New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-11
Even Ed Barrow Gains
Down, but The Bronx
Gains New Champion.
MRS. S. p. BRITTON
MAKES A SPEECH
Resolution Forbidding With
drawal of Waivers After Once
Asked Is Adopted.
Nv HAYWOOD BROUN.

ne N6tlonal League aOVpNtN
ule yesterday and adjourned. The league
- not MIA; II used TO be. In days OF orc
whenever the club owners got together
20 tx on playing dates they Wonlo
warm I'd 20 their work b. throwing
or. couple Of presidents, dischsrging
a handful Of managers. and shifting
tho orbits Of half a dozen playing
stars Yesterdays assemblage tur-
rishcd about as much action as bout
between Freddy Welsh and Young
Shucrue.
Eycr Edward G.. Barrow had Gained
down. He can look a Bronx local
straight iu the eye now without say ing
a word about the folly and IngraI''uue
O. educational League. But The Bronx
il no. without its champion. Billy G'o-
son i~ IN the ring.
organized ball nor nobody else can
keen baseball out Of The Bronx sslo
elr Gibson Yesterday. Every body IN
Tho BroDx j. bowling for team.
Thirteen newspapers are campaigning
for II. All the business men are up IN
arms about il. Whoever goes IN msy
pc confident that he will receive plenty
OF backing" 40, ,,,,
Rut Harry Y. Hampstead still holds
tho bridge across the Harlem. am
...U opposed 10 putting team In Inc
Rrorg." he said "I'm not man 20
change nv opinion over night
Governor Tcuer, the PRESIDENT OF Vne
National League, said that an sns"e
would be sent 10 Edward &. barrow IN
regard 10 his Bronx request to-osE;
tftbourb the head Of the league oN
no. say what the letter Woulo contAln,
q, ,e rcr,aiu Of course that the answer
90 RarroU's plea vii! be IN the mega
some Of the National League owners
,,crc Of the opinion that the case
rrlf-bt nc taken up again in mail yLote
.e,er tho decision has been reachcd IN
chicago. But I'm the meantime every
bodv I'm The Bronx must continue 70
l,g1 for baseball Unless, perchance,
,bc Federal League decides 70 heed
tho outer % the thirteen newspapers
above the Harlem.
Fo~ IN, sufFragists Yesterdays meet
;,, was p triumph. Mrs. Schuyler r
RTi.,or addressed the delegates in an
extended spccch during the afternoon
.cseior. Il was the first time woman
bsd spoken 81 a National League meet
ing Mrs. Brittou, who represents the
s.. Louis club, in company with her
husband. has attended several other
meetings Of the league, but Yesterday
was her first fling az speechmaking'
In her address she opposed the lifting
Of the draft from class double "A
clubs and showed such keen and IN.
innate knowledge Of the business OF
baseball that she was applauded By the
other delegates for several minutes.
III -.,oI,t;or nronosed at the last
Meeting forbidding the withdrawal OF
waivers after they have once been
aeked was adopted Yesterday. The
nov. rule also provides that club
which claims a player has no prlvi'
lego Of withdrawing It's claim. The
rule was passed by a vote Of TO 2
New York and Pittsburgh composed
the minority. Mr.. Hampstead has @
number Of young players and he does
not like 70 run the risk Of having them
taken away while he is endeavoring ia
waive some Of them out of the league
40 action was taken on the proposal
20 make the international League, the
American Association and the Pacific
Coast League exempt from the draft
After brief discussion the matter
was tabled.
Tho new schedule provides for a
total mileage of 1888. The distance
which each club will be called upon "a
travel is as follows: New York, S,826;
BROOKLYN, q.164: Boston, 1881; Phila-
Helrhia. 1856; Pittsburgh, 1895; Gin
c.unatl 1882, and St. Louis. lO,2S5.
T. J. Sinclair is the new angel Of