Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
FACES BIG PROBLEM
Placing of Jersey City Franchise
and Shaping Up Newark Gets At
tcntion OF President Harrow.
WORCESTER ANXIOUS FOR TEAM
Jess BurSctt Ready To Assume Liza
bli,icS Of the Skcctcrs-Franli
Farrell Negotiating With the Fed
erals for Club in The Bronx.


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great problem confronting tho Inter
national League is the situation in New
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phCatcG last year: now they appear
even more SO with a threatened in
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between the TWO cities accessible TO
tho fans Of both
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uron tho fence as to whether to take
chise in Tho Eronx or in Harrison \
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j. -Nh" nnu! "limore's supporters
make a decision ii is more than prob
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mark time.
Jesse Rurkott. president and man
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opportunity to cast his team ana tall
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Jesse came here and had several con
icrcnces with the club presidents OF
Isarrow's Circuit but ,,.,s ,rchIo to,.x
tract a great deal Of satisfaction from
chances for cha,,ro ~ v..mnn hofn ms
leavin. for Worcester ycsterdny
Il hone to be back here for INC moot,
ing on schedules. March IL" soiG he
self believe Worcester would proyc
:, strong link in the International chain
ann ready to take chances and am sure
can finish somewhere up around the
top But SO far have mad little err.
couragement from the international
League
tcrnational League declared Inn ihc
owners Of the Jersey City team had
by asking an unreasonable price for the
Skecters. Eurkctt was willing TO take
the franchise OF these owners hands
several years ana anpar"il,iv mere IL
little prospect Of their scllin. at a
profit, Burkett would have assumed
the liabilities OF the present owners
rs price for the franchise. Said own
crs wished $1,000 cash in addition.
Barrow and a number of his col
leagues are attempting To float a stock
this is accomplished ami il il Is deemed
advisable to steer clear of the Bronx
4 certainty The club viii MOI onorotc
- Jersey City if the Fedcrals 20 TO
Harrison, y. J.
In the meantime Charles II. Ebbcts
I" sound reason, anu now stands ready
PATRIOTS Of that city. Indeed il is said
lhat syndicate Of Newark business
men already has taken steps toward
a purchase.
This city may yet he rraccd with n
Federal League team il negotiations
Under way between Frank Farrell form
dent Gilmore of tho Federal LEAGUE.
come 10 satisfactory finish Farrell
and Gilmore Were in consultation Tues
HIay. nnd from what can he learned
Farrell Is d"Sirous of either selling his
GROUNDS situated at Broadway and
Two Hundred and rwcnty-nfth street
10 tho Federal League, or huyinr mo
FRANCHISE OF the Kansas city team and
having that team play on these
grounds
:, The broadw9y site was purchased by
farrc!t several years ago with the In
t"ntlon OF having the Yankees use il
when the old park at ono Hundred ana
S>iAly,sINih street ana Broadway was
abandoned. Plans We're drawn up and
ARRANGEMENTS We're made TO have the
Eround fixed up, tut for some reason
little work was done Eow but ~,