Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-21
MINORS LINING
UP IN SUPPORT
OF NEW PLAN
Baseball Progressives Receive
Encouraging Messages From
Magnates Over Country.
A. A. MEN INDORsE 1T
BY HENRY FARRELL.
United Press Sports Editor.

A. HeydIer and the eleven clnbA owners
who follow him seem TO have won them
over to their idea of new baseball.
At preseat only two courses are open
to Ban johnson and his faithful FIVE.
They must either join the Heydler fac
ton before Nov. l or start on q quest
of three new clubs to fill their league.
Without the support of the minors this
would be almost hopeless.
Three new clubs would require at the
very least forty-fve players, and the five
clubs remaining with johnson IN the
present Controversy are not sufficiently
fortified in power and numbers to divide
their strength
1t therefore seems that the odds in
fight to G. decision will go upon the
team thet-the minors fall in behind. Two
minor league heads have Joined Heydler
IN his campaign for a change in base
balls government In messages 10 the
writer.
WANTS 1T WITH
RESERVATIONS.
"The majority of the minors favor the
'Lasker plan with a few reservations.
am strong fo- COmiskey and clean base
ball" J. W. Morris, president of the
League, wired today. az do not believe
the American League should be disor-
sganized or disrupted, wired William H.
Mccarthy, president Of the Pacific Coast
League, who is fighting crooked baseball
In his own league. But / do strongly
advocate g get-together' policy which
viii eliminate the differences Of the past
and produce plan whether 1t be the
Lasker or the present agreement changed
TO remedy whatever ills that exist"
Concerted action will be taken by the
minors when the major league commit
meeting in Kansas City Nov. 8, 0, 10 and
H. said j. 81. Farrell, secretary of the
National Association.
The National League chief has been
assured of support by other minor league
heads, including Walter Rose, Florida
State League; III. A. Cantillon, South
Dakota League; Frank. Miley, Western
Canada League; j. V. Jameson, Blue
Ridge League and ]. c. Lechter. Western
Although Thomas Hickey, president of
the American Association, has not ex-
pressed himself, his stand may be in
owners who have wired their indorse
ment to Heydler; William c. Smith,
Indianapolis; Otto Rorchert, Milwaukee;
Roger, BFesnahan, Toledo; George Muel-
bach, Kansas City; George K Belden.
Minneapolis and W. W. Kneblecamp,
Scores Of messages have been received
from others among the minors and ANA
tours.
CAN'T UNDERSTAND
BANS ATTITUDE.
Colonel J. A. Rupert, part owner of
the New York American League Club,
arrived home today from the baseball or
ganizati0n meeting at Chicago.
He said that he was perfectly satisfied
that his conferees In the American League
and the eight National League club own
efs whom they met at Chicago were on
the right road to eliminate disagreeable-
ness in baseball and put the national
game on a thoroughly substantial foot
ing.
Il can not understand" said he, why
President Johnson and five of the Ameri-
can League club owners failed &c attend
the meeting to which all OF US we're In
vi5ed. There is no plan or intent to
force johnson out Of the league-no more
than there is to Gust President Heydler
from the National League.
1.-The plan is simply to place baseball
uRder the jurisdiction of a board OF con-
troll made up of three men of irreproach-
able reputation, none of whom has any
financial interest in the game. Every
where 1 went within the last ten days,
both South and West. I found such a
plan favored by the patrons OF the game
If the other FIVE American League
clubs do not come in by Nov. l, We will
20 ahead and establish a twelve-club
league. We will meet at Chicago on Mon
day, Nov. s. and then go on to Kansas
City to attend the annual meeting of the
National Association OF Minor Leagues,
and lay our plans before that organiza
ton