Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-12
PROPOSED
b MAJORS FOR
cOMMISH HEAD
IaeuN Presidents to Thresh Ont
0ne 81 Quintet; Raise Prices
- o. Seats At Games.

Chicago. Feb. 12.-Following the
declaration OF peace between the
warriug factions OF the American
league, the majors got together in
1Oint session yesterday at the Con-
kfess hotel. The meeting brought
about two accomplishments. The
magnates agreed to do their bit In
behalf OF the high cost OF living by
agreeing on q boost Or all classes
OF admissions at all big league
parks next season.
The other problem centered
4 around the selection OF a chairman
for the national commission. the
lob from which Garry Hermann
/ was forced to resign after serving
from the day the baseball tribunal
was first organized. In this con-
nection the magnates progressed to
/ the extent that they boiled down to
1--WE . list of IS candidates and the
FINAL choice will rest with Pres
tdents Johnson and Heydler Of the
American and National league re-
spectiyely.-
Two.Bit Seats No More.
The new scale OF prices will
mean that a fan will be forced to
cough up almost twice as much as
was customary in the good old pre-
\ war days. 1t will cost so cents to
hold down a seat in the open-faced
bIeachers. whereas a two-bit piece
was sufficient once upon a time.
The pavilions will cost rs cents per
and the unreserved section OF the
/ Erandstand 81. All these figures
4 include war tax, which amounts to
10 per cent.
The prices Of box seats did not
4 enter into the discussion. The
Il charge for reservation is optional
II with the various clubs. but the
Il cheapest box probably will go al
1 $3.50, while some Of the clubs, par.
L ticularly New York Nationals, may
Il ask as high as 81 or $3.50.
I Names Submitted BY Committees
The Is names of suitable candi
1 dates for the commission job were
submitted by the committees Sc
/ leoted for thai purpose more thar
q year ago. Presidents Baker o
4 the Phillies and Veeck of thu
\ Cubs acted for the National league
and Presidents Rupert of thu
L Yanks and Navin Of the Tigers.
Il The boiling down of the list of Il
L consumed the greater part of thu
Il Joint meeting. Each name wa!
weighed carefully and then eithe
accepted or rejected. The name
of the original Is were not an
Eounced, neither were those Of III
survivors, but. Of course, there wa
no trouble learning them in tn
usual grapevine methods to whic
n some. big league magnates are ad
dicted.
Two Chicagoans On List.
The surviving five is comprise
Of two Chicagoans and three New
Workers. The western men ar
Harvey T. Woodruff, sporting edi
II tor of The Tribune. and Fedora
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
Y The New Workers are Big Bill
Edwards, exPrinceton athlete
James A. Walker, New York stat
senator, and John Conway Toolt
Gotham lawyer. When the meet
ing adjourned it was officially an
nounced that six men were unde
consideration. The sixth was Adria
Pop" Arson, hut he will not ente
into the final consideration. Anso
said he was a candidate. so tn
magnates put him on The list JUS
to make him feel good
Just when the league president
will make known their final choic
is question Heydler said he wa
in favor of passing on the subjec
Immediately, but johnson expresses
desire to hold off for further de
Il liberation. The presidents mus
pick one Of the five names submit
1 TED and after making their choic
/ the matter will be settled. TIL
committees or owners have no fur
Their say in the matter
Chicago, Feb. 12.-Selection of
. chairman of the national baseball
+ commission, to succeed Garry Herr
I mann. whose resignation became de
cisive yesterday, rested today witt
1 President Heydler of the Nationa
/ league and President Ban johnson
4 of the American league. The join
1 meeting of the club owners of tn
/ two major leagues resulted in rec
I concentrations of joint nominal
| ing committee, which suggested fly
men from whom a successor +
Hermann could be chosen, an
left final decision TO Heydler an
Johnson The men suggested wer
Judge X. NJ Lands and Harvey I
Woodruff of Chicago; William Ed
wards, State Senator J. f. Walker
and j. Conway Toole of New Yorl
Hermann announced he favore
Woodruff. who is a newspaper mar
IA high baseball official declare
Judge Lands selection was nc
probable.
( With the question OF Hermann
successor virtually disposed Of. at
ttention turned to the efforts OF tn
Minor leagues to effect a resump
don of relations with the majo
leagues which were suspende
Three years ago. Two attempt
INere made to hold a joint meetin
TOT major and minor league off
Ecials yesterday. but these failed
Ia meeting was scheduled for toda
Fat which it was hoped a new agree
tment could be reached.
All minor business of the f1v
baseball leagues meeting here wa