The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-06
NEW LEAGUE LACKS
BASEBALL STANDING
National Commission Refuses 20 Rec
ogu1e International in Organized
Ball

New York May 5.--The sanction Of
the national commission has not yet
been extended to the new lntcrna-
tionai league. "a was learned yester-
day. and as there seems to be no
present inclination on the part Of the
baseball powers to take the new or
gsnization under their wing. the new
league may have to start its career.
on May s. as an outlaw organization.
The recent decision of both the
American and National leagues to play
cham pionship Sunday games at the
Federal league park in Harrison was
only reached when il appeared fairly
certain that protection Of the Newark
territory would not be granted 10 the
new circuit. IL was stated YESTERDAY
that the now league has shown no eff
fort to meet the obligations which
have been hanging over the Newark
club for some time, and its failure 10
do SO has prompted the major leagues
to arrange to play in the cid Inter
national leagues unprotected terri
tory.
The latest move in the situation was
made yesterday, when jaT1ea f; Price
was appointed by the National and
American leagues as business man
ager Of the Harrison park. Price as
president Of the Newark club Of the
International league last season. aud
was ono Of the stanchest supporters
of President Edward Barrow. now
manager of the Boston Red Sox. When
the International league voted to dis
band Price cast one of the two votes
against the measure. President E, w.
Wilson. OF the Richmond club. was
the other opponent to the dtsband-
msnt
when the International reorEaniZed,
T'rice and his hackers in fne Newark
club refused to come into the fold.
| they understood that the Newark club
could not he operated under new
league unless the old obligations Of
the club were met
The Brooklyn club of the National
league has a claim of $4,000 against
the Newark club which has been out
standing since the first year OF the
Federal league invasion. Brookiyn's
claim was for much higher sum and
| for money advanced to keep the club
going. the national commission COM
| promised the claim by granting Brook
| lyn $4,000 which the international
| league refused to gay. This action by
| the international league in refusing
| TO abide by the orders OF the national
| comm ission has not been forgotten
sons why the baseball powers did not
extend helping hand to the Inter
national when 1t was about To go on
| the rocks last winter
Business Manager Price is now ar
ranging a schedule which will include
games for the Giants and Dodgers OF
the National league and the Yankees
of the American league. To apportion
! the Sunday piums evenly will be no
| easy task. AS Harrison will be the
! only place In the East where the major
leagues can play on sundays, baseball
| owners predict that the games VIII
draw large crowds before the season is
| over,
The present predioameat OF the new
| International league places its new
president, John H. Farrell in rather
| an embarrassing position. Mr.. Farrell
| is secretary OF the National Associa-
| ton OF Minor leagues. and by virtue OF
| his position is a member OF the ma
| tional commission in cases of dispute
! between major and minor league
| clubs. With the national commissions
sanction withdrawn from the new or
| ganization Mr.. Farrell will moi be
| able to hold his place at the head Of
an outlaw organization and continue
| as secretary of his minors at the same
| time.
| In placing Farrell at the head OF the
l new league the promoters evidently
| expected that he would win over the
| protection of the territory by virtue
| Of his position, but as there has been
| no move to straighten out the Newark
| muddle il is likely that the new CIR
| cult will be ignored by the national
| commission.
| II 1t comes to a question OF choos-
| Ing between an outlaw circuit and MS
| position as secretary OF the minors,
there is no doubt that Farrell Will
stick to organised baseball, for he mas
always been one of its stanchest sup
| porters. withholding protection from
| the new aeague comes as bitter disap-
| pointment to Jim MeCaHFeyr OF
Toronto. Jack Dunn. of Baltimore.
and Charley Chaplin, Of Rochester.
who engineered the reorganization.
but evidently overlooked this possible
action by the commission