The New York herald., 1921-01-10
BASEBALL CLOUDS
CLEARING IN WEST
Ban Johnson Says American
League Is Ready to Sign
Agreement Drawn Here.
MINORS TO HAVE VOICE
Schedule Committee Prepares
Plan for Season of 154
Games From April 13.

CHICAGO Jan 9.-Possibility OF fur
ther disagreement in professional base
ball. either between the two major
leagues or between the majors and the
minors. apparently was swept away to-
day through statements of policy made
by representatives OF the two groups
which indicated that the joint meeting
to be held Wednesday would find them
in agreement upon all points in the re-
organization Of the game.
President Ban Johnson of the Ameri-
can League permanently set aside
rumors that another fight might break
out between the National and the Ameri-
can leagues over the proposed new ma
tionaI agreement by officially announc-
Ing that the American League was ready
to sign the agreement drawn up in New
York which makes Judge Kenesaw NJ.
lands baseball commissioner with SUI
preme powers. President Johnson and
other major league representatives also
signlfied their Willingness to concede
points demanded by the minor leagues
so that the smaller organizations could
join In the reorganization
The National League, which was in
strumental in furtherlng the reorganiza-
tion movement. already had signified its
approval of the New York agreement,
and President Johnson's statement thus
assured its acceptance.
The chief demand of the minor
leagues. which win meet tomorrow con-
cerned representation IN the government
OF the game with assurance that base
ball commissioner who would meet their
- - ''i1 no selected TO succeed
Judge Lands when his term expires
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To Give Minors n Chance.
President Johnson tonight said that
all of the baseball club owners he had
talked to were willing to give the MI
nors a voice In the selection of any
future baseball commissioners and Ma
tional League club owners had ex-
pressed the same opinion.
George Maines. NJ. Fl. Sexton and
other minor league representatives who
have been leaders In the movement not
to sign any agreement unless 1t gave
the minors what they considered a fair
dear' tonight said that the statements
which had been made by President
Johnson and major league club owners
apparently cleared" the way and as
sured a peaceful settlement of all diff
ferences at the joint meeting Wednes-
day.
Dozens Of minor league presidents.
managers and club owners reached here
tonight for the meeting tomorrow.
when the minors officially will draw up
their demands. Among them are James
Conway Toole of Philadelphia. president
Of the new International League: Dan
O'Neill. president OF the Eastern
League; John II. Farrell. secretary OF
the National Association of Minor
Leagues; Jack Holland of Oklahoma
City, Okla: Spencer Abbott of Tulsa,
Clarence Rowland. former manager of
the Chicago White Sox and now man.
ager of the Columbus American Asso-
ciation club. and Cal Ewing of the Pa
cifc Coast League.
August Hermann OF the Cincinnati
club and President John Heydler of the
National League also arrived to-night.
and both expressed their belief that the
major leagues would meet the demand OF
the minors in framing the new national
agreement and that every club in organ
Ted baseball consequently would operate
under It.
Umpires to Share I'm Series.
President Heydler also announced that
one of the first things to come before the
major leagues after the agreement has
been signed would be a proposal when
he would make that all umpires share in
the worlds series receipts on percens-
age basis. The umpires working in the
series would. however, receive more than
those who did not. he said. Some time
ago the umpires petitioned the national
commission for more pay. but no action
was taken.
Tuesday the two major leagues Will
meet. and Wednesday the majors and
minors will go into joint session.
The major league schedule committee
finished It's work to-day and will pres ent
It's draft of the schedules to the ma jor
league meeting Tuesday for ratification.
The schedules provide that both leagues
open April 13 and that each league play
"A season OF 154 games.