The Washington times., 1903-01-04
Much Moo Depends Upon
Sincerity Of Real Mag
mates, Who Meet in Peace
Conference in The Near Flu
fUre.
Cincinnati Proper Place foo
Clans 10 Thanks
Due Carp Hermann.
Plape1S Question Ahead.

the coming season viii be determined
next week, should the magnates decide
10 reconsider postponement. Whenever
they do meet, much viii depend upon
the fairness shown by the moguls of
the rival leagues in their dealings with
one another. II will be up to Doth sides
to make concessions of one kind or
another, and unless this is lone the
public must certainly hold them re-
sponsible for any break that occurs. No
better place for a peace gathering
could have possibly been selected than
Cincinnati
i was from that city the aItimatum
was issued to the warning spirits in the
National League that something must
be done TO save the game now falling
into iu-repute-as well as to protect
the shattered fortunes of men who had
been interested in baseball Tor almost
Two decades.
That this condition was made posi-
bic the fans of the country owe 10
Garry Hermann and the new owners
Of the yorktown club To their credit.
be it said, that when placed in position
Of control they Immediately became wise
TO the situation, and started about to
remedy the mistakes OF the past
To no others is more due They COM
PEELED the old stagers Of the game. men
who had monopolized its affairs for all
these years to think before they Ieaped
and to give heed to the wishes of the
people They brought the National man
ayers and club owners 10 a fact that
they were conducting a rufnous policy.
both as TO their own interest anJ to
the sport Of which they proIessed to be
so fond
One must be thankful for the arrival
of these men upon the scene. for it put
Brush into Gotham, a place where he
must show his hand this coming season
or quit the game This may come hard
10 the gentleman who made of baseball
a nightmare. but il is all for the bcst-
He viii be compelled TO kow-tow to
the wishes Of others or suffer the con
sequences.
Besides the same Brush knows by this
time that the Freedman ruIe-or-ruin
policy viii put much deeper crimp in
MS pocket in Gotham than running the
outfit he kept alive in the Ohio town.
He has an expensive bunch 10 car. for
and any blunder made on the isle of
Manhattan viii go hard with mis- peck
etbook. and 10 this Mr. Brush gives
many thought
Should Mr.. Hermann and his fellow
owners Of the Reds carry out their in
tention Of leaving no stone unturned TO
in
cause for rejoicing. These men have
less TO lose than others in the National
League, 50 it viii be well for their fell
lows TO heed what they say.
Whether they viii do this. remains to
be seen There is already creeping out
q spirit of defiance, and it may result
in an open outbreak that viii continue
The war-and to the death.
But II requires Two TO make q party
to this game. and it would be wise for
Ban Johnson not TO act too hasty in the
matter Of making demands, but. 90 easy
and be content to concede as well as
demand.
The parent organization, although a
heavy loser is still in a position 10
fight. and must be conciHated If its
promoters should be convinced that they
were being batted about like a baseball
they would resent it. Both sides must
make concessions.
When one takes conditions as they /
exist under review. he must know that
# is next 10 impossible TO do justice TO
all clubs that have been robbed OF their I
players They cannot be turned back /
10 the towns from which they came. Such i
q contention on the part of any Of the .
moguIs would result in a bigger shake +
up than ever.
II would seem 10 be the best policy to +
begin all over again. Let bygones be /
5ygones. and all future contracts be /
Il seems that the PLAYERS /
who have bolted viii be better OF in /
the cities TO which they have allied [
themselves.
This might suggest itself 10 the Great /
White Gar, who has been giving it out (
that he expects TO do this and that thing
TO prevent harmony. II would /
be well for Ban 10 hold his peace until il
comes time to act,
Every player should be allowed TO
@NaAts ~ AIS SHlLt utAs Aitui seems 10 .
be the only way to begin. II would show
Il It both leagues are In earnest TO set
tie the war
After all it would show their sincerity
fer the magnates TO side-step the play
srs' question The people want them TO
do so, and besides it's treacherous
ground. Let all hands be passed around
On good live basis. Shake and make
uD
Should a peace prevail it is more than
likely that a settlement looking either
this year or the next TO a rweIve-cIub
organization would follow. This can be
brought about provided the magnates
act within reason
Il is an open question whether such
an organization or TWO leagues is The
preferable and the most satisfactory in
5 financial way. The gathered clans
when they meet viii have plenty Of