Show CRUCIAL MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL TO DECIDE FATE 4 OF MINOR LEAGUE President resident Barrow on Hand HandIn In in Effort to Hold Class ClassA A AA A Teams Together r f Jack By International News Service Sports Editor EW YORK Dec 10 The The most NEW Important meeting In the history of ot the International league convened convened con con- today at the Hotel Impe Impe- i rial ial President Barrow and his club owners got together to decide on the o of their heir organization and it was expected that a decision regarding the season of 1918 would be reached by tonight The question to be decided Is whether or not the league or any part of It S shall operate next year ear It is said that c rr if it six club show a to open their gates the league will struggle on The rhe attitude of ot all club owners however however how how- I I ever will pot not be known until the meetIng meeting meet- meet i ing adjourns The four clubs which had planned to merge with four clubs of the American l. l association to form a 1 new league league- J namely Newark Baltimore Buffalo and Toronto Toronto are arc willing and ready to lo play ball all In 1918 The four others others Richmond Richmond and Montreal Montreal- I Providence Rochester met with such last season that the owners are arc ready to quit It was 5 sold said today todar The fact act that tho the two major leagues can an ill III afford aCford to see the big minor close H its gates ben because ause of oC the need of farms for players and amI a source of talent strengthened the belief among baseball men mch here that offers of assistance to th the wavering clubs will be received to to- to day It would requite require e but little assist assist- assistance ance mice from the powerful magnates of the tho two majors to assure the future of tho t International it is believed President Edward Barrow whose I- I Ir r game ame fight for the International kept hept that league alive during the Federal iii r league gue war would venture no predictions predictions in advance e of the meeting e The h question SW of whether h or not we j c can n continue in 1918 Is up to the club owners entirely said Barrow this morning and we will make an effort to struggle on I t W By United P Press eo NEW NEAR YORK Dec 10 More More trouble loomed ahead today as National leaguers pr prepared paled for their annual gabfest President President President Pres Pres- ident John K Ii Tener and Garry Herrmann Herrmann Herrmann Herr Herr- mann are reaching a swords sword's point state in their relations ns as a result of Herrmanns Herrmann's Herr Herr- Herrmann's Herrmanns manns mann's insistence upon a joint meetIng meeting meet meet- I 1 ing of oC National and American league ma magnates magnate regardless s of President Tens Tener s feelings feelings' in the matter I There are rumors that Tener ml might ht not agree to the selection of ot Herrmann again as chairman of ot the national commission com corn comI I V mission and there were hints that Herrmann might insist on a cu cut in I of Tener's salary as one of ot the first t of or wartime economies Branch Rickey Ricey president of the Cardinals Car Car- was one of ot the first first National ague magnates to show up lIe He Is said saidi l i have arrived for a a. conference with 1 I l Hendricks manager or the e In- In r a i s jolis olIs American Americ on ass association club r it r. agreement has been reached it was dared which will allow i manager Hendricks Hendricks' to the Cardinals as manager of oC I At Jt club |