Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-12
GREAT BASEBALL CONFAB
TAKES PLACE IN NEW YORK
Major and Minor League Commit
tees Appoint Trio to Draw Up
New National Agreement.
Lands IS IN FULL CHARGE
Recently Elected Head Will BE As
sistd I'm Work by Wharton Pep
per and Conway Toolc-.tnncri-
can League Will Meet Friday.
IBy Associated Press

uI"WlhS up new national baseball
agreement early tonight delegated
judge Lands, high commissioners Of
baseball. George Wharton Pepper. Of
! ! hiiadclphia. and John Conway Toole
Oh New YORK. the task OF deciding.
| upon Inc form OF the document. The
trio met tonight and discussed The
provisions 81 the two tentative agree
ncnts that were presented Ia m,
committees today and viii submit
| tomorrow.
definitely that the American League
meeting would be held in chicago
neNt Friday. ana that the joint rail-
NJ nsi5 S'" hor ,hvSt'ns would rr"b4hly he
| New Years.
The general conference OF the COM
mitiec which lasted all day. Was at
tended by representatives OF all the
MAJOR league clubs except st. Louis
ahd chicago, of the American League.
the American League. occasioned
some surprise and much speculation.
until Judge Lands said the mIx-up
regarding the proposed joint meeting
OF the TWO ma jor leagues and the alb
scncr of President Johnson here to-
uaH Mere due TO him. He explained
posSihlc To get through with the pre-
| iiminary discussion and work on the
new asreement before next week. and
FOR that reason he notified Presidents
Johnson and Iicydlcr that the JOINT
session would be held in Chicago next
saturday Before, leaving Chicago,
Judge Lands said. President John
son declared that anything the judge
declGcd upon would suit him.
When Judge Lands arrived in New
York hc learned that there was much
dissatisfaction over the change Of the
meeting from New York To Chicago,
not only among National League club
League who had come to New York.
After the Judge was informed that
III. business OF drafting the new
Monday at the latest. he was pre-
vailed upon to call the joint session
in New York and 1t had been agreed
day, provided the other business WAS
out OF the way but later this Was
changed
Two Agreements Submitted.
When the major and minor league
committees met TO take up the new
asrtenent, tentative drafts were
the National League, and John Con
way Toolc attorney for the National
League. The principal difference be-
tween the two was that the Heydler
tails. while that presented By Mr..
Toole omitted these details, which he
suggested might he incorporated in
separate agreement, thus leaving the
errmcr. nf h.snh,lI In s,oi, tor,n ,ha,
II would cover minor i.arnc &C v.aii
as major league haseball Mr. Toolc
pointed ont possible complications IN
rolv!nr minor lcarues Inder tbn nrn-
posed agreement, presented by Mir.
iIeydlcr There was virtually unani.
nous agreement relative Ia Tho dr. Z,
presented by Mr. Toole. which pro
vided for either OF TWO nnal forms
OF agreement: one 10 u, h,iIy.cn thc
two major leagues with nrovisi"n
FOR admitting the minor leagues as
an association. as a r,arty Of ,hc
asree'nen; and the other II three
party agreement. the parties Being
the National League Amnri'..6
Lsasn. and The National Association
- rei.ssionAl Baseball Leagues.
hc pan suggested by Mr. Toolc
p.oE!nsS iSr commission composed
~ lug lands and the presidents
y. ny ,N'tlohaI ana American leagues
".t 's"'! members, representa-
~.,,,,," N"t!oif! Association also
,aoi.r. ''chper u a similar ca
tinn - "a, MINOR League aSsocia-
arr,..p,cn. - come N under the
Mr. 'rnnio
Is mad "Ap.a!hch that provision