New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
Perfect Plans
For Decisive
Action Monday
Hoped Johnsonites WillMeet
With Revolutionary Three
at Interleague Conclave
By w. J. Macbeth

,res;dents Of the National League will
hold a special meeting in Chicago on
Saturday. At that time, It has been
definitely learned, tho parent major
circuit will determine in how far tho
olive branch will be extended to the
five American League club owners
backing President Ban Johnson, who
failed TO send representatives some
time ago to that conference Of eleven
major league club owners that adopted
the Lasker plan for reorganization of
the government Of all organized base
ball
The three so-called Revolutionary"
clubs Of the American League--New
York, Chicago and Boston-will not sit
in at the National League conclave.
These American League clubs, how
ever. will confer with their National
League associates in Chicago on Mon
dav. At that time the committee,
which has in charge the reorganization
of board Of control after the Lasker
plan. will support in detail the new
peace agreement which is to be sub
mltted to the minor leagues at their
annual meeting (the National Associa-
ton meeting) in Kansas City Tuesday.
Rupert Confined to Bed
Colonel Jacob Rupert, president Of
the Yankees. who is a member Of the
committee for reorganization plans,
has been confined to his bed with
severe cold the last several days, but
has practically recovered and believes
he will be able TO leave for Chicago on
Sunday for conference with his fell
low committeeman prior to Mondays
important meeting.
Yankees both at the meeting of the
eleven major league club owners Mon
day and st the National Association
meeting in Kansas City on Tuesday.
Colonel T. L. Huston, his business part
ner, will be confined to the hospital
for another week at least.
There is reason to believe that sew
eral. if not all, OF the five clubs loyal
TO Mr. Johnson will attend the meet
ing of the eleven in Chicago Monday
to present the counter proposals which
the board of directors of the American
League has adopted.
From expressions of National League
magnates who winter in this city the
impression prevails in the older circuit
that an effort IS being made by the
majority Of the American League to
cloud the issue. Those American
League clubs which differ in opinion
with the three (New York, Chicago and
Boston, that have joined forces with
the National League will be welcomed
at Mondays conference. But it was
made quite clear that those eleven of
the sixteen major clubs would tolerate
no petty politics calculated to throw
INTO endless committee discussion the
present Reorganization of organized
baseball
ut is to be hoped" said Charles A.
Stoneham, president of the Giants,
that Mr. Johnson and his five support
ing ciubs realize at once the serious
ness OF intent with which our eleven
mas acted IN absolute good faith for the
remedy OF existing ills in baseball gov
ernment. These eleven are bound to-
eether IN solemn covenant and will not
turn back.
Nobody Looking for Trouble
Nobody is looking for trouble, but
nohe VIII tolerate outside parties hurl-
ihg any monkey wrenches into the ma
tthlhery OF reform that has already
eeeh put IN motion. If the dissenting
1--WE snow evidences of good faith and
eah lurnlsh suggestions or plans of re-
form that would meet the public re-
qulrements better than the Lasker plan
.ney VIII ind us more than willing to
seeoperate' But # their attitude is one
~ ~ STUBBORN opposition they will find
tn .ne eleven prepared to go to any ex-
"hl.e not anticipating the extremi
49, ,.S VI a new major league war it is
nnoWh the eleven have already pre-
,Saasu ,Sa Tor such eventualities. No less
.ol ,'aun 'hree Western league cities which
NV are represented in the majors are
;tS r;roM;a TO Join the new twelve club
thasa hua'.' =. one ls formed. In each of
canitoiile v inlee middle Western cities local
sapIta!sts are prepared to provide
4 "gney for grounds and players.
IL appears to the most casnaI ohsor,
to +Sn t',"e lne eleven, provided all stuck
Tor r. s"e hnlsh, would hold the whip hand.
nlsr t"elVe-club circuit the Lasker
pniii p,an advocates would have to nrovide
.,l;. H"e :, new baseball park. In case of
Isapnr pmt 'ne loyal" five of the American
tbsn b0e wol1d have to provide no less
thre. r unree new baseball plants and
praaie Hew teams Of players.
lesrn rs'oent johnson. of the American
would mas nus been quoted as saying he
Whifa VIZ franchises OF the
cass 90 ooH, Yankees and Red Sox in
csts oa "a, a break. Provided he could va
vaco.e sucn franchises he could never
teana 'ne grounds on which these
ticalI'. tirs operate And said grounds prac-
ilss citlaas tle UP IN the three best baseball
sites ol the country the only available
t;vo 4or baseball purposes. Irrespec
ir,o o ol capital 1t would be a phvsical
ampossioilty to provide plants for
Ch;esicah League clubs in New York
vaa. n'.ago and Boston in time for next
csn;.s; .,;hermore three quarters of the
sspt"n sai or organized baseball is repre-
fsuo foeu py the eleven club owners who
tsn,, tVl the Lasker plan. In case anv at
,b"ip' were made to dspossess them of
An, play rights the big three of the
b;SSf.can b;mS League would be ready to bid
.1sn l'; the services of those nlavers
conla l",eh n tney now have title. There
eytin.e oe only one end to such a war of
by b.besCn' .bt Tor the players would stick
bonsle bo sne big dough as bees stick to a
Defend Lasker Plan
o,.' ..n:oSe tavorlng the Lasker plan point
pivo was never their intention not to
~. Eve the minor leagues eoual voics in
n hsya" new administration. The idea is to
leap,.a" a"e minor leagues and majo
rprn.s select three men of national
err pu'e 70 administer all baseball gov
man ,,'N MINOR as we'll as major. These
h. hv =, would be selected quite as much
.bev e majors as by the minors and as