| Show THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE lOOMS FOR BASEBAll Wealthy Sports Backers Back of Movement Says George eorge Chadwick BY GEORGE GEORGI CHADWICK Special Correspondent of or The i t. t Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press Association V TE YORK July 16 Three Three dif dlf different NEW I 4 terent ferent times Umes In the last half de decade de'- de' cade cae organized baseball has been faced with the threat r at of a third ma ma- major maJor major jor league For F r the first time Ume Ban San Johnson Johnson who who before he started cleaning house prior to his departure from front office as president of c th tb American league had declined to discuss a belief that such a thing impended now Impended now admits that there th re reas has as been an actual threat of a third ma ma- major jor jo league Others knew that certain men were were- contemplating one Three different times Umes within five years there have been three proposed third league or or or- One of ot them originated orl within organized or baseball itself Two of them were to be un under under- underwritten underwritten written or financed by men who Vh would not have done the game came any great credit Their financing probably probably ably would have base been ample to have ha started the league in a a. way that would have ha given gi a lot it of fret tr t and Imd bother to major league leage owners Their associations had nothing noth g Iff In common with the spirit of baseball President Johnson referred to this In t 1 Chicago when he said Both leagues face a danger d ge no tio now They may grow too and for Tor- Torget forget get there are Interests constantly at work to make snake baseball a hippodrome me rather than I a a sport r CONFERENCE FERINCE HELD In the last 1st two years ther t there 1 r ps been at least one Informal conference between Individuals in baseball L rela relative tive to the readjustment of the minor leagues The plan was the minor league situation so that eec eec- certain certain tain tam dubs clubs of ot the tho American A soc e.- e. tion Y would bo be merged with clubs pf p the International league listS an organization which would mim assert its major league rights It was not Dot to invade Imade either baseball camps or territory further than to demand organic rights for a urn third major league u in the cities of Its Us se se- lection and not to be under tha dom of Commissioner Landis who could not well eIl preside over o clubs that tha had not elected him to office aru and ad that In a a. certain sense mr were rebels against the government of which he he- hwu was wu a JI head The territory to be be- Invaded bv organization was Wa not that without organized baseball as as' was the case case- tu cas when the American n league Cities were to be pre empted d. d which wore possessed of minor league clubs I The circuit which was as contemplated contemplate probably would have e made made- good as 55 asa a malor mator circuit The projectors oi of the clubs would not net hive have h ve ob rv the reserve rule Yet not a player playes' under contract for a Ion long term or under a IJ contract for a succeeding year was as to be molested Th it would I have given the owners of mI ma- maJoe Jor Joe and arid minor clubs dubs plenty of op r- r r to secure their players if 11 they immediately placed them under un er cOn cOn- n. contract or if Jt the players os QS oscer- oscer r- r r tamed there was someone around bidding up their services it would have been another task Usk to set Ite ge them then to sign until they had talked d wl wib h hall i I all comers NEW EW METHODS This league was LS not that which h sent emissaries to the world series at St St. Louis The men me who talked third league to players at St St. Louis during the world series might have pro pro- produced pr- pr produced quite a sum suns of money mony but they were not of the type tye that would have ha carried a loser very far fai faI They Tey were more of the type ty to which Pres Pres- PresIdent PresIdent I Ident Johnson referred when he said something about By there are more things thing than one to which the president president dent may refer refer- reer The Th first inference would I be that of setting up teams team to win championships at regular Inter inter- Intervals In r- r vals vols It cannot be done All the best efforts eCo In the world are arc not certain to land a winner In baseball There are too many con con- cn- cn The may my have hare some some- something something thing to do with wills the cultivation of Baseball features feature to toch which ch the Amer Amer- American Ameran Amerlean lean ican an league legue president Is probably op opposed op- op opposed posed pd as ere are ae others The open state state- statement statement op ment of one builder that a new park under his isis construction had been beers erected to augment home runs never never- Johnson Johson and ad It is that organized baseball babI may some som someday someday day with wish he were back in the office he tie occupied so long There Tere is a that there tere be within may rosy a. a a third thir major league lele wt two or three tree years but It will wl de depend de- de depend pend upon uon the outcome me of this year and 1923 financially The major leagues are aTe Investing In minor leagues leRe not altogether to nuke make mke I a n place for players plyer and to have a chance to watch players It is ts also alsoto alsoto alsoto to keep watch wath of what is I going on in minor league circles circes |
