Show international LEAGUE IS COMING we V I 1 41 4 1 71 U d J na three major league veterans now with minor organizations by ED 0 BARROW president of the international baseball league the international league Is coming back this season its prospects have not been so bright for a long long time the war Is over confidence la Is restored and the baseball conditions are normal again of course the war caused us somo some suffering buffering but it wont be long before our will be back on the same high plane piano as before bedfor e the advent of the outlaws th the makeup make up of the league will be the same as in the old days a compact circle made up of the best cities in too the east and so we all aro are more than hopeful that brighter days have come the return to newark and baltimore la Is gratifying I 1 am confident that before tho the season is over the fans in both cities will be completely Batis satisfied fied with the brand of baseball they will get james price and fred tenney the now owners of the newark club have made themselves popular by announcing that they will have no major league connections another popular move was the decision to play the games in newark instead of in harrison jack dunn always gave baltimore bal baseball of major league caliber and with no opposition there this season he be Is ia bound to win the fans back to tho the support of his bis orioles richmond no doubt will make a much better showing shoving in the way of oc attendance this season billy smith is a shrewd and capable manager and his hustling bustling qualities will make him popular with the fans I 1 look for tho the virginians to have a very successful season all around the change to local ownership has stirred things up in providence and the tans fans no doubt will rally to the support of billy draper the new ow owner ner of the club wild Is very popular throughout rhode island president chapin of rochester made a ten strike when he secured little tommy leach to manage the hustlers tommy has always shown that he possesses managerial ability by the way he has gone about building up a team for his new boss the midget undoubtedly will bo be just as aa big a favorite in tho the international league as he was in the big show pat donovan and his champions champion should have a banner season in buffalo now that they have bavo the field all to themselves there the largo larga number of canadians that have gone to the war front has mado made baseball conditions in toronto and montreal a little uncertain however the people of canada are great lovers of outdoor sports and they no doubt will patronize the ball games liberally baseball la Is about the only form of outdoor amusement left in canada that has not been seriously affected by the european war joe bir ming mangham barn at toronto and dan howley at montreal are both clever and experienced managers and are backed by real sportsmen who have shown their liberality and gameness on many occasions in the past all things considered the outlook for tho the international league is very encouraging cou raging |