Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-11
WAR CLOUDS VANISHING
FROM BASEBALL HORIZON
Minors Vote tn Help End Strife,
and Amicablc Settlement
Predicted.
JOINT MEETING TOMORROW
Club Owners Will Gather in Chi.
cago at Informal Conference.
Garry Hermann Declares Before
Leaving That Peace Is in Sight.
LEY Associated prcss. |


tee major league baseball horizon.
wiki indications favcriMg an AMIGA
i!e settlement when the bclligcrcnt
major lcaEucrs meet IN joint seS-
sion IN Chicago, To ancct peace
pact. The national association OF
-ninor leagues, after listening 10
10th sides in the controversy. voted
- help avert war by agreeing 10
-i.ppoint committee To act With the
lnajor leagues in dcV!sing a plan Tor
baseball reorganization.
The sixteen club owners OF thc two
warning leagues agreed To meet in
In sa,ya room in Chicago and attempt
TO ADJUST their differences without
the an OF any "u;sidcrs. 1t was
shall attend this meeting and that
both President Johnson OF the Amer
tSan League, and ircsid.nt hcydier
OF the National, as we'll us law
Ncrs, stenosraphers and others WHO
lave participated in recent sessions.
Shall remain away. Major league
are excluded from the meeting so
Ttat no technical questions could
be raised, the threatened war could
he quickly settled.
The agreement 10 make 4 desperate
last minute attempt to avert q base
tnll war was reached at a meeting O.:
AT noon today and Was one OF the
ltsuitS OF conferences between the
owners OF the rival major league FAC
lions. The peace news was an
nounccd in dramatic fashion in. the
middle Of an address Garry Herr
mann, owner OF the Cincinnati Ma
tionals, was delivering TO the minor
league meeting.
Hermann Receives Note.
MI Hermann former chairman
CORRUPTED 10y 81 messenger. who hand
cd him Il note which he opened and
slowly READ. Then he made the an
ys.s..
Of the club owners had been agreed
upon for Friday.
President Ban Johnson. OF the
American League. in commenting up
Nnn the joint meeting, issued The fol
lowing statement:
The American League. has boen
standing for the principle that I
reorganization Of baseball should be
worked out primarily by a commit
tSc composed OF representatives from
Tho National League, the American
League and the Nationa! Association
II seems now that such 4 committee
TO be created to consider and work
nut plan for reorganization. There
nave been certain points OF difrcNncc
IN the TWO major leagues, which thus
ar they have not been able To agree
upon. Il has now been arranged tina,
IN informal conference OF major
League club owners shall take place
this conference TO be limited to
FORMAL. The purpose of the CON
terence is TO see II the two major
LEAGUES may not in some way iron on;
-i .1:i, no;nts Of difference. II is an
some satisfactory basis on which they
"am harmonizc those differences"
While the National League club
owners issued no formal statement.
most of them take the stand that
what already has been Gone in the
advancement of baseball rcorSaniza-
erence Friday This was taken to
mean tina; the selection cf Federal
Lodge Ltnd!s, of Chicago as chair
nan la, OF the new S% o hoard OF control. at
accepted by the American League
club owners.
rhe National Leasucrs frankly adj
init they do not want Il ,wcly:-club
league unless it is forced upon them
10 organize il, and that il would be
a JOKE; Mr.. Hermann made II state.
m 9 mat i; woA!d be ridiculous to
cities. Before leaving Tor Chicago
tonight, he declared Mat lie was con-
iidcnt INC situation could be adjust
ID 20 the satisfaction OF all
Ebbetts md Drcyfnss Sneak.
Ntcr Mr.. Hermann addressed the
MINOR leagues. Charles EbbetS, OF the
Hrook'yn club. and barney preytuss,
of the Pittsburgh Nationals, were
JAILED upon % talk. and the keynote
~ all three speeches was harmony
Mr. Herman SAID tho eleven clubs
which he represented would bc will
Jny size from The minors for rcor-
Saniz!ns the control OF baseball. Pres.
ident Sexton, %; the National ascot
~tion of Miner Leagues. Will appoint
INC minor league committee toinor-
COW
Ate. listening 20 the pleas OF tho
.Nationa League representatives. tho
minor lcagu"rs wen, into rx,cu.5vc
session ana voiced their suspicion az
~" protested affection" expressed
lot 'hcm ny the two forces involved
~ Inc major league split. Thcy warn
cd Their associates. from which u com
mittec viii be- appointed 10 confer
with the major leagues. not TO code
iWE OF the rights al TN" minors In
Wofhihs "Hi REORGANIZATION plan
for the sport The minor lcaeiicrs
took the position shat while ,hcy
iuISht act Is bearers @: In" diva
branch IN the threatened bascba, i
war. they wou.d not go 50 !a, a.
TO scorch their own wings
The minor leasucrs Recommended
mat fTcs!dth' sexton. Of tn" minor
league association, be placed on 4
Nuil salary ana devote his full time
10 league affairs. rhr resolution
carriSl proposal Cor salaries @:
5000 each for the president and Sec
Scsti9ns were made for an inrrr;,s,
10 $1,000 or 10000 a year. The prn.
posal was referred 20 q ccln,ui,t..
4 FOR decision tomorrow. Tho cstab.
iisbment % central h.adGuartcr,
Tor the ASSOCIATION wac recommended
Minors Condemn Gambling.
Joining ia tn" crusade ICaias-
gambling IN baseball. Tho uina.
keEuers unanimously adopted a res.
olution urging the passage in ever,
q state Legislature Of Il bill designed
o stamp out the cvi! which In :. Ilr..
measure brought 10 & head the ne.
I Scessity OF reorganization OF base.
ball.
The resolution followed The line,
proposed for Introduction in til" TeX:t
Legislature II sets the punishment
II bribery or attempted bribery al
3ss any baseball player, umpire or ma.
nSer in baseball game or any o,hr,
persons connected with baseball ::
W imprisonment from two TO five wears
~ The minors adopted an arncIGmcn
to broaden the proposed Legislation
< 10 include the punishment OF base
-boll owners and officials whom ar.
G'connectcd in any way with hiking
games.
In adopting this feature some Of III,
.jpinor lcagucrs pointed out that Iii,
r. -worid's series baseball scandal WI
s,.S1posed long afier officials OF III,
4 frajor leagues had EnowIedcn a
y -crpokedncss OF The players and do
II CLEARED that the baseball club Owner
and officials must place themsAivc
n ON the same plane with the PLAYER
and umpircs and the punishment o
y wrong doing TO gain the conGdenc
\ at tho baseball public.
49, Tho ASSOCIATION Unanimously con
sdenned the operations or gamblrrs
flpoots in connection with bsssb,lI an,
u ,IcplQrNd tho increasing ,,rdtnc,. :,