The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-13
Meeting Now Being Held at Kentucky
Metropolis, Has Many Hard
Questions to
Solve.
MAY CHANGE BALL MAP
To Re-organize or Not to Re-orsanize,
HE Great Bone of Contention
Many Opposite
Opinions.
TBY H. C. HAMILTON

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 1S,-The
well advertised buck is the personal
and undisputed property today of the
national association of professional
baseball leagues.
The aforesaid marker was passed
when the American association survtv-
ed its meeting without taking any &C
ton on the proposed merger of the
American association and Information.
al league clubs. The association is
row standing on its meeting, Just
where it left off, waiting for the mat.
ter to be brought up by the association
at Is annual meeting, which begins
today.
Ed Barrow, president of the Inter
national league, hit Louisville last
night and he brought with him his
parcel of plans for the redistricting
OF the minors
Ed is heart and soul in favor OF the
plan, which as a matter Of fact, had its
origination with him doing a large
part Of the heavy work. He believes
it will be the salvation of minor league
baseball and in this has the support
OF most Of the club owners who make
ND his circuit
II is rumored in Louisville that full
cooperation has been absolutely made
certain OF in the International league
The Rochester club is scheduled tc
be placed in the New York state
league, according 10 the gossip, and
Providence will be turned over to the
Eastern league.
Thomas j. Hickey, president OF ths
American association, is unalterably
set against any plan for reorganiza
ton. because it means the disruption
of his circuit He is here to preserve
that circuit and present indications are
he will stick until forced out He al
ready has stirred the wrath Of those
American association club owners
who favor the amalgamauon of the
two circuits. He, with a handful OF
his club owners, are standing in the
way Of re-districting idea. The as
ISOLATION will meet again tomorrow, al
which time the question Is expected to
be brought up again.
The association magnates had q
session that lasted three hours yester
day. When they emerged Hickey
made the assertion that the member
had taken three hours to discuss the
matter OF cutting expenses by reduc
Ing Lie pldy tl lIIIlll anu udu reached
a tentative agreement to shorten the
season to 140 games.
1t probably will open May 1. Today
Hickey predicted some settlement
probably will be reached regarding
the subject
1t is now believed that Milwauk ee
will be included in the merger OF
American association and Information
league clubs, taking the place OF
Columbus. Joe Tinker, president OF
the Columbus club, has been riding
the fence ever since he came to Louis
vile, leaning first this way and then
that. He announced with no show OF
uneasiness that he was ready to fall
either way-grab the new league az
it goes by or stick with the American
association. His sympathies appeared
to be centered on retaining the Ameri-
can association organization, so he
has been dropped The Western
league stands ready to ratify the
changes. Des Moines, Lincoln, st.
Joseph and Omaha would be taken in.
to new American association and
this would be decidedly interesting
for their treasures.
Changes as fast as kaIeidoscopic