cal es , ▁George ▁Car r , ▁and ▁Cl int ▁Thomas , ▁and ▁signing ▁Oscar ▁Char l eston , ▁and ▁Re uben ▁C urr ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁le agues ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁when ▁they ▁agreed ▁to ▁respect ▁each ▁other ' s ▁contract s ▁and ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁Col ored ▁World ▁Series ▁between ▁their ▁champions . ▁ ▁D iff icult ies ▁and ▁dem ise ▁▁ ▁The ▁N NL ▁surv ived ▁controvers ies ▁over ▁u mp iring , ▁sched uling , ▁and ▁what ▁some ▁perce ived ▁as ▁league ▁president ▁R ube ▁F oster ' s ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁influence ▁and ▁favor it ism ▁toward ▁his ▁own ▁team . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁out last ed ▁F oster ' s ▁decl ine ▁into ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁its ▁eastern ▁rival , ▁the ▁E CL , ▁which ▁fol ded ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁N NL ▁finally ▁fell ▁apart ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁under ▁the ▁economic ▁stress ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁The ▁Neg ro ▁American ▁League , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁including ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁teams ▁that ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Neg ro ▁National ▁League , ▁would ▁eventually ▁carry ▁on ▁as ▁the ▁western ▁circuit ▁of ▁black ▁baseball . ▁A ▁separate ▁Neg ro ▁National ▁League ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3