Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
.RUMOR THAT PEACE
IN BASEBALL IS NEAR
NiagDates Agree to Bury Hatchet. II
Is Said-Only Few Details
to BE Adjusted.
FED PLAYERS To GO BACK
Stars of Major Leagues Will BE Seen
In Original Line-Ups-Army Stars
i'm Line for All,American Eleven.
Everybody Wants Bender.

G NEW YORK, November I'll
Though leaders of both parties TO the
baseball controversy continue TO deny
that negotiations for peace have been
carried on officially. II has been learned
on undlsputable authority, that they
already have agreed definitely to bury
the Ratchet All that remains to be
done now Is to work out number of
details in the carrying out OF tho
agreement. Several problems havo not
been solved to the satisfaction OF both
sides. but they are all matters OF
minor Importance alongside the main
proposition.
At conferences between August Herr
mann. Chairman of the National Conn
mission. and Charles Weeghman, head
of the Chicago Fcderals. the ground
work for the agreement reached ten
days ago, was set when both admitted
make almost any sacrifices for the
purpose of ending the ruinous compc-
tition
Hermann Acting with Authority.
HERMANN at first was simply act
ing on his own initiative trying. to
sound , out the opposi,ion and sec Just
learned that the Feds as a body we're
reasonable; that al the glamor and
9. bluff. and that the independent
leagues club owners were ready and
willing to concedc many points, no
transmitted this intelligence to Ban
johnson. who authorized Hermann to
represent the American League in the
conferences with the Feds, on the un-
keep him posted as to Just what de-
velopcd along the way. Hermann
found an equally ready response when
he got President Tener. of the Ma
tional League. ON long distance phone
at the PENNSYLVANIA Governors man
sion In Harrisburg.
wit Ia
talks with Weeghman, the two sepa
rating from time to time to inform
and obtaining their sanction. Each
time they left the meeting room, there
was n new concession on each sido to
speak about. and none of them was
found unreasonable.
Cub sale WINS Chief Obstacle.
AS soon as means were devised for
WeeRhman to buy the Cubs, the rest
became comparatively easy. Wcegh-
man was unwilling TO sink more than
ssoo.9oo In the new ,,, Investment es and
ably higher. Finally they figured out
II scheme whereby Weeghman Will pay
SnE ns2ISSSSs For sarTa nor w,h n
agreement that he shall be president
OF the club. Weeghman had Insisted
town. Which made it absolutely essen sem
tial that he got the Cubs.
The actual transfer of the stock to
Weeghman has not been made yet and
will, not be until the announced meet
ing OF Federal and National League
men In Cincinnati on December l. But
the ways and means have been devised
and the definite agreement TO go
through with the deal signed in black
and white. contingent on the other puz.
zles OF the situation being solved. And
they will he solved, both sides having
given their word OF honor TO Yield
ground where necessary In order to
bring about the desired condition.
Attending 10 wards Easy.
The matter of taking care OF the
lyn Feds. will be easy. They make no
definite demands about being In this
or that city as major league club own
ers. STIMULATING only tina, they want
some Kind of n club in their Washing
ton Park in Brooklyn. and also the
ownership Of :. major league club
an International League club In Wash
ington Park, which settles half OF their
request, and there are three different
ways Of liking the ether half. Don't
be surprised II they should become
owners of one OF the most talked
about and most popular clubs in the
less discussed one. our informant
forhids giving further details Of this
deal. hut he prepared for omethlng as
tonishins when it goes through. which
now seems TO he on the boards for the
annual National League meeting here
next month. II il doesn, go through
one OF the other two schemes Will be
engineered.
Fed r'nyer. bnck In Majors.
who jumped after the 1919 season had
started. al the ,irst,class PLAYERS Of
Leagues next year The return Of
some Of them will have quite an effect
those whose reappearancc Will cMt "a
big figure are pitcher Cy Falkenbe hS =
70 Cleyelanh; outns,dsT steve Evans,
sen 10 the the Phlfes. and cate i s Sr
would-be stars IN any company, in
Guiding Wilson. who improved with
steady wori; about zoo per cent during
the last year.
Everybody Wants Chief Ben,ler.
In order to help the league TO have
a strong, paying team in New York.
Ban Johnson has persuaded all the
open penn marke, by connie Maek e' and i, h is
southpaw viii be "A Yankee next yea ar.
But in the case Of chief Bender. John
son has had II" SUCH success. Every
learned, and there viii be more :or less
trouble decidins, Just tr what n,, his ANAL
Flank, because Of his uncanny ability
in stealing The opposing teams sig
bit as good a pitcher as Plank.
All Sorts Of An-stnr TENNIS.
There have beer many kinds of all
star ball teams selected this year, but
the principal kind has been made up
Of those men who IN the selecters
opinion did the beet work during the
past season. WHY not Il team which
on every reasonable indication. prom
Uses TO be the best next year? Here's 1t
shy at such !. team: FIRST base. Jake
Daubert. Brooklyn second base. Eddie
Collins, Athletics; shortstop. Rabbit
Maranviilc. Braves: third base. Frank
Baker. Athletics; outhelders. Ty Cobb.
OF Detroit. iris Speaker. OF the Red
Sox.. and George Burns, of the Giants:
catchers. Ray .ScaIk, OF the White son.
and Jimmy Archer. OF the Cubs: pitch
ers. Walter Johnson. of Washington.
Grover Alexander, OF the phillies. Jeff
pfeffer of Brooklyn. and Christy Ma
theWson. Of the Giants.
Ebbets' Bo,inE Project Proinising
The New York State Athletic Com
mission. generally called the BoMins
Commission, will not issue a boxing
license for bouts AT Ebbets Field
the Brooklyn baseball park, unti! the
snow melts next spring. AS told I'm
this column two months past, the com
mission had completed It's study Of the
-ttt Inn, nd n. a. ,,,..