Show THIRD LEAGUE CONSIDERED BY OLD INTERESTS Majors Concerned Over O Plans Browns May ora Go 00 to Milwaukee By GEORGE CHADWICK Special Correspondent Correspond nt of ot The Standard Copyright 1927 1027 Consolidated Press Association MEW 1 YORK Oct 29 Third ma- ma maJor maI maI I I Jor league talk talc Is in the tho air again and the baseball l strategists are ore preparing to enter ent r the winter campaign with Ith their heavy guns primed for a a. decisive engagement Herewith are arc divulged some of the plans of American league strategists for blocking the organization of cf a third major league in the event that thata a baseball ba ball war appears imminent Briefly the American leaguers think I they can steal a march on any third league rivals by moving into Mil Mil- Milwaukee waukee or Indianapolis both o of which have clubs in the American association and both of which have been on a major league basis before I Many baseball followers have no not been aware that the American league has given so much attention to the possible organization of a third major league The The subject has been dis dis- discussed discussed dis- dis discussed cussed by some rome of the league mem morn members members bers and ond from all accounts was freely talked about in the office of Ban Dm Johnson shortly before his retirement this month as president of 0 the American league Johnson had come comp Into possession of information which satisfied him as It has others ethers that tha men with money have been nosing around gathering advice ad as to th tha best way to start a third major league PLANS rL LISTED Broadly the plan of the outlaws is to take the best parts of ot the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean association and the Uie International al league and from these clubs create a third league without trying tr to eat eal into major league territory y where the fight would be too hot Of course if th tha American league goes into Indianapolis or Milwaukee Ul a ee It would be necessary to vacate acate a western American league city This might be St. St Louis where It is belies belies- believed ed by some scene baseball men that two major league franchises are lire one too many many many-a a theory which is an out out- outgrowth outgrowth outgrowth growth of the success non-success of the St St. StLouis Louis Lou Browns in making a bid for the pennant enna n t. t The Browns can go Into Milwaukee tomorrow If they wish to do so and if they wish to patch up an arrange arrange- arrangement arrangement arrangement ment by which the American association association association tion will find another city for Its western Vc tern half Just what the association association association tion might find is another question So far as Milwaukee is concerned it might like to join the American league because It was once a 3 member of that thai circuit circuit circuit-a. a fact unknown to many of or orthe the new generation of tan fans If the American league took either cither Milwaukee or Indianapolis it could make a II great deal of trouble for an any third league agitators Minneapolis St St. Paul and Kansas City arc are too far west for major league purposes They The add practically another day to the travel schedule which now is long enough and ond perhaps too long on 01 the jump from Boston to St. St Louis It II ItIs Itis Is certain that any projected third major league would first try to set act Itself on its feet in the west OLD INTERESTS Behind the St. St Louis American league club are arc some of the old Fed Fed- Federal Federal Federal eral league Interests including Harry F. F Sinclair and the Federal league experience has left a sour taste In the mouths of ot those who went through It both bolh on the major league side and andon andon andon on the opposition The Federal league never had a chance to become permanent because there was no use for it In the way It was being oper oper- It killed more capitalists than any other baseball enterprise In the history of the game Tied up with Ith the selection of ot cities clUes for a third big league ue Is the question of availability of playing fields The Browns hold the whip hand In lea St. St Louis I. They own their own field and the St. St Louis Nationals rent cent from them Except In Cleveland the American league plays on realty In Inthe Inthe inthe the west that is owned by each club In Cleveland the ground is too small and If the club Is sold there will be bea a disposition to change its location In the west half of the National league u Chicago Cincinnati and end own their own fields FIELD PROBLEMS IS In Irs the east the Athletics own their fUM 1 In I. I Th Phillies do not Washington and a Brooklyn own their fields The two Boston clubs lease There is danger some someday someday someday day of losing Fenway park the Boa Bos Boston ton Americans American's field because of its realty value for residence purposes but the Braves Braves' field is not likely to tobe tobe tobe be molested for a long time In New York the American league now has a a. much firmer and more en enduring en- en enduring enduring during foothold than the National league Once the Yankees played on the polo grounds but in an moment the National league club let the Yankees get away and the opposing team went over Into the Bronx and bought property and creat creat- created ed Its own 71 clientele The owners of ot the he Giants lease the polo grounds and the railroad for years yens has been wen eager to get hold of It In order to amplify Its terminal and car shops In case of a baseball war the Yan Van Yankees Yankees kees with their permanent equipment now have all ell the better of ot the situa situa- situation situation tion lion in New York City |