Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-12
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CLUB OWNERS WORKED UP
Rumorci That Four Members Of Or
ganization Are Willing to
jump to FedcralS.
INDEPENDENTS FAVOR MOVE
VIII Give Financial Assistance and
Equal Standing in Baseball World.
Promise Not to Use as Il Farm.
Barrow Objects.

NEW YORK. February ll.-One Of
the best known club owners in the In
tcrnational League after cxactiug the
promise that his name should not be
revealed. told several newspaper men
to-day that he and at least three other
club owners in the league were through
with organized baseball, and unless
some sudden change OF sentiment
sweeps over the National League and
the international Lea que is allowed to
participate in National League terri
tory. and in other ways be helped by
organized baseball, these club owners
VIII cast about for themselves and hook
up with the Federal League.
ON top of this comes the authoritative
word that the Federal League is only
too willing to take these club owners
into the Federal League fold But one
thing is asked from the International
ist.b by the Federal League is this. is
Buffalo be left alone TO the redcrals.
while the latter Will recompense the
international League by giving them
Western city absolutely TO them
selves.
Not Favored by Harrow.
MS Fs 10 NJ Barrow of the Information
associates may say or think, | posi-
lively would rather see my league
broken into little bits than 20 TO the
The Federal League will lend tnan-
Gial ala TO the entire International
h !; ~ II they join the Federal cause;
Leasue is. promised an independent en-
istenCc The Federal League Will not
use the league as a farm. nor VIII the
EederalS require. a draft agreement
The Fcdcrals Will make them indepeu-
dent, finance them where money is
needed. and protect them in every way.
Harsh Treatment from q. Is.
The club owner who first preached
the subject of the International League
cutting away from organized baseball.
said that he considered the treatment
the league had received At the hands
OF the National and American League
very rough. and calculated TO ruin
League. lie said he WAS not an insur-
gent. mt having ii valuable baseball
plant on his hands; which represented
something to protect his interests lie
said that something would have 20 be
done within the next two weeks and if
them they would turn 10 some Other
way OF roughing the storm.
entire fortune was tied UP in baseba all
and II was only through continuing at
baseball that he. would be able to save
his fortune, and he said that he and
other club owners in the league intend
ed TO continue in baseball, if not un-
der the, protection and with the assist
'Iia'' " ~ StL-A!I<I bdStDGl.. lleD Win
the Federal League. or in any other
way that promised success.
Request Finally Turned Down.
When the National League men adj
journcd At the Waldorf Astoria last
evening ii was announced that the re-
quest OF the lntcrnational League for
The right TO invade the borough OF the
Bronx had been finally turned down
because OF the objection interposcd by
the New York Giants
IF the invasion of Manhattan Island
was intended the Giants would have Z,
right 10 object" said President Barrow.
with n show OF feeling. But here is
the Bronx, = city with a population Of
moro than 100000. which must be de-
privcG OF organized baseball because
we cannot secure the consent OF one
club.
The international League was part
tally shattered last year. but We
NAMED loycl TO o. b. II President
Johnson was not our champion. We
would spring something In twenty four
hours that would jar organized base
ball from TOP TO bottom"
There will be meeting Of the Bar
row circuit here next Monday.