The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-10
Lasker Plan Denounced
AS Impracticable to
Govern Game.
NO ASSOCIATION WAR
John Farrell Is Reelected
SoCrctary-Trcasurer and
Sexton President.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2 n yl'n
TO hnrr tN, National Association ~
Minor I,rR."s appoint committee
~ three mon Co. moot with o. similar
cumuutr, from tho National and
htu,ri ..u lrae-rf in a final effort g.
avert % U3s"holi war aud form now
governing body ~ control the game.
v0s mad, 90 tho minor leagues in
convention here tonight
II'aidout Ran Johnson ~ the
Auqurlu league. and George W
Miller. ~ fIicnVo, attorney FOR tho
League appeared before the minor
t'aYu'fs and urged them to show
no favor 90 either side In the lur
league dispute, but asked thnt
committee he appointed To act In the
ovont the National league could bS
persuaded 60 Join In the proposal
President johnson declared he was
ia favor Of granting the minor
leagues equal rcprosC ntntlon ON tho
proposed now national commission.
sharing equal power with American
and National leagues.
Asks For No Change.
The American league executive.
said tho management OF baseball
shopld remain I'm the hands OF mon
who have given their liyes to its
development. declaring they were
better qualified to cleanse the sport
of It's Crookedncss than anyone out
side the game. lie declared his up.
position to the T.askor plan and urged
the minor loagucrs To remain neutral
In the major League fight II they de-
dido not to endorse the proposal To
appoint a representative committee
In an effort to bring about har-
mony."
After revealing the inside STORY"
of the situation which rcsulted In tho
break OF the major leagues, Miller
explained his opposition to the
adoption of,the Lasker plan.
The minor leaguerg adjourned
without taking any action on tho
recommendation OF the American
league officials, but the sentiment
that prevailed tonight was that 'he
Iasker plan would receive no con
alteration from the minors AT this
time. August Herman, owner Of
the Chincinnnti Nationals. and for-
mor chairman of the national COM
mission. will address the minor leaR.
uers tomorrow to explain the stand
OF the proponents OF the l'aHkor
plan
President johnson OF tho Amcri-
can league. in his address to the
minor leagues characterized A. %
I.arker, of Chicago, sponsor OF the
,I.asker plan for baseball rcorgani-
xntion as zone who has not shed his
'swaddling clothes In baseball" ana
declared the minors should not show
any partiality TO either side In tn [,
major league dispute.
ass No Shifting of Burden.
"The American league does not
come here with the thought OF Ask
Ing you to carry ony OF our bur
dens," President Johnson 'said, "lt
must be clear to you that YOU should
pursue. II neutral course showing nc
favor OF partiality to either side"
'"rhcre II n question rs Ia whether
there viii be any serious difficultic'
10 adjust, but | believe my position
should he made clear | think yOr
should have equal representation or
thc national board aud that yot
should have equal power with the
American and National leagues. VIZ
can offor you no moro at this time
/ have been authorized by our board
OF directors tn request you to mp
point committee Of three to mcc
a committee OF the Same number
from the American and NRtiona
leagues to reorBahi2e the game nn.
all the differences should be awepi
aside IN view of the serious conditIul
that confronts baseball,
1T ia my thought that baseball
should remain In the hands OF met
who have given their lives TO Ia
develoriihent.
"Baacball Swaddling Clothes"
"You are the men who shout
cleanse the, game You are bett"i
qualified TO do the work than any
one outside of baseball. / have bcef
cautioned not to talk too much. but
Y want 10 say that | do not approve
of the Lasker plan devised by on,
who has. not shed his swaddlinr