Show Traveling World Series Project Gets Consideration of Moguls By PAUL SCHEFFEL I NEW YORK July 6 UP A UP-A PAred A Ared red hot battle batUe batte batteas as vas in prospect betwee betwee be- be twee twee the te older but more modernIstiC modern modern- sUc National league leage and the junor jun- jun for Tor or but more conservative American Amen Ameri- can ean league leage co concerning the te game 15 barnstorming plan for the te world series eries which will wi ill be discussed at ate atthe Ithe the e special meeting of the te club owners today i The original plan pla calls cals for the te 1942 world word series to be staged on a. a best eight of game 15 basis at least half hal the te series Etries eres through trough minor league cities while hie following a procedure somewhat somewhat some- some what simlar similar to the te 1887 barn- barn series between Detroit Detroit then ten of the te National league and andSt 1st St St. St Louis then ten of the te American V Both Bot leagues reliable sources disclosed were scheduled to make Ian a exhaustive consideration of the te p plan an today at their separate meet meet- ings It I was understood also that the te National would probably approve approve approve ap ap- ap- ap prove it and the American loop re reject reject reject re- re it i thus setting up a pungent argument for their late joint session ses ses- ses- ses sion However the plan already worked out to the minutest detail de de- de- de tall tail tai has healthy backing in both circuits but was expected to meet stiff opposition from conservatives of the te Yankees Yankees' Ed Barrow cate- cate gory gory The idea was conceived for two big reasons First lengthening of the te series which will vol automatically automatically automat automat- cally caly result in larger proceeds for army and navy relief and second showing road-showing the s series ries through minor league cities cites with the te ultimate ultimate uli- uli ulti ulti- mate of serving as purpose a powerful powerful powerful pow pow- erful stimulant to national interest interest inter inter- est eat in the te game The occasion could not be more opportune in view of the question queston of whether the majors should p play ay next season sea sea- son son- The first four games of the series according to the program will wi be played in the te two contending contending contending contend contend- ing cities for cities for for example New York and Brooklyn if they win wn the American and National league pennants Then the te remainder remander of ofte the te series would go on a tour that would last until uti the series winner inner is decided One baseball authority pointed out that there tere are at least 14 1 minor league leage cities cies in which baseball baseball base base- ball bal parks can accommodate 15 15 or more fans some fans some having capacities ranging up to Four games in the contending cities according to the te plans plan's most ardent supporters are sufficient to garner the cream of the financial financial financial finan finan- cial possibilities in those cities and should guarantee the service servie re re- re- re a slice of at least j In addition additon about is expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to be raised for the in each minor league leage city visited However whether or not this change is approved it is virtually certain that tat some change will wi be made in the usual world series serie procedure procedure procedure pro pro- which annually provides for forte forthe forthe the te best four of seven games inthe inthe hithe in hi the two contending cities cites Commissioner Kenesaw M. M Landis Landis Landis Lan- Lan dis here for tonight's star all star al-star game said Im Im quite quie sure some change will wi be effected But I have no idea what it i will wl be President William Harridge of the A American league said that tat his loop will wl consider the te request of Clark Clank Griffith of the te Washington Senators that all al his clubs club's remainIng remaining remaining remain remain- ing games except Saturdays Sundays Sundays Sun Sun- Sur- Sur days and holidays be under played lights Early in the season he was given a special dispensation to play 21 games ames instead of the te 14 1 allowed the others |