Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-21

tue DuIt NY thC hol hS al ISSUING 81 -
mates to accept by November their
of new National League of twelve
According to Clark Griffith. boss OF.
tive, neither he nor the four other
American League owners who de-
cIined to attend the Chicago confer
ence feel there Is any occasion for
shuddering with apprehension over
the outlook confronting them
IL the price of refusing to be bull
dozed into entering an agreement
which would jeopardize our property
rights Is war. let there be war" wasl
the belligerent declaration OF the(
tmatums issued In Chicago are fool 4
tsh and childish The national agree -
ment Is not a pact which can be lightt
ly cast aside and regarded as merh.
scrap of paper. 1t stipulateS. among
other things, that it cannot be abr1l-
a4d there is not one but five votes
lacking to effect it Furthermore, tire
three American League owners are
seeking to break not only the nation al
agreement. but the pact of their own
organization, which does not expire
until 1895. If Comiskey withdrasks
from the league, as he Is reported to
have threatened to do in the event
johnson remains as president next
year, he will prove himself q traitor
" IAS UOQy. II HcCcSSdTy VIC CoakAo
declare his franchise forfeited. un.ter
the rules of the pact, and place q te I'm
I'M Chicago. The same applies for
New York and Boston. No difficulty
viii be encountered in enlisting sAf-
flcient capital There are any NUMB Der
of men of means who would jumIt At
the chance Of getting into the game
without having to pay for franchise.
Capital to Stay In Maj0rsL
"As for the possibility that this city
may be re1egated to the minors, 1Aave
no fear on that score. Washfn Eton
will be represented in major league
base ball next year. If Baltimore jgets
any satisfaction out of hoping it may
supplant the capital. let 'em dream on
and enjoy themselves while they have
the chance. We are perfectly s.apa-
BILE Of taking care of ourselves4 and
this will be demonstrated to thex1Bat-
isfaction Of everybody beforek the,
opening Of another season"
With Griffith. Navin of Detroifl and
Mack of Philadelphia already on
record as to the course they int end 70
pursue in the controversy, the dnte0-
ton Of Owner Dunn Of Clevel and to
support them leaves only Pr esident
Ball Of St Louis to be heardA from.
and there, is little question AZ to
where he stands. Asked yeHterday;
in Chicago what his Intentions Were
in regard to the reorganixatioreo OF the
naIlOnal COmmlSSI0u, Ouuu St86Sx&S0
he was going to do Just what the rest
of the American League club soWnerA,
were going to do.
'.Thet's my attitude" he assetked. 'I
am going to attend the annual meeting
Of the American League when It - legal
going to consider ways and rheans to
maineain the honesty and int egTtty q
base ball in. collaboration With men
against whom and against whose clubs
tfere has not been BREATH OF sns-
Strife. In Net PpsAaBae. @-i
Although wariike declara tons are
emanafing from the camps Of both con-
tingents and there is a possibfl that
next season win see two big ReaSue or
CARNATIONS waging costly battle for
servers believe there is little basis for
becoming unduly aEitated over the pros
EJECT. The Federal League war taught
the magnates lesson they vpn NOT soon
forget The futiHty and cSstliness Of
a most convincing manr,ef-through
their pocketbooks-and rathdE than per-
nit another period Of chaos and Waste
they may be expected to make whatever
concessions are necessary to compro-
mise matters and sidesteps drains on
their treasures.
President Jonnson is reported to have
called a meeting Of the Anne dean League
70 be held in St Louis next week. the
GATE depending upon how soon Owner
from Pasadena, Calf. At this meeting.
whenever or wheseyer 1t il held.
the decision a to the course TO be
pursued by. the American League
win be formulated. but whatever it may
be it is not expected to result In the
precipitation Of strifesstAat win nuIify
efforts that must be made. for tho re-
Mobilization Of q sport now on trial be-