The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
CONFERENCE TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
Big League Committees Meet
in Cincinnati To-
morrow.


ence between committees representing
the American and National leagues is
now assured. After much quibbling
by the heads of the two major leagues
and the postponement of the conclave
which was set for last Monday Ban
Johnson, president of the American
league today, announced that the ses-
sion would be held in Cincinnati Fri
day. Johnson made the announcement
following the receipt of letter from
President Garry Hermann, of the Gin
cinnat club of the National league
and chairman of the committee of that
organization.
President. Herrmann's letter, which
contained a reply to the letter sent by
Mr.. Johnson last Monday, was the re-
suit of the head of the American league
deciding to call the meeting. The an
swer to Johnson's last letter was final
that there would be a conclave of the
two organizations. The contents of
the letter Johnson would not disclose,
but stated after reading 1t, that the
peace conference is now assured and
that the meeting would be called Fri
day.
President Johnson, with Charles CO.
miskey, president of the Chicago club,
and Henry Killilea, owner of the Bos-
ton club, who is residing in Milwau-
kee, will leave here for the scene of the
joint session tomorrow night. Charles
"
American league committee, will leave
from Cleveland for Cincinnati also to-
morrow.
The National league committee, which
consists of Frank Robson and James
A. Hart, in addition to President Herr
mann and a fourth member, the name
of whom has not been announced by
the league, was notified of the meeting
by President Hermann.
Hermann Diplomat.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 7.-Chair-
man Hermann, of the National league
peace committee, stated today that he
had sent a letter yesterday to Presi-
dent Ban Johnson, of the American
Baseball league, at Chicago, leaving
everything to him so far as fixing a.
date for the conference is concerned
Hermann said he could get the Ma
tional league members together at
once when Johnson fixed the date and
that the National members had full
and final power. If any of them de-
sired to confer with their partners be-
fore final action, it would be done by
wire so as not to delay the proceed
ings or decision to any appreciable
extent.
KiIIIea Is Notified.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. Henry
j. Killilea received telegram from
President Ban Johnson, of the Ameri-
can league, notifying him to attend the
conference to be held between commit
tees of the National and American
leagues to be held at Cincinnati Fri
day. Mr.. Killilea would say nothing
as to the probable outcome of the con-
ference, but it is not thought that a
peace compact will result. Johnson
appears to be demanding more than he
is entitled to, and the National league
magnates, while "up against it, to a
certain extent, are not quite clown
and out" Manager CantillOn, than
whom no man is better posted on the
affairs of the two big leagues, who is
not connected with either, is of the
opinion that nothing will come of the
Cincinnati conference.
Players Contracts the Issue.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE American
committee will go into the meeting with
the full determination to defeat any
proposition bearing upon territorial rights,
but it is stated, on the other hand that
the National committee will insist upon
certain limitations as to territory for the
future. Johnsons committee will try
to make the question of players con-
tracts the leading issue at the meet
ing. President Johnson is unaIterably op-
posed to contract jumpers, and he will
insist that the National league magnates
give back every man that has signed a
bona fide American league contract, or
else blacklist the offender.
Sale of Saints Reported.
CHICAGO, Jan. Tt is reported here
tonight that the franchise of the st. Paul
club of the American association will be
transferred to this city. The deal for the
third professional baseball club in Chicago.
II Is said, was completed here today at a
conference between President r. J. Hickey
OF the American association and Owner
Lennon, of the st. Paul club According
20 the report Lennon received the amount
he asked for his team and franchise.
PRESIDENT Hickey was not at his office
this afternoon. nor could he or Mr.. Lemon
be found this evening, and the report could
not be verified.