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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
YALE AFTER FITZPATRICK
FORMER STAR END OFFERED
SUPERVISION OF ATHLETICS
May Succeed ilInkcy-IIcIpcd sli ont
when Football situation
WINS CioomS.

NEW YORK. January 94-Johnny
Fitzpatrick, one of the greatest foot
ball ends Yale ever had. and a member
OF that all-importaut committee an
pointed to select :, head coach to sue
ceed FRANK liinkey,y is wrestling with
Il temptation. He has been offered tn.
position OF supervisor of Yale athletics
NJ salary OF not less than 10000 a
year. which will be unLcrwritten by
Yale graduates.
The decision may he made any min
"te' and the announcement will follow
quickly, that is, if he accepts the call
ana the responsibilities cntailed
In some respects Mr.. Fitzpatrick
would assume the place which Walter
camp held so Ion" In the advantage of
ialc and Yale athletics. and in all
probability would become "A member Of
the faculty.
Last November. when Yale football
was STEPPED III StySian gloom and Tom
Shcvlin responded to tn" last call ne
could ever hear from Yale. Fitzpatrick
was among the eight or ten other
coaches who also went hack 20 30 what
WIS possible to save a distressing sea-
son from hopeless failure. He and
howard Jones took charge Of tho ends
ana IN inc short space Of seven or eight
working days did wonders in bringin.
about some Improvement
This is mentioned TO show that his
usefulness would not II. confined ncccs-
sarily To directing tho broad policies
or In any case 10 show that his intimate
acquaintance with the practical side
OF coaching would aid Target in form
ing and carrying out those broader
policies. To be n real leader il is ncccs-
sary to know and appreciate what 1t
means to be in the ranks
II is hoped for tho sake OF Yale that
fitzpatrick will accept. There il work
to he done and the sooner il begins the
better for all concerned. Tho selection
OF head coach from the football eleven
is only one step in a general rcorgani-
Hation that seems necessary II Yale is
to take the place il held so long in in =
tcrColleCiatc sports
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
KELLY BEHIND THE BAT
Cardinals to Give Printer Inrncy
Another thunce-IIns Some
Experience.

ST. LOUIS. January 2;.-Thc st.
Louis Cardinals are going to give the
kcllEs another chance behind the bat.
II IS announced that the Eritton entry
has signed Barney Kelly. a backstop
who halls from the lots OF Indiana polis.
He Is printer by trade and has PLAYED
with the printers team Of indianapolis
that mas figured in the Hermann tro-
ply events. Also he had had "a trial
with The indianapolis Associations team
last year. but lacked hitting power.
lie is said to be particularly strong
on arm and talk. a thing printers are
noted for. and he has the example Of
Lee Magcc. Nap Ruckcr. Garry Herr
mann ana other typos before him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
ADJUSTMENTS
EDITH TIIANEH SHINES AGAIN
IN "TIIE PEASANT GIRL

After twcnty-'linutc wait for the
overture and Il further delay OF half
an hour or more, during which AN in,
tcrminablc prCiogu. Mas drcarils dis.
posed OF, The Peasant GIRL at the
Academy OF Music last night began To
resemble a comic operc,;a. o, at ,eus.
a musical comedy. During the pro-
loguc. Frank D"shon punctuatcd the
tedium several times and toward it,
end. Edith Thayer br!cht.ncd the whole
atmospheric with her chain Of person
and beautiful voice.
And all til" rest OF the piece was
carried b. these two. As "A whole. the
score is quite pretty. and wha: lli:lc
is written Cor chorus WAS very well
sung last night by the six men and ten
or twelve women who formed the iuerr,
villagers. guests. MOBILES ana peasants.
But the large orchestra" consisted OF
the musical director at the piano
and the hous. musicians, ANA none OF
the principals shoue with amy part. III
lar vocal lust"r. except Miss Tnuycr.
Gcorgc Rogers. the tenor. seems
wcil-Schoolcd singer, he h. c;tles well
ana reaches al tho notes OF al. kiS
songs. but his voice - rather hard.
except when h" sings very SOFTLY. and
his hish tones are distinctly dispicas-
ing.
Farther. as 4 gay. oun- Polish noble.
hc simply isn't there. with the gaycty.
the polish or the mobility Few OF the
others have much 10 do. which is for
tnnate though stella Thomas and Grace
liocy have volume ut voice enough.
WHY Miss i!oey was st as q Russian,
or Polish. dance; il a managerial mys-
tory, sh" can't dance 81 any Language.
Neither the story nor the book -
noteworthy. Th' piot has little OF in
forest. romantic or dramatic. TO COM
mend IL. while all .tIc comedy Of the
book is allotted To one character. For
tnnatoly. that character is assigned, in
this company, TO a COMEDIAN who could
Gramatiz- Charlie Chaplut ana make
MIN iunny-fruuk .pcshOu. Not only
does he extract every possible bit OF
humor out OF the written part. but one
strongly suspects ne Supplies more
than little on his own He has, for
example. a slly story about Il man
falling down stairs which could only
have .'nanatcd from his comedians
ing moment in tho piece.
As To little Miss Thaycr. opinion Is
confirmed that sn@ is TIE most charnriu.:
light opera prima donna since Friizi
Sch"n was good. So is the only
ingcnuc- soubrettc-p rima donna tina,
memory recalls. Schtr was soubrette
and prima donna. but lever the inccnuc.
Miss Thaycr is all three. and equally
delicious each. She is g.rlish. cicy-
crly amusing. and sings as an artist.
Her voice is not only ncN!l lie and lovcl,
forced 10 wonder where She slows il
when she is not using it: it is fully
twice as hIG rs size Is
Faith Thaycr ana FRANK Des.lou are
"rhc Peasant Girl"
Douglas Gordon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
Totals .......... 652
a. ~ 70 'i's.fenI,tt,.,
RED SOX TRAINING PLANS
Cnrrgnn VIA. Take Players to Hot
SprinSS-Wiii lie short
ri

BOSTON. January 2i.-Announced
Red SoN plans for spring training are
frankly. Disappointing. And yet the
experiment OF such an exceedingly
short training trip may turn out adj
vantaEcOusly and well. writes Bob
Dunbar in the Boston Journal. If So
much of the credit viii 20 TO Dame
Fortune, however. TO go 50 fa: away
as Hot Springs for nine or ten days
work is Il fairly cXtravagant idea. If
those nine or ten days happen to COIN
eide with couple of cold 'northcrs,"
such AS not inirruucntiy blow down
Nap"r valley, the trip viii be. for
training purposes, practically without
value. The Rcd SoX il not AN old
team, by any means, but ~ least a few
o! the players would be the better Tor
a fun course Of the famous baths. II
takes three weeks at the least TO boil
out" II would not be surprising IL
the club r"cnnsidcrs it's plans. SO far
are Concerncu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS

First ace-s!x furiouGs-oiarl. i1o
'AmhroScb, " TO >. : TO = ANA { TO ..
won; Hike Mullen, 81 JSchcrrcrN. = to l.
u" ! aud even. second. Lady Mildred.
ln@ lR"hinSonl 10 !. !" and even.
third Time. l:ia "a. Muriers pet.
beth Lee. Bob Redticld and Sir Blase
also ran.
Second-six misunderstanding ll2
I.illey), 30 to !, to | and 3; TO |. won:
Aunt Josie, lu3 ,Judy), eten. to y and
out. second: Miss Fannie. los Gentry.
10 i, I" and even. third Time.
Ill" Wiley. Salon. Dr Kendall. Mater.
Gold Cap, j. =. HsrrvI also ran
Third ull"-Tatiaua. lo9 81. McTag-
%HrD. 10 ;. ; L. and TO +. won:
Narmar. Iit ,Nctcalfl. 3 10 J. 10 . ard
I" >, second: stephen Il. ia cWar-
nih@t"nI. t" !, yven and 10 >. third.
,,i,.' LIP = SpanSSie Duchess. Fails
also ran.
Four,ii-six euriones-lsanovia. no
MotD. y 20 .. to and To >. won
Father !:iloy lol tjaruc) II To ;.
even aud . u ). second Washoc Belle
n 'BrnZ.lp, 80 |" !, To ana : to ,
b!de and Dorothy Dean also ran
Fifth il"-kate X. 40 tAmhrose)
. 10 70 and :" ;. won: Ask Ma
80 rag .orp. 10 |. to : and to (
'p.d Hlsuta@hu"r, lU7 o. McTar-
-tEi. :" - J. 10 and , TO !. third
-h.e, - - I.acv Powers York
ia Donovan and Aston also ran
S.yih-u.!- and - siXtecnth-Reuo
l' H.'rs.b . I" . - AMI to :
won I.aruode, los H. NcTaegarN
.' 70 ana 10 =, second; Yodel"s
A'e,.2lfl, - 10 >. "vcn and > to ,.
I-me, 1880 &S- Counterpart
p. 'sNm"oIe aHd Africa H"au also
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
BEST TREATMENT
FOR CATARRH
:. $. $. Removes the Causc

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YOU get your blood free from Impuri-.
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the throat. hawking and splitting. raw
sores in the nostrils. and the dis
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SIniy slight cold or contact with som,
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true and tried. is always obtainablc al
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thousands OF sufferers from Catarrh,
after consistent treatment with :. :. s.
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stored to health and vigor. Don't de
lay the treatment. Take :. g. s. at
once.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
NORFOLK Def ACCEPTED
Iiim"s Want TO Meet Cardinals for state
independent Championship.
Way Ilny Hero.

fN'iiBUiiG. VA, January 24-
MANAGE Woodbridge. Of tho Cardinal
\. Z. basketball! Iuinj, has received
"a chuIi"uG" from The management o.
tho Norfolk I:lucs for games to settle
'h" state independent championship.
and the challenge has been accepted.
Tho "hIncs viii be played in Norfolk.
ana mere lat" in February ana early
iH March, with the understanding that
" lhird game. in cas-" Of tie. vii! take,
piac" ON Richmond floor.
Ih'i" is very little doubt I'M, a Sc
TUGS h"iw""h these two organizations
would settle the independent chnmpion-
SHip for the season
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
HARD FOR FIELDER JONES
-. Louis Fans Expect browns to vi,
remnant This Ienr-HIcnns
Some Work

CHICAGO. January 24.-Refore peace
Vas declared many wondered what cx
have for predicting a pennani For Wy" ,ai,
- Whth the war was settled they
ION found one. They say Fielder
Jones VIII take the best material from
INC Browns and Terriers and finish
nrst IN me American League race with
rms makes it tough on Jones. Hc
VIII nave to make good to stand In
wei! with the fans OF the Mound CITY,
IL you'd have been better if they had
Tor the new Browns " ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
STEPHENSON IN LEAD
Pacific ConSt billiard Chnmp oct.
Jump I'm Opening Round OF
Long Match

II. +. Stephenson. Pacific coast
champion Won the first block of the
l.o00pont match which he is playing
with T. T.. Cox. champion OF North
and South Carolina. AT the Superior
Billiard Academy. The score now
stands: Stephenson. 03. Cox. 81
Tive match will be played in blocks
OF 100 points each afternoon at . 80
o'clock. ana each evening AT s O'Clock
until 1000 points have been made
The public is cordially Invited. ana
no admission will be charged
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
SMII'IIDI:AL AND BARTON HEIGHTS
TO MEET IN HASK EXTRA 4

Smithdcal Business College and Bar
.on hciShts Athletic Club will clash in
q. Gn,ne OF basketball tonight at the
Eamc should be nip-and-tuck all the
My through; as the CUNTS arc about
evenly matched. and both Announce
diiion. ' W WI
Hmithdcafs uunt has played and
Won hNe games this season, having an
AVERAGE OF about 30 points Il game to
rs ,onponcnts 10 points per game The
aniiity OF Barton Heights is not known.
some good basket tosscrs '>
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
WELDING TO TAKE PLACE
OF ulTCHlt. IN HOI,I


Especial TO The Times Dispatch
IT, ahlIAGo, January 2i.--FoIowing
~, ~. recent OF news here that Willie
iHtcnic had suffered Il broken rib and
Cancelled his match with Ted Lewis for
meMt FRIDAY night. I.arey Lichtcnstein.
manager or Joe Yelling the local
iishtweiEht: busted himself in an effort
TO have yelling take the place Of
Ritchie in the proposed bout Lich-
tenstcin wired Jimmy Johnston. and
hopes for a favorable reply. yelling
mas been training hero for some time,
and Is ready. He Will take on Lewis
at any weight the I;ngiishman may de-
sire. -' ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
'TWO JUDGEMENTS AGAINST
NEW CLUBS STILL. ST ND

Mr.. Hartman has two judgments
against the local club. which Win
costs of court and other incidentals'
,o,al nearly sl."oU Tie DISPATCHED
registered letter to Mr. Harrow. which
is Reproduced ia part 1t follows
''Januury 90 1916.
MY. Edward q. Barrow, President In
tcrnatioual League of Professional
Baseball clubs.
II note that rumprS are ai'on' that
the franchise for the N"wark team
viii soon I've awarded 10 the highest
bidder. etc. thereby presenting the pos
siblity that IAN attempt may hc made
to constitute some company other than
the Newark Baseball and Amusement
COMPANY rs the owner OF tn. New
ark franchise In tn" International
League, your league claiming aDpar-
entity, that IL has. the right to shift or
take away or rorfcit-or whatever term
may he uscd--a franchise at viii. with
ont the least regard TO the rights Of
the creditors Of the Newark Baseball
ana Amusement Company. DREAMY other
company whose franchise was for
fcit"d.'
This is the situation hare exacrlv:
I'll. international League attempts 20
declare III" franchise Of The Newark
baseball and Amusement COMPANY for
frircd. and leave nothing but the corr
porate name. and guiltlcss %: ans as
sets not" il is claimed ,nat This Is
proper according 20 'bnseual &tw. but
th"l" is "a grave doubt n ar mind
whether the equity branch ~ our courts
would sustain any such action
II wish - forunlly motifs 1v that
Il me franchise is granted 20 arr orAar
company than the Newark Baseball ara
Amusement Cuupanr- witaaG- setr-a-
m-rt ~ said two claims SHALL as
counsel t1~ said cred Itnr- -=-Er-lt- nh.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25

Levi Foster. colored. was arrested
by Policemen Kidd and Moore ycster-
day on charge Of aSSaultinr and
woundin- leila Ross and Lula Stevens
with bricks. The assault occurred n
Tv"nty-iirst and Main Streets. and
both OF the women were treated for
broken heads by Ambulance Surgeon
Porter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
OFFER TO MORAN
''""d slice or Purse offered to Scrnpp.r
Z" Meet WIllnrd-Iurus It
Down.

NEW YORK, JANUARY o4-Fr,nl,
Nt{E 30 'G,niEhi was offered si fsaot
Nm, Miam 90 per cent of the moving pic
me movies. TO fight Jess Willard ten
ROUNDS mere The proffers came from
JACK Curiey, who has Wizards sign
lure TO = contract calling for n tinh,
for the champion =" 'a III
Ike i'orSan, manager Of Moran
turned down both offers as not benz.
liberal enough, though informed it Was
ms ihSt opportunity TO get the match
.'orsahs refusal practically cliinj-
mat" Moran from boxing the cham
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25

NN''FN II.T.t, TENN, JanlInrV 2t -
. ark L ShHughUcssy. former Mime
"iu f"otball star aud athletic director
h' INl"nc University the past year. has
.Sn'l with the Tennessee athletic u,i-
'horitios rs assistant football coach ~
'"r University of T"hncsScc during the
tiniur fall II is nndcrstood that the
contract 10 OF an indefinite nature ana
mat ShhughncsSy may remain ut Ten
ncsscc for a number OF years He sue
G""nS Miller Pontius who did not re-
turn To Tennessee because OF private
business intcrcRta
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
CIcmsnn Annnunc.. uut.s-

CHARLESTON. s. G.. January 2l-
TN" baseball schedule Of the Clemson
College. as announced to-day. includes
*amcs with West Virginia Wesleyan
college at Clemson College. March -:
Georgetown University nj Clemson COL
Ice, March 81; v. l.. l, at clemson
toll"g" TWO games. \pril ~: tuiver-
&itN o! Georgia n Athens April 1l-22: .
v. NJ J., AT Lexington, Va. April %:
Y. J.. l.. at Elacksbrrr. Va. MAY I. ana
Auburn. at Clemson Coilcro Afay ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
Doe White Mnv GET lob.

CHICAGO. January 2i--T.umor
comes from out Of the West that Jim
my McGil wants Doc Harris White TO
'akc the management of his Denver
team. Doc White made Il noble show
ing with the Vernon team. OF the Coast
League. after Hap Hogan died. and Ed
Maicr may Yet rue the day he didn't
Keep him in the job.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
Providence Club Sold

MEM YORK. january 2t.-W. II.
Draper. n business man of PrOvf-
drn"c, to-day announced TINT he had
purchased the Providence Iutcrnn-
t!nUnl I.cn-.mc baseball club from
Joseph iuunin. former owner of the
boston Americans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., w, Jnnunry
2i.-Thc Orange iIorscmcn's Associa-
tion az meeting Of the stockholders.
has elected the following, officers for
president: William Dupont, w Il.
Green and l.. S. Ricketts,. vicc-presi-
dents: Henry G. Warren. secretary and
treasurer. The association had q sue
cessful annual exhibition during 1915.
being a balance In tho treasmry Of s64S,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
Fish burn school Winner

Il ORANGE, VA. January - E.sh.
est In basketball IN ~" Woudb.rr,
gymnasium by tn" ono sided score OF
rs TO H. Fishburn has a team or sin
footers this year and they had an
easy time with Woodhcrry's Light ana
young five.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
DOWN THE ALLEYS

The X. K. Y. NJ. G. a. took two out
phone on the Palace alleys last night.
i.owcry led the Hello boys aud Brown
led the Association team
IL. IL. u. NJ. e.. A.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
Blues Get CronIy
star iiur,ii"r. Holder of snu,h A,
!" me rue. i'll represent
NiiitihIncn in Track I,\ru,.

ihhttc rue. Nili Rcprrsrnt
Niiitinin"n in Track Events
John 'ronI!, VIII" won ;hc S,,,,
Nt''htr championship hurdles i,,st
year ~ - nttrnhcr al th. uiIcr,,t,
" N'S'"'h 'fa"h. squad, will wear
the Golfers of the IticI,,noud NJ. -
Was h"rn f"nrn"d. tTnnIS has M
'"'hc member ~ the hnt,nli,r ,,nI
"'> h'"n registered with the Hines
h,iSinr him eligible Ia cuni,,",, H.,
NJ s:".'i meets with the miIiti.,.,,,,
this sr">on. Nv"
,"hit wa. one OF the nuin.,,,.
VIZ NV virginia SOUND last scar uui
was on" OF fhr best hurdi,r. 80,
srch IN This section 81 th,. cu,r,,
ne Tact TINT hc viii I,, seen H.;
h't'"h her" VIII greatly Incrcu.c
49,, ~, IN trnck events. which has
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
Lew Docks,adcr at the Lyric.


After having been one of the hc.,
comedians on the minstrel stage for
many years, Lew Dockstadcr has co,
vcrtcd himself into Il sutirist. q mint
an exponent of sound political comedy
ana character monologist of orn
single class-which class he is A,
the Lyric yesterday afternoon u,
walked on In the Coloners own Rouvh
Rider outfit. wearing the Coloncrs owu.
teeth, saying what the Colonel proh-
ably often thinks In the back OF his
restless mind, and he made of H.
Colonel figure Of Erotesque fun which
kept the house in a gale of wholesome
laughter throughout the too-bricf time
allotted to him.
Ills stuff is burlesque. OF course. bur
there's so much truth back OF most of /,
1T that 1t might easily be converted into
u straight speech. But then Il
wouldn't he Dockstadcr's stun ana I,
wouldn't be funny: both of which !, &C.
lie and George Washington have lot.
IN common! says Lew. Both wcre
President both fought for their coun
tr*, hut there's one thing George said
he could not do. There" says Thee
dorc Dock staicr. lis where Ive 90, !,
all over him"
karlton and Eiifford. two mon one,
the show with clever cyhihi,ion -,
lThlninElike painting. in which tbey
snow remarkable skin. blanche Rah- E..
cute singing comedienne" follows
,hein-t long way after. Mr. and Mrs b.,
-\!Hson amused yesterday afternoon,s
audience sufficiently with the,- sketch
Minnie From. Minnesota" most 81
which is Just 'hokutn"
Ihon comes Colonel Dockstadcr
Inc Four Wonderful Rards. who close
the SHOW. fully Justify their names
=" wonderful! is their hand casting ac,
tnht they held even an afternoon an.
dtencc I'll the last amazing aerial rt.
Theirs is easily tho hes, act NJ -.
character IN America. n :.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
NIntorrycIIst. Mil Me-,

Ihe Old Dominion Motorcycle Club
vii! hold smoker Tonight at it's club
rooms. important business viii be
tranShctcd. TIE meeting Will start at
O'ClOCk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
THREE CLUBS ARE CHANGED
HARRISBURG FRANCHISE
Is GIVEN TO RICHMOND
ours Goes tH Bnltt.norr-.Icr>cy city
VIII lie Transferred tn Newark.
Some Middle.

NEW YORK. January 2i-N the
meeting or the International League
baseball club-owners here to-day. it
Was officially announced that the provi-
dence club had been purchased from
Joseph J. Launin by William H. Draper.
a Providence business man for $50
goo This amount is the purchase price
of the club and it's players ana docs
not include the grounds on which tho
club Will continue 10 play. Before
leaving for Providence the new owner
of tho club said that twenty years ago
the Providence team belonged t. him
and he hoped that lie will he as sue
ccSsfui with the new venture MS he was
durint; his former ownership.
President Barrow made the an
nonnccmcn; that the Eichmoid fran
chse would return with 1fck Dunn 10
Baltimore. where il originally belong
Cd. The Harrisburg franchise was
transferred TO Richmond ana the lIar-
risburc players rs well as the .Icrse?
City clubs players will 10 disposed Of
by tho league. The affairs Of the ler-
sey Eity club. including the disposal
of its franchise. havo been intruStcd
IL a committee. and If ii is soll The
ieaeuos intention is that tho club
shall be located at Newark y. j.
Although President I.annin OF the
Boston Americans sold his interest in
the Providence club he will stiil con
tinuc his utilization with the Inter
national League, as nc has taken most
of the minority stock OF the Buffalo
club
y meeting of the club owners will
take place on February o and the com
mittcc on tho Jersey Citys affairs then
will make it's report.
The leagues playing season will open
on April &c ana the schedule will call
for 14o games.
HARROW SAYS NEWARK
HAS no FRANCHISE At ALL
President Barrow said that he had
been notified by the National Commits
sion that Charles II. Ebbctts of the
Brooklyn National League club, had
1iled claim against the Newark fran
chisc for $4,000 which Ebbctts claims
the Newark organization owed him.
Mr.. Barrow stated that he replied to
the National Commission to the effect
that there was no Newark franchise
in existence now the clubs franchise
having been forfeited through its not
living UP to Contractual OBLIGATIONS,
dcfaultinE on players contracts, league
dues and non payment OF the daily per-
rentage.
President Barrow presided at the
meeting. IN" following officials were
present.:
j. j. McCaffroy. Toronto: : {. Lich-
tenhcim. Montreal: q. y, Simon ana +.
!. Donovan. Buffalo; c. r. chaplin.
Rochester: y. N. smith and Or. w II.
Parker. Richmoni: !. J. Lannin and
=. FLANAGAN, Providence: T.. ". Wicks.
Jersey City, and t. \ pcwau. Harris
burg
Another meeting will be held on Feb