The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-12
INTERNATIONAL
8
MAY NOT START
Providence Club viii Not Quit
Without a Struggle,
BORROW RED S0X HEAD7
Several Cities Of Class AA Cir
cult Ready to Quit,

PROVIDENCE. II. l.. Dee 12-One
week hence we may know the destiny OF
the International league. On December
10 the lntgnS tional magnates convened
In New York, but did not decide whether
they shall continue TO operate next sea
son or adopt the suggestion OF President
Edward Grant Barrow that the big Class
AA circuit. which for more than twenty
years has provided the public with high
class baseball, shall quit because OF the
war.
That tho latter course Is not beyond
the bounds Of possibility Ia evident from
the discontent rampant In Buffalo, To
ronto Newark and Baltimore since the
Continental league, In which they, with
four American association cities, were
TO have places. died n miserable death at
the National association meeting In
Louisville
As far as the Providence club In con-
cerned, however, there is no readiness to
give up the struggle. Tho Providence
owners are really fighting mad because
OF the fact that. to all intents and pur-
poses, President Barrow intended TO
calmly drop Providence overheard In his
scheme to wreck the International cir
cult and form coalition with the cities
Of indianapolis, Louisville, Columbus and
Toledo, OF the American association.
The Providence club, II win be re-
| membered, In made up OF n syndicate
Of business men who bought the fran
chise last March to preserve international
| baseball for Providence, and the position
! Of the local owners is that although they
lost money last year they believe that
tho future OF baseball is not aH dark ne
| Barrow has painted lt--in fact, as one
stockholder acdulouHly put IT, we are
In baseball because Barrow last spring told
us what fine thlng International base
bah is,"
Two CIubs Out
II seems likely that Montreal will make
no attempt to start next yehr. Montreal
never did really pay we'll and last season
was an especially bad one for Sammy
Llchtenstein. As far Rs Richmond Is con
cerned, President Smith Of that club
when In New York recently, said that
Richmond would positively not start next
season. lie In said TO have admitted that
tho Virginia capital belonged In the Nir.
glnia state league and tina tatter IN,
losses the club stockholders had suffered
return ~ International hal would not
be considered.
From Rochester there IA little ID b,
learned Several conflicting reports hav,
been issued regarding Chapin's position
hut the chances are that he, like th'
Providence owners, is willing 70 go eheat
" the other fellows are and feels lik,
Providence that rank injustice wal
done when he was not considered on THU
proposition Of a third league
Whatever policy guided Barrow In hh
plan for redlstrictlng the minors. II lis
fact that he has RntRgoniLed some a
the men In his LEAGUE As yat he hnH Of
club, which inquired from Barrow NH
position regarding the. third league Toe
fore he left for Louisville At that TIM
harrow denied definite knowledge OF IN
movement, but perhaps he may be ahl
10 offer satisfactory explanation whel
the league Cuuyenes In New York.
Barrow SoS Headf
From another source, however, COME
i Information which gives light on Hpr
1 rows atSlside regarding the thlrd lcSgu
| and his Fdhsequcnt statements In fHNu
NJ dlshnndinE tho international leugu,
/ THIS NorNAs to the effect that Barrow I
i soon TO I've president OF the HOstuu Re
SoN From reports which have ting
ot truth TO them II would appear tina
Harry Frnzes Ia too busy with his thcnt
real ventures 10 personally run the Ros
ton club and wants to turn II over I
Barrow an ideal selection, NJ course. IL
there Rre no better baseball men tha
Barrow I'm the country.
As "A reminder NJ the 1917 campaign IN
II good old official batting averages hHV
been unlcashrd hv rreslderl Bnrrov
/ They reveal that Larry lsioic's Toront
team won the pcnnant on lts merits, (,
with 1s0 and Toronto tied Baltimore (,
Il team clubbing hOnurS with 2Sg
How much liaiOie did 90 win the pei
Il nant for Toronto is revealed In tho IN,
/ that he made 23l hits. more than M
other player aud scored eighty -tht,
l runs, a considerable number for ths ol,
time that everybody supposed tho b
fellow 10 be. Whtemsn OF Toronto, n
4 handy legged outnelder, had an averul
Of aR FOR 40 games and his total II
duded seven homeruns, Joe Schult