Show Minors Pose Question For Postwar Group NEW V YORK Feb 1 1 The P-The The recent discussions of baseballs baseball's base base- balls ball's farm for system for and against may against may have led to the belie beliel that when baseballs baseball's postwar planning committee meets Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day ay the minor league up set-up will be the principal problem P That idea according to Ford C. C Frick Prick National league president and nd a member of the committee Is all aU wrong Frick doesn't believe believe believe be be- lieve there will willbe be much talk about farms at the outset because there are re more immediate problems to settle I The most pressing matter still Is how the ball players who re return return return re- re turn from the services when the war ends can be absorbed That he says affects the fairly immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate future If It the war should end s say y in th the of next summer cummer we would have to have havethe havethe havethe the machinery ready to take care of these men We dont don't know where we could use them or when whether a fellow fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel low w who o h-a h has been in the army a couple of years still can play major league baseball or how long It will take him to get into shape Our problem is is' to to provide en enough flexibility to cover all aU contin contin- gt gc cles r The National league president i also so pointed out the legal requirement require require- mer ment t th that t a baseball club just like any other business must reemploy reemploy reemploy re- re employ a returning soldier in approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately the same position that he lie t the c war within 40 days after he applies for reinstatement rein rein- statement Under present conditions conditions conditions condi condi- with major league clubs re restricted restricted re- re to 25 active players and a reserve list of 40 the only solution solution solution tion w would uld be to release enough nough men to make room for those who returned We also have the attitude atthe of at the public to consider Frick ric added We can cant can't t throw these men into the minors until they've had a chance to get in shape and show what they can do In support of his belief belie that the farm problem wont won't be thrashed out soon Frick pointed out that the committee has no powers to act but but- its recommendations must go to the leagues for action That ThatIs Is where the presence of Commis Commis- Commissioner Commissioner K M. M Landis will be important tant i Land Landfa Landis cant can't decide what suggestions suggestions sug sug- will be accepted but if any crackpot Ideas are re brought up he the can save time by saying Theres no need to discuss that Because because that isn't what wi will wiil l b be done Idone In baseball the Landis no is final |