Lichtenhein showed any
signs o quitting.
I John Camel admitted thai he had
received major league offers. but had
! turned them down last summer, be-
cause Mrs. Camel preferred TO re-
main in Rochester. Bill Clyner said .
! he did not know a thing about But
falo's plans for nexr year and had
not signed He pointed proudly 70
the fact that Buffalo led the league
/ in scoring runs.
Donovan Ready TO Jump.
Bill Donovan. Of the Provideaoe
] Club. is also on the fence. Bill stated
/ that he had not received any Fedora
4 League offers, buf that he would not
/ be adverse to taking them if the or
+ pertunity presented itself.
Rudy Hulswitt came all the wa
from Columbus O.. 10 ind out whai
would be done with the SSeeters ami
his job. No one could answer Ruoy's
question. as no one seemed to know.
Tom Fogarty. president of the Jer-
sev City Club. declared that gv3
offers had been made by Syracuse
men. and he favored that village more
5 than any other mentioned. with THE
exception Of Newark. One of these
propositions was a direct sale OF the
/ Shelters and the other was a split
of the stock The latter apparently