The Washington times., 1930-12-05
GIANT PILOT,
VEECK DUE
CREDIT.
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN


leagues and the big minors" ON
the highly controversial draft
question was indicated today at
the final session Of the annual
convention Of the National Asso-
citation of 81 minor leagues. After
warlike gestures from both sides,
cool heads have stepped In and
are paving the way for q restor&
ton Of diplomatic relations. The
entire controversy may be ironed
out at the joint session of the Ma
tional and American Leagues in
New York next week.
A committee of IL, representing
the five important minor leagues
that have been at dagger points
with the majors on this issue, has
been appointed with full power to
deal with the majors any time the
latter want to talk the situation
over with the minors. The majors
early this week, severed all bust
ness relations with the recalci-
trant minor leagues, namely the
American Association, the Inter
national league, the Pacific Coas
League, the Western League and
the Three Eye League.
Manager John F. McGraw, OF
the New York Giants and William
l.. Veeck, president Of the Chicago
Cubs, were among the cooler
heads who stepped into the breach
and advised an amicable adjust.
ment of the trouble between the
majors and the minors. They con.
ferred with many prominent
minor league officials. McGraW
is reported to have said in effect:
'Iet's settle this thing. We're
all i'm baseball, and IL would be
best for all concerned IL we
get together on this draft ques.
tiOn. Peace would be better
than war for all of u"
Numerous long distance tele-
phone calls were put in from
Montreal to big league club Off.
cials. The whole idea back OF
the calls was to cali off the war.
There was considerable discus
sion Of yesterdays joint ulti-
matum from President John
Heydler, Of the National League.
and President Ernest s. Barnard.
who sent kilograms to the big
minors" saying: Take the draft
law as outlined at the Cleveland
meeting or leave it. To leave 1t
means open warfare.
The peace factions, now in the
ascendancy, took the position that
the majors and minors both need
each other, and that it would be
for the good of baseball il the
olive branch was extended, the
sooner the better.
Following Is the committee
appointed by the minors with
power to deal with the majors
ON the issue:
American Association Bob Con-
merry, president Of the st. Paul
club; George Beldon, president Of
Minneapolis, and George e.
Muehlebach, president Of Kansas
City.
international League Frank J.
Offerman, president Of Buffalo:
George Weiss, business manager
Of Baltimore. and Ernest j..
Savard, president Of Montreal.
Pacific Coast League Charles
A. Strubb, president Of San Fran
cisco: w. II. Lane, president OF
| Hollywood, and Robert A. Miller,
president of Oakland.
In addition to these nine
men the Western League win
name two members for the
committee and the Three Eye
League win be represented by
one.
The long winded discussions
over the draft problem cut into
gabbing that might otherwise
have brought about trades. Only
few transactions for ball
players were recorded in the last
| "a hours.
Baltimore purchased Pitchei
Bill Clarkson from Fort Worth
and traded Infielder Jimmy Dial
rymple to Fort Worth for Catcher
O'Connell. The Chicago Cubs
sent Pitcher Augie Walsh from
Los Angeles. one of their arms,
to Baltimore in exchange for
Outfielder Vince Barton, whom
they purchased last spring for o
reported price of $25, 900.
The minor league convention
will come to a close this after
noon. Many Of the delegates
plan to leave shortly for New
York to take in the session of
the major leagues there next
week.
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