Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-08-01 | Page 10 | Semi-Professional League May be Organized

Semi-Professiona! League May Be Organized CLEVELAND. O.. July 31. The executive ex-ecutive committee of tho National Baseball federation and representatives representa-tives of the major league clubs will meet here September 15. Dr. Raycroft. member of the national na-tional training camp commission, was in conference with Clayton C. Townes, organizer of the federation and member mem-ber of tho executive committee, here this -week and favors a plan for conducing con-ducing organ-zed baseball by the federation fed-eration and represcnialives of major league clubs. Teams will bo composed of players wo-k'us a: .c uc essoati il occupation fiv? or five and a half days a v-eck. Major lapue players may tako part in the games. The conipo-siMon conipo-siMon of the circu;t is not yet definitely definite-ly Icrown. The federation at prtsent is oji-pov oji-pov d of Chic.igo, C!-.-t.hmd, Pit's-burg, Pit's-burg, Cincinnati Toledo, Detroit, Columbus, Co-lumbus, Louisville, Akron, Canton and Johnson. A percontage will be given, giv-en, to owners of league parks where tho games arc played and a portion will go to the athletic equipment fund maintained by the national commission commis-sion on itaining camp activities.