The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-09

Chicago, Nov. S.-The major baseball
leagues today were broken up and .
new 12-club league composed OF the
eight National league clubs and tho
three from the American league which
have sided with them in the plans for
reorganization OF the game was or8An'
ICED A twelfth member Will be cnossn
later, II was announced.
Organization Of the new league came 4
after the five American league clu1s
had refused to comply to an ulttmatum
issued by the other eleven CLUBS EiVine
them an hour and a half to Join IN tne
reorganization. -.
baseball magnates proceeded with the
Lasker plan for civilian control OF pro-
fcssional baseball and appointed Judga
Ecnesaw NJ. Lands OF Chicago enAM
man of the tribunal which Will govern
the game. /.
Judge L.andis. If he accepts the poH;
ton, will be the supreme dictator OF Al
leagues joining the plan and Will re-
ceive a slary Of $4,000 a year;
bunaI viii be appointed later and ona
Of them will be chosen by the minor
leagues. Representatives OF the 1..M nvM
league left tonight for Kansas EW
where the National Association OF AinSs NJ
leagues meet tomorrow 10 present uss
prnpositIor to them.
The minor league member would selxs
for six years, while Judge Lands
would be given contract TOT aevSu
years according to sy tSe Stats club ownsfs
Judge Landis was notified OF mis- ap'
nointment by a committee or hvo meW
hcrs and he told them he would
tho matter under advtsemcnt TOT iSN
days. ,..,r. andsn
ns,s controlling body contain frsqHant
reference TO the minor leagues Mnse1
are given assurance that they VIII Yss.
he overlooked In edministtfon III AZ Snf
Se invaded in selecting the tweittn me
bar of the new league. s.t. -. TS.ss
HsM Out An Day. III.
The action came out after an aI-GA
session oH both factions N the reorSnni.
zation plans with neither side yie'oins
u Fsmissaries from the Johnson CAMP
sSnrred With the club owners at the
ioint session Of eight National ana tnIsc
American league clubs but without -
suit. Al 2:30 p. m. the JOINT n."s seSso.
issued an ultimatum 70 10 tne nerid aithcr
come over and tske part IN the meetlnE
,ents m ar n new league would be foEmco.
Failing to hear from the hve Ameih liz. !
ieagma clubs, the other eleven ciunai
Rive clubs stAld Fst.
r,. five clubs which stood with John.
eon in tho fHht are Detroit PnlAos:
phia, Cleveland. Washington aho .S"f
louis Tonight they maintained It Inst
the new league would have no efiee'
On we We are the majority Of the Ameri.
ioaDue and consequently are tps
American league" Clark Grimm Oh tns
Washington club. said. ~, .&:
"TSIc american league wiil cSppe.xo
this year with Or with9ut tne
M RnSfOn
NC" Hembsrs Of New C!e.
rh, NV League will give New torA-
Chicago end Boston two clu9s p.,nS p
- giving Greater New York three 80
rsssntatives The other rnemoefs ~
cincinnati. Pittsburgh. 81. hours ia
tyonaU. Philadelphia (Natiohao. Nv
the twelfth member yet TO pc cno1S o1,S.rs
-, Tobnsons solid Ave" had deelsfSo
OF th three American league cluDS
.,.a,,,d 1n1,, not be able tn take their p4yeI
ITO the new league. maintaining ~
n" " nIavers on a club belonged TO tAs
fao g,,o under contracts previously m1Sr
1rrt. f,ctor they said. would give
s~n remaining American league Cs -,
additional strength and enable tne"
nrocccd with organization OF
American league. lndiTlaua ~. last
crs said they would "hght 70 tne
eoH-t" yrs before allowing any player TO %
taIen over by the new league.
Tho rules governing tho leaSut
,int ontnr Into the new arran neement
Iii he drafted later when the trloon
80 heen selected. The minor leaBues
(continusd on rsEs TsA)