The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-08
3l'd LeagUle Project Is
 StiIl Being Kept Dark
Col. Ruppert, Harry Frazee and Other American League Magnates Refuse to Discuss Reported Plan to Form New Circuit 50 Fight Ban Johnson.

plans were afOOt whereby third ma jOr league would be started as a, re- suit of the Ruppert-HUston- Eomiskey-F7razee war in the Anleri- an League started lot of talk in 5asebaI circles in this city yesterday. The talking, however, was all done " those who have no monetary in -erest in the project Those who might be expected to be in on the proposition were very, very silent
 T can not say a word about any third league,'' said Col. Jacob Rup pert, president of the Yankees. It S a most inopportune time for such a rumor to have started. What may 3r may not be done after the annual meeting in December has not been taken up"
 T know nothing and will say noth- ing of any plans for new league" said II. H. F'razee, president of the Boston Red Sox, who was in town oa the eve of q trip to Syracuse to v.ew da Gpening performance of one oi his theatrical ventures.
 Col. T. L. Huston of the Yankees probably the most implacable i0e that Ban Johnson has, is on a scout ing trip at Dover Fall Georgia, and efforts to reach him by telegraph and telephone for his ciews failed. Chas. A. Comiskey, president of the Chi cago White Sox, could not be reach ed in Chicago either.
 In all the array of moneyed men alleged to be ready to back clubs in new big league venture-Price Me Kinney in Cleveland, EdseI Ford in Detroit, Commander J. K. L. Ross in Montreal and Harry F. Sinclair in 
 make the most impression on the practical baseball men seen yesterday was SincIear.
 If that man even gets lined up in another fight against Johnson it'll be to the fnish,' said a weu-known minor league club head yesterday. Sinclair is Q wonderful fighter. He's a battler to the end and he has got money to burn and he isn't afraid to burn it when there's an object in view. Why, he could stand a half a dozen losing years in baseball and never know it. Johnson and the weak Western cities in the American League won't be able to stand the ] pace if he ever starts.'' There seemed also a general i'm pression that Price Mckinney, tho Cleveland ore magnate. and Com . mander Ross wouldn't be afraid 10 lose a few thousands if they ever be- came really mixed up in big league fight.
 From the West there came the re- port that Joe O'Brien, once head of the American Association and an old enemy of Johnson, was anxious to get new club in Milwaukee in the new league and take a part in the war against the American League ruler. This said the baseball men here, would cause Johnson considerable worry, as he has many scars from old-time battles with O'Brien. Mil Eaukee, it was pointed out, is long way from the Bowery, however, and the chances of Jhe former city of suds,'' are not considered good Still O'Brien might be of value in an, advisory capacity to the new mag mates it was said.
 John Heydler wasn't at his offce so the views of the president of the National League on the chance of a ball war couldn't be learned. How the National League would stand in the event of scrap is uncertain The chances are that the magnates of the older circuit will try to do a lot of pIacating and hushing up of rows in the younger circuit before the annual meetings in order to prevent an open break