The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-21
THIRD Big LEAGUE
IN ORGANIZED BALL
MAJOR BASEBALL. OFFICERS
DECIDE STEP is REOUfEe-.
ED IN FIGHT =
ADDUCE TWO PLANS
League Will Be Composed of In
ternational and American
Association Clubs s

New York. June 2O.-That there will
b" third major league in organized
bar eball. with oil the privileges that
the prefix. major" impIics. operating
after the close OF the present season.
is most assured. After n session here
in which all the presidents OF the
National League clubs and several rep
lesentatives OF the international Lea
que. took part, the National commits
sion today virtually decided that a
| third major league was necessary to
combat the invasion OF the Federal
/ League.
Governor Tener OF Pennsylvania, In
whom was entrusted the entire conf
dence of the National League club
! owners. August Herima OF. Cincin-
/ Eatti. the presiding official. and Presi-
, dent Ban b. Johnson OF the American
League. comprising the National com
mittee, which is the high court IN or
| ganiZed baseball. were in receptive
| mood when delegation from the In
ternatlonal League called upon them
| The International delegates were
President Barrow, j. d. McCafrery, To-
| ronto; Jack Dunn. Baltimore, and j
j. Stein Buffalo.
Clubs Want Help.
Two propositions were Submitted by
the committee. One OF these was a
request for financial assistance for
some OF the clubs and the other that
the draft privileges of the major lea
gues be eliminated so that thu. inserna-
tfonaI organization could retain OF
sell its players instead OF having them
| t1Enn q fhn J,f
ter plan seemed the most favorable
to the members OF the commission and
the proposition to President johnson
to form new major league to be COM
posed OF four clubs from each the In
| lternatiOnal and American Association
found immediate favor.
l. President Barrow spokesman OF the
party, announced after the quartet had
emerged from the meeting room that
the nationaf commission had consider
ed their request favorably and that a
final anEweT would be given within Ten
days. .rt, -.
Later OH Ban johnson verified this
statement and went step, ri farther.
saying:
1.-THE plan to form q third major
league is practically consummated. ;.
After the meeting Governor Pener said
niossrs. Johnson and Herman would
remain here until Monday to- arrange
IfeVeIal detaile for the completion of
:ho pIana.
Here's Probable Lineup.
None OF thoce present at the meet
Ing would consent to name THE clubs
which would be taken into the new or
Ganization, hut 1t was the general i'm
preston that these would be Bnlti-
more. Buffalo. Newark and Toronto, of
the International. and indianapolis,
Cleveland. Milwaukee and -, either
Louisville. Minneapolis OF Columbus OF
the American association.
Just what would become of the 9TH
er clubs In these leagues was not ey-
en- suggested. but 1t was thought that
they might be formed in new minor
league. GeogI aphical difficulties could
be eliminated by transferring fran
chlces or otherwise
That the new idea had met the gen.
|eral approval was apparent when some
Of the club owners got together Of
ter the conference and talked Of a
three cornered post season serIes for
the world'sc championship. 'srA
Chicago, June 2O.-Thomas tChiv-
lngtog. president OF the American Az
sociation. tonight said he knew of no
plan for the organization OF. q third
major league and that American. AS
Gociation was not party to, any, such
f''i.F -. .1'si sgf n4sr
Sacramento, Cal. June er's6 4xseAilan
T. Baum, president OF thcg APacifie
Coast League, In a statcmefifr rtenight
said:
when the Coast League went back
to organized baseball in 1909, 1t was
with the understanding with the Nat
ional Commission that no other min
or league ever would he given high
er classification than tho Coast
League. II reports of present plans be
correct, this promise Is to be violated
II the rating Of clubs from the Nnter;;
national league and American AS
sociation is raised without giving the
Coast League similar recognition, We
will fight to a finish" ~
NnTIGE EOp snE1Ynnp sY.Ic ~ Irns,