New-York tribune., 1920-12-12

were. so very busy during the first day
OF what is to be perhaps the most i'm
portant- baseball conference ever held
that they could not see even the news
pape1 men attending. John Conway
Tools, a prominent New York lawyer,
who for many years has acted as coun-
sci for the National League, was dele
gated, to tip the scrihes off as to what
had expired up to late hour last
night. No further official news will be
bulletjned until tomorrow afternoon.
Three Separate Plans
According to the very lucid cxplana-
tions of Mr.. Toole, no less than three
separate and distinctive plans for q
new national agreement were presented
to the meeting. One was fathered by
Mr.. Toole himself, who was mainly in
strumental in framing the national
peace agreement Of 1903, which settled
the wxr between the National and
American leagues and bound major and
minor league baseball into close har-
mony thereafter until two years ago,
when the agreement was abrogated at
the solicitation Of the minor leagues.
John A. Heydler, president of the
National League, submitted one Of the
other two plans; the third emanated
from the brain OF George Wharton Pep
per, the Philadelphia lawyer, who de-
Tended organized baseball against the
dissolution suit brought by the stock
holders OF the Baltimore club Of the
defunct Federal League, and who lately,
in the Appellate Court, scored a big
victory in having set aside a verdict
fol" S246,O0 the Baltimore people
gained over organized baseball. which
at the time was characterized as a
trust,
The: various suggestions embodied in
the three plans referred to were dis
cussed ut length jointly by the major
and minor committeeman. Messrs. Pep
per, Toole and Jones for the major
league and Mike Sexton and C. H. Mar
tin for the minors went into the sit
uation minutely. From the three plans
there was drafted tangible agreement
which was referred back to Judge
Lands, Pepper and Toole. These three,
vho~are thoroughly versed in the law,
considered every phase of the work last
night and are expected to report back
to the joint committee to-day.
John Conway Toole, the official
spokesman for the meeting, was not
at liberty to discuss the salient feat
lures of the proposed new agreement
in detail Before this agreement is
Incorporated into baseball law, of
course; it will have to be ratified not
only by the two major leagues but by
the several minor leagues as we'll. Mr..
Toole did intimate, however, that the
major league committeeman bed gone
very thoroughly into the subject of
Judge Landis's prospective powers
that definite understanding on every
phase of this proposition had been
reached.
Judge Landis Supreme
Az, Insisted upon at the time he
baseball government by the eleven
major league club owners, who threat
ened war and new twelve club league
to carry their principles, Judge
Landis will be the supreme authority
Of the game. His will be absolutely
The last say and there will be- no ap
peal from his Judgment. However
ar advisory council will act with him
This council will be comprised of tn,
presidents Of the National and Ameri
ear. Leagues and the president Of th'
Nstional Association (the mino
league conference) or his representa-
tive.
The exact details 81 the new form
Of Royernment, as we'll as the detail
Of thAs new agreement, will have t
await ratification by all parties con
cerned. Already twist has develope
that may delay ratification needlessly
This seems q bit Of spleen on th
part of those American League clu
Ban. johnson through all his troubl
with the Revolutionary threer-Ne,
York. Chicago and Boston-and VIII
surrendered their chief to the sponsor
OF Lands only when convinced eleve
Of the sixteen major league club owr
ers- would carry on to the extent c
war Il necessary to win principle
By his own confession Judge Land
made slight mistake In reference
the big baseball conference that ma
run throughout the coming week i
this city. The judge is obliged to b
in Chicago on important judicial dut
Tomorrow. Before coming to Ne
York he had thought it impossible {
have q new agreement framed .
speedily as 1t now seems may be til
case, and for that reason requested
joint meeting Of the major and mine
leagues In Chicago next Saturday. Pr,
vious to this request Judge Lands ha
asked President Ban johnson to issu
hts eall for the annual meeting Of til
american League in this city ne,
Wednesday.
Would Save Many Trip
Late last night. however, the juda
dehnitsiy announced that the meetir
Of the National eLague will be held
th!s city on Tuesday and the America
League meeting in Chicago on Frida
He said tina tthe joint meeting Of th
Leagues will possibly be held on Satu,
day, or after the first of the year.
Chteege or New York.
Al tho American League club owne,
but three are already in New Yor
Holding the annual meeting hero. ther
fore, entails trip East Of only thr,
magnates. Should 1t be found necs
sAry 20 hold the joint meeting in Ch
csEc next Saturday It would mean
trip West Of no Jess than thirteen m.
toS lesgue club presidents as we'll 4
al the minor league magnates now q,
sembfsd here.
The annual meeting Of the new Int,
national League will be held to-morro'
1T the Hotel Imperial. According Z
President David l.. Fultz his associa