Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
ROUGH SHEDDING FACES
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Feds Jump Into Newark, and War
May Hurt Canadian At
tendance.
LOCAL sITUATION GoOT
Promoters Pay Virginia League for
Territorial Rights-OfliCcrS of
Company Are Pleased Over For
fixture of Jersey City Franchise.

While prospects for n successful sea-
-un locally are PARTICULARS bright. the
International League, according I"
present indications. viii nave AN IN
Hill Hrh, to hold its head above water
this year Certain il Is that Their"
will he no easy shedding for tho Bar
VOW outil;. which * facing a situation
unprecedented IN baseball annals
In tho mrs; place the International
: sin shy one city IN rs circuit. True.
tn" Jersey city franchise has been
forfeited by the owners. and Billy Glib
son has taken charge. hut this is an
experiment which may or may not sue
coed. Gibson is = hustler. but ne has
Yet 10 form a company 10 'loat Z
team and then, too. location must he
secured II is generally agreed that
Jersey CITY Will not again he tried.
over Newark Way another Federal
invasion has h"eu made. Fat Powers
has practically decided 10 put thc
Kansas city franchise into this hustl!nE
Jersey town. and a tentative schedule
calls ;or games there long before or
c7u!zed baseball opens in New York.
With Newark the Feds VIII have two
International cities III their clutches.
buffalo having been one OF the strong
holds las, year.
War May Affect Canada.
~ IN Canada tho lnterna,tonals are
w against I serious proposition. The
Canadians are in III. 'nids; OF a war,
and il * doubtful If the supper; this
wear Will Ne a. strong as in the pa 81.
Montreal has also los; heavily rs play
crs icsc-tin- 10 tn" Feds Toronto. II
: predicted. W.li be given u Federal
League berth when The war Is over.
The brightest ray OF light on the
Whole situation i the forfeiture OF the
Skeste- franchise. PresiGsn; Alvin NJ.
Company, was notified yesterday by
gresiden, Ed BARROW Of the change in
,he Jersey CITY franchise. Tie and
othcr officers OF the company are high
" e!ated. as I means that 1t last
some dciinatc action VIII be taken in
regard 10 placing the Skeetcrs In some
suitable city. FoGcrty and Devery,
former owners. failed TO meet CON
tractUlar obligations and TO pay league
dues. assessments and guarantees 4
suit may be instituted 10 recover money
advanced last season 10 float the team
over a bad financial period.
Dunn May Drop Parent.
Richmond affairs are progressing sat-
istactorily. Manager Jack Dunn IS
signing M good men, and Will hc ready
to start training on March H. Dunn
il is announced, is after a new short
stop. which may mean that Fred Parent.
~! me. istu sun SNJE, ana one oil tDr
greatest in:icldcrs In the game several
years ago. Will be dropped from the
Nirginian roster. Parent has been play
ing for Dunn since 1911. He Will prob
ably report here, however. and and be
kept on the payroll until a successor
is secured
The Richmond Exhibition Company
Yesterday paid over To the Virginia
state League sl3,50o In fun settlement
of the territorial rights in this civ
The deal has already been formally
ratified by the International officials
and agreed 10 by the National Base
ball Commission
President Roatright. % the Virginia
League. has notified Secretary w -.
BRADLEY. OF the old Richmond club. that
his ou;nt Viii make no claim To money
the Broad street Park Corporation Will
derive from the sale Of three Colts
sloan, Woerth and Newton. The Vlr-
E!nia League. however, has no; waived
us claims to the players under con-
tract At tho time of the franchise
transfer. strain Gray ana Ramcy were
reserved. and TH!rn ngs no, announced
what dlsposii.g on - Viii make OF them.
Dunn has completely d.smantlcd the
or!ole Paris in Baltimore. and Is ship
ping everything TO Richmond Attor-
neys arc busy settling up the business
affairs Of tho Orioles, and Dunn VIII
hly arrive hero In tho mex: Jew
days 10 set ready 10 tho spring train
i7g WORK. The Orjolc Park. I lie said
VIII be cut UP into building tots ana
sold