Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-19


record favoring abrogation of the
sional leagues. with the national {
tribunal of three men not fhanciall
control.
Yesterdays conference of more than
nine hours duration. closed its work
with resolutions, adopted last night pro-
posing complete reorganization of major
lea que base ball
Tine twelfth club for. the new scheme
of play to be followed next season will
he chosen from some other city, should
1t develop that none of the outstanding
five club owners expresses willingness
10 enter the new pact. it was stated to-
day
HOidOuts Not to Re barred.
While the definite threat was expressed
in the resolution Endorsed by the eleven
base ball magnateS to lay plans for
new major league circuit. without the
five holiout American ague clubs. if
they refused to agree to the reorganiza-
ton of the national comm ssion some of
the club owners present declared that
no plans would BE- discussed for ex-
Guiding the five clubs in the new scheme
Of base ball control until they had been
given plenty of time to consider the sit
uation. The general outline of the new
ccntrol.ng body in the base ball world
was definitely expressed, but no steps
were taken toward realignment of the
two major leagues. under the new
scheme. -
Reorganization plans. outlined by A.
.. Lasker. stakeholder of the Chicago
National League club, call for q chair
man of the proposed tribunal with sal
AIRY of $250,00O year. The two other
members are to receive remuneration
Of $4,000 a year. The agreement. in
Force fer twenty-five years, makes the
tribunal supreme in authority with no
appeal from it's rulings.
This national agreement, suppressed
ing the one in effect since its incep-
ton in 1902, and operation on the dia-
monds in 1908, formally "abrogated
and denounced" in resolution late last
night, sponsors the board of control,
with it's three members, men of ma
tionaI repute; men of such
business and professional experience.
in no wise financially interested in
base ball. whose characters and repu-
tations will be such as to convince the
public that base ball of the future
will be conducted in a clean and fair
manner as the resolution has it.
i Majority to Pick Board.
The board will be selected by a ma
jority vote of the clubs of the Ma
tional and American leagues at
meeting in Chicago November s. it
was stated in the resolution.
I; The recommendations of club own
ers of minor league cities are invited.
Board members will be elected for
terms ending respectively December
81. 1925. 1926 and 1927, the person
sefectcd dst. ahe longer term ranking
as Nchairman.
The American League clubs. Chi
cago. New York and Boston. that
Joined in the reorganization proposal.
are the ones which faced johnson last
winter in the base ball controversy
The five clubs not in the new agree
ment today were not represented at
the meeting yesterday.
Heydler Is Comm ended.
The National League today adopted
q resolution complimenting President
Heydler of the league upon his stand
taken in Reorganization plans, and ex-
pressed a vote ofathanks.
He made the following statement:
TT was deeply regretted that neith-
er President johnson nor any repre-
sentative of the Washington, Phila-
delphia. Detroit. Cleveland. or St.
Louis American League clubs were
Mr.. Johnson or from the clubs men
toned.
ut was the unanimous opinion of
those attending the meeting that the
reorganization of base ball should be
forthwith proceeded with. and plans
Immediately prepared to that end.
THE meeting felt that the public
demand for public control was such
that those present had no right 10
deny the immediate fruition OF the
same, and all present were heartily in
accord with the action adopted, be-
lieving that through the carrying out
of the same. base ball would be given
a rebirth with the American public.
Masnates Who Attended.
Yesterdays meeting of club owners
of the two major leagues. occasioned,
according to President Heydler. by
the unanimous conclusion that the
general base ball situation as 1t now
stands had resulted in a public de-
mand for some sort of public control
was attended by the following:
Charles H. Stoneham and John j.
McGraw, for the New York National
League club; Barney Dreyfus. for the
Pittsburgh National League club;
George W. Grant. Boston National,
Charles H. Ebbets. Brooklyn National;
William L. Veeck and William wig
ley of the Chicago National. James I.
Jones and Branch Hickey. St. Louis
National; william F. Baker and
Charles l.. Ruch Philadelphia Nation
al; August Hermann, Cincinnati Ma
tional; Charles A. -Comiskey. Alfred
Austrian, Louis Comiskey and Harry
Jacob Rupert and Col. T. S: Huston,
New York American and Harry Fra
zee. Boston American League club.
President Heydler today expressed
the hope that the five absenting
American League club owners would
be present at the November meeting
in order that "the major league clubs
NAV unanimously go before the minor
leagues at their Kansas City meeting
on November g." -;
Today congratulatory kilograms
from all over the country were re-
ceived by President Heydler and A.
D. Lasker of Chicago, author of the
plan to place base ball in the hands
of disinterested commission.