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Show INTERNATIONAL TO READJUST AFFAIRS Newark. N. J , Jan. 25. Proof that the affairs of the International league are in need of adjustment became evident evi-dent here through the request of President Edward G. Barrow that the Players' fraternity, the national commission com-mission and the national association agree to a temporary suspension of the rule which requires club owners to send contracts to players by February' Febru-ary' Barrow has asked for a month's delay, and as David Fultz, president of the Players' fraternity, already has declared himself In favor fa-vor of the request. It is not expected that the International league magnates mag-nates will have any trouble in getting get-ting the other two big organizations to aid them In their time of need. The club owners are in a waiting attitude because the circuit for this year has not been decided upon def initely Hardly any consideration has been given to the question of contracts con-tracts and, were the rule to be enforced en-forced against the owners without the proposed suspension, the owners would find that most of the players In the league suddenly had become free agents. It is this situation that Barrow and bis associates face Nat urally they are trying hard to avoid Turther complications. Barrow admitted that the meeting of th International league could not be held until the first week of February. Febru-ary. The deal for the transfer of the Jersey City club to Syracuse will not come up until the special meeting of tho Now York State league on January Jan-uary 29 Though the Jersey City deal now stands in the way of tho club owners completing their circuit, up to this time it wat the Baltimore transfer that kept the owners back. President Fultr acted in the matter mat-ter of the Barrow request on his own Initiative. He admits that it would be impractical to consult the other members of the executive committee at this time, but oxpecti no one to raise nny ohjection. |