Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-12
CLUB HACKERS
MEET TO IRON
OUT TROUBLES
16 Owners Gather in Peace
Session to Arrange Base
ball Reorganization.
MINORS WATCH OUTCOME
by JACK VEIOCK.
International News sports Editor.


CHICAGO, Nov. 12-The moguls of
baseball-the men whose money pays the
bills for organized ball-were to park
their hoofs under the peace table here
today and before night a protocol that
will make permanent the present armt-
stice will, It is expected, have officially
ended the brief but tempestuous base
ball war.
Magnates Of high and low degree be
gan drifting into Chicago early today for
the first of the momentous cOnclave which
was scheduled to get under way at the
Congress Hotel at noon. This first meet
ing will be for major league magnltes
only. After they have settled their
squabbles the minor league club owners
will be called in and new plan TO
govern the entire fabric Of the national
pastime will be evolved.
ALL OUTSIDERS
REMAIN AWAY.
The meeting today will be for baseball
men only. Lawyers, secretaries. league
presidents stenographers and all other
individuals, except those whose money
Is invested Will be barred. The mag
mates will fight their own battle and reach
their own agreement without the advice
Of those whose interests are less vital.
The session Is TO be strictly informal
and 10 record will be kept Of the pro
ceedlngs.
1t has been made exceedingly plain,
however, that the minor leagues viii not
come into the discussion until the major
leaguers have ironed ou, their Difficult
ties When the big league magnates have
patched up their Quarrels and are ready
to come to the smaller league club own r.
ers with a plan that has been mutually
agreed upon. the little fellows Will
como into the meeting and tell the big
fellows" what they think of the scheme.
DESIRE FOR WAR
FADING OUT.
AS the magnates left Kansas City after
the close Of the meeting Of the National
Association there. II was evident that all
desire for a baseball war had fed from
the breasts OF the bellirerents.
Everybody seemed 10 be In the frame
Of mind to rearrange baseball so that
costly war mi~ht be obviated and n repe-
tition OF the 1919 scandal prevented. II
Is almost certain therefore that the meet
ings here today will produce a new ma
tionai agreement under which organized
basebAll-the majors and the minors
will operate In friendly spirit.
One thing that seems certain Is that a
civilian" board Of control viii be agreed
upon.
The National League men and their
American League colleagues viii insist
on Judge Lands. II he accepts their
Offer This is a practical certainty.
II Judge Charles 4. Mcdonald Is uomi-
p
by the American Lengue faction. the
writer was informed today. he will re.
ceive eleven votes from the national
League faction. insuriug his selection.
President Mike Sexton OF the National
Association Is the logical choice Of the
minors as their representative.
BAN JOHNSON
SEEMS SECURE.
The National League faction viii make
no fight against Ban Johnsons cohtlnu
ance as president Of the American
League II there IS any move against
league and with Ave votes on his Side
he Is secure The stand taken against
johnson by Charles A. tomiskey Of the
White Sox appears to be futile one.
John Heydler, Il Is also considered Ger
tain, will remain as president or the Ma
There was but ono big point to be
argued as the magnates went into SEES
sion here today after lunch It was out
lined as follows by "A National League
president, who asked that his name be
kept secret;
am affiliated viii Insist that all future
disputes between the two major Leagues
be settled hy the sixteen major league
club owners In session assembled, vot-
ing as clubs and not as leagues
I'VE believe such disputes cnn be set
tied satisfactorily In tuis mas pr wit BE-
out the aid OF the new governing body
az named. This Is the only point over
which there seems 90 bee a-y ca"-
tainty. As we see II. II IS the only
point on which the factions can pos
slbly split"
II todRy's informal session Is harmout-
Gus II Is quite likely that committees rep
resentlng the two major leagues Will be
appointed at once and that they will go
70 work Immediately with the minor
league committee, which was scheduled
TO arrive today.