Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
BASEBALL
LEAGUES BREAK
National and 3 American
Teams Organize IL Team
League--Judge Lands to
Head Governing Tribunal

Chicago. Nov. S.--Tilo major baseball
eagues to-day were broken up and n
|new 12-club league composed of the eight
National clubs and the three from the
american League wlich have sided Win
hem in the plans Tor reorganization OF
he game was organized. A i2th lnenher
sill be chosen later, IL was announced
Organization Of the new league came
after the five American League cluDs
had refused 10 reply to. an ultimatum
issued ny tho other II clubs givinH them
nm ho3r and 4 half 20 Join Il, TIC roor-
30 nizstion.
Aftor organizing the new league the
baseball riagnates proceeded with the
Lasker plan for civilian con:ro. % pro
fessicnal baseball and appointed Judge
Kenosaw NJ. Lands Of Chicago chairman
Of the tribunal which will govern the
aame.
Judge Lands, If he accepts the posi-
lion, will be the supreme dictator Of oil
leagues Joining the plhn ana will receive
4 salary Of $4,000 8 year.
Second and third members Of the
tribunal will be appointed later and one
of them will b. chosen by the minor
leagues. Representatives CO the new
.aague lef: Tonight for Kar9as City.
where the National Association OF Minor
Leagues meets tomorrow to rresea. tho
proposition TO them.
The minor league member woHld serve
for six years, vhilc Judge Landis would
be given a contract for seven years,
according t. a statement made aftt- the
meeting by the club owners.
Judge lands was notified Of his aE-
continent by q committee OF Ave n,n:r
>ers and 10 told them he would take the
matter under advisemant for n few days
The plans FOR the rev league anu II
new controlling body contain frequent
reference 20 the minor leagues which arc
given assurance that they will not he
overlooked in administration OF The Am
and that their territory will not - -
vaded in selecting the 18th member a.
the now league.
The. action came after an all-day ses-
sion of both factions in the r~eorganiza-
.top plans with Mother side yielding TT
The other.
Emlssarics from the Johnson camr
conferred with the club owners at the
joint session of eight National and three
American League clubs, but without re-
suit. At $50 p. m. the joint session Issued
an ultimatum TO the johnson clubs tell
ing them that they could either come
over and take part in the meeting, whic
would he governed by a majority vote. o,
a new league would be formed. Failing
10 hear from the five American Leasu,
clubs, the other II clubs went ahead Will
their announced plans.
The FIVE clubs which stood with John
son in the fight are Detroit, Philadelphia
Cleveland. Washington and st. Louis
Tonight they maintained that the new
league would nave no effect on them.
w are the majority Of the American
League and consequently are the Ameri
can League" Clark Griffith of the Wash
ineton club said.
THE American League will operat,
this year with or without the Chicago
New York and Boston clubs"
The new league will give New York
Chicago and Boston Two clubs in thu
same league. Brooklyn also is included
giving Greater New York three repre-
senta tives. The other members were Gin
cinnati. Pittsburg, st. Louis (NationaD
Philadelphia tNationaD, and the 12tl
member to he chosen.
Previous to to-day's action, member
Of Johnson's solid five" mad declared
that the three American League club
would not be able to take their place
into the new league, maintaining tina
the players on q club belonged to til
league under contracts previously made
This factor, they said, would give tn
five remaining American League club
additional strength and enable them I
proceed with organization of a ne,
American League. Individual club own
ers said they would fight to the las
court" before allowing any player to b
taken over by the new league.