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Show COLONEL RUPPERT IN FAVOR OF NEW ORGANIZATION NEW YuBK Oct. : 1 Colonel J A Pill R.uppcrt. part owner of the New York Jill American league club. who armed PlflJ home Wednesday, said he was perfert- Plll 1 satisfied that his conferees in the Pill American leugti. and the igh! Na-llonal Na-llonal league club owners whom Hey Pill met at Chicago, were on the right road Pflfla to put the national game on a thor- PflflJ OUghly substantial footing. PJfl I cannot understand." said he. "Why President Johnson and ftve of PJflJ the American league club owners fall- Plllj 1 i 10 attend There is no plan or ln- PJJH tent to force Mr. Johnaon out of the P . league Pj " The plan is simpi i place the PJJJ Rteat game under the absolute Jurls- PPJ diction of a board of control made up PlflJ of three men of irreproachable repu- PJH tatlon, none of whom has any flnan- Plflj 1 1.1 1 Interest In baseball. Everywhere Pllj I went within the lost ten days I PlflJ found such a plan favored by the pal-i PH rons of the game. Pllj "If the Other five American league PlflJ olttbl do not come In by November 1 PJH we will g ahe.id and establish a piflJ twelve-club league." |