Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-12
PACT MAY
Be SIGNED TODAY
Expect That Baseball War
Will be Ended in Chi
cago Meeting.
MERGER OF u
is PART OF PLAN
No City to Have More than
Two-Fiigher Classif-
cation for A. A.

here yesterday President James A.. Gill
more of the Federal league expressed
the opinion that peace between the
outlaw league and organized baseball
was near and that the negotiations
might be concluded at a conference
tween Chairman Garry Hermann Of
the National commission, President
b. b. johnson of the American league
and President Charles Weegham of
the Chicago Federal league club.
He declared that if the plan under
consideration goes through control of
the Chicago National team will be &C
quired by Charles H. Weeghman and
his business assistants, n that the
club will play on the Federal league
grounds on the north side which will
be enlarged and improved for Its new
use. He also said that the new Cubs
would be made up of the best players
in the present National league team
and the Federal league club.
Not More Than Two Clubs.
Among other statements made by
city would have more than two clubs
mex season under the reorganization.
That the Federal leagle teams not alb
sorbed by the major league in the re-
organization would be incorporated
into another league with perhaps a
new name. That there would be no
international league teams in Balti-
more. Buffalo or Pittsburg. That
Garry Hermann did not act as a pri-
waite individual in his recent confer
ences with President Weeghman at
which peace plans were discussed.
That the American association and
the International league will be given
a higher classification under the new
plan.
While President Gilmore declined to
go into further details of the proposed
peace plan it is said that the plan il
to provide for the merger of the Chi
cago. st. Louis and Brooklyn Federal
league clubs with the National league
teams in these cities and the organi-
cation Of two sub-major leagues, one
in n east and one in the central
states made UP Of the present Ameri-
can association and What is left of the
league.
Organized on Major Plans.
The Federal league was organized
on a major league basis and will con-
tlnue as such under its own NAME, no
matter what deal may be made with
organized baseball, according to a
statement made last night by Presi-
den James A.. Gilmore of the Federal
league, who declared that all the own
ers of the league still stood together
Tor a fair settlement. Gilmore de-
clared hat no member Of the organ.
lzation had any intention of selling
out to the detriment of the Federals,
The statement said:
Inc federal league stands ready to
do anything that will promote the in
terests OF baseball in general. They
realize that warfare, such as has X
lsted during the last year is detri-
mpnfHl RI tho i-%o~o,k- "a A. $780,.
and for that reason more than for any
other, they are willing to make a, set
cement on any honorable basis. If
such a settlement is not consummat-
ca De1ore the 1915 season, it is not the
fault of the Federal league officials.
W. admit that in order to bring
such a condition about, it would be
necessary to transfer certain fran
chises and a committee of Federal
league officials is willing to meet a
committee from organized baseball
and deav to solve the problem.
Thorough Understanding.
"Ihere Is a thorough understanding
anon all officers Of the Federal
league and there is no fear on the part
or any Official that one or more Of the
others are going to consummate a deal
mai Will protect their own interests
irrespective of what happens to the
0NSA ISpOIUS w oil injustice
to such men as Messrs. Ward, Weegh-
man, Walker. Stifel and Ball.
,Cltles like Baltimore, Buffalo and
Indianapolis are entitled to major
league baseball. and any one who
made a thorough study Of the condi-
tlons existing in those cities before our
invasion will readily understand why
our league was Loyalty supported in
tnose towns. Competition is the life
OF trade, and the utter disregard that
the minor league club owners have
nad for the general public in the three
cities mentioned during the last ten
or twelve years wac the real cause OF
the almost total lack of patronage III
their parks during the last year.
1 wish to state at this time in q
most emphatic manner that the Fed
eral eague was organized on a major
basis n will continue as such.
Ihere will be no deal made with or
ganized baseball which calls for the
elimination of the. Federal league.
our organization might consent to the
transferring Of one or two franchises,
put the Federal league in name and
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