The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-15

sioual league clubs by four major league club
owners IN October last, and instruct the
drafting committee that the spirit contained
therein be embodied IN the new national
agreement"
That was nothing more or less than
the Endorsement of the spirit OF the
Lasker plan. over which the October split
occurred, except that the eleven yielded
70 an lnconsequential protest by the FIVE
hat the name Lasker be left out The
five didn't want the resolution TO go on
tie records with that name I'm II. why,
Of course, leave it ont if you want TO-,
said the author of the plan Which was
done. and such comfort or victory" as
the five can get out OF that nobody will
hegrudge them.
The eleven also carried their point of
having interleague matters at joint meet
ings decided by club votes and not by
league votes. Any majority vote will
decide, with the question to go 20 lea que
vote only in case Of an even division
And in the latter case the decision VIII go
10 the Commissioner. Judge Lands, in
the event that the two leagues are not In
accord in their vote. The Commissioner
Is to sit at all joint meetings.
To draw up a new agreement, the
same to conduct In a workable way the
business of baseball. there is to be
committee of twelve. six from each ma
tor league and six from the minor
league organizat ton The minors In
sisted on as many as the big leagues
had, and the point was granted willing
ly. The minors. however, before they
left Kansas City had it made plain to
them that the advocates of reorganiza-
ton were determined to go through,
preferably with their approval, but
without 1t If necessary.
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much shorter than the old one-less
wordy. Hermann of Cincinnati. Drey-
fus OF Pittsburg and Ebbets OF Brook
lyu are the National Leagues appoint
ments to the committee of twelve. The
agreement Is to be framed and ready
for consideration at the time of the
league meeting in February. It's pro-
visions. when the time comes. will be
taken up one by one and voted on by
clubs.
The American Leagues contributions
to the drafting committee are Mack.
Griffith and Navin. but as Griffith has
gone to California somebody may be
named in his stead It Is planned that
the drafting committee meet in New
York early In December to prepare
rough draft of an agreement and that
after the schedule meetings In Febru-
airy there will be a big meeting OF the
majors and minors in the West to APP
ply the finishing touches. In the mean
time Judge Lands will be consulted In
the framing Of the document and in an
advisory capacity have a prominent part
In getting II up.
THE big thing" said President Heyd-
Ter of the National League last night.
was the creation of an independent
head of baseball government. Then,
too. a one man commission is ideal
Everybody I'VE talked to Is greatly
pleased with the new order. and In all
sincerity 1 look for better era In base
ball"
For us unfortunates who had press
stand seats far TO the starboard OF the
centre II was blessing that the play
ers were numbered at Princeton Satur-
day. for there was no hearing the an
nouncer. IL there was one. haVIns
ears which heard not, we had TO depend
on ewes which saw. Nobody coulu
have turned our end. 1t was 100 Iar
away. For the less favored In the mat
fer Of seats. or hearing. 1t Is respect
f,illy suggested ito the high dignltarles
,vbo have this matter In charge that