Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-06
AMERICAN MOCULS
AGAINST OUTLAWS.
No Chance for Peace IN Base
ball Situation Is Keynote
of Meeting.
OWNERS ALL STAND UNITED
Farrell Declares New York Yankees
Are Not for SaIe-Brsnds News
paper Stories as False.

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. eight mystic
rious individuals, each a club owner
in the American league, sat in with
Ban Johnson, chief of staff, at the
Congress hotel yesterday and talked,
and talked and talked. Alter much
long winded discussion they adjourned
to meet again today
The secret session over Johnson dis
patched Secretary William Harridge to
the front with items of interest for
the baseball writers, said items to the
effect that the Federals had been
mentioned, that Frank Farrells hold
ings in the New York Yankees remain
ed untouched, that Hughey Jennings
offense against Connie Mack in tip
ping off the latter's request for waiv-
ers, had been pardoned, that Mick
had been paid 800 to be applied in
the purchase of a 1914 pennant for his
Athletics, and that the reports of the
treasurer and board of directors had
been read and approved. ~
All United Against Feds.
All during the afternoon the lobby
OF the Congress hotel buzzed with ex-
element and word went the rounds
that the peace commissioners were on
the job, but this dope flew galley-west
when the various magnates stepped
from the council chamber. To a man
the baseball moguls ridiculed the re-
port that steps would be taken to eff
feet a peaceful adjustment of condi-
tions and the declaration of truce
with the Federals.
What will it profit us to decker
with the Federals." queried each
magnate. I'VE have our players sign
ed up for two and three years to con-
tracts agreeable to them and we can
not lose in any future raids. There
can be no recognition of the Federals."
One or two owners deplored the
war and seemed inclined to favor some
sort of arrangement whereby baseball
would be restored to it's former level,
but they were all united in their stand
against granting the outlaws any con-
cessionS.
Archambeau Gumshoes About.
Johnson's associates were not the
only mysterious gentlemen of the ma
tional pastime quartered within the
loop. While the American leaguers
were closeted in their star chamber
session Archie Archambeau, Milwau-
kee capitalist, who sold Charles
Weeghman, Chifed masnate, the land
for the North Side plant, was gum
shoeing about town hobnobbing with
Johnsons forces, with Tom Chiving-
ton, president of the American asso-
citation, and with Messrs. Weeghman
Of Fed nrOaniZatinn
Weeghman had nothing to say when
asked for a line on Archambeau's mis-
sion here at this time. President
Charles Somers of the Cleveland Maps,
who happened in the American asso-
citation Office at the time Archambeau
was there comforting with Tom Chiv-
ington, also protested ignorance of
the real reason attending the capital
lists trip to Chicago.
Frank Farrell, the Yankee mogul,
held up the proceedings of the Ameri-
can leaguers until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, having been delayed en-
route from New York. Immediately
upon his arrival here Farrell was ask
ed concerning the probable sale OF his
club, advance reports to this effect
having preceded the Manhattan mogul
to Chicago.
Says Yanks Are Not for Sale.
There is absolutely nothing to the
story that my club is for SALE" de-
clared Farrell. Il never authorized
the statement, and furthermore pro-
pose to continue in charge OF the
Yankees
The case of H. Jennings was smooth
ed over in jiffy when Connie Mack
asked that the charges be removed.
The boss of the Athletics declared his
Tiger rival had erred unwittingly and
that for. the good of the game the
Ratchet should be buried. Jennings |