El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-02
EDWARD BARROW
QUITS MAGNATES
WHO GUT SALARY
Fighting President Of In
ternational League Re
signs His Position.
CIRCUIT LOSES
VALUABLE MAN
BY JACK TEIOCK.

FEW YORK, Jan with tts
N fighting president resigneS and
\ prospects for 1913 Just about
rs bright as the inside Of Mammoth
cave, the International league Is a
lettering institution.
At the recent meeting Of the league
in New York the maEnates faced
some tough problems. Montreal
Rochester and Richmond were ready
70 toss up the sponge. Providence
was on the fence and did not know
which way to Jump. Buffalo was Up
against the alternative OF digging
down deep into the left hip pocket 10
settle back dues and other expenses
including playe s salaries, OF forfeit
ing its franchise. It was swell
mess
Barrow f. Counsel.
Ed Barrow. whose square Jaw and
fighting prOclivities kept the Inter
three or four years Of storms. COun-
seied the maErates 20 go easy He
pointed out there was no immediate
need for deciding on the policy 20 be
followed in 1913. He advised a watch
ful waiting scheme
His Club owners apparently agreed
with Nm.
They suddenly became very
watchful. and. waiting the chance
when RarrOw left the meeting
room. they Topped 5000 off his
salary 10 show how much they
appreciated his services. Then
they voted 10 lie low until the
schedule meeting On February
Il, ar which time they are eL-
pectcd TO take definite action.
Opinions regarding what policy viii
be adopted bv the LEAGUE are varied.
Some baseball men believe thev viii
SUSPEND Oper- lions for year Othe~s
belie-e the lea que viii 90 ahead with
six clubs, eaI still others point out
that all Of the clubs will come
THROUGH aui omen their gates 20 give
the cid game another tuss'e and "a Ike
a chance The Trternationals have
hecO-7e 50 used TO losing that they
e~e be~'rui-- II like ir. say some.
They viii operate some kind of
league
VIII Miss Barrow.
Eebbe 81 end mepbe not But
wh~-ever the club owners decide 20
do. T. is q ce-t7 intv thev viii be very
7nd the twO-fistel fighting ability OF
T F~rrow 20 the helm. They are
E0in~ 10 T7'-s Ed Barrow as much rs
Cove cleveland alexander would
miss his r~lt srm If he should sud-
denly lc~e il. and 1t is a certainty
for q rno1 Ca-ahle of filling his shoes.
RCrrow he's won the praise and adj
r1i-a--on or the biggest men in base
b~'l for the treat fight he made in
behalf Of the International league.
Fe is Clc~se7 as the greatest minor
le~c-e executive I'm the business. and
in ability and @ knowledge Of base
b~Il he IS practically IN the same row
with John K. Te1er and Ban Johnson
G@fts-E away from the Inter
na-io-1I Is perhaps the hest move
Par-Ow cold have m-de. II is
quite tru~ tEEf the ma--uates felt
un-hIe 10 pay his salnry, yet
their acton vvas the most urde-
served thing th-t hrs ever hap
pc=ed 10 lc-s-ue president. AID
nobody blamed Barrow for quit
ting.
Put such IS the merry, merry life
in the minors
The most expensive player ever
purchaser
No. not Grover Cleveland AleXan-
der Tris Speaker Nix,
The award goes 20 r 'Uie Collins
who can run faster than Heiuie Zim.
Ban Johnson recently announced
that Charley C0uiskey paid $4,000
for 7. Tr0w bridge. gave him $4,000
bonus. and then signed him 10 a con-
tract calling for five years at $500
per That Iota'e5 $4,000