Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-23
TINE CALLED BY MAJORITY
Base Ball Peace Agreement Ratified BY
National League
PATIENCE CEASES TO Be A VIRTUE
new York snd BrOOkIyn Clubs Finally
Told They,Nust Get In the Band
wagon or walk
Alone.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 27-The National
Base Ball league has concluded its con-
tinuous sessions Of four days and nights.
The closing day was as harmonious as the
previous three were discordant. The
unanimous vote by which the league rati-
fed the peace agreement before dayhreak
was continued in everything done today.
When the meeting opened two OF the
clubs had injunctions hanging over them
and the Representatives Of other clubs
came to the meeting with their war paint
on. Before the members separated to-
night they held a "love feast" in which
all participated. except John T. Brush.
who had previously left for Indianapolis.
Yesterday 1T was current lobby talk that
neither New York Tor Brooklyn would get
places on the committees. Today the same
members heartily congrstulated President
Pullism for appointing Mr.. Ebbetts on the
schedule committee and Hanlon on the
committee on rules.
Members Rejoice at Result.
President Pulliam said. II declared a
few days ago that everything was as clear
as the MONDAY sun. That is Just how Il
turned out-a perfect understanding and
sll-round acceptance Of the peace COM
pact"
President Ebbstts said: Brooklyn is
satisfied. We did not understand the peace
compact at the outset as we do now. We
have been literally treated by our asso-
cistes."
John T. Brush said: The New York
club has always been for peace. I am glad
we reached an understanding. Now let US
have base ball. not talk"
A. H.. sOden said: Boston was for
peace and We got II to our fullest satis-
faction"
/ Frank DeHaas Robson said: After
sixteen years experience in the National
league l will say that we we're never so
close together as after this meeting. and
before IL we were further apart than ever
before. We understand the situation and
each other as we never did before and the
feeling could be no more satisfactory"
James A. Hart, Frank Robson. Drey-
fus, Conant Knowles and others con-
CURED in this opinion with the addition Of
praise for Hermann.
All L. Harmonious.
After ratifying unanimously the peace
agreement at 2 this morning. the National
league continued its adjourned session.
There was som unfinished business from
the meeting in New York last month and
much more since the peace compact had
been ratified.
The closing hours Of the consideration OF
the joint peace agreement will never be
forgotten by those present. The repre-
sentatives of the eight National league
clubs had been in session all week and
under unusually trying circumstances.
After discussing the terms OF the peace
agreement night and day for three sue
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and Brooklyn allowed to have its way in
everything. the majority gave notice late
last night that it would rule. and the
ultimatum is said to have been made un-
conditionally by August Hermann, who
presented the majority report of-the com
mittee OF the whole.
The minority kept the majority waiting
all day yesterday and when they convened
at 5 p. m. 1t was stated by several: This is
now three nights and out on these all-night
sessions" When a recess was taken, from
9 TO 10 O'Clock in the night, 1t was ac-
cepted as a declaration from the majority
that time had. been called" on all OBJ
struetions. protests. etc. after the clock
struck -.
Soon after midnight the minority and
majority reports were disposed Of and put
on the files with the largest pile Of papers
ever accumulated Dy the national league,
and then a resolution was unanimously
adopted ratifying the peace agreement az
II came from the conference. This was
followed by unanimously adopting resolu-
tions OF thanks to Chairman Hermann and
other members of the National committee
on the joint peace commission. These as
s~ociates were Hart, Robson and PulIiam
While the peace agreement has been rat
fled without changing a word, a resolu-
tion was adopted to compensate Brooklyn
for the loss of Pitcher Donayan and other
resolutions constituting sction 5 so that the
New York in the American circuit" means
the borough of Manhattan and not Greater
New York.
Schedule mmitt Due.
President Pulliam today was authorized
to appoint before February a schedule
committee Of three to confer with a Xix,
committee from the American league an
report within three weeks after their ap
pointment.
1t is believed that the Hermann schedul,
will likely be adopted.
The arrangement for interchange game
between the National and American team
provides for entirely new schedules from
those already made for this year. Thar,