The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-06
PEACE IS NOT
 YET IN SIGHT Warning Baseball Factions Can Not Reach Agreement LEAGUE MEN IN MEMPHIS Hickey and Palmer Confer Without ResuIts-savannah Will Enter League Next season-Looal
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LEAGUE MEN IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn, December 5.-Presi- dent Hickey held a conference this even ing with President J. M. Palmer of the Nashville club, of the old league, and S. T. Carnes of this city, a leading pro- moter of the new league. After the con- ference Mir Hickey declined to make a statement MT. Carnes said that the new league had no propositions to submit to the old league, and that the new organ ization would entertain but few propo- sitons of the other side. MT. Palmer said he did not consider the prospect for peace very bright.
 Mo Conference Effected.
 Memphis Tenn, December 5.-(Spe- oIal.)- J. Hickey president of the American association, arrived here from Chicago this morning for the purpose of joining with James Palmer of Nashville in an attempt to bring about peace be- tween the warning Southern league base ball factions.
 Mir Palmer was here yesterday and called on General Carnes to persuade him to accept some kind of compro- mise. He refused all offers then. At night he was in conference two hours with Caruthers Ewing, also without re- suit
 MT. Hickey Talks.
 This afternoon, however, with Mir. Hickey he again called on General Carnes and held q long conference with him. Finding nothing could be done by the three, MT Palmer withdrew and left MT. Hickey closeted with the Memphis man. The two remained in consultation for some length of time; but failed to &C., complish any results. In an interview Hickey said. "While in conference with General Carnes this eve we discussed the situation fully, but failed to come to any ways near such terms as might be used for a compromise with the old league find he is absolutely determined to continue the fight even at a large ex- pendture of cash. I do not feel that anything can be done to bring about a settlement, but I will remain here a day or two longer and continue to try to eff feet an agreement. I will see General Carnes again tomorrow"
 Mir. PaImer's Statement.
 MT. Palmer said: General Carnes re- mains as firm as he has ever been. He told me he was willing to spend s25,0O0 to $1OO0O0 to win the fight and that if he was forced to spend such a sum he would not lose an hours sleep over the matter. I have no hopes of success in our efforts to secure peace"
 It is stated on the outside that the real cause of Hickey's determined effort to secure peace In the south Is due to an agreement made at Chicago to cut sala- ries in the west 25 per cent. He is afraid that the new league would catch up every dissatisfied fast player in the country should it be in existence at that time. For this reason he has come to Memphis and is now pleading with the new league to quit.
 General Carnes is credited with state ment to the effect that he would not quit for any amount of money nor be- cause of any information in the world which might be brought to bear.
 Caruthers Ewing said: ''The papers all over the south declare we are buffing. so do the O. league crowd. If so why should they send Chicago and Nashville man here to plead for peace. We will never quit and this crying now Is the last utterings of a dying, penniless mis- led gand of old league babies"