The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
BRUSH BIZ 81 G CLIQUE |. DEAD |!
Ratification Of Peace Pact Marks
Rise of New Leaders in !
...-. ... National League. J.,
American Gets Every Concession It
Demanded Two Years Ago, Be-
80 sides Retaining Players. -

Contrary to expectations, the dis
gruntled4 ones among the National League
club owners: made but a very low roar
at the Cincinnati conference this week.
Hermann. of the cream city; Hart of Chi
cago, Robson of st. Louis and Pulliam
carried the day completely against the
opposition of the New York, Brooklyn,
Boston and Philadelphia clubs, which had
previously announced themselves as de
termined not to agree to any ratification
of the peace pact with the American
League.
j., Discretion is sometimes the better part
Of valor. and surrender preferable to
prolongaton of a losing fight. So the
National Leagues action may be COM
mended. That the peace !. pact was a
surrender ON. the part of; the National
magnates there is no doubt They
granted everything the American asked,
or: had ever asked. and sacrificed prin
ciples, their adherence to which brought
on the two years war. They granted the
American the right to retain all the play
ers it had secured from the National in
1901 and 1902. and practically all that
were claimed for next season by john
who previously had affixed their names
to National League contracts. : ...t
The National League men also conceded
the American Leagues right to hold the
territory it had entered. and gave up the
right of draft from it's rival. IT formally
recognized the American League on ar
equality with itself >'...n = -
Complete Victory for American. &c.,.
Now, it will be remembered. that the
American League before: the season OF
1901 demanded that the Matt onal League
recognize the Johnsonian organiza ton as
an equal; that it. eorcedes the, drafting
-.
ing National League, territory The Ma
tional arrogantly refused these demands
and war was .precipita ted Now the Ma
tional has conceded every point asked
and in addition has lost a lot of stal
players. whom it might have retained. OF
at least sold. had it listened to reason
two years: ago. d" =.
And Brush, Freedman. Soden. Conan
and Ebbetts, the men who stood mos
strongly against conceding an inch to Bar
/ ] Johnson in 1901, yield to the superiorit,
of the western men Two years agt
Brush and Freedman practically con
troled the politics of the league. The.
retained enough power a year ago to keel
A. 6. Spa1ding from election as presiden
of the league. -
Now. they have not only been force,
to yield what they would not yield tw,
years ago, but also have been obliged t.
Withdraw their opposition to the peac
pact, eat their words of a week or S,
| past that they "neyer would submit t.
such a surrender Of their rights an,
to gracefully acknowledges that they ar
| no longer masters of affairs in the Ma
! tional League. g.. 49,. =
| The westcrners wanted peace a yea
! ago They practically acknowledged de
feat by the American at that time, an,
had their: advice been followed: they an,
the Brush Freedman coterie as welEwouI
have been better off. Now Brush an,
Freedman are out: the dove of peace Ia
not only been captured, but its neck ha