Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
BASE BALL MAGNATES MEET
Leaders Of National Game Making very
Little Noise at Present
WESTERN LEAGUE DRAWS A GOLD BRICK
Peace Conference at Chicago Goes In
Favor of Hickey Organization
80 Far ss Surface Indi-
Gates.


song Of the fan. and the magnates are gum
shoeing around, trying to do business with
out disturbing any one in the house or
course, the habitues Of the smoke houses
are as busy as ever. but the product Of their
pipes is not so interesting. One little out
burst since the season ended has attracted
some attention. This was the alleged peace
conference, first at New York and then at
Chicago, wherein the American association
handed the Western league the prettiest
little gold brick that a bunch Of wise guys
ever worked on on a collection Of come
Ons. II wasn't just what any one expected,
but as II is viewed from its various angles
the conclusion becomes more and more ir-
resistible that the Western may ss well put
up the shutters and take down the sign in
both Milwaukee and Kansas city. Particu-
larly is this true Of Kansas City, where the
good people who love to sit on the bleachers
and cheer the players on to home runs and
the like showed a marked preference for
the Hickey brand Of ball last season. in
Milwaukee the Sextonites had a shade the
better of the argument at the end Of the
season, but that is nothing TO brag about,
in view Of the fact that Milwaukee is GER
tainly base ball graveyard. and doesn't
patronize any sort Of a team with liberality.
II you stop to think about IT, you will recall
the fact that Milwaukee has been dumped
several times by leagues that are bigger
than either the Hickey or the Sexton league
and yet the Milwaukeeans are always eK
cusing their attendance of games by
demanding higher class ball. They do not
patronize any sort of ball. But this is get
ting away from the text and doesn't cut
much figure, anyhow. Here is the agree
ment, ratified at Chicago between the two
leagues:
/ 1. That a nonconhicting schedule be made
in the two cities of Kansas City and Mil
waukee, in so far as is reasonable, That
the schedule be made by the president Of
the respective leagues In the event Of a
schedule, Il is agreed that an umpire shall
! be selected by the two leagues to decide
such differences, If any, whose decision in
each instance shall be binding
Said umpire TO be agreed upon prior to
the commencement of arranging schedule.
In the event of a nonagreement upon an
umpire the National board shall nominate
an umpire to act Said umpire must be
accepted by both parties to this agreement.
2. Both the Western league and the Amer
| lean association shall put up a satsfac-
tory bond in the sum of ive thousand dol
lars $500, that the salaries of the two
clubs in Kansas City and Milwaukee shall
not exceed the salaries of the other clubs
| I'm the two respective leagues, and that no
player shall be loaned during the playing
season by the other members OF either
league TO the clubs IN ksnsss city and
The said bond of five thousand dollars
Cs5,0oO) OF either league must be submitted
| to, and approved Of, by the president OF
! the opposite league OF association.
The established salary limit for the Kan
sas City and milwaukee clubs under thls thls
basis of the average salary of the ether
six clubs limited to thirteen men each
In case any of the clubs OF either league
are CARRYING either more or less than thir-
| teen men the average shall be obtained on
the basis of thirteen men;
In fka nf "A q :
mum salary OF either of the two clubs IN
| Kansas City or Milwaukee, the officers of
| davit as TO the -ciub,s- salary limit, and
| shall produce on demand the books OF the
club in dispute fer inspecuon ana e5am,lnsS;
| league or association. refusal 10 pro-
/ duce the books upon demand shall be taken
as an evidencs of guilt, and be so ACTED
| 3. That the reserve lists and contracts OF
players of the Western league o. lsez lor
| ton covers players who were under con;
4 tract with the Western league for 1902 and
/ played in the Western league during lytZ-
| Any player under reservation or contract
4 to the Western league who may nave
signed with the "a American association SIi. ioI
| money. should such player be demanoeo
| by the Western league on OF before Jan,
| 10 the club which advanced the money
| within ten days of date OF demand. ANY
player Eho has signed With 5sos CLUBS Ssp Up he &c
| come the property of the contracting club
4. That each league shall have the righ
to use its own grounds in Milwaukee anS
| in Kansas City.
& That in consideration Of the acceptance
| OF the above proposition, the Powers com
| promise be approved and Is hereby ap
| proved by the Western league ana th'
| American association.
| The above ia hereby accepted by the un
dersigned, and Is binding upon the Amer
lean association and the Western league.
For Western league:
| NJ H SEXTON. President.
| d D. PACKARD.
THOMAS F. BURNS.
| For American association:
T. J. HICKEY. President
w II. WATKINS.
T. J. BRYCE.