The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-30
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BY JACK CUDDY
limited Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Nov. 3O-(UP)-In-
creasing dissatisfaction with the
guidance of wartime baseball is re"
fiected in the open revolt against
William G. Bramham, czar of the
minor leagues.
This dissatisfaction is not con-
fined to the minors. There is grow
ing discomfort in the major leagues
with the regime of Commissioner
Kenesaw M. Lands; however no
open rebellion against the ancient
ledge" can be expected for some
time.
Lands is respected by major
league club owners, with excep-
ton, for his honest and effective
efforts to keep the sport clean; but
there is faction among the owners
that deplores the commissioners
lack of iniative in "a impressing
upon Washington and the public
baseball's important role in the war
effort, and (2) designing machinery
to prevent postwar chaos in the
sport.
The minor league revolt against
President Bramham of the National
of Professional Baseball Leagues
has been simmering for more than
year, although open warfare was
declared only yesterday when the
powerful International league voted
to support its own president. Frank
j. ShaughnesSy, as candidate for
Bramham's job in tomorroW's cleo
ton of officers.
The double "a" minor circuits
International league, American as
ISOLATION and Pacific Coast league
would like to GUST Bramham be-
cause they believe he champions
the lower classification leagues "for
political reasons" at their possible
expense.
The double GAS" went on the de-
fensive last autumn when it was
proposed by the lower minors that
the N. A. P. B. LIS reserve fund off
more than 100000 should be split
up and distributed-in proportion
to their annual contributions
among the then IS member circuits.
The three double ga" leagues, who
had contributed about 80 per cent
of this fund, had difficulty in pre-
venting the funds distribution; be-
cause they had only three votes.
However, they managed to rally
sufficient support among the lower
circuits to prevent the raid.
Three chief reasons why the
double CAS-" did not want the dis
tributijon were: O they knew the
proposal had been suggested by
leagues that were planning to sus-
pend operations for the duration;
(2they wanted the reserve fund
maintained for promotional or
emergency purposes, and 90 they
knew that if this fund was dissi-
pated, taxation soon would be
levied to build another, and they
would be paying about 80 per cent
of the taxes.
Their difficulties in preventing
this raid, because each double "a"
had but one vote-despite the mil
lions Of dollars invested in thier
players and plants-stimulated ideas
for changing the voting set-up in
the minors. Hence the amendment,
to be presented tomorrow, which
provides that a double "a" circuit
shall have 10 votes; with the ballot
ing powers of ower-classification
leagues graduated down to one vote
for the class ''D's." Hence their in
sistence that the 16 circuits that
suspended after the 1912 season.
should have no voting power until
they again become active.
The double "a" circuits-the
heavy-investment leagues-are try
ing to protect their investments
against legislation instituted by
fly might circuits. They believe
Bramham champions the smaller
leagues; they regard him as an
enemy who must 90