Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-09
Dark War Clouds.

Kansas City. Mo. Nov. 9.-War
clouds doomed dark and forbidding for
tho proponents Of the Lasker plan for
baseball reorganization when the
presidents and club owners of the
minor leagues of the ma
ton met in convention here today to
vote on@the proposed CIVILIAN tribunal
as the supreme governing body of or
Eganized baseball. ~
When the committee of three APP
pointed by the 12-club new National
league organized yesterday in Chicago,
arrived here to present the Lasker
plan for the consideration of the
minor leagues indications were that it
would be Overwhelmingly defeated,
The minor league leaders declared
then selves capable of settling their
own disputes and conducting their
own affairs.
h committee which brought to
the minor leaguers the announcement
Of the action Of the eight National
league club and the three
club owners of the American league
In disrupting the structure of the
major leagues in favor of a twelve
club league governed by a civilian
tribunal. consisted Of Garry Hermann,
chairman; Barney ,Dreyfus and chas.
III. Ebbetts. These representatives
We're prepared to offer the minors the
opportunity of selecting an associate
member OF the national board Of con-
troll under the Lasker plan. y
Thomas j.. Hickey, president of the
American association; David L. yFultz,
bead of the International league, and
-, 4. Tearney, president of the West
.ern and Three I leagues, all .recog-
nized leaders in minor league affairs,
were unanimous in expressing their
disapproval Of the Lasker plan
ITO have the major leagues select
tho officials to govern us would. be
merely to go back to the old system
from which the minors withdrew last
winter" President Hickey said.
Can Govern Selves.
THE major leagues do not have to
select the members of the new COM
Ssmittec for us. We are capable Of TAX
Ing care of our own affairs. Twenty
one minor leagues finished the 1920
season and thirty-seven are ready to
start next season.
We employ more players than do
the major leagues combined; we have
at least as much money invested and
never Will consent to a scheme by
which we would have no voice in the
selection Of the men to handle orr
affairs.
We went along without the majors
and enjoyed prosperity and 1 am con-
hdpnt we a continue to handle our
own business"
With a revolutionary movement
sweeping through the major leagues.
the minor leaguers themselves started
e campaign involving a shakeup
within their own organization.
h campaign involved the remova
OF John H. Farrell Of Auburn. N. "
who has been secretary and treasurer
Fof the association since its formation
twenty years ago. and the election of
~. =. Sexton of Rock Island, Ill. as
his successor.
Sexton for a score Of years has been
asdcminant factor in minor league af-
fairs. He formerly was president az
the Three I league and for several
Years has been president Of the Ma
Ftional Association Of Minor Leagues,
an honorary office carrying no salary
His supporters claim to have enough
votes to insure his reelection. IT r.
planned to vote him a salary Of 81. 500
and move minor league headouarters
from Auburn to Chicago
IExDosufe of the c~rOokedness in the
world series OF 1919 has been q create
Reneft 10 the minors than the major
leagues. in the opinion OF Presiden,
IFultz Of the International league. a
18th Punishment Of the guilty play.
.aeFs. the exposure of the whole vfcioui
plot will impresA on our young ptayer,
the seriousness II their duty to tie
zane more than any talk BY the man.
Ayers and older, players could convince
them" said Fultz, $500