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Show IV Owners May Organize Twelve Club League In Major League Cities Magnates at Chicago Mcctign Declare That Reorganization Must Be Pe?L( j! or a Civil Baseball War Will Result; Three Members to Be Named to Control Baseball Problems II baseball todny wan confronted with two apparent alternatives peaceful faj-organlxation or civil war. There was i ho ponalblllty ul twelve club league on one hand, composed of eight itetlonsl league club mid throe American Amer-ican league rlui.H, ivith tin her f o American leagut dubs In another clr-i clr-i ciiit. At Icstxi. thiit was .virtually :in ultimatum picdcr.teil lo I'n il l .1 lan Johnson, of the American league and owners of flv el bs Washington, j Cleveland, Detroit, rhll.ndclphla and St. Loots, none of Whom was ri'r -gfented al yesterday's Joint league meeting a inch proposed ,1 ;la.i : organization. The plan approved ii I'rrsldcnt Pfeydler, of the National league and the lubf of that circuit, all rcpre,- sorted at the meeting as was Chicago. ' New York and Boston of the American I' Hur. wan that proposed recently bj A 1 1 iisker. a stoikholder In thei Chicago National league rlirb. w.if .-. k ' 1 to organ Uc 1 board, of ihrea member of natlonaHj known, J nun r.ot financial!) In ton f.l in base-' I ball to stiperaedc the national commH-l s!on which would bo abolished and; H present national avn crnont J ( Hi' I in. il would receive a salary of j -j I a year. The gthi two members 1 would receive $10,006 each. H The fire American league clubs not represented were given until Novem-H Novem-H 1 to approve the new agreement' j which would remain In force for H j rar. T'nless BO wan H threatened at the meeting sterda H to form a new five team. mi in tori U The new hoard would bo elected H by a majority oto of the clubs reprc-! H sented at a Joint le igue mortlng to he' H held In Chicago November The nor leagues win be invited to approvi H the agreement and 1 ccommendation , UmwM the club owners formulated yesterday 1 H DETROIT. Mirh.. Oct. If. It would B 1 be well to await determination by the' 1 I courts of the status of the present1 H national commission before setting up ftl another governing body for org.-- HJ baseball, said Frank J N'avln. presi- H 1ont of the Detroit American league club, discussing the Hl ganlzation of the game and abolition' 1 of the natloanl commission. 1 Mr. N'avln Is president of one of tn, H I five American league clubs not reprt--1 1 sented in yesterday's meeting at "hl- D cago when re-organlzatlon was decided f "It would be wise," Mr. Navln said, '1 "to await the decision of the court a Off appeals In the Baltimore case which I will decide whether the national com- I mission In baseball Is In violation of I the Sherman act" I WASHINGTON. Ool II Oark Griffith, president -manager of iho Washington American, deel -red last night that the fivo American league clubs not represented at today's meeting meet-ing In Chicago were not opposed to1 a re-organlzation of baseball. "Wi want complete hOOMCll an -Ing, ' Griffith said when Informed of the action tukon at Chicago "but we think It would he best to await until the Chicago grand Jury completes its InveatlgaUon of alleged crookedness. We don't think It advisabU to start 11 re-organlatlon until all 'bo evidence Is In." Griffith asserted that today's Chicago Chica-go conference wa "political affair") The three clubs participating, ho add- od, are Keeking to oust Fan Johnson I as head of the American league formation of a twelvo club league, to replace the two major leagues, In Griffith's opinion, would ho Impractl ..able , PHILADELPHIA. Oct, 1?. Connie, IH .Mack, half owner of the Philadelphia I American club, today said he was not I I clear as to what the meetinc -f b- - I j ball men In Chicago was driving at. ' J The five clubs not represent d at tne j meeting constitute a malorlly of tne I American league. he said t Wo are the American league." lie I added, "and when the time oomo the 'American league will meet at the call of Its president and no doubt will tike action that III help baseball: 1 1 hn t will help raYae Its standard and prevent srandaH In Ihe future "I am not sure," Mr. Mack ald. that some of ihe National league clubs represented at the rmetlng uo not need a house rleanlngi 'sr, on, In or out of basenull -.m Joint a flnge. at the five American league clufts that were ri.' represented. They air all dent. ill I IM I v 111 MI "If all tho American league clubs hgd supported Mr. Johnson as t:iev should, the present baseball acandal would never have occurred. Years ago he wanted to lake mcaurcn to M'-p gambling, but never received proper Kiipport. "The American le.igue has no objection ob-jection to the Nation. il league trying lo do something lo uplift the game. VVo will Join them In anything that will i-alM" the standard of baseball. Tne National league seems to send out the Impression that everything is harmonious har-monious within Its organization. I don t know whether it Is true, but I do know there Is harmony In the majority of the American league clubs and we are not going to moot until wo know what's what and when we take action we will make no mistake ." Although the general outline re-erganlzatlon re-erganlzatlon was expressed in the meeting yesterday and resolutions adopted, no definite step toward realignment re-alignment of major league clubs was taken. It was stated. The threat of I the eleven clubs represented to form I 1 twelve club league In case the other acquiesce In the re-organlzatlon. In-( cluib'ri the solecilon of some city not named to complete the circuit, ill A DM R ( OMP1 MEN l 1 D. , The National league today adopted I a resolution complimenting President' Reydler, of the league, upon his standi taken In re-orga.nlzation plans and expressed a vote of thanks. He made the following statement: I "It was deeply regretted that neither Trexldent Johnson nor any represent,-live represent,-live of the Washington. Philadelphia. Detroit. Cleveland or St Louis Amerl- can league clubs were, present. No word was received from Mr Johnson I or from th. cluba mentioned "It was tho unanimous opinion of those attending the meeting that the re-organlzatlon of baseball should be forthwith proceeded with and plana Immediately prepared to that end. "The meeting felt that tho publio demand for public control was such that those present had no right to deny the immediate fruition of the Hjuno, ,,nd all preont were heartly a accord wth the acton adopted, belcv tng that through the carrying out of the same, baseball would be given a' re-btrth with the American public." President Johnson, of tho American Ameri-can league, recently said that no re-organi"tation re-organi"tation scheme should be considered con-sidered until the investigation of tne baaeball scandal had been completed The five clubs not represented yester-l yester-l is had ahmoil ihtmsolve ivith John son In previous American league controversies con-troversies In one of which last year the mlnontv tried unsuccessfully i, oust the president. |