The sun., 1915-02-15
SAY INTERNATIONAL
LEAGUE WILL STICK
Magnatps Gather for Meeting
To-day to Decide on Cir
cult for 1915.
MAY SELL JERSEY CITY

meeting after tho other. For the past
fortnight the American and National
club owners have furnished ammunition
for the warfare In the national pastime,
bu, In turn they have given way to the
International. Barrow's association will
hold IT'S annual spring conference at the
Imperial Hotel to-day The advance
guard assembled last night included
Jacob Stein. president. OF buffalo, j. j.
Jersey city and g. II 5bbets II New
ark Ed Harrow ana these several con-
stituents declared publicly last night
that the International League was In
the field 10 stay. Il is prepared to
operate the present circuit If circum-
stances demand such action.
President Barrow animated very
strongly that tomorrow meeting was
not likely to develop any circuit change.
This hustlng executive has come to the
conclusion that II may b. best after
all to rest his case until after Judge
/ Lands OF Chicago hands down a de-
cision upon the anti-trust action brought
against the powers of organized baseball
by the Federal League. However. Bar
row had so fortified his fences that he
will be able TO carry on the struggle
whether or not II In possible to switch
one or two franchises to New England
territory or The Bronx.
u WAS learned yesterday--and Bar
row would not deny l,-that provision
had been made for the purchas" ~ tho
Jersey CITY club from William : DevcrY
by stock COMPANY. Such au announce
me;t may hc expected Officially after
to-day's meeting The syndicate Of
business men. II Is said. rs ready TO pay
Devery a price satisfactory to him. It
was alao hintcd yesterday that charles
" Fbbets might hc prevailed upou 10
lower his estimate of tho value of the
Newark Indians The owner Of Ma
tional Loag,Io club would buy ~ cut
rates FOR N" opening T. would AFFORD
him Of farm cor a great surplus OF
talent
From the sentiment OF tho Tnterna-
tionsl League magnateS already on hand
IL would seem that the Barrow circuit is
not Convinced OF the isdom Of such a
stringent economical policy as that
adopted AZ the winter meeting A. that
time ~ was decided 20 do away with tin"
bench managers and also prevent club
presidents from acting in the capacity
~ team leaders. Amendments to these
res lut,ona are likely 20 carry - tho
Richmond club was affected bv tho
second reform In fact he was a double
Offender as no was not ONLY club
president but "A bench manager az well
! ! NcCAifr-v ~ Toronto ~ ~ the
opinion that the Two Canadian cities
will more than uphold their end tho
coming s.as u
War has no- aroc:ci us in the least d"
said hc "In fact therc Mas been a
great reaction within tho pas. few
months Money ur in our country is
passing around mu7h NOR" freely than
right here IN New York The country
seems TO have taken 90 sport TO distract
it, mind from the European conflict
H. ressioral hockey mis- winter has been
patror'zrS much better than at any
previous time"
Tho optimism n, McCaNory and
sammy L.tcAcnhe!m ~ Montreal have
s'dctra rked all thought of allowing tn.
Canadian cities a respite for a year or
50. NcCafferys enterprise b, 1cEed the
Federal Leagues designs uNou Toronto
James \ Gilmore INTENDED % establish
his league IN tho Dominion. hut found
out that Mcraffcry hold the lease on the
only available site This biz Of patriot
ism on n" part Of frioud jim. by thu
way. sets him back tl5, 900 a year
Tho prevailing greed or the players
was We'll illustrated last week nv the
attitude OF P.pp and High Of Detroit
and E.N james - tNc H-avcs P'pp
AID H.sA refused 10 be transferred 10
New Nor,, unless Donovan would agree
~ increase their salaries. They held
out tn" argument that Detroit was "a
sure prruant Contender and that u
transfer from IA" club might lose them
q shar" OF the world = series next fai'