New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-28
Fultz to Treat
With Embassy
From Montreal
Floating Franchise in Inter-
national Circuit Still A1oat
League May Be Sued

The New International League, which
stood manfully in the breach and re-
pulsed the heaviest sorties of the Fed
eral OUTLAWS" some years back. ran
true to its traditions of excellent sport
manship at yesterdays annual sched-
ule meeting when it decided to play a
schedule of 154 games the coming sea
son. 1t was a resolution that should
make the major leagues hang their
heads in shame, for it proves the faith
of this Glass A. A. circuit in the future
of the American national game, where
the National and American leagues had
admitted grave doubt by subscribing to
140game schedules matter of petty
economy.
Aside from this decision to assume a
bold front and tackle the bull by the
horns irrespective of consequences the
New international League was able to
accomplish little and was obliged TO
djourn with its gravest problems still
in prospect. The floating franchise was
stll fioatlng around on latest reports.
The expected delegation from Montreal
failed to put IN an appearance.
A wire advised the International
sentatives were unable to make connec-
tions Immediately. The Montreal peo-
pie viii be on hand to-day, however.
The majority of the magnates found 1t
impossible TO wait over for the Cana
dian representatives, and so empow-
cred President David L. Fultz to treat
with the emissaries and make q final
di position of the floating franchise by
a mail vote.
ing to a local afternoon paper which
for some reason echoes Ban Johnson's
inmost thoughts, is in store for the
Newark franchise Of the New Inter
national League. It Is said that
H. Clay Smith, who controlled the
franchise of the old International
League, which was disbanded q year
ago to make way, for the new, IN
tends to sue the league on a charge
of conspiracy and that he is ready
to attach the gate receipts if an
attempt is made to exploit that par
ticular territory.
The paper in question adroitly sug-
gests compromise which would take
care of Smith and his representative,
James R. Price. who is also one of
the Eastern representatives of the
American League. Meanwhile the old
International League has a suit for
$4,000 against H Clay Smith for
alleged unpaid balance on $751; he
guaranteed for franchise in the old
circuit
In spite of the floating Hamilton
Syracuse franchise and the slight
hitch in Newark the International
League magnates without exception
seemed sanguine of successful sea
son. The floating franchise is indeed
the problem of a few days at most,
it is believed. There is every reason,
too, to feel hopeful as to the future
in Newark. Indeed it was reported
yesterday that Tommy Mccarthy was
on the point of swinging a deal that
would assure sufficient backing for the
club.
Dave Driscoll, for one, is willing to
gamble on the prospects of this par
ticular territory which proved so
lucrative in the good old days before
the Federal League war It is also
said that Frank J. Farfsii, former
president of the Yankees, and certain
of his associates are ready to pro-
vide the sinews of war
There is slight possibility that
some sort of amalgamation with the
former Smith regime might be at
tempted as q last resort, for now that
iedenmayer's Park is to be cut up,
the old Federal League Park at Har-
rison, N. j., would afford a welcome
haven