New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-03
New Baseball
League ackers
Meet To-day
Will Continue Reconstruct
ton Of Old In
ternatiOnal
BY W. ]. Macbeth

y meeting Of more than passing in
1erest to baseball in general and the
mayor leagues IN particular will be held
~ KS morning at the headquarters Of
me GlsDanded international League ~
Vanderbilt Avenue, this cjtv' lax
Dunn (Baltimore), G. T Cb 9uGn
4Nochester), j. j. Mccartney (Torontol
nave Driscoll (Jersey City) and other
.htrepld souls who have the real in
eeleSt OF the game at heart hope ere
'uIuoWn 10 reconstruct a strong eight
cup Class "A circuit out of the rem
hants OF the former Barrow dvnastv
patched up with possibly a few towns
Oh the inactive New York State League
Much has already been ACCOMPLISHED
coward reconstruction. Indeed. cir
IuiC 10 replace the old International
league has already been assured. That
me New lnternational League is guar
ahceed future is evidenced in the very
fact that its presidency has been ac,
cepted by John Farrell, the Auburn
SCION, who is one of the smartest men
assoclated with the national game. Mr..
tarrell, as secretary of the National
ASSOCIATION, the ruling power of minor
league baseball, was able to guarantee
protection, pending reorganization. TO
the TOUR principal cities of the pro
spective combine-Baltimore Toronto.
hochester and Jersey City.
Is Best Man for Job
Mr.. Farrell's ability as an executive
ana IN organization has been proved
repeatedly during his long association
with the game, both as secretary of the
Natlonal Association and as president
or the New York State League. No bet
ter man could have been selected to re-
store order out of the chaos in which
the Ola international League found
ltself at the close of the last campaign.
I ne new circuit, already an assured
IacG IRON the protection given four
!eadihg cities, should easily develop
mo one Oh the most compact, terri
loriaIIy, IN the minor ranks
There is room for but four addj
tiona- franchises, and already no less
than seven enthusiastic towns have
made applications for membership. 1t
mas been learned on what appears to
De reliable authority that only two
vacancies remain, as a matter Of fact
III is said Newark is quite ready to
string along with the scheme. and that
Buffalo is almost sure to be jncor-
porated, too. James r. Price, presi-
cent or the Newark club, has Just re-
turned from Chicago, where he was in
conference with his business associ-
ates. He refuses to talk before to-
days meeting. But the promoters who
arrived last night seemed to have
been assured of Newark's alignment
with the cause.
unotiicially, further, it is limited that
Joseph j. Lannin may back club in
the Bison City, provided the new cir
cult during war times proceeds uDon a
war basis. Lannin owns the baseball
park in Buffalo. The franchise passed
out of his hands after his club had
been thrown into the hands Of a re-
ceiver. The holders of the franchise
cannot operate save by making peace
with MIR. Lannin. His former asso-
clates would welcome the former Rec
Sox magnate. There are certain obli-
cations, which prompted bankruptcy
proceedings at Buffalo, but the league
Is IN q position TO square these and
open a new slate.
May Include Syracuse
If Newark and Buffalo both como in,
as now appears almost a certainty, it
would not be surprising if the SYRIA
cuse ard Elmira petitioners we're
taken in to complete the ring. Those
on the inside declare it is almost a
cinch that Sunday baseball viii be
legalized in the State of New York be-
fore the opening of next season. Thus
a circuit Of eight clubs would be as
surcd IN which Sunday baseball might
be played everywhere save at Toronto.
Toronto can get along very nicely
without the Sabbath plav