Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-09
MAJOR LEAGUES BROKEN
up At CHICAGO MEETING
New TweIvc-Club Circuit Formed
When Loyal Five" Re-
fuse to Agree.
AASKER PLAN TO GOVERN
Civilian Tribunal Will Control AT
fairs of Organization = Appoint
Judge Landis Chairman-Sclcct
Other Club Later.
IBy Associated Press

10y ASSoClateQ RrcSS.J
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Thc major base
ball leagues today were broken up
arid a new twelve-club league. COM
posed of the eight National League
clubs and the three from the Ameri-
can League which nave sided with
them in the plans for reorganization
OF the game. was organized. A
twelfth member will be chosen later.
it was announced.
Organization of the new league
came after the five American League
clubs had refused TO reply to an ul-
timatum issued by the other eleven
clubs, giving them an hour and 4
half to join in the reorganization.
After organizing the new league
che baseball .nagnates proceeded with
the. Lasker plhn for civilian control
OF professional baseball and APP
OF Chicago. Chairman Of the tribunal
which will govern the game.
Judge Landis. ii he accepts the
iator Of all leagues Joining The plan
and will receive Il salary OF $4,000
n year.
Minors to DC represented.
Second and third members OF the
tribunal VIII be appointed later and
one Of them will be chosen by the
minor leagues: Rep]resen,a,iyes OF
gas City. where the National Asso-
citation of Minor Leagues meet to-
morrow to present the proposition TO
them.
The minor league member would
Serve for six years, while Judge
Lands would be given a contract for
seven years, according TO n state
ment made after the meeting by the
Club owners.
Judge Landis was notified of his
members and he told them he would
take the matter under adyiscmcnt
for, q few days.
The plans for the new league and
a new controlling body contain fire.
qqent reference to the minor leagues.
which are given assurance hat they
VIII not be, overlooked in admins
territory will not be Invaded in Sc
Letting the twelfth member of the
hew agu
session of both factions In the re-
organization plans with neither side
yielding to the other. Emissaries
with the club owners at the Joint.
session of eight National and three
T APsGlcan League s a ciTbs, but wIthout
sion issued an ultimatum to the John
son clubs telling that they. could
saee e COM" ~h GSer would s1a tak Be n gov In ass
Wouid be formed. Faiiin ns~ to 'f hsaf
the other eleven clubs went ahead
with their announced plans.
i Five Clubs Not Worried.
The five clubs which stood with
Johnson in the fight are Detroit,
Philadelphia. Cleveland. Washington
and st. Louis. Tonight they main
tanned that the new league would
have no effect on them.
I'VE are the majority of the Amer
lean League and consequently are the
American League" Clark Grifith OF
the Washington Club, said. THE
American League will operate this
yenr With or without the Chicago,
NeY York and Boston clubs"
The new league will give New
York. Chicago and Boston two clubs
in the same league. Brooklyn also
1s$~included. giving Greater New York
three representatives. The other
members were Cincinnati. Pittsburgh.
ST. Louis (NationaD. Philadelphia
.(N%ational). and the twelfth member
yet To be chosen.
Previous to today's action. mem
t'ors OF Johnson's solid five" had de-
rlared that the three American
League clubs ,w9hld not be able to
League; maintaining Thai the players
der contracts previously made. This
remaining American League clubs
10 proceed with organization OF a
new American League. Individual
club owners said they would light
To the last court" before allowing
any player to be taken over by ths
now league.