The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-08
SUPREME TASK
TO AVERT BOLT
Of INSURGENTS
MINOR League to Have Secession
Fight All Their Own Meaday
| While AajsEs SeraP.
BY BRUCE COPELAND.


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bf bKuCE C0fELAND.
CLOUDS OF civit war In BASEBALL
Wnich nave n0veeed IN MAJOR and
MINOR league circles since the re-
cent nopuon OF the new national
ward Chic.so toli.v a. the c,nb
owners and manssere os 10th
major leagues met there IN con-
clude their schedule nrob,em. for
the coming 1900.
or cnurse m. .eheaul. m.t..r,
Will be- ins;rnif3csnt a. eem.sreJ
tn the storm vhich th,s.te.s "a
split che r.rks ~ or~.ri..d hs.sh.H
over the ono.t;cr 81 ~. 1..st ii"
ready adonteI nv The -.c... clan
assembly in New vc-k a. the t,ma
Judge Kenesav Mountain Tardis
was apoointed smnreme heseSeIi
potsntate To- ~. nsvt .av.. go.
Jack Dunn rr.~i1e,t md ma
arer ~ tha p.it;mors o,;oI.. 80
Jack Heraricre n-.s;dsnt 80
manages of The Inai...ncS;. 49,
;c.r .s.oc;.+;on cirh a. ~. .so.1,
netrels Who threatens IN. No,t fro..
or1anized hasehaIi ana eeah,;.h !.
lr,oaectn-at. ali .ths;r On. ~ .rch
co,ld he nossihla -
49, 60.
nh ool Aas
Dunn, whose ORIOLES won lsAl
years pennant in the international
league, now the National assocta-
t1on. Is father OF the opposition to
the dEalt. ana ID heartily supported
y 1enorlcKs OF Inaiana1oils
Dunns position In baseball, also
tnat % his Orioles, is one Of the mos,
UNIQUE IN tne history OF the sport
because O. the TACT that ne man
Jams a real major league club, II
point OF ail-arouno class, IN q IA
MINOR league
Dunn Is exposed as opposed e
.ne 9faIt primarily because ~;
cruz mas always Deen an open neis
Ior the majors. ne Is the pest ae'
veioper on oaseoal alea IN IN
uinor leagues ana we're II mol io'
me ixct that ne mas Deen A0le, ouf
ing Tue last Two OF three years, u
Keep HIS cluD intact Dy 0ehying In
ois buyers. the orioles now wo0lt
NOT hgute IN the row over the dfaft
Aooptoa Oh the orait occufIee
lo'er Duhhs vehement psotests. HI
had attempted previously to line VI
all the minors against the issue, ana
wnen ne ialied 10 assemble the nee
essaiy support 10 ngRt the propose
on the moor OF the convention, n
said he, would be willing to relin
quAsh his stand II the ma1of
would agree to pay 1880 for ever.
player eligible for the draft.
MAJORS frices ne9ected.
! ms ngure was a0Judged exorDa
talt. Inc MAJORS explained tina
only a few drafted players max
Igood in the big show and that evel
at the present draft price, they ar
frequently a dead loss, counting
spring salary and training expenses
The majors compromise by cfferin!
to establish a draft price OF $4,000
but Dunn, acting by self-appoint
ment for all the minors, replied tina
the figure was in adequate and on
Of the question.
| Dunn makes no bones about tn
fact that he is keen to induce tn
American association to join will
. him in boiling from organized
baseball and establishing a com
bine OF their own to manage theil
affairs as they see fit. wholly inde
penoent OF the majors ana ONE
minors. Both Dunn and Hen
dricks are resolved to break ava!
from the other minors. II they Cal
swlng II, contendlng that such 1
move would give their leagues addet
prestige. lnasmuch as the majors
have refused 70 coantenance theil
draft holdup.
| The Pacific Coast league is no
expected to be invited to join tn
lnts and the IA. the wester:
lorgahlzatlon "ouia not SUCK VIII
the otner Niass IA leagues al I'M
recent meeting OF the National asso
ciaiion, and it is reported that !
VIII De leit to run along ,sitn al
tne dnef mule leagues. II the Sc
ceoefs should go tnfoosn viii
tneir pans tneif code OF govern
nent Will nave 10 De Hrange'
iater. Inc plan IS SO unlque ina
80 lar the QuestlOh OF ORGANIZATION
mas DaHled even the most afden
supporters OF the proposed Doll.
MINOR League CI0U4S,