Show American Assoc Tries New Championship Pla HOPE HOPE TO STIR NEW INTEREST BY NOVEL PLAN Two Geographical Groups Set With Playoff Between East ast West Leaders By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent COLUMBUS Ohio Dec 8 New 8 New hope lope dawned today for the downtrodden downtrodden down down- trodden minor leagues as the thirty thirty- first annual convention of Qt the national national na na- na association moved into its second sec sec ond days day's session The American association has stepped forward with a reaching far plan to create new interest in the game fame with every league in financial straits The plan adopted by the American association last night calls caUs for the league e to be divided into two geographical geo geo- grap graphical ical groups cast east and west with leaders in each division meeting in ina a seven game playoff for the championship cham cham- after the close of the season September 10 The general club standings stand stand- ings will be kept as in former years but the eastern team with the highest percentage will meet the western leader for the pennant UNUSUAL SYSTEM Under this plan it is possible for forthe forthe forthe the fifth pl place ce team to win the cham cham- The four eastern teams will willbe willbe be jc Columbus Louisville Indianapolis and Toledo and the four lour western teams Kansas City Milwaukee StPaul St St. Paul and Minneapolis The International league met today to consider a similar move and it was wa indicated that the club owners would adopt virtually the same plan After Alter the champions of at the two leagues American a association and International league are determined they will vill meet in the little world series series' as in former years Another important minor minot league t transaction saw th the Tulsa and Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa City clubs of the Western league transferred to the Texas league with the consent of both groups Whether the Texas league will vim function as a club 10 10 club circuit or two clubs be dropped was wag still under discussion todD today It was thought that two clubs probably Shreveport and Wichita Falls might be abandoned Dale Gear president of at the Western West West- em ern league declined to discuss the future of the Western l league ague but said sale that the league would function again next year He said the replacement of and Oklahoma City clubs will not be settled until after the minor league meetings The three class A leagues leagues Texas Texas Southern and Western Western have have adopted adoptee a monthly salary limit of per club exclusive of the managers manager's sal sal- ary nry On this basis basi the thi highest paid player in these three leagues will wil draw approximately a month the lowest in a decade or more IMPORTANT l IEE MEETING ING TODAY The most important meeting of ot the National a association was scheduled toda today with the report of the big five live committee due to come up before before be be- fore the general assembly for the first time The major league clubs have been comparatively inactive thus far during dur duro ing lag the meeting Del Baker manager of ot the Beaumont Texas league club has been signed as head coach a at Detroit next year The Chicago Cubs and White Sox have arranged a game 4 city series series' for next spring with the first two games to be played In Los Angeles and md the next two nt at Chicago April I 8 B and 9 It will vIll be the first time Chi Chi- cages cage's two major league clubs ever eve played ed before the opening of the season sea sea- son The Cubs also announced the signIng signing sign sign- Ing of Johnny Corriden as coach u |