The sun., 1916-12-12
SUPREME COURT OF
BASEBALL DBFIED
international League Ignores
Order Calling for Payment
Of $4,000 to Ebbets.
BARROW Is REELECTED
ny FREDERICK g.. LlEB.

~ FREDERICK @. LlEB.
The International League. formerly
one or the most orderly and loyal menu
bers OF organized baseball. has declared
itself against the government. the
Barrow leaguers at their annual meet
Ing In the Hotel Imperial yesterday
decided to disobey the command OF the
supreme court Of baseball-the National
Commission-and voted TO ignore a deci-
sion by the commission ordering the
International League to reimburse
Charley Ebbets OF Brooklyn to the ex-
tent Of $4,000 for the Newark franchise
which Ebbets deserted during the Fed
sral League war.
Ebbets originally tried to collect
$4,000 from the commission Tor the
Newark club. which was taken over BY
James r. Price and other interests last
winter. The commission awarded Ebbets
1000, though Ban Johnson hled a MI
nority report. Barrow then appealed 10
the commission to reverse the decision:
but Hermann and Tener. Nationai
League members Of the commission. held
arm. The International League yester-
day, according to President Barrow. de-
cided mot to abide by the conrnissions
ruling"
Such action Is a drastic defiance or
the National Commission and Ia the hrst
time that any league has decided TO
ignore a decision Of that body. Deriving
It's power from the National Agreement
and an unwritten law In baseball thai
the National Commissions decisions
shsil be Anal, the commission always
has stood for the last word In baseball.
Case Of Outlawry.
By its conduct yesterday the in,erna.
tonal League practically "outiawed
itself. When an individual player re-
fuses to obey q ruling Of the commission
he Is suspended until such time as the
commission reinstates him. mould
q club oppose the ission organized
b~asebalrs protection Is removed from
the clubs territory.
That the International League never
would have dared to take such action
without Ban Johnson's knowledge wal
the opinion Of baseball men here last
night. Barrow 10 one Of Johnson's most
intimate friends, and II Is believed the
former Is taking this drastic step largely
. on the strength Of Johnson's minority
report. ,.,. v,., .o,,a b.
the outcome OF the resolution adopted
BY his club owners. Barrow said tina
we cannot say. We appealed TO I'M
commission to reverse Its decision ant
the next move must come from ina
body"
Reelected for Five Years.
That the International League ha'
unlimited confidence in Barrow wa
ey,uced BY the fact that the popula
executive was reelected president-secre
tary-treasurer of the league for a perio'
. Of five years
d The league also approved the actiol
Of the New orleans minor league com
e m!ttee which decided that a plea b
sent to the major leagues requesting
immunity from draft for the three Clas
, "A minor leagues, Barrow. who Is
j member OF the minor league committe
. appointed to confer with the majors, wa
requested to press this reform.
The league formally awarded the 1871
, Championship TO the Buffalo club. bu
most OF its time was taken up in a dis
eussion u: the interleague series wit
/ the American Association. The America
y Association committee, consisting q
President Tom Hickey and club owner
Mike Cantillon OF Minneapolis. J. C. Nj
Gill OF indianapolis. o. II. Wathen {
! Louisville. A. Y. Timme Of Milwaukee
llu ~ -. -s >.'
-, on the International League TO expires
lts willingness to play such a serie
Most OF the discussion was In regard
Details
Tentative Plans Outlined.
The tentative proposition outlined /
the Joint meeting called for each leagl
the International and the Americs
Association-to open its regular seast
shout April Is. play a schedule OF i
games. and finish the league season
August 8. On August Z the ~forty-eig
lnterieague season Is TO start and will n
until September 20. thus examining I,
games between April Is and Septer
Der %.
A toss Of the coin would decide viii,
league would be first to 20 on the roa
After one league played three games
each city of Its rival. the same procedu
would follow with the frst named leag
at home.
In order to give the players a specl
incentive to put forward their highs
efforts in this interleague warfare, ca
club will chip in $500 to put up a pur
Of $4,000. The players in the leag
winning the most games will split Il
purse. 1000 to each club. lnasmuch
the players will be paid their regul
salaries during the series. the bonus
offered. while not large. are fair
much as the business in the min
leagues In recent years would warrant.
VIII Revive Interest.
II was decided that it would he bet,
10 include the players of the entire VI
ming league in the purse. rather tn
the eight clubs having the highest p,
centages. In that way the Glass
, club owners hope to make the taile
players fight as hard for games as I
players comprising the first divisi
teams. The club owners OF both leag,
f.. are most enthusiastic over the seri
and predict 1t will go far to revive int
est in Glass IA baseball which exis,
before the disastrous Federal Leae
war.
: The following International L.eae
club owners were present Buffa
Joseph Lannin and Patrick Donova
Rochester, Charles Chaplin Toron
Lawrence Solman Montreal. Sam
Z Iichtenhe!m Newark. James r. Pri,
Providence, William II. Draper: Ba
more. John Dunn Richmond. Alvin
Smith and u. W. Wilson.
The International League men '
nave another meeting at II o'clock I
morning and another conference betw,
the International and American As
citation delegates Is scheduled for
o'clock In the afternoon.
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