Evening star., 1903-07-21
NO BASE BALL WAR.
National League Endorses Cincinnati
Peace Armament


There will be no base ball war between
the American and National leagues. This
was determined late last night in New
York when the National League owners
adjourned from what had been practically
an all-day meeting. The decision of the
nagnates was reached in a resolution pro-
posed by President Hermann Of the Gin
cinnati club. who was chairman Of the
Cincinnati peace committee and who did
SO much to consummate the compact be-
tween the two major organizations. The
verbatim text Of the resolution was not
made public.
President Pulliam, however. at the close
Of the session stated that every detail Of
the Cincinnati peace agreement had been
ratified in the meeting. and that the Ma
tiona1 League would abide by its stipu-
lations and conditions. 1t also the
unanimous sense OF the National. express
ed in the resolution. that the transfer Of
Norman Elberfeld from the Detroit to the
New York American League club was not
violation of the peace agreement Con-
versely the playing of George Davis was
an infraction of the peace compact.
The wisest move ever made by the Ma
tional Lague was its firm attitude to stand
by the peace agreement In the resolu-
ton it said nothing about the relative
merits of the Elberfeld and Davis cases.
and thus it practically leaves the status
Of these two players to be determined by
the courts. If the parties to the suits de-
sire to prosecute them to result. This.
however. is not thought probable. John T.
Brush will now most likely seek to have
the injunction proceedings against Davis
and Elberfeld quashed by consent of coun-
sci. and this will be the last of the matter,
which at one time threatened serious
cloud the base ball horizon.
Details OF the meeting were hard to OBJ
tain. 1t is very certain that a stormy
session ensued. 1t was the first special
meeting that the National has convened
for over a decade. Every club was repre-
sented.
Predictions were freely made before the
meeting that John T. Brush would have
the support of five clubs, and that the
action Of President Pulliam in allowing
the New York club to play Davis would
be sustained. This subsequently proved
said after the meeting that the resolution
adopted was far from complimentary to
President Pulliam and Mr.. Brush. How
ever the wording of the resolution. 1t Is
perfectly patent that both received a Sc
we're jolt from the league when 1t was
decided to reaffirm the Cincinnati peace
agreement This was tantamount to a
rebuke to Brush and Pulliam
Not one OF the magnates talked war.
Messrs. Hermann. Robson and Hart the
western delegation. were very outspoken
in their condemnation of Brush's high
handed action in the Davis case. If any
one wanted war II was Brush ana ne
was alone in this desire. Mr.. Hart said
that Brush's action in playing Davis had
hurt the National League for a time in
Chicago, and he was satisfied the same
was true in every city where two clubs
were located. r.
1t is not known what President Potter's
attitude toward the Davis matter was in
the meeting. Unoffeially it was known
that at the time New York played Davis
the Philadelphia president looked with dis
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that anything was brought out at the
meeting which changed his views and he
ccunselled for an affirmation Of the peace
agreement and the preservation Of peace.
Mr.. Potter Is considered a very conser-
vative member of the league, and in due
time is destined to play more than an un-
important part in directing its policy.
While the most important business Of the
meeting has been transacted it Is more
than likely that there will be another ses-
sion this afternoon.