New-York tribune., 1919-03-13
Newark Now
" orrv Centre
L or Minors
Fuliz League Appeals to
Or" Johnson for Use
of Harrison Field

The floating franchise is only ono Of
the minor ailments Of tho new Inter.
afipnal League. IT developed ni yes
'orAnya clinic 20 the interested mag.
nR'ea assembled at the liotol Imperial.
An acuto cnHe Of indiReation or indiA.
position has developed TT Newark
which threatens Herioua complications
70 the pntient. And, more'a the pity,
DR.. Ban Johnson alone secms o
pof8ess the surgical fkill TO restore the
invalid with all his members intact.
An appeal has been made to DR.
johnson. II took the form OF n lengthy
TELEGRAM embracing what was termed
fluftering oner for the rental Of the
old Federal League Park ut Harrison,
N q The international magnates.
after yesterdays meeting, refused to
mako public the figure named TO or
ganzed baseball interests for a prop
erty that is rapidly falling into decay.
The woOdpeckers are mining The plank
ing scandalously, despite the vigilance
OF jim Price and bis trusty blunder-
buas
Here, IN short metre. is the consen
sus or international League opinion
on the Newark ituaton
New Norl, Clubs Consent
We hive o1erod through johnson
to orrnolsed bneehnl 81 nuuormp
ptoppHilio for the lIntrson poperly
u u all the international lenpuo cnn
pofhiblY lny or hope To pny nj This
lime. We hnve the oonaout Of tho
soN york lnnl0r longuo clubs 10 op-
'ihlr at Harrison. h i 1hc
ISSUE. Wo hollrrc, has boon uuf
tquhroly up to Ban Johnson. If he
IFS lalr, II he has the interuata Of or
Ehni1ed baseball ut honrt. hu cnn
Hcnfcely rotuse our offer. If be does
ief1Ho We cam but draw the conclu-
influence him"
FreHldont David t. fultz. Of coufan.
spoke much moro diplomntleallv ON the
HuhJett lie appeared vorF Hnnpuino Of
inc aueeeaH of has loaRuo's onor 10 tnAe
q Whlte elephant ct the hands Of the
Two mayor lonHuo8. Mr. lultz wAa duiio
emphatic ~ hia assertions thAt Newark
would md representation somchow.
lhht IT would be an oipht-club circuit
and that either Montreal or Syracuse
would be awarded the floating frnn-
chiae' fntsy Donovan is supposed to
nave Interested real angel in the
syracuse Proposition
1t was learned, however, from one of
the most active Of the club own
crs that Newark's fate, as we'll as the
eight-club circuit, hangs on the fut-
ure OF the Harrison park. The old
nome OF the indians is to be cut up
and there Is no other available site
The National League, it is said, is
quite willing to do business with the
International. But for various reasons
Johnson has assumed an attitude of
contempt If Harrison is unavailable
the league Will operate only six clubs
President Fultz, it will be remem-
oered, some years ago attracted the
enmity o. Mr. Johnson hen he organ.
lzed the Players Fraternity. The
league drew Johnson's fire by repudi.
atlng ruling of the National Com.
! mission and by suing the former own
ers OF the Newark franchise for $40.
OOO--not to mention the spleen O.
certain party who was cheated q yeal
ago out OF scheme to play Sunday
baseball at jim Prices bailiwick.
Johnson, 1t is said, Is agreeable tt
having the International League move
INTO the old Federal park only on con.
dltlon that some method is found tc
take care of the old interests e.
Mr.. Price in particular. Also some OF
the wise fish maintain, Mr. johnson is
deslrous OF holding second string tc
his bow IN case the Sunday baseball
measure does not carry in New York
State With Newark not in the In.
ternatlonal League, Harrison might be
utilized by the local major league
clubs without the least murmur of dis.
ear-