Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
BASEBALL NEWS.
New York National League Will Not
 Accept Peace Terms.

New York National League Will Not Accept Peace Terms.
 New York, Jan 17.-Ratifcation of the peace compact entered into by the committees of the National and Ameri- can leagues in Cincinnati last Saturday will be delayed, if not effectually blocked, by the action taken yesterday by the New York club. .% ....
 It has been the boast of the four western clubs of the National league that the treaty would be ratified by majority vote as soon as the magnates assembled in Cincinnati on Monday pursuant to the call of President Pull liam to act on the treaty.
 With the sale of the Philadelphia club to parties supposed to be friendly to Barney Dreyfuss, the Pittsburg magnate, five votes for the ratlhca- tion of the treaty were assured. This would not give New York, Brooklyn and Boston chance to make pro- test.
 The New York club however, yester- day obtained in the Court of Common Pleas No 5, in Philadelphia, an order restraining Harry C. Pulliam, presi-s dent of the National league; Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburg club, and the Philadelphia club officials as we'll from voting on the ratification of the peace pact until the New York club has had a voice at the meeting
 This action prevents the rushing through of a vote on the treaty, which John T. Brush believes was the inten- ton of the clubs committed to it. Now New York and Brooklyn will be per mitted to raise their voices against the ratification of the treaty in which both clubs have been so unjustly treated. '.#> .>% 't
 The restraining order was served on Dreyfuss, PuIliam and the Philadel- phia club officials yesterday. John T. Brush arrived in this city late last night and went direct to the Victoria hotel. When asked about the matter Brush said:
 'T did not propose to have Hermann and the others walk roughshod over me and my interests without having say, and naturalG was forced to in- yoke the aid of the courts. By the action which I have taken the ratifica- tion of the treaty will at least be de- GNls want the National league to hear my 1 side of the case. The committee which signed the peace pact never conferred with me while it was in session, and I most strenuously object to an ar rangement which is opposed to my fn- l terests.
 T certainly shall resist to the last the attempts to place an American l league club in this city and the allot- ment of Delehanty, Elberfeld and Davis to Johnsolsss organization. It l is manifestly unfair to me and was to- 1 tally uncalled for. I shall issue statement tomorrow defining the New York clubs position, which position l believe is shared by the Brooklyn club. We propose to stand together in this l fight to maintain our rights, and l be- lieve we shall be successful.
 Issuance of the restraining order l by a Pennsylvania court will be op- erative in the state of Ohio, where the l so-called ratification meeting is to be held, as the Philadelphia and Pitts burg club are Pennsylvania corpora tions, and violation of the order even in another state would place them in contempt of court" <-
 Chicago, Jan 17.-President Ban | Johnson of the American league has
 been confined to his home as the re- suit of fall on the slippery sidewalk
 a few days ago. The executive of the
 league is 6. heavy man. In trying to save himself he -wrenched his body
 and fell on the corner of the curbstone.
 Detroit, Jan 17.-President $. F. An
 gus of the Detroit American seague
 club last night announced that E. G. Barrow, who last year managed the Toronto team in the Eastern league, | would succeed the late Winnie Mer-
 cer as manager of the Detroit team. Frank Dwyer, last years manager,
 will assume the business management
 of the local team. Barrow was pres
 ident of the Atlantic league from 1896
 to 1899 and has managed teams in
 Wheeling and Paterson. He went to
 Toronto in 1899.
 Cambridge, Mass, Jan 17.-Orville G. Frantz the Harvard baseball play CT, has been permanently disqualified
 from taking part ill Harvard athletics He made his reputation as first base man two years ago. Last spring
 Frantz announced to the Harvard ath- letic committee that seven or eigh1 years ago he played ball in the west
 and received SIP a week for expenses
 He was barred fSDm playing, but al
 the time it was not thought that his , disqualification was permanent. 1
 ! Yale Defeats Princeton. e NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 17.-1r ! the first of the intercollegiate series o1