The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-13
Baseball . War Now:
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Hickey Opposes New League,
 While Several A. MOguls Favor Merger With Interna-
 tional-Project- Hangs Fire.
 Association Adjourns Until Tomorrow.

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 7 Louisville, Ky. Nov. 1s-Not since the days Ban Johnson brought the Amerlcan League into existence has i.basebail faced such war as is. inn pending here in the land of the fa-
 xnous mint juiep.
 -Four cities in the International ,T&axue and four cities in the Ameri-
 can Association are threatening to ,oult their organizations and combine as a new major league of lower fc5aaa11cation than the American and Qg41oual- circuits.
 I &DaSeball fans have been led to I4zi1nk that this move was all cut and FL11ed We thought that the four As- i1ocia45on and the four International fdlum that were to be left out in the fonDE had agreed to such a move. We ttzuuyfxt they were willing to concede tte this shift because it would save kt1em money. W
 But it iB not to be. The eight clubs hkhat were to be busted have rebelled. sThey refuse to quit and insist that fney will carry their fight to the HlKheeE courts in the land. Trouble fG1ch as baazeball has never before wit nessed Is threatening, and before a
 dnal settlement is reached the na- 1t1onal game is likely to suffer It's \ xnn8t severe shock.
 Tho four InternationaI League clubs
 to be thrown out are not likely to 4 make the fight that is sure to come
 from the quartet of losers in the I American Association
 President. Hickey is leading < the ILu l. A. ' cwn| position futtering away in the winds, as Ed Barrow is sure to lead : the new organization. And Hickey, {5ri1y, is a mighty good two-fsted l d1rzppef- The association met yester- day for two hours and then adjourn iIutn "Wednesday afternoon Immedi- H<e1y after this session Hickey an- !: zg6unced: ' #*-There VIII be no third major s1enzue- The American Association next year 7Will be. made up of the :: ssme eight clubs that represented Tit the past season
 e A5Nzinutes later Owner Wathen, of the local club. said: {. @sHlcker Is, crazy There will be a f third major league and Louisville, { s1nd1anapolis, Columbus and Toledo win quit the American Association to E5oir Buffalo. Toronto. Newark and
 Ee1ffmOre."
 1 <Earrow is here, but he is not yet
 E191y to give out a. statement, ex-
 c<ting that -hs Is posftive the new
 ofhnixation will go through and ttaxk4 he win lead it He denies that 1t will be named the Union League Ban Johnson is not here, and lnexfaer is Governor Tener. But the 1 National Commission b ably repre-.
 seuted by Chairman Garry Herr 5znann- Both Tener and Johnson are AH1&ted to arrive here shortly after the k1nnr succe#ful Association and four t&Hpcessfu1 International Leagne clups t@bFeak and go into session for the .1o8mation of the new circuit.
 i; yhe fact that Jack Hendricks, sx1apaser of the pennant winning In id1fhapo1fs club of the American As-
 GotiatioD, was the "colIege graduate with degree that Branch Hickey, prevalent of the St. Louis Nationals, sought to succeed Miller Huggins as manager of the St. Louis club. was ,one of the big surprises of the day .Hendricks is an alumnds of North western, having graduated at law.
 After opening preliminary negotia- lions with Hendricks, Hickey suddenly
 withdrew his offer yesterday.
 James c. McGiu. president of the Indianapolis club, was credited with having blocked the deal because of his demands to be reimbursed for his
 1oss- Hickey, according to McGil1, offered players in return for Hen
 dr1cks contract, which has two more years to run