The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-11
JOHNSON'S VICTORY
ENDS LEAGUE VAR
American League Will Now Prepare for
Action on Selection of Chairman
of National Commission.

Chicago, Feb. ll.-Factional strife
in the American baseball league van.
ished with victory for President Ban
b. Johnson's forces early to-day, and
club owners OF the major leagues made
ready for action on selection of chair,
man of the national commission to
succeed Garry Hermann, resigned.
There were no announced candidates
for the place, and American and Ma
tional league club owners were pre-
pared to let the situation develop OF
itself at a meeting scheduled for late
to-day.
With Johnson's victory over the in
surgents, it was agreed TO dismiss the
three suits pending against the Amer
lean league president instituted by the
New York club; to reinstate Pitcher
Carl Nays OF the New York club,
whose purchase from the Boston Red
Sox last summer started the trouble:
20 award third place in the American
league race to New York, and TO APP
point commission on arbitration to
hold office for two years.
Colonel Jacob Rupert of New York
and Clark Griffith Of Washington were
appointed TO the arbitration board,
which will also act as a reviewing com
mittee. In case the reviewing board
is unable to agree, it was decided to
submit the disputed question to fed
eral Judge in Chicago.
President Johnson's position was sup
ported in the long executive session
which preceded the election by Frank
Navin of Detroit, James Dunn of Cleye-
land, CLARK Griffith Of Washington, Phil
Ball Of st. Louis and Connie Mack Of
Philadelphia Colonel Rupert headed
the minority faction and was sup
ported BY Harry Frazee of Boston and
Charles Comiskey of Chicago.
All the concessions made by the two
dcs were handed to newspapermen in
he following statement for publica
ton:
"The difficulties heretofore existing
between the members and the associa
ION or any OF its officers have been
thoroughly settled once and for all.
The meeting unanimously approved
and adopted resolutions to carry out
the following;
"No. /. The dismissal Of all litiga
ton instituted by the New York club.
"No. ?. The reinstatement Of Carl
Nays member Of the New York
club
NO. >. The recommendation TO the
national commission to award third
place in the American league race and
third prize money to the New York
players
mo. g. The appointment Of com
mittee 10 consist Of Colonel Rupert
Of New York and Clark Griffith Of
Washington, TO act as reviewing
board with final and binding powers to
review any penalties or fines in excess
Of Sl00 or 10 days suspension OF any
act Of any member in excess OF his
constitutional rights as a member OF
the association. In case the members
IF the reviewing board being unable
to agree, federal Judge in Chicago
viii be called upon to decide the ques-
lion submitted
Settlement Of the feud in the Amer
lean league cleared the Geld for the
business Of making final arrangements
for the 1920 season, virtually neglect
ca while the fight was on.
The National league owners. at
reaceful session, adopted a schedule Of
l54 games for the 1920 season and ac-
eepted the ncW rules formulated AZ
meeting Of the joint rules committee
Of the two major leagues.
A meeting Of the National Associa-
ton Of Minor Leagues drafted legisls-
ion to be presented at the joint meet
inr II major and minor leagues, which
was expected 70 be held late to-day,
and az which il was hop,d an agree
ment for resumption Of relations be-
tween the majors and the minors
would be reached Relations were sus-
ended three yCars ago.