Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-20
BAL PACT NOT ACCEPTED
National League Meets and Votes on
Individual Sections of Treaty
TWO CLUBS OPPOSE ALL PROVISIONS
Meeting Lasts TIL After Midnight and
May Meet Again in Philadelphia
when Injunction is Finally
Disposed of.

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 19.-After being
In session at the Grand hotel here this
afternoon and again until late at night
the National Base Ball league failed to ac.
cept the proposed pepce agreement Even
If there had been no Injunction issued in
anticipation Of ratification It is doubtful II
the result would have been different
The greetings in the hotel lobby when
the western and part Of the eastern repre-
sentatives met were not such as usually
characterize such occasions. Brush, Won
Der Horst, Knowles and Ebbitts had been
on the same train in conference for twenty
four hours, and Soden and Conant arrived
but short time previously. All the others
had been in conference and In waiting
during the day and when all finally got
together, shortly after 3, President Pulliam
called them into his parlor, where, from
all accounts, they had plenty to do.
Mr.. Pulliam had before him an opinion
from Attorneys Outcault and Foraker as to
what could be done while the Injunction
stood, and it was on the advice of counsel
that they went into committee of the whole
more to advise ese eh other than to take
any definite action.
Counsel is Engaged.
During the evening recess counsel in
Philadelphia was engaged by wire for the
hearing Of the Injunction case on Wednes-
day and this was accepted as indicating
that Mr.. Brush had not yielded to per-
suasion and dropped the case. 1t is now
possible the meeting may adjourn to Phila-
delphia to meet after the court proceed
ings. "
The night session was devoted to con-
NIa 1NNr
section, and the vote stood to 2 in COM
mittee of the whole on all OF the first sec
tions, to which no opposition had been
expected. The New York and Brooklyn
clubs said they were not opposed to those
sections except that they were interviewer
in a compact to which they we're opposed
as whole. The last two sections apply to
territory rights and players, and opposi-
tion was expected to these sections be-
cause New York was included in the Amer
lean circuit and because OF the players that
New York and Brooklyn claim to have had
taken from them. At midnight no vote
had been taken on either of these sections
and it is doubtful II any vote will be
reached during the night.
There was some doubt as to how Boston
would vote on those sections. President
Robinson said the league ought to have
completed its work in thirty minutes and
endorsed such men as were in the new
ownership Of the Cincinnati club. He and
other western members greatly regretted
the situation.
Among those in the hotel lobby were
Captain Donovan of the st. Louis team,
Business Manager Frank Bancroft OF the
Cincinnati team, Buck Ewing, former man
ager Of the Cincinnati team; Robert L.
/ -. al.VI, aVaI
George Stalllngs, manager of the Buffalo
club.
President Pulliam denies the report that
he will resign his present position to be-
come the head Of the new Philadelphia
club when it is secured by the Dreyfus
syndicate, which includes w. Kesley
schoepf Of Cincinnati and Hugh J. Nc
| Gowan of Indianapolis.
Change Made in Minutes.
Before approving the minutes of the
meeting last month In New York cor
rection was made, substituting the name
of John T. Brush for that of John /. Rogers
as the author OF the resolution Under
which tho peace committee was appointed.
Mr.. Pulliam then read letter from John
l. Rogers Of the Philadelphia club, pro-
testing against the signing of Delehanty
| by the New York club
| Before the report of the conference COM
mittee was submitted Mr.. Hermann read
a telegram from the directors of the West
ern league urging that the agreement be-
! tween the National and American league
! be ratified in the interest of the game.
The report of the conference committee
which was signed by Harry c. Pulliam
| August Hermann, Frank DeHass Robson
and James A. Hart, was submitted by
Chairman Hermann.
The report rehearsed the negotiations
leading up to the Cincinnati meeting and
related in detail the agreement there ar
rived at and since given to the public.
The report continued:
| Your committee unanimously recommend.
that said agreement be ratified by this
! league. We believe that in doing so tht
| National league and American Association
OF Professional Base Ball clubs win make
! a move that will be more lasting, more
beneficial and will meet with more gen
eral approval than any action that ha!
been taken for some time and will GER
| tainly be in strict accord with the objects
OF our association, as set forth In our con
! stitutton.
VIII Fight Injunction.
motion by Robson, seconded b!
I then 1rayot1od e. to1yo 49, -