The Washington times., 1916-12-12
Open Revolt Is Threatened as
Result Of Barney Drey-
fuss Campaign.
COAST LEAGUE IN CONTEST
international Circuit May Bring
Down House of Organized
Baseball.
nv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

The call to arms has been sounded.
Serious revolution In organized base
ball threatens and II finds the Inter.
national League right In the forefront
OF the fray.
At its annual meeting the InSerna.
tional elected Ed Barrows president
for Ave more years and Immediately
put itself on record rs opposing the
National Commission by refusing alb
solutely to pay $1,000 to the Brooklyn
National League, n sum awarded July
II by the commission.
When President John n. Tcner, OF
the National League, who voted for
tho award, was informed of the action
OF the Barrow organization. he said
81 have no formal word OF such he
ton. but IN II II true as told. only one
conclusion can be drawn. u IL a
plain defiance OF the supreme .court
Of baseball. As to what the commits
sion will do, I can. OF course. say
nothing at this time. IL is within the
power OF the commission. however. to
withdraw protection from any club
or league which refuses to recognize
It's rulings."
Minors Are RcbeiiIous,
All three class "A organizations.
the International aud Pacific Coast
Leagues and the American Associn.
tion, are openly rebeiiious. The
Coast League welcomes outiawry. The
other two organizations are In a saw.
are mood
Barney Drcyfuss. the little owner
OF the Pirates, has obtained the sup.
port OF the minor leagues In HIS
night against Garry Hermann and the
present status OF the National Com
cent sessions Of the minors at New
Orleans and In prepared to nght to the
bitter end.
The National Commission seems
doomed to be sldotracked In the
hattie opening today. Tim Murnanc,
n power among the minors, says that
his association will waste no time
talking To the commission. but will
put up It's night to the two leagues
direct
what Murnsne Says.
"Reiief from drafts IL but a side
ISSUE" says Murnane. THE minor
leagues demand representation on
the supreme court OF baseball and
there In no time like Abe present. We
will not fool away our time with the
commission. but win deal directly
with the big leagues. probably ask.
ing for a Joint conference, A. any
rate. we mean to gain our purpose"
The International League and the
American Association are willing to
close their gates for season or so
to achieve their purpose. They alb!
solutely refuse To take any more
orders from the National Commission,
unless they are represented on u.
The minor leaguers, are all solidly
arrayed behind Barney Dreyfurs
They insist he II right and will stick
to him In his night against Hermann
and the National Commission.
Han johnson In %.
Ran johnson, as a member OF the
National Commission, turned In a
minority report on the award OF
$4,000 TO the Brooklyn club for
damages sustained during the two
years OF warfare against the Feds,
Just what action Johnson will now
take ON the night started against the
authority OF the National Commits.
sion In puzzling all baseball men.
His own league II said TO be against
Herrmann's further tenure as chair
man OF the commission and some
rumpus along these lines II expected
when the American League meets at
Chicago, Thursday,