Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-28
DECISION OF MEReER
IN FARRELL's HANDS.
VIII Invsstlsats The Territory
ThoroughIy-Report In Ten Days.

John II. Farrell, secretary Of the
national association and member of
the special committee ON the New
England baseball middle. has drawn
the happy Job Of giving the decision
on that momentous struggle. This
means that Ed" Barrows, president OF
the International league and Tim
land league, the other two members Of
the special committee, have finished
their work and will approve anything
that MIR. Farrell suggests. 1t Is stated
that Referee Farrell will make a.
Thorough investigation of New Eng
land conditions" examine leases of
ball parks and so on. II he makes
an investigation Of that kind he will
have to tour both the Eastern ASSOC
citation and the New England league,
for neither league can be very well
investigated in New York city. The
decision, according to the latest, will
come in about a. week or 10 days.
While Mr.. FARRELL Is thinking over
the verdict, which may be final or
| mere recommendation according to the
various reports, but which is more
likely to be final than anything else,
1t might be well to ask why New
York city should be the scene of. an
Investigation of New England baseball
affairs. New York is very convenient
for the individual members OF the
committee and probably for a great
many others, but 1t does not offer q
better view OF New England baseball
than New England does itself In the
| face of things. 1t seems reasonable to
assume that the discussion of New
England baseball should have been in
New England, in the territory con-
cerned. Both mergers and Eastern
association forces will agree to this
If the meeting were in Worcester
Hartford or Springfield the men con-
cerned would get better view of the
leagues on the rack. About the only
thing that can be viewed properly in
/ New York is New York
/ Another angela meeting of New
England baseball interests in marve5
lous Manhattan would be as hot rela-
| lively in that city as a meeting of the
Sunday school athletic >league of Mid
i dlebury, VT, in this city New Eng
land loses by contrast by being forced
to go to the city of big stu ffto talk
Il over its baseball affairs. A discussion
of family affairs in New England
would looks as snappy as a review of
the Eastern association and New Eng
land league in Manhat. The investi-
eating committee can only investigate
New England affairs in New England /;
in New York, 1t can get and has got
the views of the New England mag
mates. A little squint at the ball parks
in the various New England cities
another squint at those leases-op-
tons are meant probably-and a long
look at the cities themselves, would
At in any kind of a thorough investi-
cation Then again the baseball pulse
of the fans could be felt on the side
during the touring investigation.
Minor league baseball can be han
died better than it has been in past
pears and that means from, the con-
trolling powers. While the big leagues
are big and all that, the minors shoul6
not be considered as kids to be death
with in q hurry, nor as kids to be
neglected. This is not Intended as .
rap at the investigating committee
It is merely an attempt to emphasize
the fact that note enough stock has
been placed in the minors by baseball
in general and probably nobody in the
world realizes this more than Ed Bar
row, president of the international
! league, and member of the specia.
J committee. The minors take them
} selves seriously, but they cannot ex-
pect to be taken very seriously in New
York, be it ever so convent for
York, be it ever so convenient fol
everybody. More interest in baseball
in the afflicted territory could BIZ
than a dozen similar run-togethers OF
Broadway.
But the verdict is the main thing
and If 1t is the right one the fans will
not care whether it comes from China
or Kalamazoo. However, we can't ge
away from the fact that New Yorl
should not be f1attered with any more
Of New England baseball rows
This league by the way, in past year.
has met in Boston. because it is han
dy." The New England people havt
made many a trip to Boston and they
. probably realize now that no meeting
of their league should ever have beer
. held in Boston. Such meetings SHOULD
have been in the league territory ant
not In places that make them lool
small. Once the Eastern association
! had the nerve to hold a session in New
I York city. Nobody in the big city bu
themselves knew they were there. TIL,
mayor did not open that meeting no