The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-30
Suggest That Committee Of
Nine, Including Minor
Leagues, Consider Plans.

Special Despatch to TIM NEW YORK HExALp.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-The Lasker plan
for the reorganization OF the laws gov
srnins professional baseball was vetoed
In an all day session OF tho directors Of
tho American League, who met in Presi-
dent Ban Johnson's Office to-day. But
the American League directors admit
there is strong feeling prevalent among
the public in favor OF some reorganiza-
ton and they will be glad TO cooperate
in a feasible and practical way to that
end.
Those who met with President john
son to-day were p ID. c. Ball. St Louis
Frank ]. Navin, Detroit; Clark c. Grit
nth. Washington. and Thomas s. Shibe,
Philadelphia. Jim Dunno. president Of
the Cleveland club. is not one OF tho
board of directors and his presence was
not necessary.
The johnson forces addressed a long
communication to President John Heyd-
Ter of the National League and to the
presidents of the eight National ana
three American League clubs who have
Endorsed the Lasker plan and who have
given the Johnson forces until Novem-
Der to accept that plan for reorganiza-
tion. The National League and, the
Comiskey Ruppert-Frazee faction threat
ems to start new twelve club organiza-
ton unless Johnson's hackers fall in line
with Lasker's plan
The American League directors struck
a popular chord to-day when they In
cluded the minors In their suggestion
that a committee Of nine baseball men
get together and draft the plans for
reorganization. The minors are power
full, the very feeders for the major
legaue clubs, and should have hand in
the reorganization plans.
1t Is now up to the supporters of the
IAsker plan to make a reply to the
conditions named by the Johnson forces.
The Joint meeting is scheduled to be
held in Chicago Monday November 8.
Mr.. Johnson did not say that he and his
followers will not attend that meeting.
When asked point blank II he would at
tend ne replied: 1--WE have given them
our answer"
The letter to President Heydler fol-
lows:
statement by Directors.
THE letter OF Mr.. John A. Heydler.
president of the National League. OF date
the Goth OF this month, the copy of the
resolutions adopted at a meeting of the
National League and Of the American
League baseball club of Chicago, the
American League baseball club of New
York and the Boston American League
baseball club, together with signed
copy Of the agreement entered into by
the representatives OF the eleven clubs
mentioned Of date the 18th OF this month.
relative to the so-called Lasky pMn' of
, reorganization in baseball. with the
notice found in said agreement that IL
the plan proposed by the resolutions re-
ferred to be not accomplished by the
acceptance Of the proposed plan by No
vember !. 1920, by the other clubs of the
American League. then the signers OF
said agreement will proceed to form a
twelve club league, consisting of the
clubs represented by the signers of the
said agreement. and twelfth club TO be
located in a city to be designated by
them by u majority vote. have been on
this day duly considered by the board
of directors of the American League at
a meeting held In Chicago.
THE board OF directors are Of the
unanimous opinion that the so-called
| Lasky plan will prove wholly ineffec-
tual to accomplish the results which its
sponsors seek to accomplish by II. and
that the American League cannot sub
| scribe TO that plan. IL VIII De suIficient
to point out two reasons why this plan
cannot be approved by the American
| League.
! "F'lrst--It appears that the National
| Associa ton Of Professional Baseball
/ Leagues (mnor leagues) has thus far
had no part in the working out of this
plan. nor does it appear that the plar
contemplates permitting them to have a
proper voice or influence In the proposed
reorganization. No plan for the reor'
| ganization OF organized baseball can bt
fair and equitable. or have any degree
of permanency in II, which does moi
bring into the conference room as par
Elephants In the working out OF this plar
duly authorized representatives of the
National Association OF professional
Baseball Leagues (minor leagues). anc
II the American League participates II
an attempt TO reorganize baseball the
duly authorized representatives OF the
national association must likewise par
ticipate in this reorganization. and ade
quate and satisfactory provisions will
reference to them must be incorporated
in the new agreement