Show AMERICAN LEAGUE TO ci DISCUSS EARLY CLOSE j IN MEETING SATURDAY i f Series Prior to September First to 10 o of If Worlds World's s er Furnish Object of 0 Discussion in iii Cleveland Cleve Conference Confer dice ence of 0 Owners July 31 President Ban Johnson of the American league l tonight to CHICAGO night called a special meeting ol of the org org-m organization to be Lc held lieu in Cleveland CJe L on oil Saturday to definitely decide on the proposed early dosin losing dosing of the season 3 and the tic staging of df the worlds world's series prior to September 1 1 in iii compliance to Secretary Bakers Baker's s work or light fight order There also will ill bo a l. special meet- meet of or the lim national l baseball commission at nt Cleveland at the same time tune jug Although the Inc CUU owners 01 OL S 'S me scheduled to meet National t l league tague aro nr In special session in Now e ew York on Ot Saturday President Johnson was ad- ad b by August Herrmann chaliman or of the national commission and owner of ot th the Cincinnati Nationals that Ii he I 1 1 would Uld attend the lie eland Cleveland m meeting f Instead and anti HIM ut two t or three other othel 1 X would ac accompany nc- nc t National leaS league club owners company him President Johnson and anc I Herrmann were we're were In telephone conference confer confer- 14 ence this afternoon President Johnson Is strongly O op opposed opposed op- op posed tb th continuing baseball after September Sep SP 1 as 15 he believes cs to pia play pay after aftel th that date would be a L direct violation I H of or the war departments department's orders Si Six of or hc eight clubs In the American I league have approved ed of or hl his suggestion u I t to td close the championship reason teason on or oi about auguSt 20 O and then stage e th thI the worlds world's series and exhibition ganies ames In Ii I I until U the the thc ole eleven days das remaining ti first of or September I I |