The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-11
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TOO MANY BOSSES
That Is Reason the Inter-
League Series Was Cancelled.
Action of Magnates Causes Dis
appointment to Fans.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, June 1.-THE calling off
of the interleague series between the
clubs of the American association and
the International league was a keen
disappointment to the fans of both
circuits.
The proposed seri- would be a big
novelty. 1t would attract the atten-
ton of baseball fans all over the coun-
try, and because of the long standing
rivalry between the two big minors,
with the prospect of seeing it thrashed
out on the field of play, interest would
have been keyed up to higher pitch
in both leagues thruout the regular
playing seasons.
the international league would have
willingly gone thru with its agree
ment. He declares that the series was
called off at the instigation of the
association, and this action, he says,
will block negotiations for future series
of the kind.
A a. Was Divided.
That all of the American associa-
: ton club owners were in favor of call
! ing off the interleague games has been
denied by Colonel Wathen, owner of
| the Louisville club and vice president
] of the league. So it is apparent that
| harmony in association ranks is not
complete. 1t appears that few of the
! club owners, who have power with
| President Tom Hickey, became highly
|
weather and prevailed upon him to
| take the initiative in calling the games
off.
| President Hickey and George Te-
beau, owner of the Kansas City club,
visited New York prior to the opening
| of their season and made an effort to
have the interleague schedule rear
ranged They wanted the series started
at later date than that orlslnaliy
set and changes made which Woulo
/ al, he q
some doubleheader dates. They mt
mated that they did not have conf
dence in the drawing power OF the In
ternationaI league eities.
Beginning of End.
| This intimation got under Presl-
dent Ed Barrow's hide and he refused
| to make any radical changes IN the
schedule Thus the bottom began TO
| fan out of the proposed feature series
| and the biggest minor league attrac-
ton in the history Of the game finally
went by the boards -,
| With war holding the spotlight all
over the world. association magnates
| finally argued that they did not want
| to take a chance on Spo1llng a good
thing for the future. They reasoned
that if the series should be prayed un-
| der adverse conditions and fail, future
attempts would be useless. In this
BARROW agreed, but he wanted time
| to talk it over with his club owners,
| and when he found that the asSocla-
ton was set on calling off the series
he knew it would evantually fall
thru. However, the association called
| it off on its own hook and then Bar
row and his leaguers called off all CO.
| operative relations with the big Mid
Western minor.
| Blow to the Game.
It is to be regretted that the series
will not be played. 1t would have
! furnished the fans in the two big min
ors with fodder for a year to come.
| and with reasonable success it would
have been a good thing for the game.
| Big league club owners were among
those who regretted its cancellation,
| They wanted to see the plan tried out
for as Garry Hermann has admitted
there is a possibility that the major
league may adopt some new plan to
take the place of the worlds series IT
seasons to come, and this sort of a
| series has been considered.