New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-04
Need Z Towns
To Complete
Minor League
Sunday Law Would Assure
Syracuse and Binghamton
as Circuit Members
By w. ]. Macbeth

The meeting for organization de-
tolls of the New international League,
.slled for yesterday morning at the
headouarters of the old International
League, So Vanderbilt Avenue, was
oostponed until 8 o'clock tonight be-
cause OF the inability OF several
,rospectiva club owners to be pres.
ont at the original scheduled time.
rohn H. Farrell, president of the new
association: Jack Dunn, Of Baltimore;
charles T. Chaplin. of Rochester, and
lanes r. Price, of Newark, were
among yesterdays absentees.
The half dozen other club presi-
dents or prospective club presidents
who were on hand with James j. Nc.
Cafery, OF Montreal, and Dave Dris-
coll, of Jersey City. are simply mark
ing time until tonight. All were Sc
cretive as the proverbial clam and
lust about twice as tight-take the
latter any way you wish. Nobody
knew anything: nobody wanted to
know anything: nobody ever expected
10 know anything; nobody even
cared whether he would ever know
apything-that is. so far as the news
for publication of the New Interna-
tlonal League was concerned
Newark and Buffalo in Line
Eavesdroppers, hangers-on. personal
friends ard slight acquaintance of
magnates large and small can always
be found cluttering up the corridors
of every hotel the luminaries patron
ice, and such was the case yesterday.
From these tunnels and tanks of in
formation it was possible to get some
fair idea of what the charter men,
bers of the new baseball organization
plan to effect before quitting town.
First off. it Is almost a dead GER
tainty that both Newark and Buffalo,
circuit, will line up with Baltimore,
Jersey City. Rochester and Toronto
in the new combine. James R. Price,
it is reported on apparently reliable
authority, has been assured the fnan-
cial support OF his business associates,
provided the high minor league rating
Of the reconstructed circuit is main
tanned. Newark, a fine baseball city
and good Sunday town in normal
times wishes in no wise to jeopardize
its territorial rights, as would be the
case if it were not represented in
organized baseball
Monetary influences have been as
sured to unravel all the snarls at Buff
falo. Back salaries to players will be
paid. 1t is even intimated that Joseph
j. Lannin, former president of the
Bisons, who holds the whip hand be-
cause he owns the only available
grounds in the city, may be associated
prominently with the new Buffalo
clue. Mr.. Lannin may have the fran
chlse up there for a mere nod.
Two Towns Needed
With Buffalo and Newark as good as
IN, the promoters have but to worry
their heads over two additional towns.
0ne OF these has been assured in SYRIA
euse. blnghamton is most highly ia
yored as the eighth member. Syracuse
and Blnghamton, located in the Empire
aste, would be assured of temporary
success at least, provided Sunday base
mll is legalized in this state.
The fate of Sunday baseball is likely
% be determined this week at Albany.
&nator Lawson's bill was to have had
N airing yesterday, but long winded
discussion on another bit of proposed
sgislyfion crowded it back. Sponsors
q the bill declared last night that the
baseball topic would surely be put be-
lore the Senate not later than to- day.
Us sponsors predict speedy success
both in the Senate and Assembly.
New Law Would Help
Possibly the fact that Sunday base
ball for New York is still in the nebul-
Gus state Influenced the New Inter
rational League board of strategy to
sostpone yesterdays meeting. The two
proposed New York cities would not
e so attractive if the Lawson bill
happened to meet with defeat But
assuming that Buffalo and Newark
make good their promises to operate,
haf the riddle is solved. A compact,
M-club circuit at least seems assured.
indeed, the four clubs already granted
protection would now go through by
themselves rather than sacrifice terri
"rlai rights through suspension.
Io-night's meeting Of the New Inter
sHaslonal League will be held at the
Hotel Bitmore.