Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Tearney Also Will Lead Fight
for Smaller Board of 49,.
Arbitration.
MINOR SUSPENSIONS TALKED
Many Desire to Discontinue
Leagues Until After the
War is Ended.
BY BUD FISHER

LOUSY LILLE, KY, Nov. 10.-What
promises to be the most important
meeting of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues In sew
eral years will begin next Tuesday
and continue three days.
Interest will center largely about
proposals to change the whole map
Of organized baseball so far as tho
minor leagues are concerned, and as
tie plan will meet opposition the ses-
sions may develop into exciting az
fairs
In this connection the proposal
about which the greatest amount of
gossip has centered and which seems
likely TO produce the bitterest contro-
versy is the plan to form a new or
sanization from parts OF the American
association and International league
I The proposed league would include
Louisville. Indianapolis Columbus
and Toledo from the American asso-
citation and Toronto. Buffalo. Newark
and Baltimore from the International
league. The four clubs IN each league
which would be left out in the
cold under this arrangement are ex-
rected to furnish all the opposition
to the project OF which they are cap
able
In addition demands will be made.
1t is said. by interests in the Western.
Pacific Coast. Texas, 81 and Cen
trail Leagues. the Southern associa-
tion and several other organizations
for realignment OF their territories.
Tcxas May Lose Shreveport.
Among the specific changes said 90
be desired Is the addition of Shreve-
..st -
Southern association and the trans
fer of Seattle from the Northwestern
league to the Pacific league
In addition to these changes others
would probably be forced oy the sue
cess of anv effort to form a new COM
bnatlon from parts Of the American
association and International leagt1e.
Otherwise there would be no berths
for some of the best minor league
towns in the country
Z Preceding the meeting Of the
National Association Of Professional
Baseball Leagues, the Western lea
que will hold a meeting tomorrow
The Three I and Central leagIc will
also foregather. The American AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
Tuesday, on which day the Nationa,
Board OF Arbitration will he IN ses-
sion.
May suspend During War.
A movement may be launched TO
suspend operations in several smaller
minor leagues until the close of the
war Practically every organization
from the big American association,
International and Pacific Coast Lea
Z CUES down. suffered seriously last
season Twenty-Five minor leagues
started the season and only about half
Of them finished Only five leagues
went thru without changes in their
circuits.
The blows to the minors began 10
fall early in the season The Virginia
league disbanded May Is. Two days
later the North Carolina league gave
up and three days later saw the fin
sh OF the Georgia "A labama circuit.
Fairly in June the Central Texas
league gave way. The Dixie league
aud the Northern association suspend
cd early I'm July. The Three | league.
which had weathered all kirds cf con-
cd to suspend on July s. The North
western league held on for n week
| longer and the Central association
managed to continue until August
The Western league was forced to
change its alignment and split its sea.
son in July to stir up new interest.
Even the American association began
!
because OF the heavy losses due 20
postponements. resulting from un-
seasonRble weather conditions
Presidents OF several minor leagues
! In the middle west are whole hearted
| " I'm favor of putting baseball en- the
shelf for year and possibly TIVE.
They favor releasing all players and
rtarting anew at the close OF the war
on less expensive operating basis.
Continuation of present salaries ct
minor league players, they contend, is
| out of the question.
Tcarncy Proposes Change
| A. r. Tearney. president or the
Three | league. will lead movement
at the national association meeting
for a re-classlfication OF all minor
leagues and a reduction In the mem
bership OF the national board Of arhi-
| tration, Tearney wants the member =
/ ship of the board slashed from its
present number OF eleven to three