South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-02
INTERNATIONAL
TO MISS BARROWS
league TOtterS While Pros
poets for 1918 are
Very Slim.
rnternatIonaI News Service

International News Service:
NEW YORK. Jan 3 With its
lighting president resigned and
prospects for 1915 just about as
bright "a the inside OF Mammoth
cave. the international league is a
tOttering institution.
At the recent meeting Of the
leagues ia New York the maguates
faced some tough problems. Mon
treaI. Rochester and Richmond were
ready 20 toss up the sponge PrOvi-
dence was on the fence and did not
know which way 10 jump. Buffalo
was up against the alternative OF
digging down deep into the left nip
pocket 10 settle back dues and other
expenses. including players salaries,
OF forfeiting its franchise. II was a
swell mess.
Ed Barrow, whose square jaw and
lighting proclivities kept the Inter
national schooner ahoat through
three or four years of storms cOEn-
selled the magnates to go easy. He
pointed out there was no immediate
need for deciding on the policy 10
be followed IN 1918. he advised a
watchful waiting scheme.
Start on Barrows.
His club owners apparently
agreed with him. They suddenly
became very watchful. and, waiting
the chance when Barrow left the
meeting room. they Topped $1,000
of his Salary 10 show how much
they appreciated his services. Then
they voted TO lie low until the
schedule meeting on Feb. -, at
which time they are expected TO
take definite action
Opinions regarding what policy
viii be adopted by the league are
varied. Some baseball men believe
they will suspend operations for a
year Others believe the league viii
20 ahead with six clubs. and still
others point out that all OF the clubs
will come through and open their
gates 10 give the old game another
tussle and take a chance. The In
ternationals have become so used
20 losing that they are beginning to
like it. say some They will op-
crate some kind OF "a league.
Mebbe SO and mebbe not. But
whatever the club owners decide to
do. il is a certainty they will be
very much at sea without the wise
counsel and the two listed lighting
ability Of Ed Barrow at the helm.
They are going TO miss Ed Barrow
as much as Grover Cleveland Alex
ander would miss his right arm if
he should suddenly lose it. and il is
a certainty that they will look
long long time for a man capable
OF filling his shoes
BarrOws One Of Great.
Barrow has won the praise and
admiration of the biggest men i'm
baseball for the great fight he made
in behalf Of the International
league lie is classed as the great
est minor league executive in the
business. and in ability and knowl-
edge OF baseball he is practically in
the same row with John X. Tener
and Ban Johnson
Getting away from the Interna-
tional is perhaps the best move
Barrow could have made 1t is quite
true that the magnates felt unable
Co paw his salary. vet their action
was the most undeserved thing that
has ever happened TO a league
president. and nobody blamed Bar
row for quitting.
But such is the merry. merry life
n the minors
The most expensive player ever
purchased
40 not Grover Cleveland Alex
ander. Iris Speaker Nix
The award goes 10 Eddie Collins.
VINO can run faster than Heinie Zim.
Ban Johnson recently announced
chat Charley Comiskey paid $50
zoe for f. Trowbridge gave him O
$4,000 bonus. and then signed him
20 "a contract calling for five years
at $4,000 That tOtaled $4,000