The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
TWO NEW PLANS
ARESUBMlTTED TO
BASEBALL OWNERS
Joint Meeting Is Held at
Hotel Commodore to De-
! eide on Agreement.
lands ON COMMISSION
Fills the Post for First Time
! Since His Appointment
by the Majors.
lands ON COMMISSION
ny WILLIAM IL. HANNA.

minor league baseball men appointed
for that purpose. one was presented
by John Heydler, president of the Ma
tional League. the other by John Con-
way Toole. National League attorney.
They called for all day discussions, but
friendly discussions by the committee
and other baseball men present. and
enough progress was made in getting
down to business to make it not i'm
probable that a rough draft of the
whole agreement will be ready for
presentation to-day
There will be a meeting to-day, since
for various reasons ii is desirable to
have the new agreement ready before
the annual meetings OF the major
league this week One OF these rea-
sons is so that a joint meeting OF the
major leagues can be held here next
Thursday.
Judge, or Commissioner, Lands
filling that post for the first time
was chairman of the proceedings yes
terday and Barney Dreyfuss secretary
1t was at Judge Landiss suggestion
that the original date of and place
December Is in New York-of the
American League meeting was changed
by Ban Johnson to December II IN
Chicago, with the Joint meeting TO be
held the next day, and which change
didn't flnd favor with the National
Leaguers at all
GPulIed Bone" Says Lands.
1T seems I pulled a bone" said TIE
Judge yesterday regarding the proposed
change of place and date, but GER
tainly thought such an important mat
ter as the new agreement and all that
had to be done In connection with il
would take up enough time to make ii
advisable TO defe- the meetings Now,
however. we are to work oveg the agree
ment night and day with view to get
ting it out of the way so the major
leagues can get through their annual
meetings in time Tor joint session In
New York on Thursday"
Judge Lands announced later. how
ever. that that would not be the pro-
gramme. He found il would he inn
possible to be ready for Joint m citing
on that day and said the National
Leagues annual meeting would be hello
in New York on Tuesday with the
Anne lean Leaguers assembling in Chi
cago on Friday. It Is possible he ST. id.
that the joint session will be held in Chi
cago on Saturday. but President Heydler
announced last night that the latter pow
WOW will take place in the windy whist
ling station on January -.
It is to be hoped for the sake OF type
setting machines, printers inl, and wear
and tear on the nation In general that
the baseball folk settle on some dat.
and stick to il. There was n watchdog
at the portals Of their meeting room
yesterday to Keep p-owling reporters
away, but so far they haven't insisted
that Cerberus be stationed ut the ho-
tel entrance to shoe away these pestifer-
Gus journalists. or that the latter be
locked up while baseball meetings are
on.
various versions OF the proceedings Of
the joint committee Of twelve were to be
had yesterday--all sorts OF versions
but the most succinct. one presenting the
salient points most pithily, came from
Lawyer Toole. Mr. Toole and George
Wharton Pepper Of PHILADELPHIA were
the legal talent present.
Others present included Charles Eb-
bets, Barney Dreyfuss. Garry Hermann
and John Heydler National League
James Dunn. Tom Shibe and Frank
Navin. American League NJ. II. Sexton.
George II. Names, r. ] Hickey, j.
Walter Morris. John ID. Martin and w.
II. Walsh minor leagues-tbese twelve
forming the joint committeeman W. b.
Bradley OF the Virginia League and John
O'Neill OF the Eastern League
Ban Johnson was In Chicago, but not
withstanding that potent, grave and mc-
mentous fact the unab shed baseball
men wen; serenely ahead with the most
important document that has come UP in
their game in years. and thus II appeared
that baseball could go ahead without
Johnson.
Two Plans Submitted.
Before the day was over It was pretty
generally agreed that the problem had
been solved BY that was meant in the
appointment Of Judge Landis TO the com
missionership and the progress made
toward acceptance OF new national
agreement the main steps had been
taken In reconstruction Of baseball gov
eminent
or the two plans submitted for tho
new agreement. which were discussed by
Messrs. Toole. Pepper Martin and Sex
ton. that OF Lawyer Toole seemed to
come nearer suting the committee tie
DablC luta was tnAl NHt TWO mayor
leagues enter into an agreement which
will provide for the Immediate entry of
the minor league association upon its
application for membership
7. also provided FOR an advisory coun-
Gil to consist OF tho two laior league
presidents and the president or some
other representative OF the minor leagues.
The draft principle was generally racog-
nized AS good one. but here there II
good deal OF detail to be worked out.
the chief point Il is said. TO be one OF
price.
Whether all will be smooth sailing on
this question Of draft remains 20 be seen.
There Is considerable opposition TO il in
the International and American Associa-
tion and word comes from John Dunn OF
Baltimore that he will be ut the Inter
national League meeting here tomorrow
prepared to fight restoration OF the draft
In which connection was a report yes
terday OF proposal to exempt from the
draft those clubs opposed 70 II. but that
In such event they wouldn't have the
right to reserve their players az the end
OF the season; which naturally would
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