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Show NEW YORK CLUB TO CHANGE HANDS Chicago, Nov. 5 Placing the own-ership own-ership of the New York club of the raerican league into new hands was to be the prineipal issue before club owners attending the annual fall meeting meet-ing of the league here today. Regarding the predicted change In the ownership of the New York Am-ericam, Am-ericam, President B B Johnson would onlv say that the subject would come up for discussion and that a transfer of the club might take place. President Johnson declined to disclose dis-close the identity of the probable new owners. It was said that pressure would be brought to bear in the hope of giving 1 j New York a winning combination. I The appointment of an aggressive manager to fill the place discarded by Frank Chance and a general shake up of the club was forecast. Discussing the probable attitude of the American league toward "peace" With i he Federal organization, Preel-dent Preel-dent Johnson was quoted as saying that the sentiment of the elub owners own-ers was favorable but indifferent Efforts to make it appear that the American league Is opposed to peace In baseball have not been based on fact." President Johnson said "It certainly will nc throw any obstacle i In the way of those who are endeai -lorlng to find a satisfactory remedy lor eonditions which every one admits are bad for the game ' |