Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-12
A NEW NATIONAL
/. BASE BALL PACT
To Be DRAF TED
Judge Lands and Two 9th
erS Are Given Authority
to Decide the Form the
Agreement is to Take.
(By The Associated Press)

ment tonight delegated to Judge
Lands, high commissioner Of base
ball, George Wharton Pepper Of
Philadelphia ana John Il. Conway
Toole of New York the task of de-
Gliding the form of the document,
The trio met tonight and discussed
provisions of the two tentative
agreements presented today and
will submit their report to the
joint committee tomorrow.
Judge Lands announced defi-
nitely that the American league
meeting would be held in Chicago
next Friday, and that the joint rat
ification meeting would probably
be held there Saturday, or, if de-
layed, either in Chicago or New
York after New Years.
Lands Explains Mix-Up.
The general conference of the
committee, which lasted all day
was attended by representatives of
all major league clubs except ST.
Louis and Chicago Of the American
league. Absence Of President Fan
johnson Of the American league oc-
casioned some surprise, until Judge
Lands said the miX-up regarding
the proposed joint meeting of the
two major leagues and the absence
of President johnson were due to
him, He explained that in. his opin-
ION il would be impossible to get
through with the preliminary DIS
cussion and work on the new agree
ment before next week, and for
that reason he notified Presidents
Johnson and Heydler that the joint
session would be held in Chicago
saturday. Before leaving Chicago,
! J1,dge Lands said, Mr. johnson
declared anything the judge de-
cided on would suit him.
When Judge Lands arrived, ne
learned there was much dlssatis-
faction over the change of the
meeting from New York to Chlca--
90. After the judge was informed
that the business of drafting the
new agreement would be disposed
of Inv Monday, he was prevailed
mon to call the joint session IN
New York and it had been agreed
IA hold the meetings here Thur5-
dav. provided other business Is OUT
Of the way, but later THIS was
changed. j',ia
tentative Drafts submitted.
When the Joint committees met
to take up the new agfeeinelt, 'e.'
tative drafts were submitted ~
President Heydler of the Natlolla'
league and John Conway Toole' a.
torney of the National league iiio
principal difference was that tlIe
ueydler draft included the aaIllln-
istratiye details, while that pte-
eented by Mr.. Toole omitted THESE
details which he suggested might
he Incorporated in sepaFate
agreement. Mr.. Toole pointed gu
nossibIe complications inVoiVluS
minor leagues under the pan pre-
sented by Heydler. There was VT
tualIy unanimous agreement reia-
tive to the draft presented by MI:
Toole which provided for either Oh
tbe final forms of agreement, one
"a he between the two larger
leagues with provisions for admit
ting tho minors as an association,
as marty of the agreement aHu
the other a three-party asreeli.ien';,
the parties being the NaLioi,a,
league, American league ana the
National Association OIL Ifolession-
nj Raseball leagues. The plan SUE
aested nv Mr.. Toole PROVIDES ior
q commission composed of judge
lands and presidents of the va
tional and American leagues as az
xisorv members. A representatives
of the National association also
would he a member in similar
| canacitv If the minor league assoc
citation elects him to come IN,
Settling of Disputes.
Mr.. Toole explained that if dis
mute be between two major league
| cmbs their representative shail
act If a dispute be between ciuo
of either major league and minor mo.
league club, it shall be acted upon
by the minor league represepta-
| tive and the representative OF t''o
major league involved. DECISION
reached, however, shall have APP
prevail of Judge Lands, ne 10
make the decision should the rep
rpsontatives whose leagues are IN T.
yolyed fail to agree. Under TINS
plan. President Heydler would
| have no saw in a case in which the
National league or any OF its ctups
is not concerned and likewise Pres-
ident Johnson would not be caliett
upou to sit in case unless tne
American league or one of its CLUBS
were involved.
Drafting Players.
n was announced that the COM
mittees were of one mind regard
g Il tt,afT al "