South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-10
HEMSTEAD BALKo
BhRROWS PLAN To
INVADE NEW YORK
Giant President Asserts Inter
national Can't Come in and
That His Clubs Rights Must
Be Respected.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1O.-There seems
to be little chance Of Ed Burrows pet
scheme TO transfer his Jersey City In
ternational league club TO the Bronx
going through. Pres't Harry Hemp
stead of the Giants announced Tues
day night after the National league
meeting at the Waldorf had ad-
joUrned until Wednesday morning
that he would not stand for the in
vasion by the minor outfit.
Mr.. Hampstead claims that the New
York club has spent thousands of
dollars in baseball and that their ter
ritOry rights must be respected and
protected. The international league
president sent a letter to the National
league moguls and this was read at
the meeting Tuesday. No action was
taken, the matter being tabled until
Wednesdays session. Mr.. HempStead's
stand which he announced later in the
evening. however, puts the kibosh on
Barrows' plans.
FederaIs Get Busy.
Federal league representatives, who
are in the city, when they learned of
Mr.. Hempsteads decision Immediately
began burning up the wires to head
quarters and il was rumored late in
the evening that the Federal league
would surely invade the Bronx. 1t is
barely possible that both Newark and
New York will possess franchises in
the ."outlaw' organization the coming
season.
without adopting the schedule for
the coming playing season, the mag
mates adjourned at Sis o'clock. The
schedule, however, is sure to be adopt
ed as it has been drafted by the spe-
cial committee.
Although the Giants were strong for
having the player limit raised to p
men, it was voted down. Only 81
players to a team will stand. How
ever. the date for this limit was
changed from May Is to Sept IS, TO
May 1 to Sept. Is.
The rule also provides that if a
manager OF any team goes in as
pinch hitter or takes any other part
in the playing of a game, he will be
counted as one of the p players.
Tener Gets Three Weeks OF.
The magnates voted to give eX-Gov.
Tener, it's president a three weeks
holiday in order that he may accept
the appointment from the new gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania to go to San
Francisco next month and help TO
dedicate the Pennsylvania building at
the Panama exposition.
The following umpires were signed:
Emslie, Eason, Hart, Byron, Quigley
and Orr.
George Cockrill. manager last year
Of the Harrisburg Tri-state league
team. was selected and signed as a
substitute umpire.
Charles Rigler, one of last years
staff. has not been signed to date.
The raising of the draft rules in
class AA baseball organization was
not discussed Tuesday, but will be
taken up at Wednesdays session.
Waving Compulsory.
MagnateS Hermann, Britton and
Baker were selected a committee on
constitution to submit to the league
Wednesday a report on the waiver
amendment which makes waving
compulsory. This means that in case
one club desires to secure waivers on
player the seven clubs must agree
to il.
Those at the meeting were James
Gaffney, ]. c. Toole and Robert II.
Davis. Boston; Charles II. Ebbets. Ed
]. McKeever and Stephen w. Nc
Keever Brooklyn: Charles A Thorn
as. Chicago; August Hermann and
Harry Stephens, Cincinnati; Harry NJ.
Hampstead, c. J. Sullivan. and J. B.
Foster, New York; William +. Baker.
philadelphia: Barney DreyfuS. Pitts
burgh; Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler p. Brit
ton. st. Louis.