New-York tribune., 1920-12-11

ban Johnson, erStwnlle car OF the
American League, more than any one
else has clouded the issue. Ban appar-
emily crossed himself by contrary or
ders issued yesterday afternoon. His
first official bulletin ordered the an
for this city next Wednesday after
noon. The call cited several facts,
chief of which was the desrability
of having the proposed new agreement
between major and minor league base
Vs. clusS arranged as speedily as pos
sihe.
Countermand Causes Storm
President Johnson. from Chicago,
after issuing a call for his annual
meeting and subsequen. joint meet
ing with the National League, counter
manded the order. His call was issued
by letter, his counte rmand by tele-
graph. But the countermand raised
storm of protest from the National
League magnates gathered here for the
conference.
According to an Associated Press
dispatch from Chicago received here
last night Judge Lands and johnson
are on their way to this city. The
dispatch also stated that Judge Lands
had asked that next weeks meetings
be held in Chicago, as he would not
be able to remain IN the East until
Friday.
The National League magnates all
came East in the belief that a ioint
meeting would be held as originally
specified: switch in plans means a
certain hardship to people who have
come here from the Middle West. All
the National League club owners ara
already here. The idea of a Joint meet
Ing therefore means the coming East
OF thlee American League club owners.
a joint meeting in Chicago next week
tnerefore would mean the travelling
West Of no less than sixteen club
owners
National Leaguers are so ;ncensed
at the idea of a switch In plans at this
late date that they intend to petition
Judge Lands upon his arrival this
morning to insist that the Joint meet
ing De carried out as originally planned
M1nor league magnates were in the
city IN force last night. The entire
committee that will represent the lit
t1e Fellows was quartered at the Hotel
commodore last evening.
Weakening on Draft
On the very best authority it was
learned that the Glass A. A. boys were
6eginnlng to weaken on the draft.
Glass A. A. baseball during the big
oasenali conference in Kansas City
(when Judge Lands was endorsed as
the supreme commissioner of the
game) let out a terrible squawk
against the proposition of retaining
draft by major league clubs.
There were certain teams among
the select of the big minors that OBJ
Jected to parleying with players for
any consideration. Jack Dunn, Of
baltimore, for instance. pledged his
city thet he would not sell a player
80 long as he could possibly avoid it.
Dunn, operating a minor league fran
chise OF a major league scale, showed
balance of s150,o00 on the right side
OF the ledger last season.
But the clubs that had all this
money and were able to laugh at their
less financially strong conferees may
have the laugh turned upon them. The
National Association, or minor league
organization, has decided to leave the
draft proposition to major vote OF
learned, unofficially, for instance that
the new international League will
vote fol resumption of the draft.
Draft prices, however, will be greatly
increased. They Will be trebled at the
least calculation. Under the old work
ing agreement that was abrogated at
the solicitation of the minor leagues q
year ago tne MAJOR leagues nad 10 pay
$1,000 for each candidate selected The
new scale of draft prices, it has been
learned, will be $500 for Class AA
talent, gradually grading down to $4,000
for the lowest-or Glass D grade.
New Working Agreement
To-day at the Hotel Commodore the
joint committees of the major and
minor leagues will meet to arrange a
new working agreement between their
respective leagues. The representa-
ttves OF the National League will be:
August Hermann, Cincnnati: Bar
ney Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh; Charles II.
Ebbets, Brooklyn. American League
Frank j. Navin, Detroit; James C.
Dunn, Cleveland; Thomas F. Shibe,
Philadelphia.
Minors-M. J. Sexton, president, Ma
Cox7o MoroIo~