New Britain herald., 1923-02-14
NEW Eight CLUB
LEAGUE IN VIEW
Majors May Form Organization 10
Buck Glass AA Minors

New York, Feb, ii.-Plans for 4
new eight-eiub minor league to b.
sponsored and backed by the Ameri
can and National leagues are Under
consideration. according 10 fumafs
current in baseball circles, II wai
impossible 10 trace the reports % their
source, but some color was lent "a
them by the announcement last night
by Edward @, Barrow. the Yankees
business manager. that he had been
offered the presidency OF the new Or
sanitation, He did not reveal the de-
tails. OF the offer or the source of IL.
ner would he indicate whether he
would accept IL,
The proposed league. as far as could
be learned. will be launched by the
majors as their opening fire In the
draft war with the Class "A minors
According 20 details OF the organiza-
tion as mentioned In the rumora. the
eight clubs will be backed by big
league magnates. The 10 major
league teams will pool 10 players
each. giving each club In the new
league nucleus OF 90 players for the
1923 season. The various clubs In tho
league. moreover. will be used as
farms" for young major league play
ers. who will be sent there for season.
Ing and development instead OF to the
Class "A leagues. which are now at
war with their bigger brothers or or
ganized baseball.
Would Develop Colts
In other words. the majors will es-
their own school for promising
young players and develop them under
the tute!age of former big league
stars II the plan really goes through
IL will mean war to the hilt between
ma ors and minors. The major-mp- |
or league agreement would be smash
cd to smithereens. International
l. aguc territory would be invaded and
the whole system of organized base
ball, so far as II relates to relations
-etween the majors and Class IA
minors. would be torn apart.
The question, Of course. goes back
o the draft problem. When the ma
ors decided not to send players to the
ION draft minors unless these ath-
etes were later subject to draft,
rouble started. The minors refused
,oint blank to accept such men. and
hat meant that the majors would
ave to send their recruits to leagues
4 lower classification and inferior
uality for seasoning. The alternative
vas to establish training school OF
heir own, and that, judging by ru-
nors, is what the majors now have In
mind.
Two Names Suggested.
The league has no name yet, but
will be called either the Continent
al or the 1nterallied League. Cities
Mentioned for the new circuit are
oronto and Montreal in Canada and
altimore, Washington, Brooklyn,
uffalo, Newark and Providence.
oronto, Buffalo. Newark and Balti-
lore are now International League
ties, and Barrow was once head OF
lat circuit--which makes it look like
drive primarily on the league that
ohm Conw4y Toolc rules.
1t is understood that the capital y
n the venture will be put up by A
ealthy individuals and syndicates in 81
le various cities. The majors will E
, held to the extent of supplying G
ayers, and other athletes might be y
cured by wholesale raids on the Il
ass AA minors, if the present agree d
emit were split wide open. IN would
the Federal League all over again, 81
It'll the difference that the majors W
ID their agents would be the raiders II
stead of the "raidees."
Baseball officials were found last
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