The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE ON
RECORD FOR PEACE
General Opinion That FederaIs Must
BE Absorbed-Not Room Enough
for Third Big Body.
YANKEES NOT FOR SALE
So Announces President Farrell.
Mack Refuses to Make Complaint
Agains Jennings-Plans for End.
ing War Discussed.

CHICAGO. November CLUB owners
of the American League here to-day
put themselves on record for peace, but
bronghC no nearer an end the base
ball war. Rumors that overturos had
been made TO the FederaIs were de-
MED. The only discussion of the Fed
erai situation lasted but half an hour.
clubs representatives declared for
peace. but 1t was the general opinion
ahs Of gan r. be only
through Its recognition.
There is no room for a third
S Of sg Clubs and t Gss smin e.
Louis and brooklyn must be Included
In any truce terms.
Farrell, Its president arrived Just as
hmte,eang broke sp and declared
said. too. that no discussion of n pro-
posed transfer had taken place in the
meeting NEE but the desire of the league
Except that some of the clubs had
as many rs forty men on their pay
because of fear of the Federal League,
there was no reason found to warrant
recognition, of the Federals, the club
owners said. Plans for distribution OF
extra players among the minor leagues
IN way to assure their not being
sgneId by the Foderals Will be left
Manager Nj Mack s1t 81 hs the FEh,adelpnla
e enn,ns REVISED used to make formal charge
accused of giving out the news Of
waivers being asked on Plank. Bender
=, Mack said he had buried the Ratchet.
Tho charge that Manager Grifiith, of
washington, had Informed the Boston
tributing to the defeat of his own COL
LEAGUES was not taken seriously.
numerous plans were proposed to
the three leagues may enter an agree
ment with their present organizations,
, hit at j. present ,r t seems 70 be more
baseball best that there Will be be- n rev
organization in which the best of the
t th leagues will BIO made over into
It Is expected that the Federal
port Its pennant winner as was en-
pected. It Ia generally admitted that
tnr s,n clubs are too many for St Louis
are bound to lose money under present
conditions. It Is understood that the
refused to give up his Federal Iea .,ee
club. and, IL so. Fielder Jones could
manage the team.
has been quietly discussed is for two
big leagues of ten clubs each. as FOL-
League A-Boston New yorr pro,,,
lyn. Philadelphia. Washington. tPItts-
purgh, Cleveland, Detroit. Chicago, st.
League B-Boston, New York, Brook
!yn, Philadelphia, Baltimore, pitts
purgh, Buffalo. Cincinnati, Chicago. st.
Such n plan would give continuous
pail In nil the cities except BaItimore'
washington, Cleveland, Buffalo. Detroit
and ;,n,,, Gin nc The only cities which
lis and Kansas City. and the latter is
to be dropped. anyhow. indianapolis
might be retained in place OF one of
Ihere VIII DO many difficulties in car
ryIng out this or any other reorganIza-
x tion Plan: PRESIDENT Gilmore is too
ball, anu ho has been reelected FOR
five years by the Federals. Neither Ban
Johnson nor Governor Tener presum-
aDiy would iike to get out OF the game
The question OF grounds will also be a
stumbling block.
. a. All the Federal League Clubs have
new new. grounds and stands. and where
they are not owned outright, leases
have been taken upon the sites for
te OF Of Thus Thu MAS y Chicago
the Cubs would have to be given uD.
and this would probably cause n large
expense. The same thing is true in ST.
baseball schedule. makers have al
WAYS opposed ten-club leagues on the
ground that they are awkward and un-
wieldy and difficult to schedule eco
nomically: Ten-club leagues have been
few in this country. and have never
Prospered. This objection may have
Ii there Is reorganization into two
big leagues, u ten-club league or one
OF eight and one OF twelve are be-
lieved to be inevitable If the Federals
are 10 be satisfied. The two OF ten
clubs ms outlined above is believed TO
be rs likely as any.