The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
RICHMOND MAY YET
HAVE LEAGUE TEAM
Except Buffalo. Intcrnationais Are In
tact After First session Of
Owners at New York.
BARROW HAS RESIGNED


New York, Feb, 1.-THE Interna-
tionai league survived the star cham
Der session here today.
Except for the loss of the Buffalo
club, the league Ia intact tonight.
The resignation of Edward G. Bar
row az president was accepted. hnal-
iy unanimously. after two dissenting
votes on the FIRST ballot, but he was
asksd TO reconsider,
The meeting was adjourned until
March IS, when the magnates will
again assemble in New York, to decide
once for all the fate OF the league
during the period of the war.
r. c. Chaplin, Of the Rochester club,
was elected chairman OF the board of
directors and will act as president I'M
I'll o. successor Ia elected. No names
Of candidates for the presidency were
considered or will be considered, IL
was said. until the meeting In March.
The contracts will be sent out 10
the players on March i, ae usual
The men will have until April ] TO
return the documents. This part OF
the program was hotly contested and
was adopted only after plan to post
pona the date one month had been
fioored by Garry Hermann, president
OF the national baseball commission.
Future In Balance.
There were three conditions which
tonight seemed TO hold in the balance
the future of the league. They are
the bill before the New York state
LEGISLATURE TO legalize Sunday base
ball: the possible adjustment of affairs
of the Buffalo club. which was taken
over by the league today; and the
possible clearing OF war situation.
After taking up OF the franchise
I ANAN
naming Montreal. Toronto and New
ark to vote for the continuance OF the
league, while Providence, Richmond
and Baltimore were against the reso-
luton. Rochester was on the fence.
The officials OF the Rochester club
were in favor OF continuance provided
Sunday baseball was legalizeo.
The measure was finally tabled and
the suggestion OF "a reconvened meet
ing was taken UP, and hours OF de-
bats followed before it's adoption. The
suggestion hrst came from Rochester
Barrow Resigns.
! Barrow's resignation was presented
at the meeting OF the board of direc-
( tors before the general session and
was referred to the latter body. The
I first vote showed Ave In favor of &C
cep;ing the presidents resignation and
1.-TWO against, Buffalo not being permit
ted to vote Montreal and Toronto
were the two clubs holding out. Il
was finally adopted unanimously, With
| the protest clause asking Barrow tc
reconsider. The cause for his offer.
/ ing his resignation was the reduction
! in salary from $500 10 t250 au.
thorized by the directors. 1t was
argued that IL baseball is permitted
on Sunday in New York the s7,5o(
could be paid. Barrow, however
stated tonight that he would not con
lslder Withdrawing his resignation fol
a salary OF $4,000. 1t wss rumorec
that he ts considering an offer Ia he,
come manager OF one OF the major
league clubs,
! All Clubs Represented
All of the clubs we're representee
at the meeting today. Montreal viii
probably not send representatives 4
the meeting In March, it was stated
tonight. The club had already practi
cally quit and lie now Offering then
PLAYERS fer sale.
With Buffalo and Montreal out ii Il
probable that If the league continue,
II will be a six-cornered affair ProV
dence and Baltimore. both voting fol
suspension today. Will consider sucf
continuation. The probable transfer
of the Richmond franchise doomed vi
today when II was stated that botf
Jersey City and Syracuse were making
a bid for II. II there is any hope fol
the eight-ciub league, the Buffalo
franchise may be transferred to ont
OF these cttisN