Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-08
MAY DETERMINE FUTURE
OF NATIONAL CAME TO-DAY
Two Factions in Proposed Reor-
ganization OF Baseball Meet
in Chicago.
HOLD PRELIMINARY CoNFaB
National League Moguls Advocate
"Civllian Tribunal" OF Three FL
nancinlly DISTINGUISHED Men to
Control. Professional Sport.
fBy Associated Press. ]


CHICAGO. Nov. 7.--Whcther war
Is 10 break into tho major baseball
leagues or the dove OF peace is to
continue to soar above tho profess
sional ranks OF the national game
probably Will be decided here toInor
row. when separate meetings OF the
two factions in tho proposed reor-
san!zation of baseball will be held.
Today. preliminary conferences
wore held by both sides. President
a:nn Johnson. OF the American
League. met with Clark Griffith. Of
the Washington Club. and Connie
Mack, of the philadelphia Americans
johnson terms the loyal five" fail
ing TO appear. They were expected
TO be hore tomorrow. however. for
the league meeting which President
johnson has called. Meeting few
blocks away with John Heydlcr.
president OF the National League. were
league clubs. Tomorrow they will
hrld another meeting.
Hold Lengthy Conference.
The -, Sa!Ip nal League or men T Shs
TON American League clubs. have
gone on record In favor of the civ
il!an tribunal" OF three financially
,iiaintcrcstcd men az the controlling
body % professional baseball! con
i"rrcd from 4. c.clock this afternoon
until late tonight. Only brief
recess for supper interrupted the
lreeting.
I, vas known tina, methods, cf
."oidinr u war were discussed by
tho National Lcagucrs. but thor. APP
i,arently was no ict-up in their dc-
termination 10 force reorganization
.: tine game or. else form a twelve
can League clubs which, with presi:
dent Johnson, 20 far have refused
70 approve the Lasker plan. which Is
foi,er .,i by the National I,eaEncrs
meeting the situation was the same
now as when the eleven clubs signed
their agreement TO form q twelve
club league II The other five Amer
the reorganization.
Door Open ia American Clubs.
The door j. OPEN" he said. 70
they wan, TO join our meeting to-
morrow We shall he glad 10 have
ticin,. Any. action At that meeting
aud VIC shall! stand by such action
Ia the end. RS either a case OF ,hc
American lcagucrs joining VI or
forcing us 70 form a new leagnc"
After the National League meeting,
'pres.ntatlves OF tho three Amer
scan l.cague clubs siding with the
National T.eaEuers met with them
and outlined plans for tomorrow. No
SI'rcsidsn Mt iIIeydlcr tonight said that
Will" most OF the major league own
-rS would attend tho meeting OF the
minor league clubs in Kansas City
Tuesday. any action taken by the
minor leagues would have no hearing
on The plans the eleven clubs whicn
took the first steps toward rcorgani
cation.
y think the major leagues shonid
Govern their affairs and the minor
leagues theirs" he said.
UunOsc IuHker Plan.
President Johnson and the Wash
:.nglon, Philadelphia, Cleveland. De
clubs. have said that they were not
opposed TO come sort OF reorgan!za-
tion Of the game, but apparently are
opposed 70 the I.asker plan. whicn
club owners. managers and players.
In this connection, they, cite the
rcpor, Of the special Cook County
baseball scandal. The jury reported
that IL believed the men now In con-
? .oi Of the game could keep !; above
suspicion. a belief apparently held
by President Johnson and his back
BESIDES the special conferences to-
day the major league magnates also
conferred with numerous minor
league presidents and managers en-
route to Kansas City for the minor
i'a ,am meeting nnIsnG, Tus ,iday .,,, ,,,s
meeting may decide. tho future OF
baseball for. IL is admitted, the side
which obtains the backing of the
minors will have a considerable adj
vantage.
KANSAS CITY. MO. Nov. Res
crvationS were made in n down town
hotel here today for Ban Johnson.
Connie Mack, and Benjamin +. Shire,
manager and president. respectively.
OF the Philadelphia Americans. and
James G. Dunn. owner OF tho Clcve-
land Club, who. are expected to at
tend the meeting of tho National
Association of Minor Leagues next
week