Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-30
BASE BALL NEWS.
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 pone The Meeting.

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 Was Refused That Washington
 Story About the Sale Again Lajoie,
 the Star Player, Is a Pretty Sick
 Man-Players are Still Jumping from
 Team to Team.
 Chicago, Dec 3O.-Garry Hermann. president of the Cincinnati club, who IS chairman of the National league peace committee. yesterday wired President Johnson for permission to appoint another member on the Ma tional league committee, which at present consists of only three men. as against four on the American h<guc committee. President Johnson ans Wered that he was willing that the ap- pointment be made. It is not known who the fourth man on the National league committee will be.
 A request by President Hart, of the Chicago National league club to rost- pone the peace conference to be held in Cincinnati next Monday between committees representing the National and American leagues, was denied yesterday by President Johnson of the American league. Hart, who is a member of the National league com m1ttee, asked for postponernent in order that he may get back from Mexico, where has been for several weeks. In explaining his refusal, President Johnson said:
 ''The date has been set. and it would be hard to change it now. as the members of the committees have made their arrangements for coming togetl- CT next Monday. I have wired MT Hart to that effect
 If the committees of the rival leagues settle on peace terms at Gin cinnati next week, ill no place ill the country will that result be, hailed with more pleasure than in Philadelphia. It is well known that Messrs Reach x Rogers, owners of the National league club there, have regretted the absence of the games between their club and the old Athletics of the American as.- sociation. The rival teams ip Chi cago would have played a series last spring except for the interference. of Colonel Rogers. According 10 the late Billy Sharsig, the spring games between the Philadelphias and tue Athletics brought into the treasury uf each club a net profit of something like $5,0OO. Since they have beer abandoned it has cost the Philadelphia club in the neighborhood of $3,00O each year to send the men south to get into condition. Manager CGnnin Mack, of: the present champions of the American. league. always has been in favor of such series, and if peace is permanent between the two leagues there is no doubt but that the Hin.si- delDhias and Athletics will resume their friendly relations upon the field. 7. Al Selbach, formerly of the New Yorks, who played with the Baltimores last season, has signed a two-year's contract with the Washington Ameri- can league club.
 Eddie Siever,f the pitcher, and the Detroit club of the American league, have parted, and the chances now are that Siever will join the Giants, as McGraw recently made made him a good offer. Detroit rendered Siever a contract, but the figures did not suit the left handler, and he declared that he would go to the National league. Siever, it is said, is enabled to do this because there was no option clause in his first contract, and it was expressly uuuofSlOOQ LUlIs ue WdS llOL lO Dt Te- served. Siever has an offer, said to be $3, 1000. from Me Graw, and has written to the New York manager at. Hot Springs saying that he is ready to sign with the club.
 Barring complications, Napoleon La joie, the great second baseman, is not in danger. His physicians in Cleve- land say they can pull him safely through his present illness. They term 1t dangerous, but not necessarily serious The attack was a sudden one. He was down to his place of Business on Saturday morning, but the pains in his side were so acute that doctor was called and found that he was suf- fering from pleurisy. At noon his con- dition was critical. but toward evening he was much better.
 President Postal of the Washington American league team yesterday denied that he has sold his franchise to a Pittsburg syndicate, but his denial was not couched in very vigorous terms, and the report is believed to be true Postal said that will lease the old National league grounds for tue coming season, but as there is to be street cut thrugh these grounds shortly this statement does not strengthen the denial. Tn baseball circles i'll Wash ington. the passing of the Senators is regarded as q foregone conclusioli.