Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-11
Greatest Convention u
Baseball interests Ever
Held Now Under way

New Agreement Will Take
Form in Two Parts,
Say Officials.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE greatest
convention of baseball interests ever
assembled in this country, involving a
program for complete reorganization
of the sports. government got under
way here today. Overshadowing all
and numerous representatives from ali
professional branches Of tho national
game" was the formulation of new
national agreement. -.
The sessions will continue for sew
eral days, under the presidency sof
Judge K. NJ. Landie, newly appointed
head Of the sport.
The annual meeting Of the new In
ternational league, scheduled for Mon
day, and the meetings OF the National
league and the National League OF
Baseball Writer'S, on Tuesday, are
likely to be held simultaneously with
those Of the main gathering, il it's tusi-
ness is not cleared up before then.
Besides the great task of formulat-
Ing and enacting new constitution
which it is hoped will satisfy all par
ties IN the agreement a number Of
other important matters are expected
to be disposed Of. including some inn
portant deals involving exchange of
major league players, many OF which
nave been rumored recently. 8
Started Two Years Ago.
The event which led up to the neces-
sity OF adopting new national agree
ment had their beginning about two
years ago, when the NATIONAL Aesocia-
ton of Professional Baseball leagues,
the organization of minor leagues
broke away from the national agree
ment because OF a controversy rela-
tive to draft provisions. Then there
arose from various quarters demand
for reorganization Of the national
commission, generally referred to as
the supreme court OF baseball. The
commission had heen composed Of the
presidents OF the National and Anseri-
can AeaSues.swith August Herrmans,,;
president Of the Cincinnati Glib Of the
| National league aA chairman.
| The otganixations interested are
represented as follows:s
National league: August Hermann,
Cincinnati; Barney Dreyfuss, Pitts
burgh, and Charles II. Ebbets. Brook
llyn. st69.ssasssss
American league: James e. Dunn,
nhia and Fr.rls Na,,;n n.s.s;tls''.sS's.1
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NaelonaI associamon: Michael p.
@ nresidsnt ' of The us Anarss.a :. aarasss aaskss'
| ton; j. D. Martin, president Of tfe
Southern association: J. w. Morris.
president of the Texas league: George
H. Names, president OF the Michiran
Ontario league and W. III. waish.
president of the South Atlantic LEAGUE.
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~ aouition' Ion Jonn "A. Heydter, presl-
cent OF the National league; Ban
Johnson, president OF the American
leaSue ana secretary John H. farrell.
" lhe Natlohai associatlon. are acflng
III an aoVlsory capaclty, without vote.
George wharton Pepper, OF Phila- =
| oeipn1a. ana Jonn conway Iooie, OF
New Nv YORK, are regal ADVISERS.
Inc new nationai agreement which
! tne committees propose 10 draw. up
!. Will replace the one adopted in 1908
| ana last amended January Il, 1918,
ana Wnlcn mas peen the government
OF naseoali since II was nrst adopted
| The twelve committeeman enter the
meeting with open minds so far as the
| proEisions OF tne new agreement are
| concerned II oelng the idea to work
one IN conle1ences an, ana consnltano
eondltlons ana provide 1or strengthen
ing tne Iounoation OF the game, Tor
the 1uture. 81
To Follow Two Lines.
! 1t is generally expected. however,
that the new agreement will take the