The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-06
LEAGUE THAT WAS
SCARED BY FEDS
In Late Baseball War Inter
national Bore Brunt Of
Federal Attacks.
BARROW WOULDN'T QUIT
His DOgyedneSS Rewarded as
Northeast League Starts
1916 Strong.
BARROW WOULDN'T QUIT

NEW York. March C-ClRmu
wreath Of laurel for bravery ana gnme-
ress upon the brow Of III Il BARROW.
the Man who Wouldn't Quit" the
greatest little battler of them all
II was Field Marshal Harrow and his
little army ~ international lcagucrs
who had To bear the brunt Of battle In
The great baseball war 80 wing OF the
organized army was exposed TO playing
ranks were depleted himo and again by
tho Federal raiders. and they were
driven from two Of their eight trenches
while a third Butfalo-was rendered al
most useless
n seemed certain death year ago for
the International 10 keep M the fight
They were forced to battle nlono against
tho hugo portion Of the Federal nrmy
They sent repeated calls for assistance
10 their associates but those folks wore
TOO busy defending their own interests
- rush reinforcement 20 tho bCleu suer-
81 lnternationAls.
The Courage OF Barrow
Frequently, during the DAYS when tho
tnternationals seemingly were being
crushed by their Federal foes. some N
n
render rather than risk utter annihil-
alton But Rarrog scorned such "
thought
wen win out yct. he ronred
And they did
To review tho baseball war Is To roni-
i1e more and more the wonderful fight
that Barrow and his associates nut up
againr fearful odds over n stretch NJ
two years they fought with their hncks
a
there was not tho slightest chance In
the world Of their winning out They
fought Gnmely. coutngeously and In n
way that has won for them the admir-
nton Of the baseball world
lnternatonals Suffered Most
The most terrific of the Federal on
slaughts were delivered at tho Inter
nationals The outlaws drove the
minor leaEucrs ont of two of their
sirOngholds Baltimore and Newark
They invaded Buffalo. competed with the
Internptonnls there and practically
Killed the international attendance
Another blow was dcalt hv the Tu-
rupoiu war II affected attendance
throughout the circuit But IN Toronto
nr1 Montreal Two of the best cities In
- 'NlrJw circuit the gate receipt,
,r.un' 90 almost nothing The Can
rdl.rs were too busy with tho war tu
th'.. about baseball
TN. f-drrd Uid"r- took MANY Of tho
1r' nauUu1l stars Those who remained
'u.hml' had 90 10" paid huge almost
r'r'0ua salaries with the salary HIST
tar.h'rtv and the gate receipts fer ue-
i1v tNHi Nm Other wears. tho Intoma-
y .'r ur'rhod the 1914 season I'm q bad
orv
Rallies His Men
'N'N D. 'nwr TIME o. open the iHlj
pr md nr F,is stin were among
ih.. .rstur breathing newer threat.
of .lo- aud Invasion. Barrow. found that
.. WHa almost alone ln hts anxiety IA
'D'p up fhc fight Some of the mag.
rHi's yho had suffered tutEc losses In
i7ll didn't fancy renewing the battle and
enduring more financial iolts
But Barrow Rallied Als u-n
Don't quit now. bows he ordered
"Youvc suffered during l9il and YOU
may do little more ~ II In 1915 Bu'
there's mo- end 10 nh things and I gucs,
i9li viii mark the end NJ the Feds Then
prosperous times viii Dee ahrnd FOR us
Stiak - your colors- youll win out
IN the end
Battle Is Won
DauoN'E cnthusiugm. hlg ouiimism aut
hs fighting spirit again filled thos,
International magnatcs. and when h,
cave the order to charge they fol,
lowed him into that 1915 fight
The war iE over and the International
still live They exist toda" primarily
because of the stout heart cdncss. mover.
say.de spirit NJ their leader pnd hc
cause there were In the ranks NOV VIII,
. nfe sportsmtn-fIght nm who FOUGHT .
fallant battle and won