The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
NEW LEAGUE To
FIGHT FEDERALS
Third Major Will Be Made
From International and
the Association.
FOUR CLUBS OF EACH
Best Teams and Best Cities :
to BE Chosen to Form
Wartime Circuit.
BARROW DESERVES CREDIT
SO DO Dunn and JOhnsOn-For.
nal Announcement Held
Back by Commission.
BARROW DESERVES CREDIT

conceived
sH"'es'c brain of Ed Barrow. will be
III the heid soon fighting shoulder TO
s"ou'uer "itn the National and Ameri-
can against the common enemy. the Fed
ertL This most radical move In n dec.
ade was the ultimate decision OF the
magnates assembled here in n conference
OF war the last two days. The National
Commission. In absolute control OF or.
Banized bsscbalrs fight against the inde-
pendents. has Endorsed the movement.
All that remains to perfect the new or.
ganization Is the Judicious selection Of
oisht OF the best big minor league clubs
with an equal number OF cities hes,
adapted to the venture
The third major league is to be built
ND from the four best cities each Of
the international League and the Ameri-
| can Association, the recognized leaders
OF all the minor associations. 1t will
add one more entry In the field. for
| around the discarded members OF the
class IA leagues two other circuits Of
class "A or class A rating will be con-
structed. Organized baseball does not
| propose to leave out in the cold the
half OF the big minor league clubs tina.
must be dlsregarded In the selection Of
the new peer to the two present major
bodies.
The decision of the National Commits
| sion to create the third major was not
announced officially by that body after
| yesterdays meeting at the Waldorf. The
| triumviratc. which honored ED Barrow
| as spokesman OF the deliberations, would
| admit only that such a matter was under
| adv!sement and that an answer would he
| returned within the next ten days Yet
1 af,1 tat lx..a 90 ~ Yvtn
tional League who appeared before The
| Commission, took no pains to conceal
| their smiles of satisfaction after the
| conference. And. If any further vertical
tion were needed. II was not long In be-
| ing discovered in the remarks Of Presi-
| dent Ban Johnson of the American
League. whose fry eiouuence Is said
| to have won over the waverng uncer-
| tainty OF his two Commission colleagues
There will be n third major league"
said Mr.. johnson as he was preparing
to leave the city. And i think II will
| be good thing for the peace OF orga-
nized baseball. II Is true that the com
mission has not ratified the new project
formally. But that In only question
| OF formality. We now Will see how far
| the Federal League can go against real
major league opposition on every hand.
Let me tell you. the new circuit soon
will prove its merit over the so-callod
| class OF Gi.mores league"
Johnsons word that the National Com
mission will ratify the scheme for the
| third league makes It's promotion dead
certainty. As to the personnel Of the
circuit the Big Car would say moth
ing He referred all such inquiries TO
Ed Barrow. The international League
executive was quite as reticent
at will be time enough to think OF
| that when the National Commission gives
the word to go ahead" said Barrow.
Really ] could not say at present which
fonr clubs OF my circuit would be Sc
.ected for the amaigamation with the
American Associations favored four. 1t
IL A matter that directly concerns all tho
club presidents of my league. But / Will
guarantee there will be no difhculty.
Some Of my cities. l am sure, would not
care for major league franchises. Those
who continue as minor league clubs wiz
not suffer Provision will be made for
them"
Jack Dunn president OF the Baltimore
Orioles. had no small part In the drama
that resulted In the preliminaries toward
the organization OF n third major league.
Dunn was prepared to sell the most val
liable men OF his team and to transfer
the franchise to Richmond. Va. AT least
that Is the story he told the Triumvirate'
and ne told Il with such bold face that
his bluff wasn't called. II indeed he was
bluffing Presidents Stein and McCaffery
backed up the arguments OF their coll
league.
Neither Barrow nor any OF the COM
missioners would say whether or not
President Tom Chivington of the Amer
lean Association has been consulted. IL
is believed that Chvington and Barrow
had arrived at n thorough understandings.
However, Chivlngton could not block the
new move II he wished. Higher classin-
cation would give the new venture the
rngt to territorial draft on Class A
club. Four or 1--WE clubs in Chivington's
league have been clamoring FOR major
recognition for the past five years. To
interest four OF them would not be diff
cult,
Barrow would furnish no suggestion as
to when the new league would begin OPP
eratiuns Baseball men see no reason 10
expect an inauguration before next spring.
The big minor leagues have finished prac-
tlcally half the schedule and 1t would be
difficult to arrange three new circuits,
which will be necessary to take are or All
the interested minor league club owners
soon enough TO arrange pennant compel
tons this summer.
While Barrow and the National Com
miss on appeared very secretive, several
OF the National League club presidents
who had inside information were less
guarded I'm their remarks. II appears
rat Baltimore and Buralo--the two In
ternational League clubs which suher
most from the Federal League activities
demanded one Of two things as the price
OF harmony. They wished either war
fund 20 De provided by the majors or ex-
emption from all draft. The latter boon
has been granted Whether or not the
third major league commences operations
before next season no International
league players may be molested by the
majors this fall.
One OF the National Commission mem
bers dropped hint as to the probable
makeup OF the new circuit. Baltimore,
Buffalo and Toronto apnear reasonably