Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-13
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
 NOW INDUSTRIES.
Needs Organized 5asebaIrs Help. But
 1t is Withheld.

Many Of the club owners of the In SeTnatloral league are highly incensed because of the action of the National league in refusing the request to locate one of their clubs in the Bronx. It has beAn stated that some of them are so Slad that they have made threats to jump from organized baseball
 President Edward c. Barrow Tldi- cUled this idea and said: There is not 6 chance in the world of our abandon ing organized ball as far IS I am con ceYped. Why, I would rather go out Of business than do that" So it is very certain that if Barrow has his ~ay the league will remain loyal even tn Its diversity. He admitted how sYsr. that he could not speak for all the club owners.
 The club owners have had conf dence, since last fail, when they made their financial plight known 10 the nla5or leagues, that some aid would be forthcoming. President Barrow and tho club owners firmly believe that by transferring a club to the Bronx the league would be able to weather its present critical stage. These owners who staked much on this move, are now 50 disappointed that they are ready to take almost any action to avoid a repetition of last years eXperi- enre.
 It has been Eun1ored that four clubs Of the International circuit would be ready to abandon organized ball. but this runloT was denied by President Barrow, who feels certain that all his clubs will remain loyal. There was nothing new in the situation and no definite action concerning the Interna- tional leagues affairs will be taken until the meeting of the league next Monday. ~
 It was stated that among the Ma taonal league club owners several of them favored the move. President EbbetS of Brooklyn of course. on ac- count of his interest in the Newark club, is strongly in favor of it. MT. Ebhets spoke ver5. highly of President BairoWs game fight to keep his league on its feet. He thinks he deserves support % a,,,s..s -.,s ..,r,,. ,r,r,-.,...- and myself own 202 shares of the stock in the Newark club. When there ~as a deficit at the end of the season He tried to get other stockholders to stand their share of an assessment to pay off the arrears, but they failed 10 come across.
 "I will say, however. that we will meet all our obligations in Newark.
 T do not believe that an nterna- tIonal league club in the Bronx would hurt either the National or the Ameri- can league clubs in Manhattan to any extent, Whether the project will be-s- success is something that can be de cided only by experiment. I believe, however, that the residents of the Bronx, that Is the people who work and live there, would be attracted by a minor league with minor league prices It is not likely that either the National or American league would give permis- sion for an invasion of their territory as long as President Hampstead and MeBsrs. Huston and Ruppert oppose St"
 Up to the present time the American 1eague has been silent as to it's posi- ton in the matter. Of course, the new pert and Captain Huston. are under the Polo grounds, and it is not likely that they would take any action which would oppose the Giants
 The American league club there also sB looking for a, park of it's own, and ft is not unlikely that the new owners knaS want to invade the Bronx terri tory themselves, as they have a right % it under the territorial right law of baseball They want park of their own as soon as possible on account of sae high rental of the Polo grounds.
 The location of new baseball park for the Yankees Is causing more or less worry to the new owners. It is known that they have the option on the site chosen by Frank J. Farrell at 225th street and Broadway, but this, site, while 1t would attract the fans from downtown and on the west side, would not be any too convenient to the resi- dents of t1eF Bronx. So 1t is likely that t1e Yankees, if they settle very far up town will look for g. site in the Bronx territory close to where the Interna- Eionai league planned to locate