The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-11
BIG BASEBALL
PARLEY OPENS
With Proposal to Form
Complete Reorganization
Of Sports Control
LANDIS' POWERS
TO BE DEFINED
Proposals Agreed on Must
Go to Leagues for
Ratification

New York, Dec. 1.-THE greatest
assembled in this country, involving A
program for complete reorganization
of the sports government, got under
way here to-day. Formulation of a
new national agreement is chief bust
ness.
The sessions will continue into next
week under the presidency of Judge
X M. lands, newly appointed head Of
the sport. Several deals for the ex-
change of leading major league play
ers are likely to be made during the
meeting
The National and American league
were represented at the meeting as
follows.
National league-Augist Hermann,
Cincinnati; Barney Dreyfus, Pitts
burgh; Charlie H. Ebbets, Brooklyn.
American league-James G. Dunn,
Cleveland; Thomas Shibe, Philadel-
phia; Frank j, Navin, Detroit
Representatives also were in attend
ance from the minors, including the
American association, Southern asso-
citation, Michigan Ontario league and
South Atlantic league.
In addition, John A. Heydler, presi-
dent of the National league; Ban John
son, president of the American league,
and Secretary John H. Farrell of the
National association are acting in an
advisory capacity without vote.
1t is generally expected that the new
agreement will have two parts--one
between the National and American
leagues that win apply to questions in
yolying solely major league matters
and the other between the major and
minor leagues.
1t is probable that Judge lands will
insist upon the inclusion of provisions
outlining his power and authority as
head of organized baseball and others
for the general good of the sport.
When the new agreement is in shape
it win be submitted to the league for
ratification. The major leagues prob
ably viii act upon it at their annual
meetings next week and it is likely
that a special meeting of the National
association for the purpose viii be
called and it held its annual meeting
last month. With ratification accom-
piished, joint meeting win be called
in New York early in January to sign
the agreement.
The agreement, in addition to outein.
ing the duties and powers of Judge
Landis, will confer upon him an Off
cial title which probably will be di-
rector of baseball. He undoubtedly will
have more power than has been pos
sessed by any individual or commits
sion in the history of baseball.
II Is the belief among prominent
baseball men that he will head board
of control, which will sit with him
merely in an advisory capacity or as
pleaders in cases of controversies re-
quiring decisions. The advisory board
members, according to this plan, will
be without voting power. In such
cases the decision of Judge lands will
be final The board will consist of prac-
tical baseball men, possibly President
Heydler of the National league and
President johnson Of the American
league, President Sexton and Secretary
Farrell of the National association and
others.
The agreement in the opinion Of
baseball men is certain to contain a
provision for the restoration of the
draft system, which means the selec-
tion for fixed sums of players in one
league by clubs in a league of higher
Such provision is like
Nv TO meet serious opposition from
some minor leagues. Some minor
league clubs argue that under the old
draft system they lost players for
whom they could have received much
more than the draft price.
The contract of Judge lands runs
for seven wears and he will receive an
annual salary of S42.500 in addition to
travelling and office expenses. He win
have secretary and office force With
in Chicago