Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-09
MACNATES ARRIVE AT
NEW YORK FOR MEETING
Annual Session OF National League
VIII BE Held To-Day-Important
Business to BE Transacted.
GILMORE CONFIRMS RUMoR
Kansas City Franchise Has Been
Sold, and Newark Will BE in Cir
cuit-Ed Ruclbach Joins Indcpcn-
dcnts-Signs Onc-Ycar Contract.

NEW YORK, February S-Ncarly
every train that pulled into New York
Tonight brought National League mag
mates and their attaches. Tomorrow
At the Waldorf tho senior member of
orEHnizcd baseball is TO hold its annual
IT took the American League moguls
about five hours to complete their bust
ness here last wcck--it is likely TO take
the National League five days to clean
ur their program.
The crew OF Tener have many i'm
noriant questions TO discuss. the most
schedule. the scheme to lift the draft
from Class "A leagues. tho plan to
as voted the American League owners I:
the International League request to
put a club in the iSronX, and the con-
tinuance of the National Commission
ihcre is no doubt about the schedule
heing drafted; 1t is already in type
Itit with President Tcror. The Nmcri-
Sa,, thSSaeue maEnates gave Ban john
aontSrtlhS with the National League
: But there is sure to be an awful
Tor each club At the December meet
lnE OF the league 1t was voted TO re
ducc the limit from TWENTY-FIVE Dlnv
crS 70 tWenty-onc from May | TO Sep
tefnher !. The American League, how
eyer Noted TO stand by the twenty-five
-, The american Leagues change is not
likely 10 affect the National mo.ml.
Many OF the club owners believe that
inc weaker clubs will have more on
nortunity of securing talent -Four
ma are known to be IN favor or
me tWentE-onc player limit. President
h2rrow. of the International League.
VIII he in close attendance He has
Nationai and American Leagues. asking
PERMISSION to place the Jersey Citv
G Tl,il, IN the Bronx. If, he is successful,
Ely Ely Gibson Will undoubtedly be the
The abolshing OF the National Com
MISSION , Viii surely come ur for dis
clubs in the American and National
i.enUues are containing about extra
EXPENSES: 1t Is said that the National
$4,000 '"'' wei
AS much of the commissions work is
10 settle minor league disputes. the
Ing, this body. or ii may be that they
Will ask the minor leagues to Contrib
ute toWafns IFS maintenance.
Roger Brcsnahan and wild ELL"
Donovan to-day ARRANGED an ante
season game between the cubs and
tanks at Savannah, Ga. April /.
ST. LOUIS. February s.-Lloyd Rick.
arr: sfSeretary Of the Federal League,
Louis Federal club. to succeed + A.
Strininger. who resigned several DAYS
ago
KANSAS CITY. February s-J A.
fillmore. president. or the Federal
ssas City would not be REPRESENTED in
the League this year, in telegram re.
ceiyed here today.
President G!imorc's telegram said
the change was to be made ION ac
count OF inability OF Kansas City pco-
PIE TO raise sufficient funds TO proD-
cry finance the Federal League
directors OF the club met here late
!o-"hE, but took no action regarding
m M announced sal: OF the franchise.
they announced afterwards however,
that subscriptions TO n fund being
raised 10 retain the franchise would
not he discontinued.
what stand the owners will take
rests largely on u. ]. Han, a director
now in New York. 1t was assorted he
would confer with Patrick r Powers,
VINO mas purchased the Kansas City
irhnChisc. and with Gilmore before
advising the local organization
directors and stockholders. when
termncd effort to retain the club in
kansas City would he made asserted
that the decision to continue the IN Lint
OF suhscript;0n could he taken fo,
what is worth"
CHICAGO. February S.-NcworI,
prcbaOlE VIII be given Kansas Citv's
place in the Federal Lea que Il was
sniG here after the return of President
NOR" declined to say definitely vbnth
cr the team would he placed i'm New
York or Newark. but declared he nj.
ready had made all