New Britain herald., 1916-12-12
BUSH LEAGUERS
 SNARL AT BOSSES
Internatonial Magnates Refuse to Abide by Commissions Ruling

New York, Dec. 12.-The Interna- tional League,- formerly one of the organized baseball has declared it. self 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 Commisson-and voted to Ignore a decision. by the commission ordering the International League to reimburse Charley Ebbets of Brook lyn to the extent of S9,000 for the Newark franchise which Ebbets de- serted during the Federal League war.
 Ebbets originally tried to collect R4,O00 from the commission for the Newark club, which was taken over by James R. Price and other inter ests last winter. The commission awarded Ebbets 5000, though Ban Johnson filed minority report Bar row then appealed to the commits sion to reverse the decision but Herr mann and Tener, National League members of the commission, held firm. The International League yesterday, according to President Barrow, de- cided mot to abide by the commits sion's ruling"
 Such action is a drastic defiance of the National Commission and is the HTst 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 that the National Commis- sions decisions shall be final, the commission always has stood for the last word in baseball
 Case of OutIawry. |
 By its conduct yesterday the h. ternational League practically "out- lawed' itself. When an individual player refuses to obey a ruling of the commission he is suspended until such time as the commission rein states him, and should a club oppose the commission organized basebalrs protection is removed from the clubs territory
 That the International League nev- CT would have dared to take such &C., ton without Ban Johnson's knowledge was the opinion of baseball men here last night. Barrow is one of John sons most intimate friends, and it is believed the former is taking this drastic step largely on the strength of Johnson's minority report.
 When asked to state what would be the outcome of the resolution adopteI by his club owners, Barrow said That we cannot say. We appealed to the commission to reverse it's de- cision, and the next move must come from that body" Barrow Reelected for Five Years.
 That the International League has unlimited confidence in Barrow was evinced by the fact that the popu- lar executive was reelected president secretary of the league for 8 period of five years.
 The league also approved the ac- stion of the New Orleans minor league committee which decided that a plea be sent to the major leagues request ing immunity from draft for the three Class A minor leagues. Bar row, who is member of the minor league committee appointed to confer with the majors was requested to press this reform.
 The league formally awarded the 1916 championship to the Buffalo club, but most of it's time was taken up in a discussion of the interleague series with the American Association The American Association committee. consisting of President Tom Hickey and club owners Mike Cantillon of Minneapolis, J. C. McGill of Indian apolis o. H. Wathen of Louisville. A. L. Timme of Milwaukee and J. w. Norton of St. Paul, called on the International League to express it's willingness to play such a series Most of the discussion was in regard to details.
 Tentative Plans Outlined.
 The tentative proposition outlined by the joint meeting called for each 1eague-the International and the American Association-to open its regular season about April IS, play a schedule of 112 games and finist the league season on August 5. Or August ' the forty eight interleague season is to start and will run unti September 23, thus cramnling 16s games between April 15 and Septem- Der 23. ...-"8
 A toss of the coin would decide which league would be first to go or the road. After one league played three games in each city of it's rival the same procedure would follow witt the first named league at home
 In order to give the players a spe cial incentive to put forward thei highest efforts in this interleague war