New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-12

,v11o has server - L.
Ieapue since 1899, was accep
an unsuccessful attempt -
compromise on the matter Of salary
At the meeting of the International
1eag1le last December Barrow's sal
arv was reduced from $500 to ST.
500 Yesterday the International club
owners volunteered to split the diff
ference, and offered him 1000 This
Barrow rejected, in view of his offer
to manage the Red Sox-
Chapin President Pro Tenn.
Charles Chaplin, president of the
Rochester club, who is chairman of
the International board of directors
conducted yesterdays meeting, ana
will act as president pro tenn, unul
such time as a successor is elected to
succeed Barrow. Provided that the
league decides to open the season at
its meeting March rs, a'presldent WILL
be elected at that time.
The names of James Price, presl-
dent of the Newark club; John Gam
mans, president of the Providence
club; Dave FultZ, president OF the
Players Fraternity; Arthur IRWIN
business manager of the Toronto
club, and John Montgomery Ward,
former president of the Boston Ma
tionals were mentioned as candl-
dates for the pOSlI1Oll
In discussing the prospects OF the
league President Pro Tenn. Chaplin
said: 1--WE shall send out contracts
with the expectation that the league
will continue. BY March 25 we hope
the Buffalo situation will clear. We
also have hopes that favorable action
on the proposed Sunday baseball law
will be taken in Albany by that
time"
In the event that the New York
legislature adopts the Sunday base
ball bill an effort will be made to
transfer the Montreal franchise to
Syracuse, while the Richmond fran
chise in that event might be returned
to Jersey City, giving the league
compact circuit, with Sunday base
ball in six of the eight cities.
Hope War VIII End.
Another motive actuating the In
ternationaI league men in stringing
along for the present is the hope that
a sudden peace may be brought about
prior to May /, the date the Inter-
nationals have in mind to start the
1918 season.
The league will be forced to send
contracts to its players and main
tain a temporary organization in or
der to be in a position to dispose of
clubs.
If the league had blown up yes
terday it would have thrown all its
plavers on the open market, making
them all free agents. AS things now
stand several of the clubs will be in
in a position to make up some or
their 1917 losses by the sale of play
ers.
The International league meeting
attracted a host of American asso-
citation managers They were anx-
ious to pounce on any talent which
might be offered at bargain prices.
Among this group were Manager Bill
Clymer of Louisville, Joe Tinker of
Columbus and John Camel of Kan
gas City. Business Manager Hap
good of the Braves also is ready to
pick out some International talent
while the Red Sox can use Internal
tional players to refill its depleted
ranks.
sFCbbets and Hampstead Interested.
Both President Hampstead ant
President Ebbets of the Giants
and Brooklyn respectively appeared
greatly interested in the outcome OF
The International meeting, and after
it was over Hampstead engaged Cha
pin in earnest conversation. AS the
Rochester club has served as d. Clan
farm for the last three years the New
York club is strongly interested il
The upstate club. Ebbets loses al
chance Of collecting the none!
awarded him by the National Com
mission for the loss of the Newark
cluh.
Former owner Lannin Of the Rec
COX, who also was the majority stock
holder of the bankrupt Buffalo club
attended the meeting by invitation
but did not have vote, as the Buff
talo franchise has been taken owe
by the league.