Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-19

! CHICAGO, oct lS.-Ecprescnta-
,ives OF every National League base
BAN club and three American League
clubs tonight Went on record as
iav"rimS abrogaiion OF the National
agreement be ween profess n.i |
/ leagues. Resolutions adopted pro-
! posed complete reorganization OF
oaseoail with the National Commits
I SION abolished and a civilian tribunal
+! OF three men not financially interest
| ed III the game in complete control
IN" action came after a conference
I lasting more than nine hours. The
/ resolutions Will be considered AT an
other meeting November S. and pre-
scented TO the meeting OF minor league
oihc!a!s At Kansas City November I.
leagues VIII be invited 10 join with
the eleven clubs acting today in the
/ proposed REORGANIZATION.
y statement issued after the meet
/ ing noiIhcd the clubs not represented
/ that They have until November l 10
| signify their Willingness to icin in
come in by that time. the statement
SAYS 4 twc!ve-nh league viii be
clubs represented would be included
I III the league. and "a twelfth member
would bc chosen from some other
! city.
Club owners present i, the meet
ing said that if President Ban John
| son. OF tho American League. and the
| hEc- club owners who have always
| sided with HIM In baseball discus
s!ons. did not care TO join with The
other club owners in the propos"d
rcorSan.zation they probably would
go ahead without Mr.. Johnson -
! Johnson WAS ~, present today and
/ the Cleveland. Detroit. Washiiigtoa,
| -. Louis ana Philadelphia American
!,eaEu" clubs also We're not repre-
| scented.
President lIcydlcr. OF the National
/ league said the men present felt
h Iaai Johnson ana The others absent
PTcs!den; Johnson was not in the
| city toniSat, hut was expected back
tomorrow or the next day
The three American League clubs
mat joined In tho reorganization
| nrorosa! are: Chicago, New York and
re. H., Iney are the same clubs
wi.nt"r in the baseball fight
IN" proposed plan OF reorgan!za-
ton Follows tn" outline mad. BY 4.
inan - the proposed tribunal would
reeve salary OF $4,000 a year
a"d The other members would re-
cr.y" $4,000 a year
Inc .bu0ai would bc supreme and
,h"t er" "'G.d De no appca from its de-
s.:.s,aN: ne asrcgn.cnt would be in
on. -of Twenty-Five years.
The resolution as adopted follows.
Pc i resolved:
- That, the existing National
abr ogaisd and denounced
Iaat the clubs OF the National
c liq. sue .rI 12 c,,b suS9 American Leasuc
cation II professional baseball
.yaeues. as shall now signify their
"fG So, IN or shall hcrcaf,cr
T!dsa for. hereby agree 10 enter :,
rev agreement. which shall provide
~. \ board OF control. composed
,one Of whom shall De chairmanS:
,.t' shaH be men % such business
ana professional experience. in no
wise financially Interested in base.
bail, who's" Characters and rcn,,,a
;loas would be such as TO convince
.hc public tina, baseball OF the fu.
.aFe VII be conducted in " clean and
90. That this hoard o. con,ro,
- t4alotii! vote OF the clubs OF tho
>ine! lean League who shall on or he.
.S'" November J. 1920 hav. signed
.4I.r acqHH"9cenc" in the plan pro.
!.a"q IN ,h"S" resolutions q, meet
go. III" November S. 1920 In the
."gi'oh % the members OF such
,.5,,s OF control tho recommenda-
iny.i,.S ,te MINOR leagues shall be
"tCl That said board OF co,.ro,
si4i!i De elected Tor terms ending re-
sp@ctiv"ly December 81. 1905. 1sec
and 1927. ana tho person selected for
The longer terms shall b. rb,;rrp 40,
81 the board and appropriate pro
sis.oh. shdI! b" inserted in said agree
m.ht loE "!"c'!ng their Successors
''D): That the salary of tho char.
nan oil The board o! control shall he
med e, not less than t,vcn,v-five
,5H dollars $4,000 wear. and
s.n,i b. required 20 devote his en-
~ I'm" 20 the affairs of the board.
ana mat TN" other members OF In.
nSard OF control shall be paid not loss
, nan ,cm thousand dollars $4,000 =
!rnr. but they shall only he reuuircJ
10 deE"t" such time 10 tho affairs of
IN" 6oarl as shall be necessary.
- nat sa!G board OF control
WAth selected; shall have all In.
lowers OF the present National Com
MISSION and such further powers ms
tnaH Dr thought nc"drUl and appro.
pFlat" ~ the drafting committee
hcr"!naftcr provided for.
orr SAID agreement shall he IN