October 25, 2020

This Date in 1920

On October 25, 1920, American League President Ban Johnson announces a meeting of the American League clubs to discuss the reorganization of baseball.

The Chicago dispatch said that Mr. Johnson would announce to-day the date of the meeting, but did not make clear whether this was to be a special meeting of the American League or only a conference among the five clubs that have supported Mr. Johnson in his fight with the other three over the Carl Mays injunction trouble and the same five that refused to join in the interleague parley with the National League in Chicago last week.

New York Tribune.

Stay tuned.

In other baseball news, the president of the Indians meets with manager Tris Speaker to discuss where to hold spring training in 1921. The Indians appear to be ready to abandon New Orleans.

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