The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-12
Minor Organization Men Seek
Assistance in Battling Fed
eraI Invasion.

NEW YORK, Dec. l2.-If i IS ,o1nd
impossible to arrange for the transfer
Of the Jersey City and BalIimOre clubs
70 Syracuse and Richmond, respectively,
Inc International League may go out OF
business for AT least a year. No man
ayers have been signed for 1915. Prcsi-
dent McCafery announces mis- with
draWal from the office in Toronto Tor
at least a year" Ed Barrow, president
OF the league, is being groomed to head
The Yankees as soon as liiston and
Rupert buy the clLO. a special meet
ny has been called for January 10 in
New York. a decision one way or the
other will then be made.
There is a vague feeling OK uncasiness
\ the air which may portsild the entIre
Suspension Of the leagues activities. NC
,'affe-v's retirement has come as sur
yrise but il President Barrow quits
the league to become president Of the
Eew York Yankees. in the event that
mat team is purchased by the Rupert
Huston syndicate, il will be only what
a.s been expected. Some observers hint
hat McCafery and Barrow and others
n the league are merely strawS showing
which way the wind is blowing IN the
VARS Of the International League.
The disbanding OF the league would he
= great boost Tor tire Federal League.
and the International magnates them
elves are surprised and hurt that the
national commission has let them get
o badly involved and still shows Ut
re disposition to assist them imam
tally. The Interns tional bore the
bru7t Of the battle against the Fed
rails. and - was this that transform
d their organization from a neat lit
lie dividend payer into losing ven
rUre.
II cannot see where We are going TO
eno II the national commission does
not come 70 our rescue very soon,
aid an International League club
owner. who asked that his name DO
withheld. I'VE need help, not only
Tot ourselves. but for the cause OF or
ganized baseball. and IL seems TO me
70 be very shoYt-siEhted policy 10 let
IS be crucifed without lending 4
land. The ma SoT leagues seem very
reluctant 10 help foot the bill for
lighting the Feds but If we arc forced
aut Of business il will he almost a.
bad for baseball as a whole as for US
individually"
When the international League Lssc-
ball club owners wound up their annual
session here late last night they had not
agreed upon a definite plan Of trans
ferrinS the league franchises from Jer-
sew City and Baltimore TO Syracuse, y.
Y. and Richmond, Va This. the most
important business OF the session, had
been discussed at length since the meet
ing began last Monday.
While the sentiment of the club repre-
,septstiyes was in fevor OF the Syrac
md Richmond promoters getting tha
franchises, none OF the league ofticiall
would say positively that the transfers
would be made President Barrow said
the entire matter has been intrusted e
TWO separate committees, one for th'
Jersey ty-Syracuse deal and the othei
% take care Of the Observation-Disclosures
transaction. President Barrow IL On botf
Committees. J. J. McCAffery. OF 9'orUn
10. and Charles II. Chaplin, OF Rochester
win AID him in disposine Of the Jerse.
city clubs affairs. while Joseph J. Ian
min, OF Providence. and Charles n. Eb
hefs. jr., of Newark, will assist him II
cleaning UP the Observation-Disclosures
deal. These committees are 10 repoT
hack TO a special meeting Of the leaRu'
Which will be called during the seconC
SEEK OF next January.