The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-11
AT WORK ON new
BASEBALL CODE
Diamond Magnates of All
Leagues Are Gathered
in New York.
LANDS IN CO M M A N D

New York, Dec. 1.-THE great.
est convention OF baseball interests
ever assembled In this country, In.
Volvinu a program for complete re.
organization Of the sports govern.
ment. got under way here today.
overshadowlna all other problems
facing the oonferees, who mum.
fessionaI branches OF the "natlonai
game" was the formulation OF
new national agreement.
Tho sessions win continue for Soy
eral days, under the presidency Of
Judge X. M Lands, newly appointed
head OF the sport.
The annual meeting Of the new In
tcrnationhl league, scheduled for Mon
day, and the meetings Of the Ma
tional league and tho National League
likely TO be held simultaneously with
those Of the main gathering, II its busl+
ness Is not cleared up beforehand.
Besides the grent tnsk OF formulat
Ing and enacting n new constitution
which II In hoped viii satisfy all par
ties In the agreement, number OF
other important matters are expected
to be disposed Of including some Inn
portnnt deals involving exchange Of
major league players, many OF which
have been rumored recently
The events that led up to tho neces-
mont had their beginning about two
years ago. when the National Associa-
lion of Professional Bnbseball Leagues
the organization OF minor leagues
broke away from the national agree
ment because Of n controversy relative
to draft provisions.
Then there arose from various quar-
tors demand for reorganization OF
tho national commission, generally re-
ferred 60 az the supreme court of
baseball
The commission had been composed
Of tho presidents OF the National ard
American leagues. with August Herr
mann, president OF the Cincinnati club,
OF the National league. AS chairman.
Those Present.
The organizations interested are rep
reaetned as follows:
National League--August Hermann.
Cincinnati; Barney Dreyfuss, Pitts
burgh' and Charles Ehbotts. Brooklyn.
American Leaguc-Jamos G. Dunn,
Cleveland; Thomas Shihc, Philadelphia.
nd Frank Navln, Detroit
National northumberland II.
Sexton, president: Thomas J. Hickey,
president Of the American association {:
J. u. Martin, president OF the South
the Texas league; George II Halncs,
president OF the Michigan Ontario
league. and w. II Walsh, president OF
the South Atlantic league
In addition. John A. Heydier, presi'
dent OF the National league Ran john
son, president Of the American league,
and Secretary John II Farren Of the
National association, nrc acting In m
advisory capacity without vote George
Wharton Pepper, Of Philadelphia, md
John Conway TnoNn. OF New York, are
legal advisers
The new national agreement which
the committees propose to draw m will
replace the one adopted In 1903 and
last amended Jan Is. 1918 and which
has been the government OF baseball
! since II was frat adopted II is gen.
orally expected however. that the new
agreement win take the form ~ tive
narts one between tht National an
American leagues that viii arrly T.
| questions involving solely maior lcSru,
matters and the other between the MA
| for and minor leagues that VIII apply 4.
questions Involving the interest N
| those two divisions
When the proposed new Rrrecmcu
| finally is~in shape Tor acceptance u,
| the committees n win he submitted h'
| them 10 their respective organization
| for ratification. The major leagues mH'
! I've able 10 act upon the new agrccmcn
AZ their annual meetings next WCcl
| and n IL likely special meeting ~ IN,
| National association viii he called ~
| tho purpose, the organization hnNinl
] held Its annual meeting last month,
WIN Sian In January.
! with ratification accomplished h.
/ ,he different organizations interested
! ioint meeting viii he called In Nov
| York early In January for tho tormn
| signing az the new agreement " wv
/ he necessary then TO name n CoplmittC
| % conStrue rulings based on the nov
| agreement ns Il win be desirable :,
| nave The rules interpreted 80 clcatI
hat club owners and PLAYERS MAJ
readily understand their contractua'