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Show BASEBALL III CONFRONTED BI BREATPROHLEM President of the American League Invites Discussion of Grave Situation Caused by War. CfTTCAO. Nov. 54. President Ban B. Johnson of th.e American le.iprue today declared that profess lonM base Mil con-f con-f ronf Cf most serious tuaricn in Its hirory next yejir a a result of ond'.-tlons ond'.-tlons due to the war. He says that common com-mon sens -nd prudence must puide the m-aior league bneball cfficrais In deciding what course to pursue. In his opinion. It would b th.e lifcM of foMy to per.d a ohib nxror 'bhrd'oic.cd inte th ramp.i'ajn of ne.vi 5x-aon. nnd he ask"5 for An open Hnl fnnk diciiFhn of t.he erii;v. in o r d c r i i . a t the t' 13 e ?t con rse r. i a y be a o nv - Fi slder.t Johnson 5 M : Pro 'e -55 i opal bseecnil ccn4Trt" ter:ou 5:t;.a.Mon and the ma"cr of oivntirc leacues next summer W,;'. i a -iirr.'';lt pr-"b'eTi t-- e"ive. Cvn-dit Cvn-dit ;cr, sc'ch as the v-ar l-we pro- 1 du.-o-L neer existed b'o-re in t.e l'f of the pame. and they can be c:e. only a;s thov con i u th.e jairfae. The American Unjrje !! a, i;r.!t !n its desire ti" dxi the risrht thJrc which fa e-t vas Rn-ply dercoTvsiratei by 1 ' 5 -xr-Tr!; lsst p;::nm T. "with mnhons of n-en te he ye-rt t.- F -a ne a, the nwn px"w-er o te rat'en x- i 1 l taed to lis full hir.'t. Th? t .me d' ict sce-n opptrtian-1 foe p'av or recreation. W !:h that i hoi.ch: In :c:r. It vras sr, . cv c u tNl l:it -summer that we close our catos. ft nd that ore ftrd all shcu'.d bend a shoulder to The waee: i;:ii.i the war x'A3 tcvuM tn a Thus drclr.ration did Tot ti.iv rh ajuuvxtl of the administration and did rc: itr:ko a pop : la r ' hord In o;':er C'.iariirs. Dresidiuit Wl'n F'd he sa xv ro rvaon lor the curt a'.bner.t of o ;r sch.Ni -.hv:. ad many of the leagues ivotel to the r'w of t 9e;on. The draft was rtot In fud force ami t;ono of the chi4s felt its effect. TNvse who re not farv'i'v.r with the work.lnrs of bafeboll ?vve no oxT.vphor. of the deh.cato p-'echan-is:n of a ma or leasr.ie club. IVprtve t e.s m of a since player and yw : niiifht r-vnox e It from the race as a "contend.er" fltid fend K to the bottom bot-tom of h.'.e :sst. Could t he drsa't Ml xtpori a'l cluv- with cjua. force, tven .ome cemhlanc- of a favorable "lineup" mirht be ma.tnhV.nexl It wou'.d be tho hc'Cht o fo lv tx-x send a club owner hhra'olded Into t'e cimnaioi of neTt summe". Co"1 mon sen ye a-i-.d prudence must promm us tii .cet our bisrmcs. This cm only !y brcmcht aNvrt by ati o-pea nnd fr?i n k t1isoi:ssVn of the siiNiv:. If the public demands bose-bAP, of the hKhe-t trade, that fav't will lv devei-o-h1 du-ir. some r?"--',d" In the winter win-ter months. |