The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-12
HOSTILE FACTIONS
TO CONFER TODAY
Warning Camps of Big
Leagues Meet at
Chicago.


panied BY a dove OF peace. the war
ring clubs Of the American and Ma
tional leagues left here tonight for
chicago where tomorrow they Will
meet in conference TO decide for
war or pace In the major leagues,
Predictions were made on every
hand that tho II club owners Of
the newly organized National league
and the five clubs loyal TO prcsi-
dent Ban Johnson OF tho American
league viii agree to end hostilities.
While no official announcement has
betn made. every member of the two
major leagues has gone on record
as being I'm favor Of a reorsu nlzation
In baseball OF the appointment OF
ne" board ~ control aud the selec-
tion OF federal Judge Lands of Chi
'aso as thc chairman. with a sal-
ary OF $50 600 a year.
To Forget Grievances.
when tn" l6 club owners go into
session tomorrow, they will meet
Tor the purpose Of ironing out their
diftereuoos. Past grievances will be
forgotten and no reflection will bo
cast ON any OF the major league Of
ficials present or absent. Neither
President johnson nor President
Hcydler OF the National league will
be In attendance. Neither will there
ID" any lawyers gr other ou slders.
only the l6 club owners will take
part in the discussion.
Out OF the peace negotiations, Il
was said that tho Lasker plan for
baseball reorganization will be great
ly modified and altered TO meet
new situations. The minor leaRues
have decided on "A hands off" policy
In regard 20 endorsement of the
plan but they will insist upon equal
representation with he major
leagues on the new governing body
After the minor lcaguors agreed
upon the selection of committee Of
six to meet with abe major leagues
In developing the plan of baseball
reorganization and selecting Buffalo.
n. Y, for the 1921 convention city,
the annual convention was closed.
The committee selected to meet
with The majors probably will not
go into conference with them un-
ii after the threatened ma jor league
war Is settled. II is considered like
ly that the Joint meeting Of tho
three organizations probably will
not be held untIl February,
Salary. for sexton
The minor lenguers unanimously
voted 10 place President NJ. II. Sex
ton of Rock Island, ILL.,. on an an
nual salary OF $4,000 and have him
devote his fun time to league af-
fairs. Sexton has served the minors
for 20 years without compensation.
The salary of John II. Farrell of Au-
burn, n. Y, secretary and treasurer
or the association, was raised from
$4,000 to $500. The funds to meet
these salaries will be raised by ap-
propriating per cent OF the pur-
chase price OF all players sold.
The following league officers
were chosen as members of the
national board of arbitration: Thom-
as j. Hickey. president OF the Amer
lean association; j. Calvin Ewing of
the Pacific Coast league, and David
T. Fultz, president OF the Interna-
nonal league as representatives of
the Class AA leagues. A. X. Tearncv.
president of the Three ! and West
ern leagues; Dan O'Neill, president
or the Eastern league, and John d.
Martin, president OF the Southern as
sociation, representing Class B
leagues. Robert Brown, of the Pa
cific international league; George
II. Maines, president OF the MlChl-
e'' ~ 'Nhb dtt anu r. w iJlth-
erson, president OF the Central
league, representing the Glass ii
leagues. n. L. Corish, OF the South
Atlantic league. representing Glass
{ leagues and w. R. Rose, president
or the Florida state league, as re-
preventative of the Class ID leagues.
Nearly 100 cases involving dis
putes between clubs over the owner
ship OF players and territorial rights
remain for settlement before the
board OF arbitration which probably
VIII be In session until the end OF
ne week. One n the interesting
cases involves dispute between the
Western association ana new South
western league over the Muskogee,
Okla, territory,
Dispute Over Muskogce.
Muskogee was in the Western as
sociation until the war caused the
suspension OF the league. Last fall
the western association prepared to
launch another club In Muskogee,
paying all obligations. Since then the
Southwestern league has Attempted
to include Muskogee In it's circuit.
Ia anticipation OF "A favorable de-
cision by the board OF arbitration.
directors OF the Western assOcia
tion today awarded the Okmulgee,
kla., franchise to the citizens OF
Okmulgee, represented by r.. &.
Black. The franchise was declared
forfeited to the league last Septem-