The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
THREE MOVES OPEN
TO JOHNSON FIVE
Join Progressives, League Of
Their Own, or Get Out
of Baseball.
BY WILLIAM u. HANNA.

If the eight National League and three
American League clubs which met in
Chicago Monday and decided to toss the
rational agreement into the ashcan mean
what they say, only three courses are
open TO the five American League clubs
which. John Heydler says. didn't even
have the courtesy to decline to attend
To get in out of the wet by reading the
writing on the wall and joining with
the others, organize q league CT their
own. or get out OF baseball.
A question which naturally arose yes
terday in the minds OF baseball fans who
read T'HE NEW York HsRALD's excellent
account of the meeting. was how new
twelve club circuit, II It comes to that,
could be formed and its schedule ar
ranged This Is n whale OF Job. to put
It mildly A twelve club circuit would
mean six clubs East and six West. and
It is easy TO figure the Eastern ones. II
the present parties to the forward move
ment are 70 retain their franchises; Two
IN New York. two in Boston. Brooklyn
AID Philadelphia.
In the West there would be Pittsburg.
two in Chicago. Cincinnati, two in ST.
Louis maybe, or maybe one there, and
two in Pittsburg, or maybe break from
tho johnson Give which would bring one
of those towns to the fold
All these details could be worked out
in due time, but most baseball follow
ers. for the present at any rate. believe
Il won't come to that end that the stand
patters. the waiting game crowd--if
that's their policy-will be in line.
Old established schedule schemes
couldn't be followed with I twelve club
league such as this tentative one. More
likely there would be four trips West for
Zach Eastern club and vice versa, the
Yanks, for instance. going West for
.brec series, while the Giants were en-
PERTAINING three Western teams at the
Polo Grounds
Coincident with the ultirnatum of the
Thoroughly aroused eleven TO the John
sonian five was Comiskey's declaration:
.If Ban Johnson Is at the head OF the
American League next year / will close
my ball park and go out OF business"
So that Is another twist 10 the skein
to be untnrsled.
The entife National League plus the
New York, Chicago and Boston clubs
versus the Ban Johnson and the st.
Louis. Philadelphia. Washington Cleve-
land and Detroit clubs OF the American
League on the other. Where viii II an
end. where viii It all lead to? A whale
of a Job this proposed reconstruction,
but with men supporting 1t capable Of
writing It through. Club owners have
talked 10 on the situation impressed mo
as being serious. in earnest-determined
10 take the government Of the game
away from methods they consider in
adequate and out OF date and give It
bigger, broader and better control. They
are tired OF inaction. words and delay.
and fail u see how their work this
week In any way interferes with the
work OF the Grand Jury with purifying
the GENE or bcclouding any ISSUE.
Joe O'Brien, secretary Of the Giants.
Yesterday announced three releases Of
Young players Robert f. Kinsella. out
fielder. with Rochester last season.
goes to indianapolis under optional
agreement lie is son OF Dick Kin
sera. the Giants scout. Albert ].
white. lnfielder, with Waterbury last
season. goes tc Oakland. Cal. under op-
tional agreement. Emmons ]. Bowen.
outfieldcr, with Rochester last season,
ls released outright 70 Toledo. Bowen
came 10 the Giants last year with
Arnold STATE, who has since gone 10 TIC
Pacific coast to play, and Bil Ryan,
the pitcher, all from Holy Cross. Ryan
is the only one Of the three to keep his
lob with tho Giants.
Reds are numerous on the Center
squad. Al least there are Red Roberts
and Reu Weaver.
Fordhar had the unusual experience
OF winning, II 20 0, one week and los
ing 0 90 90, the next Showing that
Fordhan's opponents represent extremes
OF football ability.
AS one Callahan goes out the other
comes In. Tim steps aside with
twisted arm, and Mike returns 10 the
fray.
BASKETBALL MEETING At c. c. n. Y.
Tho annual meeting o. the Joint com
mittee on basketball rules, Of which Or
!. u. Raycroft Of Princeton f. chairman
and George r Hcpbron, eecretary, viii be-
held IN tho gymnasium OF the College OF
fbe City Of New York. nj s r. NJ, Friday
November 3.