Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-27
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Peace Committee Will Have
Full Authority to Act.
END OF WAR DESIRED
DREYFUSS MAY GET PHILLIES IN
A FEW DAYS.
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Ban johnson, president of the American
League, has announced that he has received
word from Garry Hermann, chairman Of
the National Leagues conference commit
tee, that at the peace negotiations that are
to be held at Cincinnati on January the
National League representatives will prob
ably have full power to act. When Her
mann, Hart and Robson were appointed a
committee to meet the American League
men it was with the understanding that
they could only recommend peace terms
and could also merely listen to the ideas of
Johnson and his associates But at the
American League meeting at Chicago full
power was delegated to johnson. Somers,
Comiskey and Killilea to ratify any treaty
of peace that the National League would
agree to. That made it incumbent on the
National League to invest its committee
with similar power, which Hermann now
says will be done.
In some quarters the opinion prevails
that there will be no peace in the base ball
world after all. 1t is believed by certain
base ball observers that there are so many
knOtty problems to be solved. particularly
on the question of players who have jump
ed contracts, that the two leagues will be
unable to get together Men who believe
they can speak authoritatively insist that
the American League men will make no
concessions at all, but will insist upon an
absolute surrender by the NatlOnal League,
involving the REIMBURSEMENT Of certain
players of the Delahanty stripe and others.
Dreyfuss After Phillies.
Positive announcement was made in
Pittsburg yesterday that the Philadelphia
club Of the National League would soon
pass into the hands Of Barney Dreyfuss.
president of the Pittsburg club. Dreyfuss
and Col. Harry Pulliam, president-elect OF
the National League are now In Kentucky
spending the holidays, but a close business
associate of Colonel DreyfuSs stated that
there was no doubt that the deal will be
known fact that Dreyfuss is not negotiat-
ing for the team with the intention OF tax
ing charge of it personally, and his bus1-
ness associate declared that 1t was for a
Philadelphia capitalist that Dreyfuss was
working.
The American League team in Phiadel-
phia has put bad crimp into the financial
affairs Of the National team there. and
Rogers is very much to the bad. Accord
ing to the Pittsburg authority he Is willing
to get out at any price. Philadelphia capt.
talists recognize that Dreyfuss has made
big hit with the Pittsburg team. and be-
lieve that he could do as well in Philadel-
phia In case that he purchases the team
Dreyfuss will direct its management Tor a
time at least, although it will be owned by
other parties Dreyfuss will probably stop
over in Cincinnati on his way home to be
present in that city when the peace
conference is held While not member of
the committee, Mr.. Dreyfuss Is much inter-
ested In the action that may be taken. The
movement to establish an American League
to the Pittsburg president, and 1t is thought
that if peace is restored the rival organlza-
ton will keep out.
S,,re of Americana