The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
BASEBALL PEACE
IN SIGHT; MINORS
SUPPORT LANDS
Draft Only Obstacle to
New Agreement; Decis-
ion May Come Today.

NEW YORK. Dec Il.-Commit-
tees representing organized base
ba}l tonight instructed their at
torneys to draw up a national base-
1sli agreement which would give
moral. legal and other protection to
every magnate and club owner. The
major and minor baseball moguls
were to get together tomorrow and
debate the tentative draft which
these attorneys will formulate.
The tentative draft was left
wholly in the hands of the commit
tee. consisting OF George W. Pepper,
Philadelphia attorney; John Conway
Toole. National League attorney,
and ]. C. Jones, president OF the
st. Louis National Baseball CLUB.
At today's session opposition TO
the draft was expressed oy dele
gates Of the American Association
and the International League II
was reported. however, that the
majors have agreed to oner the
double "A clubs, $500 for any oali
player drafted into the big game. II
was believed the minors would ac-
cept this proposition
Minors support Lands.
Thomas J. Hickey, president OF
the American Association, said to-
night that everybody in the minor
Leagues we're supporting Judge h.
NJ. Landis, Of Chicago, as the new
Rictator in baseball and that they
were willing to support him in every
thing that he does. backed up by
organized baseball, in the way or
reorganzing the game"
Judge Landis, who plans TO re-
turn to Chicago tomorrow, refused
to be quoted regarding reorganiza-
tion plains. other than that every
body connected with the meeting
here was willing to do everything
possible to put baseball back on a
firm basis
.Of course, details have TO be
worked out satisfactory to both
major and minor league organiza-
tions," he said
Snail Leagues Favor Draft.
with the exception of the Areri-
can Association and the lnterna-
tional League. the minor league
clubs representatives tonight said
they were in favor of a resumption
OF the draft.
Mike Sexton. president of the Ma
tional Association of Baseball Clubs.
said:
while we have had no voice in
the selection Of Judge Landis as the
supreme executive of baseball, we
are willing to go on record as say
ing that the minor leagues have
supreme confidence in him and viii
support him as long as he Is con-
nected with organized baseball.
Sexton stated. however, that IL
JINge Landis retired or died. the
minor league clubs wanted a voice
- selecting his successor.
I'VE want power in that respect
% equal to the major league" Sexton
said. Pepper is investigating inter-
national law regarding the techni-
calities which might be brought up
in forming a new national organt-
zation. should Canadian capital be-
come the dominating factor in any
American club. AS yet, Canadian
money has not attained such po-
sition.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec 1l.-JacE
Dunn, manager of the Baltimore
Orioles. on his return today from a
hunting trip in the South, said that
he would attend the baseball meet
ing in New York next week pre-
pared to fight the return OF the
draft. He was confident, he de-
cIared, that the new Internationa
League would back him up.
Dunn announced that his clut
would train at Goldsboro. n. C.. mex,
spring and that he had signed
Catcher Wade Lefier for next year.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dec. l1.-Car'
rying a banner for rights OF minol
Leagues. John D. Martin, presiden
OF the Southern League and mem
her OF the committee Of six ap
pointed by the minor league associa
tion 10 confer with the maioI
.Agues committee regarding tn
Rstoration of a working agreemen
between the majors and the minors
as the undivided support OF M
league. Martin announced himsei
in favor Of the restoration OF tn
draft.
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