Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

9O George Hackenschundt is another cleV- CT man. He is endowed with great strength, but he has one fault. how ever. and that is that he is lenient. There is talk of both of us wrestling, but my time is taken up with theatri- lcal contracts and l cannot very well get away. If Jenkins or Bothner or Eany Of the other Americans visit Eng | land they will make money I intend to remain abroad until next summer, when l will visit the states again.
 BASEBALL PEACE CONFERENCE The American and National Leauge Men to Meet
 New York, Dec 17.-Ban Johnson, president of the American league left for Chicago yesterday Before going to the train he announced that there would be a peace conference between committees representing the American and National leagues on January ,. and that the rival magnates would probably come together either at Cleveland or Cincinnati. As August Hermann James A. Hart and Frank De Haas Robison. the National leagues committee, are all western owners, it would be inconyenient for them to come. to New York for this | conclave. Then, again, the American leagues representatives will be Pres ident Johnson, who from now on un- til that time will be located in the Windy City or on the western circuit.
 "A sort of armed truce has been declared between the two leagues" said President Johnson yesterday and it will remain that way until something definite has been decided upon at: the peace conference. This ] means that neither league can make 8 hostile move as regards the signing 1 of players, but it will not prevent | either league from completing other | arrangements for the coming season The whole situation involves a great deal of careful thought. and I must 1 first confer with my. colleagues in re- gard to certain conditions to be nam 1 ed in a possible treaty between the 1 leagues. As far as I can see, it looks as if we would come to some ami cable agreement, provided the Ma tional league men are willing to stand for two major leagues and an American league club in New York city. There is no doubt that the question of players salaries has brought about the negotiations which were begun last week but you can say that the American league win live up to every contract it has made with player, no matter what the l salary may be, and that it will never. admit to it's ranks those players who i have jumped contracts and have sign i ed with the opposition Tn the case 1 of Shortstop Hulswitt of last year $ Philadelphia National league club who has signed with Detroit, would say that if it can be shown that hc has jumped contract calling for his services with the Philadelphia club for next season, he will be ordered to return to Reach & Rogers >~ .=,.
 T should also like to say for the 1 American league that we intend to stop the contract-breaking evil even l if we have to continue the war to a case of extermination. Contract 1 jumpers have shaken the public's faith in the national game aId in my l oisinion all of them should be run out I of the business.''
 T The statement made by John IT. i Brush, president of the New York Ma 8 willing to turn Manhattan field over to the American league for use next season created much comment among baseball men yesterday. During the recent league meeting the magnates made an attempt to compel Brush to assume the rent of Manhattan field, amounting to S15.0O0. or repair the stands on the field at an expense Of $6,0O0 and turn over to teh league the receipts from football games to be played there in future The question was put to 2 vote and the result was ( to ?, against the New York club,
 Brush and the Boston people voting
 mo" Brush's offer to the American I league, therefore, appears to have
 been prompted by 2 desire to throw a scare into the National leaguers, but they have no cause to worry as Pres.
 ident Johnson said yesterday when asked if the offer would be accepted
 MT Brush is very kind but we dc
 not want Manhattan field for the req
 son that we have already bought an6 l leased enough land on Manhattan T island to build ball park far more
 suitable for baseball purposes thar
 Manhattan field is under the mos
 favorable circumstances