The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21
DUNN NOT GIVEN
ENCOURAGEMENT
Owner Of Baltimore Club Still on
Anxious Bench Regard
ing Draft. IS S
WILL ORGANIZE NEW LEAGUE
National Commission Decides
Upon New Major League to
Fight Federal.
WILL ORGANIZE NEW LEAGUE.

Now York, Juno 20-The postponed
session of the National Commission to
consider what shall BIO dono about the
demand Of Jack Dunn, owner of tho
Baltimore team of tho International
League, that the commission do away
with tho draft clause as far as IL az
feots the International League, adj
5ourned tonight without definitely
promising Dunn any relief, although
1t voted to mako tho most drastic move
affecting baseball that has been taken
In years. It voted to organize a new
big league, one In which. how ver, tho
baltimore club probably will not have
membership. So tho sale OF the Bal
timore club to Richmond seems to-
night to BIO somewhat moro likely than
ever.
Organized baseball, stung by tho
latest activities OF the Federal League
In causing stars to jump their con-
tracts. will form the third major league
10 provide continuous opposition to the
outlaws. Tho scheme Is to take four
or tho strongest cities In the Inter
national League and the American AS
ISOLATION and establish q new organiza-
tion. The four remaining clubs in both
the international League and American
Association Will BIO reformed into a
new minor league circuit.
This new arrangement to fight tho
Feds was agreed upon by the National
Commission ut the Waldorf this after
noon. Chairman Carry Hermann said
that tho commission had this move I'M
dor advisement, but Ban Johnson, pres
ident OF the American League, de-
oiared that the commission thoroughly
Know what 1t was about and that tho
though the official announcement OF
mo formation OF n third major league
or organized baseball clubs would not
be made for about ten days
COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE
IMPORTANT SESSION TODAY
Tho National Commission will hold
another meeting tomorrow to work
out final details for the establishment
OF third big league
none or the commission members
would say what cities would be Sc
lected for the new circuit
IL Is planned to mako tho new cir
cult n big league affair In all that the
name implies. The draft Will be re-
moved and the eight clubs will not be
IN danger Of having their players taken
by the National and American Leagues
by the drafting route.
jack Dunn. whose Baltimore club in
the International League. has suffered
heavy financial Losses by the advent
Oh the Federal League served notice
on the commission that IL It did not
take some sort ofaction he would sell
MS best players OF move his club to
i.cnmond, Va 4 special meeting OF
the National Commission was called
IN this city to discuss the Federal
League and the best way to curb ifs
activities Tho idea of creating a third
major league rs tho best means of Dro-
lection originated with Ban Johnson.
The National League had tnken nm
the question for consideration earlier
In the day, and tho American Leaeue
had vested President johnson with full
power to Act. It was regarded as GER
tain that favorable request by tho
commission to making the Interna.
tlonals n major league would fmmedi-
ately result In the other class AA
leagues, the American Association and
tno Pacific Coast League, making a
similar request. That major league
rating could not BIO given three Leagues.
was apparent to nil, and tho oombf-
nation OF four cities from the East and
Middle West furnished the only real
solution.
Tho changes Will necessarily mean
radical changes as well in tho circuits
or the two leagues affected by the
SHIFT. Four new franchises are co he
granted. possibly in othcr cities. in
some instances mt least continuous hall
VIII BIO furnished, and both major and
minor league clubs Will operate. This
ls tho case Mt present In Cleveland.
Tho commission Will mako their de-
ciston according to the business done
by the various clubs In the two leagues.