The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
PEACE IS FAR AWAY
New York Ball Club Enjoins Pull
lam From Ratifying the Gin
cinnati Agreement.
Ban Johnson Replies "Pooh-pooh' .
to the Inveotive Of Col.
John /. Rogers.


to the Invective Of Col.
John !. Rogers.
That peace in baseball is still far off |
was proved yesterday when President
Harry Pulliam of the National League
was served with an Injunction restrain
ing him from ratifying, at the meeting of
the National League to be held In Gin |
.cinnati beginning Monday next, the
agreement reached by the joint peace
conference of the American and National
leagues last week. The injunction was
issued by court of common pleas No.
at the instance Of the New York baseball
club Of the National League.
T Mr.. Pulliam left for Cincinnati last
night. He will consult the law firm OF
which Senator Foraker is member as to
his plan Of action ss%
/ President Hart Of the Chicago National
League club, and a member of the peace
|.committee, ridicules the idea that trap
was laid for the American League at the
recent conference. Barney DreYuss
Eclairns that the American League has q
small chance of getting into New York,
and says that il. the American does not
get into Gotham 1t will be reduced to
seven-club circuit, since the peace
agreement provides that neither league
can change its. circuit without the con
sent Of the other. President Hart said
yesterday: 49, @@.a ,- :. -
"There never was a question raised
about the circuit Of either league at the
Cincinnati meeting. The National League
named the cities in its league and Ban
Johnson named the ones which make up
| the American League. We, took the state
t ment that the American leaguers were In
New York for granted, because il they
were in we could: not change 1t and II
they were not in. It was their own look
out There never vas any intention of
pitchforking them into anywhere. There
was no trap laid for them and 80 far as
+ the. National League is concerned they
can go into any town that is not National
League territory, according to. the terms
of the agreement. ~ 49,, ~. ..-2
! President Pulliam of the National
League issued an official statement yes
terdaY, in which he says in part: ~.
| Owing to the many erroneous state
I ments that have been sent forth and the
unfair attempt to place our chairman, Mr..
Hermann. in a. wrong light think it is
necessary that should give, in brief, just
what the National League, through its
, committee, accomplished at the peace CON
4 ference AS concession from the Ameri-
can League we secured:
tE ''First-The recognition of the reserve
rule-the bulwark Of baseball.
T. ''Second-The inyfolab ility of players
contracts from now on. --~
i 'Third-a non-conf,icting schedule of
games. ' -
/ Fourth The restriction OF territory
from now on.
In addition, it was mutually agreed
/ I that q uniform system Of playing rules
should be adopted, 50. that national
agreement should be entered into which
would again place baseball back on good
business basis. -lE''.'-.'~> -
;: THE governing idea of the National
{ League committees was the restoration Of
the reserve rule and the ending Of con-
, tract breaking for the future, and we were
, willing to subordinate everything to this
1.-THE last time John L. Rogers got to
4. talking, extensively he talked himself out
/ Of the state Of Ohio Guess he wants to
talk himself out: OF Illinois, and out of
baseball, too. Discourse. YOU know the
treason he will snat. attend the, National
{ League meeting ateGancinnati ON Monday
Is becausesh he's afraid to gosinto Ohio for
{ fear Of: contempt OF court for his comment
on .Jrdge. Wings, decision in the Lajoie
! cases., .s.e =. 4 >'"f@@']'
81, Such is Ban. Johnsons quixzioal com
: H1e4t on the TRADE launched against the
, American League, and johnson Ia particu-
; lar. by the Philadelphia lawyer magnate
Il Incidentally, Rogers is regarded as pref
ty small potatoes by the American
! League. especially. as the option held by
. Barney Drayfuss on the Philadelphia club
s peoted to be closed before Monday, which
! would deprive Rogers Of a sayso in the
), National League council. -
Miller Higgins, the star second basemar
| of the st. Paul baseball club, is in ST
v Paul ostensibly to visit his brother, Clar:
r ence Higgins. 1t is believed, however
: that the real purpose Of Higgins trip ii
r to ascertain positively whether the st
D Paul club will be transferred. Huggin.
d has stated positively that he will not bt
transferred to Chicago. He wants to staJ
: In st. Paul, but il he cannot play there he
will accept one Of his offers from the bis
4 leagues - @.. .' ''>E@ 7
r orville G. Frantz, the Harvard baseball
player, has been permanently disqualifie,
~ from taking part In Harvard athletics
z Last spring he announced to the athleti
l. committee that seven or eight. years ag
IS he. played ball In the west and receive,
III week for expenses He was imme
n diately barred from playing. @.s2
4 Angus, the owner Of the Detroit bal
team, announces that Edward G. Barrow
the manager Of the Toronto team In tn
t. Eastern league, has been. signed to man
y, age the Tigers In 1903 In place Of VII
1t Arrangements have been, completed 10
al a baseball game this spring betwee
= Princeton and The University Of Pennsy]
"a Evania, the first between them since 1885,
= Resumption Of football relations Will prob
ID ably follow. = ,z g. =sz@ s<,.t
10 II Business Opportunities for, AL.
n Locations in Iowa, Illinois, sMinnesot
oe and Missouri on the Chicago Great West
Iff / ern railway; the very best agriculturs