Show I I LEAGUE FACES I GREAT PROBLEM I IJ Must Just J Come to Some Terms Tenus With Players Until After Vl War ar New York Oct 21 nhen n.- n. When hen th the major major- leagues ues hold hol their annual meetings hero here beCore before tho the holiday thc they will be confronted with the problem of oC deciding ing Inh the status of oC tho the pla players eri for the next season und under r the reserve reser clause Tho contract is an unusual document Ina inasmuch much as when a pla player er signs It for Cor one season ho Also signs away awa- the privilege ne p- p por of or his services for forthe forthe forthe the following season According to baseball practices practice th the club eluh n owners rs are arc obliged to renew their options or reserve clause clauso on players the they wish to hold by January 1 I 1 und must offer them contract by February 1 I of or each season As It now seems pretty prell certain that there ther will vill bo be no baseball next season the baseball officials officials ot- ot clah are at al a loss los to know wh t course they will talce take about holding their players As 8 tho the players pla are tho greatest greatest great great- est cst asset a baseball club has hrs the problem problem lem lcm before the National and nd American leagues will he to como come to some agreement agree agree- ment mont with players whereby each club ma may claim Its former formel players when baseball Is resumed after the tho war It Is extremely doubtful doub If IC the clubs will win submit contracts to their thelt players at tho the he beginning of or next year AS s this would Impose an nn obligation of oC salary on the club owner On the other hand If IC the clubs do not exercise the reserve resen clause by submitting contracts to their players the players cr automatically be beCome become become be- be come free agents The relations between the National ann and the lh American leagues have been strained for some time because use of oC the action of oC President Ban Johnson In supporting the radical action of or Connie Connie Connie Con Con- nie Mack of or the Athletics In disregardIng disregard disregard- Ing Int the find finding InS of oC the national national- commission corn com mission In the tho case of ot Pitcher Scott Perry Perr Perry it Who was decided d by hy the commission belonged ed to the no Boston ton club of oC the tho National league hut but Mock Mack refused to give Ive him up and Perry PeTrY finIshed finished fin fin- the season as ns an American league player aver This ThiEl brought about a situation which was LS fa far more serious than appeared on the surface It resulted In th the resignation resignation resl- resl nation of or John K Tenor Tener as president of oC the National 1 league ann and no successor has hs yet et been Jeen elected to fill rill hl his r place In th the event of or both ler leagues ues deciding on a policy of oC not sending out contracts for tor next season thus making all tho the players free rec agents it will become necessary necessary nee nee- e essary ar for both hoth leagues to come caine to some agreement rement l to in insure uro the proper recognition of each others other's property Before the he two leagues can come to a called po-called 4 agreement r m nt th the differences between tho lea leagues ues at the present time must bo ho patched up In some wa way waI l I U I Is certain that the National loague club ov nors will stand back of oC time the commission In Its decision In the Scott Perry Pern case and may nay refuse to negotiate with the American league un until thc they allele abide b by tho the commissions commission's r ruling u I I n g. g The Tho situation could easily develop I Into another serious baseball wrangle le whereby each club would he be making a wholesale salo raid on each others other's players players play play- ers With all nil tho pl players e 8 free treo a agents this state of or affairs could easily develop de develop de- de e- e The upshot of or the matter Is that tho the two I leagues a uel will have havo to sit It around the table and bur bury the hatchet before the they thov can como come to any I to pursue a l han off hands s oU policy In regard to each Oth others other's players WILL FOR FOK I KINGS KING'S TROPHY Chicago Oct 21 Pal Pal Moore Memphis Mem Mem- phi bantamweight and anil flitchie Mitchell Mitch Mitch- lItchen ell en Milwaukee lightweight win will make the trip to London as aK the Great Lakes training station representatives I at tho the boxing bouts for for- forthe the kings king's 8 trophy troph It was announced tonight CHAMPION BURNS STRICKEN Vancouver B. B C C. Oct 21 Tommy Burns former worlds world's heavy weight champion now athletic InstructOr Instructor tor with Canadian forces here Is suf fering from fron Spanish Influenza Doc Doe tors said hIs con condition was sas serious sellous |