The Washington herald., 1922-02-03
WILL FORMULATE
PLANS TO BRIDGE
DIFFICULTY HERE
w q shin gto n May De
Scene Of Joint Session
Later in Month.
By RAY HELoEsEN.

Plans to bridge the break. peace
ably IL possible. which now exists
between the American and National
leagues and the three class IA
leagues. the Pacific Coast League.
the American Association and the
New International League. will be
formulated at the coming meeting
90 the American League which Ban
Johnson announced Wednesday will
be held here in Washington begin
ming next Wednesday. for the first
time in baseball history.
Though the second winter meet
ing Of the two big leagues Is gen.
orally called merely to ratify the
schedules and give the magnates a
chance to consummate their hnal
trades before the season opens. the
meeting at the Hotel Washington
next week Is certain to shove these
two things of the boards as quickly
as possible In order that the moguls
nay get at the more important
business of fnding a way to pacify
the smaller leagues or. n that falls.
to force them to accept the new
draft amendment which viii allow
the big leagues to draft one player
from each class IA club each sea-
SON instead of being forced to buy
the youthful stars in the open mar
ket as Is the case now.
The fact that the National
League will hold its second annual
winter meeting in New York At
practically the same time that the
american Leaguers are meeting
here makes IL virtually inevitable
hat the two majors will hold a
Joint meeting later IN the month.
probably In, Washington, in order
compare plans. drafted at the
% meetings. to bring the smaller
gues TO terms.
Up to Landis-
1t will be up to Judge Kenesaw
fndis as high commissioner of
+sebsil to call the joint meeting
hat he will do lis may almost
L taken for granted, as magnates
Z both big leagues have already
gnifed their intention of request
this action on his part. Fur
srmore, Landis- is of the opinion
IL the national gasde Is to
I've. in the future the minors ac-
lance of-'the newest amepdment
he draft Is as necessary to. base
b as the sun is to health.
whether or not the majors can
cajoled or forced into the ac-
ptanee OF the majors latest of1er
a question. the decision of which,
" Is thought by some. win control
THE future OF the national game.
Jack Dunn. owner and manager
Of the Baltimore Internationais. and
leader OF the minor league forces
-
latest proposals, still refuses TO see
what President Clark Grifith and
numerous major magnates call ''the
light" Dumas power. however, Is
believed to have weakened consid-
erably.N and from recent reports
srouRd the new International cir
cult IL now looks as though, there
Is about an even chance for the
rejection or acceptance Of the
amendment.
Three INT" clubs are definitely
against the proposal. Three others.
led by George Stallings, of the Ro-
chester club. are quite as much in
favor of II. while two clubs are on
the fence and are believed to be
leaning, ever SO Slightly, towards
stallings and his cohorts.
Not Afraid of Coasters.
should the new International ac-
cept the majors offer. It is consid-
cred a foregone conclusion that the
American Association will follow
its lead. In that case. the Pacific
Coast League, will either have to
throw in with its sister leagues or
branch out as a major league or
sanitation somethine which II has
been threatening to do for the last
six months The Coast Leagues
threat. however. is not taken seri-
ously by either the majors OF the
r minors. as long RAILROAD jumps and
high salaries would prevent IL from
ever being a paying organization.
Therefore, the whole case seems
to rest on whether or not the new
'Tnts' accept or reject the amend