Show I MINOR LEAGUES ASK FOR HELP I Request for Moratorium On Vi War ar Ball Debts in Order to A Avert vert Disaster CHICAGO Feb 9 In 9 In order to preVent prevent pre- pre I C vent a general suspension of ot minor tho league baseball next summer minors have requested th the national commission to declare a n. moratorium for fIr the time period l of the war var John H H. Farrell secretary o of the National Asso- Asso elation of Minor Leagues League and Barr Harry pres president of oC the Central league put the It was the opinion of ot the minor lea league ue officials that unless the minors were welO released temporarily from the financial obligations incurred during durIng- the last two seasons many of or them would be unable to open their gates n next summer Hummer Secretary Farrell Informed tho time commission com corn mi mission sion that the minor leagues w were re not trying to dodge lodge their financial trou troubles le but hut asked for a moratorium so Sl that new capital could bo be interested In minor league territory to operate man many of or the tte clubs during the coming summer Ten minor leagues league mostly th the lower class clasi organizations had to su suspend last Eca season reason on the season was finished There are arc ten ton other uther lea leagues ues which finIshed finished finished fin fin- the ceason ea on man many of them Incurring Incurring incurring Incur Incur- ring heavy lo losses se These lea leagues ues state tato that mat If Ie they are forced to meet their financial obligations H before another mother season starts Marts th they will be unable to oI operate erat this year If It however hon the tho payment nt of the debts as assumed umed last seas n can be temporarily postponed until tho the end of ot th war tho the minor league officials de- de clure re that they thoy will be bo able to pay all their thir bills In man many Of r the tIme minor tea throughout the countr country there nr are prospective prospective pros pros- e lu buyers huers ers of clubs who are aro willingto willing to tb take a chance to operate but the they do not want to assume the tho debts the clubs made mad la last t season Bellson Tho The national commission has lias taken t. tho the plea of or the tho minors un under er advIsement advisement advise advIse- ment mont and has sho shown n a n. disposition to rant grant the moratorium so that baseball base base- ball lall In time the minors m may q survive during the coming season ll By d declaring clarn the time moratorium tho the commission will assume assume as as- sume ume the tho responsibilities of tho past debts of ot tho the minors and will see that all obligations are arc met after the war warIs warIs warIs Is over Since the the- minor league convention In Louisville In November the time clubs havo have been at a loss JOS to know what to do for Cor next season Minor lInor league lenue baseball hn has never been a no very cry prosperous budness business bud busi ness proposition so time the club lub are arc not able to stand another season ao as disastrous as last Ir-at yar ar |