New-York tribune., 1921-01-07
Iawson's Band
Plans to Invade
Ebbets's Realm
George Nj. Cohan and Percy
Williams Are Said To Be
Interested in Movement
By W. ]. Macbeth

fsacus lproposed), which. according |
:. the olans and specifications Of it's
.-omo,ors will operate Independently |
r. coming season along major lines,
iii he in New York to-day in the in
t.-ests OF the venture-or so il was
-s,orted from his home town of Boston
Yesterday.
Tbs scheme as outlined to the Boston
,c-ibes is 70 invade metropolitan terri
.ory by pl-cing team in Brooklyn in
nnnosition 10 the champion Dodgers.
csorrs N. Cohan and Percy Williams
srs reported TO be the first objectives
~ Mr.. Lawson's call here.
The name of George NJ. Cohan during
: me last ten years has been associated
many times with local baseball. but
only in prospective deals. 1t figured
prominently in the celebrated sale of
rhe Yankees back in the winter of
1sf4-19l5 before Ban Johnson finally
saddled Fritz Maisel and bundle of
liabilities on the Battling Colonels. 1t
frured again more recently when Harry
= Hampstead disposed of the Giants TO
Charles 4. Stoneham and John j Nc
Graw.
Dyed-in-Wool Fan
George NJ. Cohan is a dyed-in-the-
WOOL baseball fan. Furthermore, George
worlds goods. Doubtless he has the
money to back an OUTLAW" club
Again. doubtless he will not. He had
an opportunity to buy the Giants WHEN
that club was g vefitable gold mine
and when it could have been bought at
ridiculously low figure for the re-
turns that were coming in annually.
He also might have bought control
ling interest in the Dodgers when the
investment appeared q sound one and
when baseball was 8 far more tranquil
business than !. IS 81 the present mo-
ment.
George NJ Cohan could never be &C
cused Of having any spare rooms to
let in the upper story. He has fol-
lowed organized baseball closely
enough TO know what eventually hap
pened to the various outlaw" promo
tions Of times gone by, not forgetting
tae late lamer,ed Federal League. But
George VI. Cohan is & business man
and theatrical man 10 boot o. the
champion type. Who ever heard Of
the profession rerlting the appearance
81 his name in honorable nrinr Or any
scr. Of Tree publicity
More and mora. il would appear,
there may be some sort Of coliusion
between certain influences Of the Amer
lean league which have opposed the
1ew p,an of baseball government and
-he threat Of q naw "ogr..v' promotion.
So far the Continental League promo
ten has 1een yelled ii MYSTERY. States,
snd not cities. Tor the circui. were des-
iera.e6. The Brooklyn lareat is the
frst tel.nite announcement Ior.hcon-
ing
Anf trat may Of itsels have soma
sinister significance. L vii be noticed
ira National. aid rot the American
IragGe IS threatened il the Dig city
Tbs. coming OF TOP ~ Mr.. LAWSON
declaration tha1 4 park would be built
il Boston II Harry Frazee would no.
sell TIE Fed Sex. nav Or NAV not mean
& certain American League sympathy
fer ne oca TeatUre.
T.at President Pan Johnson Of the
Arc1icHn League never WI reconcile
himsels q tEe rcw scheme O baseoa-
geyarr- arb rpecrs certell from re
rarks attributed TO Inn in Chicago 1
eo1vie o a. $50. Johnson went c.
reco1a as oepe irg ehe new agree1ne7
between tae r1ajer iea@ues. His objec
tor. ~ sa-s - that ii IS TO cover
tarln - twenty-five years. He edvo
Gates r -erm Ct seven years, to co
ire.Gc with tho term of Commissions
La1Gis rev cliice. Johnson Was quote
Is 1as.r.- sce American League woul
never tat.fy thc agreement q now con
: "scrap Of Paper
T.e .a national acre mert,' ne !
c.o-ed ST. 50. i~e, YVES fer eweat
yeas. but j. vas nade scrap o
nape aet-se the cad of that time Q
certain disgrunl-el magnates-"
This e. b.gre- laugh than the Cor
hos Et.fla
20 s-c- not % Aucw th~r Ban John
f9n AM noue other was the first
SCRAP" tras soierln covena-t. r. wa
sonnson VINO prompted C0naie Mac
= see ra5ress in Tire civil courts wne
re NeronaI Commission awarde
p;reher SCOT. Perry 20 the Sosto
Blavea
Late. Il is true, Johnson saw. nor
tzan enough Of the civil courts IN IN
Nays cas- Bat lie and Mack estaF
'.sned tne precedent thst returre
age;y.st therr Ike boomerang. Ot
q tke bitterness Of -his Scott Perr
ease grew the general dissatsactic
rat Gnzslv resv.red in the aodlcatlo o
st Ca ferrrann, chairman OF tF
Eat.o., Commission. IL vas Johnson
srubbor-ezs IN refusing 10 have q ne
chairman named, followed oy u
vo-ld's series scandal Of 1919, wn,c
sii7shoc government invited' tnat IL
y me recent crisis in baseball.
Z. q difficult to see how the Arae r
C.. League majority can repuciate u
rev zg.eemert without Iepud. III
sorr .s.oner lands, WHO presiqed
.ae d-arA . sne pact. Any slap
Lands you'd re 4 repud atom 81 u
zcier.r.v rted~el Word Il the "ioy@
sYe y er raey sneakeo back und'
cover anl promised ID be GOOD IN orc
Z . s5de.rac. the proposed com binatiC
@og 2 tvel9e-cigD circuit.
Al-cesy ne National League nas r.
SKY .zr11ed nus signed individual
,ais peace 2yreemerc. The America
LeacEe, 700, ratified unanimoualy
srs., and afterward By vote OF sevss
. ore. 80 that reopening might
made a. Chicago IL minor amenomen
Tere deesned advisable. The America
league ass not Jet signed
Il may be well for those Amertcs
Les9.e Influences opposed 70 Lands
feEer~ Der i. f. ros 700 late even yet
Seat The Twelve clrb circuit. L, wou
be necs1sary - Daild only one park
psraaps In pinch only. II al
sart - tne f1oyal FIVE" break the
word they can axpect 10 sympathy
re whole bunch ~ dropped like n
s'al. Tne gpirit og tne eleven FOR r
s'rTa y 5gst where l. was before Il
-%zs peace meeting.
Evidently McCraw has faith In h
's|rar pitchers or is asxrred oY sor