New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-10
Meaning Skeeters Will Play
Their Weekday Games
at EbbetS Field.
BASEBALL MEN NOT
DISPOSED TO TALK
International League Owners
Meet, While Majors" Gather
for Spring Pow-Wow.

The International League met yesterday
At the Hotel Victoria. Although the base
bal men were I'm conference FOR more
than three hours the only official an
nouncemont from President Edward 6.
Barrow was that schedule OF lSi games
extending from April q TO September
=. had been adopted. Mr.. Barrow admit
ted that the Federal League had been
discussed informally The schedule Of
tho league will not be announced until
February IT,
The plan to shift the Jersey City CLUB
10 BROOKLYN for week day games probably
was tho reason for not announcing the
dates From present indications Brooklyn
vii have a chance 10 ascertain this year
whether two teams are better than one
Charles H. Ebbets. president OF the
Brooklyn club. attended the international
League meeting and told the assembled
representatives that he would he only
TOO glad to have Jersey city play AT
Ebbets Field while the Superbas were
away from home.
.
CITY franchise. was not altogether IN
favor Of the plan, but he will have con-
ference with the Brooklyn owners to-day
and in all probability some agreement
will be reached.
The men who attended the lnternationa.
League meeting were as follows: Toronto.
j. McCanery. Montreal Samuel Lichten-
helm: Buffalo. J. j. Stein; Rochester. {.
r. Chapon; Baltimore. John Dunn and G.
". knapp: Providence +. J. Navin and
r r. Van Dusen: Newark. {. II. Ebbets,
IT.. and H. W. Medicus Jersey City
Thomas FOgarty.
The organization Will send petition
10 the American and National leagues
this week. asking that its players be made
exempt from the draft. The American AS
sociauon. although il has taken no OIL
risl action i'm the matter will probably
ask similar immunity for its players.
Under the present rule the major leagues
may take one man from each Of the minor
league clubs by draft The price Of q
PLAYER from a league in the A \. class
which included the International and the
American associations, IS $500. In most
cases the clubs could sell their men for
a much higher figure.
John Camel. manager OF Rochester, was
tho only International League owner who
was willing to admit that the Federals
had made successful raid among the
PLAYERS Camel said that a. good many
OF his men were still unsigned.
Jack Dunn ridculed the idea that the
Baltimore Federals were causing him any
anguish. but from another source II was
learned that the outlaws seemed 10 be
strong I'm that city and TO he we'll supplied
with money Each man who signed with
Knabes team received $1,000 IN advance.
!. j. Stein owner or the Buffalo club.
declared that the invaders had not been
able 10 get grounds in his city. The Inter
national League Will meet again to-day,
and may find enough business TO carry it
over to Wednesday.
The season Will open with the following
games: Montreal at Jersey City; Toronto.
AT Providence; Rochester, al Newark,
and Buffalo al Baltimore.
Charlie Faust hung about tho corridors
of the Hotel Victoria during the meeting.
lie had long conference with Larry SUIT
asked whether he would sign with the Su-
perbas. Faust said: "Mcbbe I WILL"
Thomas NJ ChNington. president Of the
American Association, and James McGill.
owner Of the Indianapolis club in that
league. were at the Waldorf all day in
order 10 get scclimated before the Ma
uonal League meeting. Mr.. Chivington
said there was no chance Of Charles
Weeghman. Of the Chicago Feds. being al
lowed to get team ~ Chicago with an
American Association franchise. lie de-
clared that George Lennon. president of
tho 81 Paul club. and Charles Somers. of
Cleveland and Toledo. were not willing
10 dispose Of their franchises. The only
city which is coveted by the association,
according TO Mr.. Chivington. is Chicago.
He said that the league would be glad 10
transfer either st Paul or Toledo TO Char
lie Murphy's town, but that 10 Federal
Lacquer would be allowed 10 benefit by
the shift
Talk Of a third major league TO include
Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Cleveland, Detroit.
Baltimore. Brooklyn. Cleveland and
Washington. was revived yesterday. but
few OF the owners seemed TO believe that
Il was feasible. Charles H. Ebbcts said
that he did not believe there was room
for two clubs in either Cleveland or Wash
ington and several International lcaguers
expressed the opinion that Baltimore was
not even good minor league baseball
city Charles II. Baker. president of the
Phnlcs. was one of the few who looked
with favor on the possibility Of such an
organization