Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-18
NO PROPOSITION
BRINGS SOLUTION
Prospects Are That War Be-
tween Baseball Major
Leagues to Go on.
NEITHER SIDE YIELDING
Heavier Losses Than Last Season Fac
Ing Owners If the Efforts to
Settle Fall.
NEITHER SIDE YIELDING

New York, Nov. 1S.-None of the
several plans offered by the Federal
league for the settlement of the base
ball war has met the approval of or
gained baseball, and unless the Gill
more circuit is prepared to conduct
hostilities for another year at heav-
Ter loss than its promoters sustained
during the last season, complete dis
abandonment is the only alternative in
sight.
Charles Weeghman, president of the
Chicago Federal league club, who is
acting as the official secretary of the
outlaws" already has submitted two
plans to August Hermann, chairman
of the national commission. Weegh-
man was instructed how to plead their
cause with Hermann by the promoters
of the Federal league during their two
days session at the Baltimore hotel
last month.
Weewhman's first demand involved
the recognition of the Federal league
as "a third major circuit with represen-
tation on the national commission.
Hermann, backed up by all the clubs
III TIE -NSllOhal anu iCoSuCS,
turned this proposition down coldly,
big circuit.
Would Absorb All.
The second scheme set forth by
Weegham proposed the absorption of
all the Federal clubs by organized
baseball, giving the Chicago, st. Louis
and Brooklyn Feds an opportunity to
purchase certain major league fran
chises. Weeghman in this plan select
ed the Cubs for himself. He picked
out the Cardinals for the st. Louis
Fed promoters, Ball and Stifel, and
made known the desire of the Wards
to purchase the New York Yankees.
The other Fed clubs, according to
weeghman's plan, were to be taken
care of by the International league and
the American association, with the
draft removed so that those circuits
could call themselves major leagues.
Hermann promptly notified WEIGH
man that the Wards had no chance to
buy the Yankees; that the Cubs and
Cardinals both would be sold if WEIGH
man, Ball. and Stifel were willing to
pay the prices.
Regarding the other Federal clubs
Weeghman was told that the Interna-
tional league and American assOc.a-
ton were not anxious to have the
draft abolished and that both circuits
would be allowed to look after their
own affairs when the time for reorgani- !,
zation arrived.
WeeFhman then asked Hermann to !
provide the Wards with an opportunity !
TO buy ore of the National leagues |
eastern clT bs. at the same time an T!
nounc'ng thnt he was prepared to open |
negotiations for the Cubs. Weeghman !
also told Hermann the Federals would /
insist on the reinstatement of all their |!
players and that, If he and the Wards !
we've able TO buy their way into the |
National league, they would claim the |
right to keep their best men.
5rittons Want 100000. |,
Hermann promptly transmitted the |
Weeghman proposition to the 16 ma .
jor league clubs, which are now pre-
pared to deny nearly all OF them.
Organized baseball favors the ad-
of the Wards and Weegh-
man. but the plan to take care Of the |
other outlaw" promoters is not re-
garded with much favor. In st. Louis
Ball and Stifel have been told they can
buy the Cardinals for 100000. The
Brittons insist on a cash settlement,
put Ball and Stifel say the figures are
100 high and are now asking the Brit
.ons to lease the Federal grounds.