Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-11

CONTINUED from fage OneD
as putting tho job up to the majors
! souarcly on its merits The minors are
none the less tenacious of their rights.
! though.
\ ANY settlement" says Western
league magnate. must of course be as
/ fair to the minors as the majors"
Not Convention Action.
Even before the convention formally con
vened in annual session at the
Rome, two things were definitely set
tied First. that no official action
had been taken by the solons OF organ
lied and outlaw base ball toward et-
4 fecting peace; second, that no such action
! would be taken by or at this convention.
This much was made plain by Ban
I Johnson, Garry Hermann, Charles Ebbcts,
president OF the Brooklyn National league
team, and Charles Thomas, president-sec-
rotary of the Chicago CUBS.
Ban johnson. Garry hermann, Messrs.
\ Ebbets and Thomas were much sought
after, following their conferences in Chi
4 cago with II. b. Ward OF Brooklyn and
\ President Nveeghman Of Chicago. pillars
in the Federal league.
II Il want II to be clearly understood
| said Mr. johnson, I'VE have had con-
I ferences with these gentlemen and we
n have discussed in great detail the DIFF
! ferences between us and weighed many
} propositions for peace, but all this VIC
\ have done unofficially. That is, we
of Organized base bali have met with
] these gentlemen, not as officials OF any
league or commission. but purely as in
! dlviduals. We were invited to hold
such conferences by the representatives
\ OF the Federal league and we made II
! plain TO them that anything we said or
!, did was not more than our personal
views and had no relation TO our Of
} ficial positions.
n Hope for Peace.
/ II can say this-the interests of base
y ball demand peace and order we hope
Al for peace and order and we believe It
D will come before long"
DO you think 1t will come out of pend
ing negotiations, even though of this UNI
} official character" Mr.. johnson was
asked.
We'll possibly, yes. though that is
quite uncertain now" he replied. 'Oh,
} of course things cannot go on as they
are. Any clear-headed man knows that.
D The game cannot prosper in turmoil
when Mr.. r. b. Ward first called me
into conference with him." says Mr..
D Hermann. 81 told him, Now Mr. Ward
you understand that am talking 20 you,
! not as the chairman of the National COM
D mission. but merely as Garry Hermann
at your request and anything that takes
place at our meeting must he considered
0 as unofficial in character. And Mr..
0 Ward, as we'll as Mr. Weeghman thor
oughly appreciated that. But they have
NN.Al -. liz 90 al hot
0 the time he's come for the Federal
league to seek peace with Organized bas,
ball"
Cub option Expires.
n Hermann declared that WeeghmaI
had an option on the Chicago Cubs stool
and that the option ran out Monday. At
a conference Monday the option was re
o newed for few days until a subsequen
-, conference may be held between Weigh
" man and Johnson or Hermann the latte
% part of this week or the first of mex
week.
Ban johnson is to meet Charles WEIGH
man, chief of the Federals, in Chicago to
day and at that meeting, or as a result o
that meeting, something in the good nam
10 of peace may happen. Garry Hermann
remains at the Omaha convention.
EDDets Talks.
Charles II. Ebbets. the Brooklyn mag
nate, had something to say about thi
much mooted question Of the Wards
making an offer for his club
IT have received no offer for the Brook
lyn team" said Mr.. Ebbets, who is
very emphatic man. II am looking 70
and desiring no offer. I would not TAX
81, 10000 for the club. 1t will be wort
hnr IL, kn,. .,,N
m I sell? like the game and the only req
son why I would quit it would be poe
health and thus far there is no indicatio
NJ of that. No, sir. put it down for me ths
10 am not on the market II the talk of
Federal league settlement hinges O
" Brooklyn, then it's all talk"
90 This much is emphatically affirmed b
all who pretend to speak from the car
y" and have any right to speak-that FEEDERS
90 league negotiations, business or proposal
will not, officially, come before the pres
ent convention of the National assc
90 station: that nothing this present cor
vention does will have q direct officis
!" bearing on any negotiations pendin
to produce peace in the base ball worlt
although peace may follow on the hee
of the convention
90 Majors Want to Dictate.
IN Just, here. 1t may pay not to be to
20 unsophistlcated. There are Few ecceI
90 trio circles revolving in this little ma
chine. Unquestionably the majors wou
prefer to see the war settled on their oN
90 terms, not the Federals'. and that, 20
independent of the minors. 1t is NJ
w hard to discover on the part of the majo
a decided aversion to having this thin
come within the scope of the minor lea ~
elaboration. And keep In mind the IA
that this present convention is primaril
a minor league affair. So. again, it
urged and probably correctly. that tn
convention will have no hand in redress