The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-11
ADOPT COMPULSORY
WAIVER REGULATION
National League Votes for
Measure-Hempstead Won't
Allow Bronx Club.
NEW FED BACKER HERE

The National League will operate in
future under a compulsory waiver rule.
This motion 10 reform was carried by
three-fourths vote during the con-
GLIDING day OF tho annual schedule
meeting Of the Tener circuit at the Wal
dorf-Astoria yesterday afternoon.
Presidents Harry n. Hampstead and
Barney Dreyfuss, OF New York and
Pittsburg respectively. lost out in a
spirited fight to retain the old estab-
! llshed custom.
Little save tho waiver squabble and
the adoption Of a cut and dried sched-
ule Of championship games-which had
been decided upon at the Joint meeting
in French Lick Springs several weeks
ago-showed on the surface OF yester-
days deliberations. Yet II was evident
from the remarks dropped by the mag
mates after they had shaken hands and
buried the conversational Ratchet that
the afternoons conference rad been
anything but one OF peace and quiet
ude There was a real scrap In the
assembly room--one which did Justice
TO the traditional cross tempers OF the
parent major solons.
in at the rrgside, centred upon Presi-
dent Harry y. Hampstead of the New
York Giants Hampstead alone opposed
tho plan of shifting the Jersey City
International League franchise to The
Bronx. He stood his ground for terri
| torial protection and was deaf TO all
the entreaties and threats of his assoc
clates. Last niEht the boss Of the
Giants appeared as determined az ever
-. n.
the major leagues of this city.
Hempstead's attitude was discussed
! freely by his associates after the meet
ing and without eNception-though not
/ speaking for publication-they Charac-
/ terlzed his stand as a narrow one. II
had been pointed out TO them. as they
| pointed out to Mr.. Hampstead, that "A
repulse to the international simply
| meant counting OF trouble from the
/ Federal League. BY turns after ad-
! journmeut the National club presidents
| interviewed the Giant owner to try to
/ influence him to change his mind. Mr.
I Hampstead finally consented to give
| Barrow an audience on Friday. II
Burrows oratory prevails then The
Bronx may be provided with baseball
| Of tho organized brand.
Fred j. Sinclair. the millionaire oil
| manipulatCr from Oklahoma who is
!
east of the Kansas City Federal League
franchise. was at the Hotel St Regis
! yesterday Neither Sinclair nor Pow
| crs would discuss their plans. But
! from a friend Of the two r. was learned
| that the ultimate disposition Of the
| Kansas city franchise rested with the
! National League. II the International
| LeagSe Is barred from The Bronx the
! Independents will begin operations
! ..nmcd!c:e!" IL the fertile :c--::c-;' -
| yond Harlem. Should the Skeeters be
established IN Billy Gibson's balliwick
| Gilmore and his associates will wait
| until 1915 before attempting further
| inroads upon the Greater New York
| territory
II the Jersey City club is moved TO
| The Bronx" said friend OF Pat
/ Powers, who has advised him in every
sep 80 far, the Kansas city club will
surely be placed In Harrison, y. j. The
] Federal League therefore will content
itself TO KIN or Newarks International
/ patronage and from It's drawing powers
on Jersey City seek to establish a strong
foothold I'm Jersey. Such conditions,
believe, would be Ideal FOR perfccting
permanent patronage in tho Jerseys. II
organized baseball operations are con-
tinued at Jersey city foothold will be
established In The Bronx. The indie
pendcnts realize that another year such
as last will ruin the International
League AZ both Newark and Jersey City.
Then a club could be established at
Harrison that would he Knockout from
the start.
Federal League plans contemplate
clubs In both Newark and The RronA
| In 1916. Which city shall be favored
first rests entirely upon whether or not
| there is transfer Of the Jersey City
| franchise"
just these arguments have been adj
vanccd 20 Harry y. Hampstead by his
! colleagues. The great majority OF or
gani2ed baseball interests are OF the
opinion that by getting in on the ground
! floor tho International League could Sc
cure such n firm footing I'm The Bronx
/ that II would not he easily dislodged, II
/ even is doubted whether the Federals
would ever attemp: TO buck strongly
/ intrcnched organized baseball club OF
/ The Bronx even though their present
| plan is said TO contemplate an Eastern
/ win" composed OF teams In that bor-
ough. Brooklyn, Newark and Baltimore
| In 1916. Insiders have II that next year
/ Il IL proposed by the Federals TO put
/ Buffalo in the West and drop either ST.
| Louis or indianapolis to provide a far
moro compact ring.
Billy Gibson, who is behind Barrow
J III the UBnl TOT OTRanlZeu operation IN
! The Bronx, declared yesterday that the
! northsiders would have baseball next
year even II they had to extend a well
| come 10 the outlaws.
I'VE have a city of our own" said
/ he, land the business men wish team
/ OF their own, II organized baseball Is
| too narrow to recognize us II Is It's own
| funeral, We would not interfere In any
| way with the Giants or New Works.
| our park would he too far away TO at
tract the patronage of tho jors. In
deed We would educate fans for tho big
| fellows. The Bronx Is going 10 have