Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-11


 night were vanishing from the major league baseball horizon with indica- tions favoring an amicable settlement when the belligerent major leaguers meet in a joint session in Chicago on Friday to effect a peace pact. The National Association of Minor leagues, after listening to both sides, voted to help avoid a war by agreeing to ap- point a committee to act with the ma ior leagues in devising a plan for base ball reorganization.
 The sixteen club owners of the two warning leagues agreed to meet in the same room in Chicago and attempt to adjust their differences without the aid of any outsiders. It was agreed only the club owners shall attend this meeting and that both President John son of the American league and Presi- dent Heydler of the National, as well as lawyers, stenographers and others who have participated in recent ses- sions. shall remain away. Major league leaders pointed out that If law vers are excluded so that no "techni- cal questions" could be raised, the threatened war could be quickly set tied.
 The agreement to make a desperate last minute attempt to avert base ball war came at a meeting of the di-
 
 and was one of the results of confer ences between owners of the rival ma jor league factions. The peace news was announced in dramatic fashion in the middle of an address Garry Herr mann, owner of the Cincinnati Nation- als, was delivering to the minor league meeting.
 Mir. Hermann, former chairman of the National association, was inter rupted by a messenger who handed him a note which he opened and slow ly read Then he announced that the conference of the club owners had been agreed upon for Friday.
 President Johnson of the American league. in commenting on the joint meeting. issued the following state ment:
 The American league has been standing for the principle that a re- organization of baseball should be worked out primarily by a committee composed of representatives from the National league, the American league and the National association. It seems now such a committee is to be created 10 consider and work out a plan for reorganization. There have been cer- tain points of difference between the two major leagues which thus far they have not been able to agree upon. It has now been arranged that an in formal conference of major league club owners shall take place-this confer ence to be limited to club owners and 10 he purely informal. The purpose of the conference is tossee if the two ma Jor leagues may not, in some way iron out their points of difference. It is an attempt to see if there can be found some satisfactory basis on which they can harmonize those differences"
 While the National league club own CTS issued no formal statement, most of them take the stand that what al ready has been done in the advance ment of baseball reorganization can not be changed at the conference Fri day This was taken to mean that the selection of Federal Judge Landis of Chicago as chairman of the new board of control at a salary of $50 900 a year must be accepted by the Amerlcan league club owners.
 The National league frankly admit they do not want twelve club league unless it is forced upon them to organize it and that it would be a joke" MT. Hermann stated that it would be ridiculous to form a league with two clubs in three cities. Before leaving for Chicago tonight he declar- ed he was confident the situation could be adjusted to the satisfaction of all
 After Mir. Hermann addressed the minor leaguers, Charles Ebbets of the Brooklyn club, and Barney Dreyfuss ot the Pittsburgh Nationals, were called upon 10 talk and the keynote of al three speeches was harmony MT Hermann said the eleven clubs whicf he represented would be willing tc meet with a committee of any size from the minors for reorganizing base. ball control. President Sexton of thC National Association of Minor league: will appoint the minor league commit. tee tomorrow
 After hearing the pleas of the Ma. tional league representatives the min or leaguers went into executive ses. alon and voiced their suspicion of the professed affection" expressed fol hem by the two forces involved ir he major league fight. They warned their associates from which a commit ee will be appointed to confer witt the major leagues, not to cede anX O he rights of the minors in workins rut reorganization plan. They tool he position that while they might ac rs bearers of the olive branch in tn, threatened baseball war. they would not so so far as to scorch their ow1 wings.
 The minor leaguers recomnendet hat President Sexton be placed on 'ull salary and to devote his full tim 70 league affairs. The resolution car ried a proposal for salaries of s50O "ach for president and secretary of tn organization, but suggestions wer made for an increase to S7,50O or $1O. zoo year. The proposal was refer led to a committee for decision to morrow. Esta blishment of a centra headquarters for the association wa recommended.
 Joining in the crusade against gam Wing in baseball. the minor leaguer unanimously adopted a resolution urg ing passage in every state legislatur of a bill designed to stamp out tn evil which in large measure brough 10 head the necessity of reorgani