Show I ew League For Majors Maiors In Air J Owners Plan Fight Fight Against Against Outlaw Ball Circuits By Dr GEORGE Corte Cori lo of ot I lIme he 1 l am r In CopyrIght by Th Tin Consolidated Consoli- Consoli dated Pre Press AssocIation NEW YORK Jan pt II-A A third 1 major league will spring pring full tuU from Crom the bushes bushu if an outlaw Or organization similar to the defunct l Federal league should threaten domain again to Invade the do- do do main of organized I baseball Plans Plan for such a league will b be discussed though probably not la Iu open at meeting at tn conven LIon tion convention 01 Ot the tho ho minor leagues league's league organ organ- organization the National Association of Prote lonal League S 'S to to b bu be held next week at Una Cuta lisa Island Calif of these plans have hav advanced to 10 the point where even a man roan h hu been heen lIeIs selected to head such uch a league lIe Is a writer on baseball who less hall had much j with the tb game In 1 one way or arother another mm mm nite tile c two ex existing i st i ng major leagues are ar not seeking toe com cons petition competition ot of a third league of equal rank It is said mid that thy y hc-y would acquiesce J lather ather than risk an- an other another defense disastrous war of O self solf lt do- do de tense against an outlaw organization tion me Ine policy among certain club owners minor minora of ot the highest up ml- ml mi nora nors-a nor a policy which has been dIscussed v very ry quietly In remote corners corner Is never again to 10 permit per I any outside association to try to I I toI establish itself Itsel as a Mid I league when the class AA clubs club I arc so well equipped ed tc try to I I maintain that standard themI themselves them- them I f f selves elve CHANGE SUGGESTED At the meeting next week there Is likely to ta h some discussion also an as to whether It would not be a good plan to consolidate the th Pacific coast Into a circuit of six cities with continuous basebalL ThIs Is I the dream Of o Wm Win WrIg- WrIg Ie Wrig-ley Wrig Jr who will ploy host on hIs private Island to the minors at their meetIng this year The minors are going to talk over the matter of oC giving the major league clubs club a right to option players for tor thre r years cars In succession without without asking wily wily- waiver Us ers er The Tho minors when they met last lut lutIn In the th cast east were quito quite quit a lIttle op- op opposed op opposed pos posed d to this plan Every Ivery time that major league ue says it wants wanta any player for tor more than man a year the minors raise false a a plaint to heaven en cn because they Insist that th thu play ers natural pro production of oC ball Lall play play- rs Is far under the ordinary need heed Of mankind They cannot get t I enough to fill CIll their own leagues In spite of the fact that the country Is growing by leaps and b I bounds Its ils population doesn't doe pro pro- provide pro provide vide eide sufficient athletes athlete to take care of and grounders i Under the tho beneficent sun fun of the Pacific the minors minor may moderate immoderate their likes and dislikes I The attempt to lift the number of major leagues league options option front I eIght to 16 IG may com come up but butI ever since Ed Barrow secretary I of the Yankees act set that little I I scheme In motion by mean fans of his I circular letter and hij hb hl declaration of war upon John Conway Took Toole ot of the th International league ngue there are folks folk who think somebody played pretty bad baseball poh- poh poli politics tics The rho time had not arrived for tor a showdown and ami the chap who counseled Barrow to Ills his action should have hav known that letters letter In I baseball come home to roost and andI that the bettor better way to get any I action Is to have hav hague or associatIon adopt resolutions and then work the tho thing aion alon along Its Ib nat nat- natural natural ural urai channels until the storm breaks bruks 1 LANDIS L TO O SPEAK I t- t Judge Judg Landis high commission commission- commissioner er or of baseball Is la In and will remain ther there throughout tho meeting of the thc minors II lie will vilL not preside over oer tie meetings meeting of the minors as has haa C bce-C assert assert- asserted asserted ed cd There Is nothing In lit the con con- con constitution of the association tion which permits him bun to do II will address them before they talo tako their two hours cruise back to the mainland and will have a fuw words to I say ILY relative to some things which he believes believe may be b for their betterment Between the Judge ind nd the ml- ml minors mi minors nor nors there is l a feeling of ot good fellowshIp as ns long Ion as a he Ie confIne to speeches u t t Some oni of oC tho Individual owners owner r ire are against him on the question at If 1 draft dratt and options option I I |