The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09

WITH BIG BAN
Nationals in Fight to Finish
With Four Other John
son Clubs.
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fighting organization with a vast
amplitude OF the sinews of war.
The new organization numbers some
OF the wealthiest men In the nation
among It's hackers. Among them are
William Wrigley, jr, j. Ogden Ar
mour. Col Jacob Rupert. Charles A.
Comiskey, and Charles A. Stoneham.
The financial resources OF these men
are decidedly extensive.
Ban johnson and his band of dis
senters are also preparing for pro-
longed and bitter fight. Their course
OF action has not been definitely de-
termined upon. but II is considered
likely that long-drawn-out law pro-
ceedings will follow. johnson has
twenty-year contract as president or
the American League. and the with
drawal from the league or the Chi
cago. New York and Boston clubs
gives him a basis. II is declared. for
legal action.
TWELFTH CRY IN DOUBT.
There is much speculation as 10
what city will make the twelfth Of
the dozen club league which has been
formed. The New York. Chicago.
Philadelphia, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh,
st. Louis, Boston and Brooklyn Ma.
tional League clubs and the Chicago.
New York and Boston American
League clubs are charter members OF
the new organization.
It was announced that the door
would be held open a reasonable
length OF time for one of the dis
senting American League clubs to
enter the new organization. The hrst
one to apply will be admitted. II
none of the solid Ave" come In, a
twelfth club will be placed in some
city out OF a major league.
Ban Johnson, ii is declared today,
plans to put new clubs in Boston, New
York and Chicago. If this Is done. he
will have al eightclub league as now.
st. Louis. Philadelphia, Detroit. Cleve.
land and Washington are the cities
represented in the group that John
son controls.
MINOR LEAGUES KEY.
It is the belief of many. that the
minor leagues hold the key to the
present baseball situation. The Gag
erness with which the warning mag
mates fastened to bid for minor
league support confirms this.
The new National League will seek
TO win favor with the minors by Of
ferng them the privilege of naming
one member of the national commits
sion. The Lasker plan. which III"
new league has adopted. provides COR
a civilian board of control, consisting
of three men, none of which shall
have a financial interest in baseball.
Judge Lands has been offered the
chairmanship, the minor leagues VIII
be asked to appoint the second mem
Der, and the third is to be named
later. The chairman will serve for
seven years. the seconc member for
six, and the third member for five.
The head OF the new National
League will be John ]. Heydler, who
was president of the old National
League, which expired when the new
organization was formed.
SEEK FAVOR OF STARS.
Possibilities that the warfare might
develop into a fight for star players
were seen today. In the American
League are such stars as George Sis
Ter, Iris Speaker. Ty Cobb, Jim Bag
By. Stanley Coveleskie, Walter John
son, and many others. If the war be-
comes bitter, efforts may be made to
entice these stars into the new league
by means of fat contracts.
So long as the war continues, 1t
means that the world series is at an
end. Obviously the new National
League Will not recognize the Amefl-
can League as contender; hence,
with only one big recognized organi-
zation, there can be no more post
season clashes. This situation may
lead to a revival of the Temple Cup
series plan of the original National
League. Ihen the two leading clubs
Of the National League played for the
Temple Cup. emblematic of the cham
pionship at the close Of the season.