Evening journal., 1922-12-06
CLUB owners
SET FOR WAR
Row Blossoms at Minor
Meeting When Majors
Boost Option List
LANDIS' ULTlMATUM
SETTLES ARGUMENT
BY HENRY Il FARRELL
(U. p. Stan CorresnondentO ,

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 6-(Unit-
ed Press Just when everything
looked like a sweet rosy session a
first class row between the majors
and the minors blossomed today at
the start of the second session OF the
minor league meeting Peace had
Z prevailed ait the first day OF the meet
ing because the little fellows had
nothing among themselves TO fight
over and because the big moguls did
not suggest any issue for battle.
Implements of war were assem-
bled today. however, when it was
learned that the major leagues were
going 10 ask the approval OF the
minor league owners TO increase
their option list to twenty-five play
ers and their player list to fifty. This
would mean that each major league
club would have its hands on 20
players during the off season. The
objection OF the minors to this ar
rangement was put in words by one
minor league president who said
with 16 major league clubs hav-
ing property rights on rs players
the minor leagues would have Moth
ing but the ball parks"
While the draft question has been
a dead issue so far in the meeting It
may be brought up by Commissioner
Lands who is expected to address
the meeting tonight. The Roches-
ter Club of the International League
a. n idaq
OF a plan to substitute for the draft
and II it is not submitted at this
meeting It will be proposed at the
meeting OF the International League
on next Wednesday.
The Rochester officials are in /
favor of a plan whereby a player who
has served two years with any club
must be sold II there is a bid for
him. For instance IL the Rochester /
Club had star outfelder and the
White Sox notified the President of
he league that they would be will
Ing 10 pay $4,000 or any minimum
price adopted for him. Rochester
would have TO sell him to the White ]
sox or any one club that might bid /
higher for him.
The ultlmatum OF Commissioner
Lands that the joint meetings of the I
major leagues would be held in New /
York next Thursday whether any one
attended or not gave the popular
decision in the bout between lands
and Ban johnson to the Commis-
sioner. American League magnates
here were of the opinion Johnson
would not further antagonize the
and he would call the
meeting OF his league for New York
next Wednesday
Connie Macks purchase OF
sammy Hale from the Portland Club
or $50, 900 overshadowed all the
Ieals already made but the biggest
me may be completed today be-
ween the Yankees and the Vernon
'acifo Coast League club for pitch
r Jakey May, leading hurler OF the
Toast. The details involving s75.- ]
100 and a bunch of players have
.imost been completed.
While Il has not been announced
It has been accepted here I
generally that Frank Chance form B
n leader OF the Chicago Cubs will l
ONE back to baseball next year as c
art owner and manager OF the Bos- O
on Red Sox.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a
he purchase OF Jim Bagby cleve- r
and pitcher
The Syracuse International League T
Tub announced the signing OF YER g
on Spencer. former outfielder for &
few York Giants who has been a "
rec agent. V