New-York tribune., 1919-12-10

in the famous Carl Mays injuncti
meeting to-day issue an ultimatum
tum will demand no less than the
gigantic upheaval of baseball histor.
All opportunity for an amicable ad-
justment of the differences of the two
factions was dissipated during a con-
ference, supposedly for peace purposes.
of the Detroit club, and Charles A.
Comiskey, president of the White Sox.
Following this conference and after a
meeting of the majority members of
the board Of directors of the American
League. the following official state
ment was issued:
Statement of Minority
Following the meeting of Mr. Navin
and Mr.. Comiskey at the Biltmore
to-day it developed that the pro-
fessions of a peace mission by Mr..
Johnson and his cohorts on their
arrived tonight were absolutely in
sincere. The five clubs constituting
majority intend on Wednesday to
vote out the existing directorate and
to vote in their own men. They
will make Navin vice president,
instead of Comiskey and in retail
alton the three clubs constituting
the minority will take certain meas
= axes as will demonstrate that they
VIII not submit to the tyranny of
of this discredited man The vanity
of one man is the only thing that
stands in the way of peace in base
Dali. johnson has placed personal
considerations over the good of the
league and baseball in general
Prior to the conference between the
leaders of the respective factions the
revolutionary element seemed content
to adopt some middle course; that is
this wing might have condoned past
alleged offenses on the part Of Ban
johnson, provided his authority were
curbed. The Big Three had decided to
hold out for the restriction of John
sons authority SO that the board of di-
mand of the league affairs.
Mr.. Comiskey. however. had reason
to suspect as a result of his talk with
Mr.. Navin that steam roller processes
were in the making against the present
board for this afternoon. This prospect
resulted in the latest declaration of war
by the Comiskey Rupert Huston-F -Frazee
forces.
Whether or not the three clubs split
out from the other five this afternoon
depends on the course to be pursued
by the majority five to-day. Comiskey
and his associates have not been asleep
They nave the backing for league
that could go on indefinitely and have
plans fer a circuit that would embrace
the strength of either the National or
the present American League from the
very outset.
Nor are the Yankees deserving of the
pity that is being wasted over them on
the matter of a local home. The bat
Ting Colonels have not been caught
mapping i'll this respect, as many sup
pose.
The fact that both major league
meetings have come to New York has
sticks. The bush league managers and
their "angels" are on the scene to
secure options on the talent that will
have to be put out on the farm" 1t
should be a great year for scouts, with
everybody determined to take the elias
tics off the bank roll
If one would believe only half of
what he hears in the corridors, John
j. McGraw is going to have the great
est team ever assembled under one
it should be only a sprint.
They do tell us that Rabbit Maran-
vile will be seen at short and Rogers
Hornsby at third and that McHenry
will be patrolling the outtield with
Burns and Young. OF course. Frisch
will cavort at second. The talk has
US kissing goodby to Heine thinner
man, Larry Doyle. Art Fletcher. Benny
Kauff Lew McCarty and pitcher or
two. But what are star players among
friends in Peacock Alley? The only
thing wrong with Dame Rumor is that
McGraw, Stallines, Hickey and the
others most directly concerned appear
to have heard nothing about the
trades.
The Giants and Red Sox will hook
up in a. spring exhibition series on the
way back from Texas next spring. Nc
Graw's club will train at San Antonio
Just where Boston will timber ur has
not yet been decided. But it will be
somewhere in the Lone Star State.
The series last year in Florida ano
on the way North proved most protita.
BILE, both n gate receipts and in prac-
ticc. The then worlds champions haC
the edge of the argument in the mat
ter of victories, but after pulling ou,
of Florida McGraw more than held his
own. He is thrsting for revenge nex'
year.
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