New Britain herald., 1920-11-11
|SEBALL PEACE
 BETTING ARRANGED
|atened War Will Probably Be |Verted at Chicago Meeting

nans city, Nov. I1.-Wnr clouds anislling from the major league pll horizon. with indications fa- nm nmicnble settlement when telligercnt major lcaguers meet Joint session in Chicago tomor- To effect peace pact. The Ma Association of Minor leagues. listening Co both sides. voted to hvoid n war by agreeing to ap- committee to act with tho leagues fin devising Il plan for all reorganization,
 sixteen club owners of tho two Rg leagues agreed to meet in mo room in Chicago and at- to adjust their differences with aid of any outsiders. It was that only the club owners shall this meeting and that both ohnson. president of the Amer fngue. and John Hcydler. prcsi- the National, as we'll as law Photographers and others who pnrticipated in recent sessions, emain away. Major league pointed out that if lawyers ciuded SO that no technical ns' could be raised the threat IRr could could bo quickly set agreement to make q despor- t minute attempt to avert a l war came at a meeting of cctora of tho American league my. and was one of the re- q conferences between owners rival major league factions. |ace newa was announced in ic fashion in tho middle of an which August Hermann. of the Cincinnati Nationals. iivertng to the minor league arrmann. former chairman of ionai commission. was inter by n messenger, who handed note. which he opened and pad. Then he announced that ference of the club owners m agreed upon for Friday.
 hnson Issues Statement.
 pm. in commenting on the peting. Issued the following pt:
 American league has been for tho principle that a re- tion In baseball should be but primarily by a committee . Of representatives from the league, the American league National association. It seems D .. committee is to bo creat- nsider and work out a plan Ennization. There have been points of difference between ajor leagues which thus Rhve not been able to agree
 has now beon arranged that nal conference of major nh owners shall take place erenco to be limited to club | nd to bo purely informal.
 iurposc of the conference Is l the two major leagues may | me way iron out their points
 hnce. It is an attempt to
 pro can bc found some sat-
 basis on which they can D those differences" the National league club | r~s@d no fpr--,1 Statement. | them -~nFc the stand that ! ady has been done in the | ent of baseball reorganizn- ot be changed at the con- friday. This was taken to tt the selection of Federal ndis Of Chicago us chairman W board of control at sal- l0.000 Q year must be &C.,
 tho American league club |tional leaguors frankly ad- do not want a twelve club
 less it Ia forced upon them ke 1t, and that it would bo MT. Herrmann stated that be ridiculous to form .
 th two clubs in three cities. vinw for Chicago hc declared Dnfident tho situation could bd to the satisfaction of all. r. Hermann had addressed ieaEuers Charles Ebbets of
 iyn club and Barney Drey-
 e Pittsburgh Nationals were
 ,n to talk. Tho keynote of
 said was harmony. Mir.
 nnid the eleven clubs which
 nnted would he willing to
 n committee of any size
 minors for rcorEanizing
 bntrpl. M. II. Sexton. pres
 he National Association of
 fues. will appoint the minor