The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
MACNATES TALKING PEACE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE AT LAST
HOSTS THE WHITE FLAG.
Seeks a Conference with the American
League. but johnson says There win
he . New club Here Just the Same
Schedule Adopted by the Old Body Z.

When the masnates Of the National League
read IN yesterdays SrS that the American
League had made all arrangements to put
club In tais city. they were for the moment
panic stricken.
It's all a blunt One of those American
League buns' There is no available ground
on Manhattan Island Tor Brush and Ebbcts
looked oil over II IT, an automobile and
couldn't find any, Therefore there il moth
ing TO Tear! l<t them come. but they can
get in here!" This was all said .oudly in the
oriidors where the scribcs could hear. but
soon the inagnatss retired To the star cham
Der. whore thev looked at one another with
terrified Countenances
When THE SrN man informed President
johnson later that his declarations OF the
night before had been ridicuied la public. he
smiled broadly and said:
"Won. II the gentlemen of the National
League are in doubt about the new club and
grounds In this city, may so little further
ana 80! that We la ve not lea sed the property.
out to I've more exact we have bought II out
right TIE American League as body
bought this ground ia order TO clinch matters.
We are 10" doing business with local capi-
tali'ts who are willing to buy Us much stock
as We are Wiling to sell to them. do not care
to say nov much was paid for the property
and viii not divuige its exact location for two
weeks yet Maybe at our coming meeting
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel we will let the pub
lie into a secret but until that time there
viii be 10 Leakage
You can say Tor us that the New York
Americans will open the championship sea-
son at the Hu,tln gton Avenue grounds IA
Boston. OIL April IL Then taey will go Nest
Immediately and play a series an t.e four
cities tLrrc. nite. which they will come back
IN time TO formally open the season here 1t
American League Park II may be o: further
interest 10 tAe National League to KNOW trat
We have abandoned Baltimorc to make room
for New York. Baltimore is no longer in tie
American League and this announcement
can be taken as Official.
When these views were conveyed to the
National League men there was another
pahic. Hart OF Chicago was on ms feet as
soon ~ the ma gnates convened after recess.
he advocated a peace conference at once.
koser. VI Phiiadelphla supported him and
80 did Robson OF - Louis, Then, one by
being The last to give in. Without further
delay u conicrenc" committee consisting
Of August Hermann OF Cincinnati, Hart and
Robson was appointed and this letter
vas written
q. ,. Jon"son. President or the American Leacue'
DEAR Sis. As a meeting OF the National League
and American association held This DAY a, me
tictoils hotel In THIS ely the following resolu-
"Hhtreas. II has been slated In the public prints
that the president OF the Aiuciican League has
OF anu that tnc National League mas been upIesea
to peacel-l settlement q the so called Baseball
'Re"iree. Tina, cormi,,ec Of three be ap.
pointed Tor NE purpose %l cohis,,ns Si,a repre-
citl II they 50 desire. TO ascertain MN what basis
such result can BE- acc .iupilShcd.' in p rsu
va, appointed angus, hermann. chairman ssnes
\. Har rnd Frank DE HAS houlson. AT meet
ns Of ms eone' ss ;s, directed 5s iS shAiI
your consideration and action and We await your
es or Su y f taq hS a. our nee foSn
BIC. TO- ism. Auorrr Hermann.
Remembering the National Leagues mes
sage to Ran Johnson two years ago when he
was in Philadelphia while the raagnstes were
holding = meeting here, that h could Say
appeared in the nature OF complete lay,
down sure enough the old old. League a, S had had
oromptiv. Hermann. Hart and Robi.t, left
SH yCa ad hurried r. G Spd Haoar
tlcms. a friend. at dinner In the restaurant
son on Co could not believe their eyes. There
wal ilsrs $S'I % t$s sss,h q ,ss American
, tSrse ReS proda S d' TO
Ter johnson, without opening II. put It In
hi. pocket with the remark;
interfere With the dinner hour
After some good-natured chsfine. Her
HSr and ,h EoS Sn,s s IN. ; cGn was
se%y ., 70 c k'Sss Sf"i 81,
When h" he heard it read, he said 49,,
The American neavue i willing to meet
the National League committee ard discuss
are in favor of respecting all contracts and
a now national agreement. ~ tact, ANYTHING
hat viii benefit the game But you a can dh. say
York just To same There Is room for two
earuos In the big cities.
conference before this afternoon and per
haps not then. as he A AmsIican ,,ragHn, ,
last st nirht. rrocssded to adopt a PLAYING
hry TSs sShsdc
consists Of ia 10 each cui ten more than
lat the I"'oS . SpeYg n1s on Then apr ,S
HSrs SGoni nn2 Fhaacphs plays BROOK
n 70 Ho sHoR FOR June ST Gs bsy
Tho local teams are West on July =: On
Labor Day New York plays in Brooklyn in the
Grounds in the afternoon The season closes
!" During IN" MT the e" session the Manhattan Field
IN so wns unv MP because soma of the dele.
yates wanted TO have the foot ball receipts
gathered at the Polo, Grounds credited TO
hG aSfqH % he SSSd ,Sc
View York clubs right to Dclehnnty u he
rad to take. the cas-" to the courts The Bos,
Nav SUNDAY ball in the West for the fr.t
tine in their history There viii be another
Tho schedule adortcd follows
sew York Al Home--wlih Boston.-Apri 20, "a.
i " WIZ Nas nTsos Sent HF'i Il q ! NY VIA r sS
dsiphia MAY i; SO: July 2; 30, 81; Avg, J; SEPT,