New-York tribune., 1920-11-09
New Circuit to Consist of
National Teams, With
N. Y, Boston and Chi
cago; Choose One Later
Offer of $4,000 y
A Year to Judge
Lasker Plan Adopted Af-
ter johnson Clubs Re-
fuse to Join Movement

CHICAGO, Nov S.-The rrsjor
baseball leagues were broken up tx
day, and a new twelve-club kasgss
was organized, composed of the ei~>.
National League clubs and the thy.
from the American League whi>..
have sided with them in the playc
for reorganization of the game. :.
twelfth member will be chosen later.
1t was announced.
Organization of the new leagu&
came after the five American Leagus
clubs had refused to reply to az
ultlmatum issued by the other clever
clubs, giving them an hour and q
half to join in the reorganization.
After the organization the base
ball magnates proceeded with the
Lasker plan for civilian control Of pro
fessional baseball and appointed Judge
Aenesaw N. Lands, Of Chicago, chai,-.
man of the tribunal which will govern
the game
Judge Lands. if he accepts the pc
sltlon, Will be the supreme dictator Of
all leagues joining the plan, and will
receive salary of $4,000 year.
Minor Leagues Represented
The other two members Of the Fl
bunal will be appointed later. one of
them chosen by the minor leagues
Representatives of the new league lei
tonight for Kansas City, where the
National Association of Minor Leacnes
meets tomorrow, to present the nro,o.
sirion to them.
The minor league member wonI5
serve Tor SIX years. while Judge Lands
would get contract for seven wears.
according TO statement made after
the meeting by the club owners.
Judge Lands was notified of his ap-
rointment by committee of five mem
bers and he told them he would take
:he matter under advisement for a few
days.
The plans for the new league and
new controlling body contain freuuen.
reference to the minor leagues. which
be overlooked in administration of tho
game and that their territory will not
be invaded in selecting the twelfth
member OF the new league.
The rules governing the leagues
which enter into the new arrangement
VIII be drafted later, when me tribu-
nal has been selected. The minor
leagues wlll be represented in ne
Grating OF the regulations.
Inc new organization viii be known
John Heydler, president OK Of the ~ na"' a"p
detunct National League. will be presi.
dent, secretary and treasurer.
In deciding all baseball matters the
votes, under the new plan, viii be cast
by. clubs and not by leagues
make baseball worthy OF the name i
has borne all these years, but iusr
can't decide such a big thing righ,
away" said Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, when offered the chairmanstf IN
OF the new baseball tribunal "Thc
proposed plan should be 4 great thing
for the game"
AS chairman of the tribunal Judge
Landis would rece>e $4,000 more =
year than he gets now.
Inc action came after an all-day
session of both factions in the reor-
ganization plans, with neither side
yielding to the other.
Emissaries from the Johnson camp
conferred with the club owners at the
JOINT session Of eight National and
three American League clubs, but with
out result. At 2:30 p. m. the joint
session issued an ultimatum to the
johnson clubs telling them that thev
could either come over within an hour
and half and take part in the meet
ing, which would be governed bv
majority vote, or new league would
be formed. Failing to hear from the.
five American League clubs, the other
eleven clubs went ahead with their an
plans
Five Clubs Still Defiant
The FIVE clubs which stood with
johnson in the fight are Detroit. Phila
delphia, Cleveland, Washington and s..
Louis. Tonight they asserted that .he
new league would have no effect on
them
we are the majority Of the Ameri-
can League, and consequently are the
American League" Clark Griffith. Of
the Washington club, said. The Amer
ican League will operate this wear with
or without the Chicago, New York and
Boston clubs"
The new league will give New York,
chicago and Boston two clubs in the
same league. Brooklyn also is includ-
cd, giving greater New York three rep
resentatives. The other members were
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, s. Louis (Na.
tlonaN, Philadelphia (NationxD and
the twelfth member yet TO be chosen
Previous to to-day's action members
OF Johnson's solid five had declared
that the three American League clubs
would not be able TO take their play
ers into the new league, contending
that tie players on club belonged TO
the league under contracts previously
made. This factor. they said, would
give the FIVE remaining American
League clubs additional strength and
enable them TO proceed with organiza-
ton Of new American League. Indi-
v:dual club owners said they would
fight to the last court" before allow
ing any player TO be taken over by the,
new league.
The following statement vas issuea'
by the eleven club owners forming the
new league:
ITO the American public The eleven