Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-19
BIG LEAGUE CLUBS
WANT new POLICY
Five American League Owners
Stand With Johnson Against
Baseball Reorganization

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Owners Of five
American League baseball clubs. those
Of Philadelphia, st. Louis. Wash
ington, Detroit and Cleveland-men
who have supported President Ban
Johnson. Of the league. in several con-
troversies this season and in past sea.
sons---have until November the oppor.
tunity Of joining the other three club
owners Of the league and entire eight
Of the National League in the reorgani-
zation Of baseball or face the prospect
Of fight to oust them from major
league play.
Representatives of all the National
League baseball clubs and three Ameri-
can League Clubs, New York, Chicago
and Boston. are on record favoring alb
rogation Of the national agreement be-
tween professional leagues. with the
National Commission abolished and a
civilian tribunal Of three men not fnan-
cially interested in the game in complete
control.
Yesterdays conference Of more than
nine hours duration closed its work
with resolutions. adopted last night,
proposing complete reorganization Of
major league baseball.
The twelfth club for the new scheme
Of play to be followed next season will
be chosen from some other city. should
IL develop that none Of the outstand-
ing FIVE club owners fails to express
willingness to enter the newt pact, 1t
was stated today.
Can't Ignore Holdouts
While the definite threat was e8-
pressed in the resolution indorsed by
the eleven baseball magnates to lay
plans for a new major league circuit
without the five holdout American
| League Clubs, IL they refused to agree
to the reorganization of the Nationa
Commission, some Of the. club owners
present declared that no plans would b.
discussed for excluding the fve club:
in the new scheme Of baseball contro
until they had been given plenty OF tim'
to consider the situation. The genera
outline Of the new, controlling body ir
the baseball world was definitely ex.
pressed, but no steps were taken TOWARD
q realignment of the two major leagues
under the new scheme.
Reorganization plans. outlined by
d. Lasker, stockholder OF the Chicago
National League Club. call for a chair
man Of the proposed tribunal will
salary Of S24.0O a year. The othe'
two members are to receive remunera
tion of SIC, 200 a year. The agreement
in force for twenty five years. makes
the tribunal supreme in authority will
no appeal from its rulings.
This national agreement, .supersedin,
the one in effect since it's inception II
1902, formally "abrogated and de
nounced' in resolution late last night
today became passe, the new agree,
ment sponsoring the board OF control
with its three members. men of ma
tional repute; men OF such bushes
and professional experiences. in no wis
financially interested in baseball. who's
characters and reputation will be sucl
as to convince the public that the base
ball of the future will be conducted in
clean and fair manner" as the resolu
tion has it.
To Select Rulers November 4
The board will be selected by ma
jority vote of the clubs of the Nations
and American Leagues at a meeting j
Chicago, November 4, it was stated i
the resolution.
The recommendations of club owner
of minor league cities are invited. Boar
members will be elected for terms end
ing respectively December 81. 1922
1926 and 1927. the person selected fo
the longer term ranking as chairman
The American League clubs, Chicago
New York and Boston. that Joined l
the reorganization proposal, are tn
ones which faced johnson last wiptt
in the baseball controversy. The fiy
clubs not in the new agreement toda
were not represented at the meetin
yesterday.
The National League adopted reso
luton complimenting President Heydlc,
of the league. upon his stand taken
reorganization plans and expressed
vote of thanks.
He made the following statement: 81
was deeply regretted that neitht
President johnson nor any representa-
tive of the Washington, Philadelphia
Detroit, Cleveland or st. Louis Ameri
can League clubs were present. \
word was received from Mr.. Johnso
; or from the clubs mentioned.
ut was the unanimous opinion {
! those attending the meeting that the re
organization Of baseball should forth
: with proceed, and plans immediatel
prepared to that end. The meeting fe
that the public demand for public con
I troll was such that those present ha
: no right to deny immediate fruition {
the same, and all present were hearth
in accord with the action adopted, be
! lieving that through the carrying OF
of the same baseball would be give
a rebirth with the American public"
, Yesterdays meeting Of club owner
occasioned, according to Presider
Heydler, by "the unanimous conclu
B sion that the general baseball situatio
. as it now stands had resulted in pub