The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
BASEBALL PEACE IN DANGER.
BRUSH WILL PLAY DAVIS ON
NEW york NATIONALS.
Contends That Spirit Of Harmony Agree
ment 10 Broken by Elberfeld Joining
the Local American IAaEu Team
President Fulliam Backs Him Up.


President Fulliam Backs Him Up.
4 big cloud has appeared on the baseball
horizon. A serious rupture ls threatened
between the National and American leagues.
with George Davis and Elberfeld. the latter
Of the New York Americans. as the storm
centre. The new born harmony. established
at the Cincinnati peace meeting. may be
fractured beyond mending by the stand
taken by the New York National League
Club and President Pulllam in tho m after Of
Davis and Elberfeld, which is explained In
the subjoined documents. What the upshot
will be depends largely on what action Ban
johnson and the American League take in
the matter.
On June IS last President Brush Of the New
York Nationals sent a letter to President
Puliam. which contained the folowin
During my recent visit in the West read
in the public press that the Detroit Club
OF the American League had released
Norman Elberfeld to the New York
American League Club. This l regard
as most unfair to the National League
tho agreement executed between the com.
mittees OF the National and American
leagues in Cincinnati on Jan. 10. 1908.
The situation when this agreement was
executed is we'll known to you, The rivalry
between the two leagues had reached an
acute stage.
1T was to remedy this very chaotic and
unfortunate state OF affairs that the so-called
peace agreement was entered into.
The New York National League Club has
think. borne far moro than Its fair share Of
this burden. IT consented to the introduce
on Of y Th' ETY. and i also
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Lea que clubs respectiyely. In return i va, was
strength q the rival club in New York city
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Grafton for the very great, concessions which
it made .s, SHOULD , be scTH32ulously observed.
With the National club for e ye SEnt isos
he could have been enjolned from pla wing
shs dRs sp Of tss psss
sSreemens that he shoStd now be perm lifted
to ;trensthen the rival club in this city.
absolved from ali obligation whatever to
es s. hs ST. h 6. Sh9 ssd IAN sSa +ss
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club, and am advised by my attorneys that
the contract Is In all respects a valid and
binding one. and that the New York club 10
President Pulliam yesterday sent to Ban
johnson letter containing the following
~ am In receipt of protest from the Now
which II claims that the spirit II not the letter
Of the Cincinnati agreement was violated by
your organization when Elberfeld, q player
who had signed a contract with the New York
club Of the National League. but who In the
interest Of harmony was awarded to the
Detroit club by the joint committee OF the
National and American lea CUES. was assigned
TO the New York American League club.
In view OF this breach Of our agreement.
the New York club has asked that they be
granted the right to establish in the courts
the validity OF a contract which they hold
with one George Davis.
You will remember that when 1t Was stated
IL the press Of New York that the officials
of the New York club OF the American League
offended to negotiate for the services OF
pelehanty spd Dsvh pla[ers Who we're