The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-21
FORMER CAR MAY
EXPLODE BOMB IN
WINTER POW-W0W
American League Head
Out to Force Minors
Into Draft Agreement

NEW YORK. Nov. 2O.--The bum'
which Byr1n Bancroft johnson sait
recently he intends 20 toss into th,
American league meeting here lr
December VIII he an urgent pro-
pusal that the younger Circuit hoy
colt completely the five mInu.
leagues which have stubhofuly held
Dut against the draft A. least. This
was the opinion expressed veetcfduG
by one Of the highest baseball nu.
thoritics ir this Ci'y--a leading Zig
ure I'm the sport, man ON the i'm
side, and. incidentally. man who
claimed To know what he was talk
Ing about.
Ban johnson IS going to take a
lear from Charlef lthbctc's book o.
said this Informant, who asked that
his name not be mentioned. lyon
all remember that Ebbctts got up
in tho National league meeting last
year ana proposed that the lior
leagues boycott the five minor
leagues which refused 20 allow their
players to be drafted by the big
organizations. Charley proposed
mat we break off all relations. bug
mono of their players, send none OF
ours to them for seasoning and, iu
snort, have nothing 10 do with them
National Refused.
The National league. OF course.
refused to 20 along with the Brook
lyn president. Now johnson In go-
Ing to try 10 whip the American
league club owners into following
the samo policy. lie wants to nut
the pressure on the minors, and tha.
was what ne meant when he said
lately that he has little bomb
which he intends to explode In the
meeting here"
II Johnson's bomb goes off II will
come close TO blowing the lid off or
Eahized baseball, The ma jor- minor
league agreement signed by both
plg leagues when Judge Lands was
mado commissioner. viii be blown
10 Snlthcrcens, The American
league will find Itself on the other
side OF the fence from the National
and Commissioner lands. In fact,
a fine baseball war will be on tap.
The draft question has been agi-
tatlng baseball for the last two
years. At the time OF Landls in
duction five mlnors--the American
association. International league
Pacific Coast league. Southern asso-
clation and Western loaguc---de.
nnded that they be exempted from
the draft They got this exemption
IN the major-minor agreement
signed by Lands. the two maIors
and representatives OF the minors.
when the big leagues repented of
their haste last year and revived the
dratt argument, they found the five
minors as adamant as a stonewall
Judge Lands and the advisory coun-
cil brought all kinds OF pressure to
bear. There were conferences and
discussions and compromises; the
majors even agreed to raise the draft
price 10 $500, when all the shoot
Ing was over the five minors were
still standing firm on the PROPOSE
lion that an agreement Is an agree
ment.
To Livcn Up Meeting.
some sort of action on the draft
Is expected when the major leagues
meet next month. but II was hardly
believed that anything like a boycott
would he considered. II Johnson's
succeeds In getting his league to fol-
low his suggestion the erstwhle
'zar OF baseball would he In direct
conflict with Commissioner lands
FOR the first time since the former
iurlst took over the reins. Lands
would be forced to
flght bhe move. and II johnson
won he would be back in his old
position or power. In the opinion
" many this is the object OF John
sons present action--if he is really
considering such an action.
The slumbering dissension in the
American league would probably he
aroused anew by JohnSons move.
BANS opponents in the Organ,za-
tlon-the New York. Boston and
Chicago magnates--woul undouht-
edly oppose him. and il was the
npinion last night that the old
hreat Of secession OF these clubs
ana the formation Of al2-Club Ma
llonal league would be made. II was
his same threat that forced John
sons hand in the Carl Mays case
In any event the American league
would he by Itself aud the major
llinor agree ment would be broken
What would follow after that, with
Judge Lands the storm center, can
only be imagined.
The Yankee cOlonels. Houston and
liuppert, had no comment to make
on the affair yesterday They
seemed to be in a watchful waiting