Show MAJORS PLAN TO FIGHT MINORS Should Chicago Be invaded War Will Be Carried to Other Cities Chicago Jan 4 National magnates have hae outlined a war of re reprisal reprisal reprisal against the American association lf If the minor leaguers make good their threat of or invading Chicago The lead leaders leaders leaders ers of the big league have been plan planning planning ning fling methods of oC combating the association association association tion for lor some time and have decided it itis ItIs itis is said to put teams Inthe cities of th the American association and tight fight the as aspiring aspiring aspiring minors to a standstill Catcher Johnny Kling Khing of the tho Cubs Cub made the thc scheme public telling friend friends In Kansas Kaneas City that the association will wilt have a battle royal on its hands if It it undertakes to go through with its II scheme to put a team in ht Chicago with without without without out tho he unanimous consent of or th the Na NR National and American league magnates magnate Tho The plan as outlined by Kling is tho tIme forming of another minor league Team Teams will bo capitalized with the powers power of oh the National league and placed in th best oest towns of or the association Colum Coluni Columbus Columbus bus Toledo Kansas City and apolis have boon been mentioned as alii slated stated for teams in the tho counter invasion plan Boon to Players The invasion of or CHIcago by the Amer Anion American AmerIcan ican lean association and the tho big baseball war Avar which is bound to result will Hill ill be lM b a H t great groat boon to the players It will mean big increases in salaries as the tw two i factions will make desperate efforts forts tn to t outbid each other for the big bl stars of the tue diamond With practically all nil of o othe the National association clubs banded band I together with the American association in a gigantic fight to gain equal rights right rl with the major leagues the time thirty 01 om II more clubs on time the association side will willbe willbe willbe be able to command enough capital to tn give the tIme big leaguers the hardest harde t kind kinti of an argument in Inthe the bidding for play players players ers era It will mean excessive salaries contract Jumping and all an the tha mone money extracting situations which graced tin war between the National and American leagues War Time Salaries Of course the players payers are viewing Ieng the prospect of or a war with relish Since the last war times most of the players player have sustained big salary cuts and the theare theare they are pleasantly anticipating the in increases Increases increases creases which are sure to come in an another another another other war Some of the players have long contracts dating from the first year ear of or the recent war but practically all an of oC these contracts have expired La Lajoie I joie jole job is about the only big league star etar left who Is drawing a wartime salary Bobby Dobby Wallaces Vall aces contract ex cx expired expired last fall tall and the coming war ma may give the Brown shortstop an opportunity opportunity opportunity to hold his club up for fer or another such agreement That the American association will wi make a determined effort to get set some of the major league teague crack cracks into its or Ir organization may be assumed as certain and there are any number of or men in inthe inthe the th big leagues who ed an anti l disgruntled with their salaries and oth OUI other otlmor er or conditions will jump at the chance to lo bolt for more money mone Longer the Struggle the Better war once under full head headway headway way the players will wm be able to com coin command command mand not only a high salary contract contrail for one year hut will be able to hold holdup holdup holdup up the magnates for long Jong contracts contract such mch as the American league clubs gave the men it enticed from the National league a few years ago go goThe The longer the war last lasta tho the better it will be b for the players Years of oC war will bring years of big salaries There will be no kick from rout the players In Tim fact if any an of the men who are the real rea I attractions of the great groat game are an opportunity to boost the war a alon Ion thoy they are sure to do It They know full well that they are the men whose do doings doIngs doings ings enrich the magnates from year to 11 year and will not be one bit averse to toa toa toa a move which will cut d wn the clubs dividends to their own profit |