The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12

JOHNSON BEATEN,
SAY big ELEVEN
Baseball Owners Dash Back to
Chicago to Confer on
Peace Plan.
NEW PLAYER FOR GIANTS
They Will Have Star Minor
League Infieldcr Soon
Sport Gossip.
NEW PLAYER FOR GIANTS
BY WILLIAM d. HANNA.


make New York their habitat Col.
jacob Rupert OF the Yankees, Charles
Stoncham and John j. McGraw of the
Giants and Harry Frazee OF the Bos-
ton Red Sox climbed aboard the flyer
yesterday and doubled back to Chicago,
where peace meeting No.-number for
sotten--w!ll be held to-day, and where
The now New National League was
born on Monday. lived for three days
and Will be buried to-day.
Jhat is. the burial will take place IL
Johnson's loyal five accept the terms
or the eleven clubs who formed the
New National League and were all
ready 10 go ahead with their twelve
club league. 1t was only eleventh hoLr
Willingness by the Johnson five to get
together in an informal. heart TO heart,
dollar to dollar talk with the eleven
that sldetracked the twelve club project
and the Twentieth Century tenants
made Il clear yesterday that they wore
returring to Chicago only on the I'M
Outstanding that the main points Of
Their Lasker plan of baseball govern
ment would be accepted.
Unconditional surrender" said Judge
McQuade. Giants official. OF the ac-
ton OF Johnson and his supporters.
The points which the eleven say they
have won. the points acceded to by
the others. are: Judge Lands as chair
man Of the board of control, vote By
clubs and not by leagues In questions
not necessary for the board to handle:
committees to draft a new national
agreement.
The baseball men have reason to be-
heve Judge Lands will accept the po-
sition offered him. and they are dls-
cussing an arrangement which would
have him alone for the tribunal. II
The American League five want II, how
over. they can name member OF the
proposed tribunal OF three. and the
probabilities are that Judge Mcdonald
of Chicago will be the man. The minor
leagues would have the privilege OF
naming the third. NJ. II. Sexton OF
Rock Island and William Mccarthy.
president OF the Pacific Coast League,
are two men one OF whom most likely
would be chosen by the minors.
4 minor league infielder known for
his ability and who has had big league
experience will be seen at second base
for the Giants next season II present
plans carry. and there is no reason why
they shouldn't Several minor leaguers
OF such class as to warrant the belief
that they are major league timber form
group from which the recruit will be
found, and three Of them have been In
fast company. where the difference be-
tween their playing and that of contem-
porares who have succeeded in stick
ing In the majors was very slight.
Berghammer. Maisel and Rapp. all
Glass "A minor league infielders have
attracted the attention Of the Giants
n hau
Boley. the crack Baltimore player.
whom Dunn so far mas refused to sell.
From this lot, II Is understood, a new
keystone man will he found for the
Giants to speed up the infie!d. Msispl
and Rapp have had major league ex-
rerience Maisel was with the Yankees
onoe. and Ropp with the Reds.
Garry Hermann may have said n
twelve club league such az was pro-
rosed and which VIII be fact ac-
complished II peace falls through in
chicago to-day would be joke. and he
may have meant II. but Hermann
doesn't know everything. Baseball men
Who would be In the twelve club or
sanitation differ with hin1.4 Two clubs
IN one city, an ARRANGEMENT Hermann
las seen ut to declare would be ridicu-
lous, might not be nearly as ridiculous
as he imaglnes.
Whether or not Hermann knows II.
baseball times have changed. New
York. Chicago and Boston are much
bigger cities by good deal than thew
were. and ~ may not have occurred
20 Hermann that a schedule with the
Giants Yankees and Dodgers playing
against one another would create n new
and lively interest in New York. Just ns
similar conditions In Boston and Chi
cago would have like effect Mr..
Hermann possibly makes the mistake
Of Judging New York. Boston and Chi
cago limitations by those % Cinc'rra.'
nd-pat'sm and perspectives dimmed
by too close position 70 the vista
are among the very things LEADING 70
the present baseball rupture. 1t looks
row as II two eight club leagues will
rer,ain the fashion which probably 10
for the best: but II will not be NJ all
surprising n In n few wears a schedule
Of inter-lc9 pue games Tops off three or
four weeks from tho END OF each
leagues schedule. Th'- despite scoTfinR
BY those who aiwavs favor STANDING
stu twelve club league didn't
strike McCraw. and Huston and Drey.
fuss and Baker as ridiculous.
Shorty Cation. shortstop. whose stat
ure fits his nickname. comes TO the
Brooklyn club by the waiver process.
George Stal'invs was IN town yester-
day and will be for few days more
before dashing back 70 Dixie. He IL
no longer a big League manager. but
IL likely 20 be back In the game In
some capacity. II 40. baseball will be
the rainer.
Harold Smith--Yes. Penn had a player
named Tens. and a good one: but we
do not recall his having been an ALI
America guard.
IT, L. Gabay--Yes. so long as he
wasn't taken out OF the game.
The Giants, including Babe Ruth. nrc
doing well In Cuba. The latest Havana
Papers show TIL. they've won seven
out of ten game 5. Poll Perritt pitched
two vames In succession and won
both, and Pen Young has knocked moro
horners than Ruth. The Babe. however.
had batting average around 100.
Ralph GreenIeaf. who has just won
fhe pocket billiard championship IN
Chicago. was playing three cushion bill.
iards as late re last week. That was
rfs preparation for the pool tourna-
n,ert. He wasn't after practice I'm shot
making but IN stroke. Tho three
cushion stroke was what he wanted
for the other game. The method seems
10 have been effective.