Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
RICHMOND BASEBALL
MACNATEs IN NEW YORK
Will Attend Meeting OF International
League ut Hotel Imperial To-Day.
Circuit Likely to he Changed.
BARROW HAS AN ALTERNATIVE
Should Bronx Section Be Denied to
the Organization, Hartford, Spring
field or Worcester to he Considered
Tor Skecter Franchise.

President Alvin NJ. Smith left last
night for New York, where to-day he
VIII attend tho meeting OF the Inter-
national League at tho Hotel Imperial.
Manager Jack Dunn also left baltimore
Tor the big city. ana before he got
aboard the train told The Times Dis
patch correspondent that he fully OK
pected to learn that jersey City club
will BIO placed In the Bronx section OF
New York apd that Harry Hampstead,
head of the Giants, had been won over
by Barrow.
Dunn also expects to make IA desir-
able trade with some of the other In
icrnational League clubs and also to
land several men that he has beer,
dickering for.
The Internationn, League has cut /,
rather insignificant figure in baseball
THIS winter, hut President I'D barrow
ana his colleagues hope TO make amends
hc!ore the week is over. The club prcsi
dents OF this circuit will hold meeting
at the Hotel Imperial Tomorrow, at
which. II IL hoped. assurances will be
given OF continuation OF the night
under organized baseball, SAYS yester-
days New York sun
The word Of Ed harrow has been
Sivcn that this long established minor
League is prepared to operate through
nut 1918 or go down ia the attempt.
There viii be eight clubs. too, In all
probability. Barrow was very anxious
:" transfer the Jersey CITY franchise TO
The Bronx. He atil may be able 10
effect such step, though little en-
enlargement is held out from the hos
tile attitude Of Harry y. Hampstead.
Not Matter OF Life or Druth.
The matter OF The Bronx transfer is
not one of life and death 10 the Barrow
circuit. This hustlinE president, whose
courage and faith merlted better rcCog
milton from the major leagues, has
planned we'll for his club owners lie
banked heavily upon the possibilities OF
The Bronx. but did not stake hts all
lipon that one move. harrow has sew
"ral other Irons In the lire, and II may
ne To his ultimate good II the lnterDa-
tonal Is kept out or The Bronx.
Jacob j. Stein. president OF the Buf-
falo club, arrived yesterday and mad :
vertently let SLIP few Of the many
propositions from which his league may
work. 1t was learned that Hartford.
springfield and Worcester were all
anxious for higher classification and
ready TO buy out one or more franchise s
in the International League TO gain that
end. President Tim Murnane. Of the
New England League. may come over 10
ih. meeting To discuss the situation
With Barrow. Tim !s one of the most
enthusiastic SUPPORTERS OF organized
baseball, n grand friend OF Joe l.annin
and "A broadmindcd fellow. who has said
repeatedly that hc would not permit
personal advantages 10 stand In the
way or the common good. II would hc
necessary. OF course, to obtain tho CON
-rnt OF til" teams Of the New England
I.cagu. before its cities could be taken
by the international The New York
state League few weeks ago thwart-
ed Rnrrow's attempt TO transfer the
Jersey city franchise TO Syracuse.
president stein OF Butalo minated
that there might be "A circuit change TO
one of the New England cities. lie de-
clarcd most cmphatically. however. that
there was absolutely no chance or "A
snspension OF international operations.
Nor do ] know" said he, of any
contemplated purchase OF the Bunalo
ciub. have been willing for some time
20 dispose of the Bsons and will do so
FOR the price ] SGT when l put The
club on the market
III do not dispose of the club | will
stand prepared 10 operate nj any cost
~ this you may be sure: the Inter
national League will have AN eight
club circuit whether or not Jersey City
is moved"
other Application. on Ellie.
President harrow admitted that he
had received applications for member
ship from Hartford, Springfield and
Worcester. lie said that in any event
no moro than one OF the three clubs
would be accepted Organized base
hall he thought, would interpose no
objection TO the occupation or one OF
these cities. as the establishment OF n
strong minor city would block all pos
sibility of tho Independents floating a
minor enterprise in New England. This
Fed scheme. by the way. seems to have
died a natural death within the last
Two weeks.
Barrow hopes TO be able to announce
some definite policy by the end OF the
meeting II his conference runs to form,
though. IL Is quite likely that the gem
oral public will not be let in on every
thing that occurs I'm the assembly
rooms.
Both the National and American
Leagues kept rather discreet silence
upon the live topics that occupied their
attention at the schedule meetings here
No doubt Barney Dreyfuss hit the nail
on the head when he said everyone In
organized baseball-bIg and little--was
afraid to move before Judge lands de-
rided the merits OF the suit brought by
the Federal League. Barney Is hone
full that this decision not only Will re-
ieve the major leagues of great many
of their worries. but will clear the at
tack for tho minor enterprises as we'll
The deliberations Of the International
League so far have been rather com
plicated through the uncertainty of nc
ion on the part Of the Federal League
AS soon rs Barrow exploited his de.
signs upon territory of the Bronx,
James a. Gilmore and his associates
pricked up their ears. The Kansas City
franchise had just been sold to Tat
Powers and Harry Sinclair and through
the pressure Of Robert b. Ward a
scheme was evolved to place George
Stovalrs club in the north end OF the
greater city. Pat Powers, OF course.
opposed the scheme. because he had
given Newark assurances that he was
working in tho interest Of that city
Many contradictory stories have heen
circulated as to Sinclair's designs upon
The Bronx, but at the time Of this writ
ing no official statement had been made
by him or his associates. The Inter
national League has awaited such nm
announcement as eagerly as the Fed
cral magnates watched Ed Barrow's
contention for the untapped territory.
CHICAGO February 1J1,n,.,