Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
FIVE AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS
 NOT. IN REORGANIzATIoNsP PLANS


 Chicago, Oct 1s.-If the action of II major league baseball club owners last night ii1 going on records as faycring abrogation of the national agreement which governs professional leagEe results in baseball war. the responsibility will rest with the five American league clubs which have not yet signified ehe:r inten-. tion of taking part in the proposed reor- ganization of control of the game, P:-esi- dent John Heydler of the National league said tonight in q statement
 The eight National league ,luos and the three American league clubs-N..w York, Chicago and Boston-did not de- clare war when they advocated control of baseball by a tribunal of three men. not finally interested in the game. but were making declaration of principle in order to save the game, Mir. -Heydlcr said. 'The action taken at Moi-day nights St ssion was the culminaticn of careful l end dispassionate deliberation of men of unquestionedasincerit and honesty of purpose and who are determined that in 40 other way can tke revision of baseball government be accomplished and tho jus. demands of the American puo". be met.
 "Ths men who have so piedged them. selves constitute not only cleven-six- teenths of major league membership but | they represent more than three-foGrths of | the capital invested in the sport. They | have charted their course and have com l racted to seefit through at all hazarGs. Theirs is a declaration of principles l not declaration of war Frorective measures and ways and means, however have been provided for any eventeality
 If it does mean war, then the respon. sibility for war must rest with those who deliberately chose to remain a.oof iron l the councils of their friends"
 | Rather than war, I say the door ot
 welcome is wide open and we again pleal
 with all to take their proper place in lin,
 and so present a united front in this figh
 for the common good"
 Probability of baseball war wa
 freely discussed by baseball men her
 today, many of them called to testify he
 fore the grand jury Investigating tn baseball scandal. While President E. F , Johnson of the American league refuse to be interviewed. friends of his declare , an attempt was being made to oust fiI 1. from the American league presidency ] Men who were not favorable to Tohnso !. said his apparent opposition to reorgan iZation was simply a continuation of nj
 opposition to the .tH,b owners who side : against him last waiter.
 Some baseball men professed to see til solution of the problem in the meeting
 minor league officials at Kansas Cit 1 Nov. g, saying that whichever side tt
 1 minors sided with would win, for tf ? other side would be unable to obtain. ba :; players and would be starved out" :; The eleven owners who attended ye,
 tsrday's conference, however, have signe
 an agreement that they will stick tt
 yether and form a twelve-club league
 the other five American league clubs an F. President Johnson do not join them
 the reorganization plans. An ultimatu1
 was issued giving the five. clubs unt
 Nov to make known their decision 's statement issued after the meetin ,O notified the clubs not represented tn; ,o they have until Nov. 1 to signify the Q willingness to join in the reorganizatiol 9 If they have not come in by that tim v 7 the statement says, a twelye-club leagr ;O will be formed without them: The eleve fl clubs represented would be included s3 the league and a twelfth member woul si be chosen from some other city.