The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-16
MUST PROTECT
FED PLAYERS
PRESIDENT GILMORE INSISTS
THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE
THERE CAN BE PEACE.
Must Be Definite Action Before De
eember n, as Feds Option on
New York Park Site EN-
pires on 23d.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-The Ma.
uonal league magnates virtually
marked time here today while waiting
FOR the American league to ratify the
proposed terms Of peace between or
ganized and independent baseball in.
terests. While not one OF the senior
organization club owners would be
quoted. they apparently were not over.
confident that President Ban johnson
ana the magnates OF the American
league would agree to the plan for
peace proposed and virtually accented
by the National league.
President James A. Gilmore OF the
Federal league and Harry f. Sinclair,
one OF the principal hackers OF the In.
dependent league. insisted here 10.
night that all the Federal league plav.
ers must be taken care OF by organ
lied baseball before any peace agree.
ment can be signed.
According to well informed Federal
league authorities these contracts cali
Tor close TO S3s0000 in salaries. and
even then league magnate assum.
ing such a responsibility OF his time
Must Agree by December q.
President Gilmore stated that peace
must be reached not later than De
cember 21, since the Federal lea1ua
option on the property for the pro.
posed park in New York city expires
on December %. and unless there was
complete understanding between Ali
those concerned in professional base.
ball before that date the Federal
league would purchase the park pron.
erty and include Il in the assets ~
the Federal league at such time as n
peace agreement might be reached
rms property is said to be purchas.
able at $3.50 900. which sum the Fed.
eral league hackers have agreed ~
pay Tor the several city blocks IN.
cluded in the site.
Sinclair. who is said 10 be the chic,
packer OF the proposed Federal leapue
club in this city. said he was mot 90
yet certain that a complete under.
standing could be reached. but that be
arranged
The fact that certain maenates were
on the verge of bankruptcy and that
these magnates were not members
OF the Federal league helped TO bring
about cooperation between oreanized
ana independent baseball interests ac.
cording to Sinclair. He stated that
after all was said and done the oues.
ton OF peace in baseball was mn N
Ban johnson and the magnates OF the
American league. He declared Jobn.
son was the real fighter OF Organized
baseball who had to be won over
When President Gilmore was in.
formed that the American League mar.
mates were understood TO be favor.
ABLY impressed with the pronosad
plans for peace and that n meeting
would in all probability be had in the
near future, he said that the Federal
league would appoint a committee IN
meet the American and National
league delegates at any time ana
place that might be agreeable to those
ORGANIZATIONS.
During the meeting here TO-DAY tho
privilege OF the floor was given N n
visitor. who suggested a midseason se.
ries OF games TO be played bv renre-
sentative teams from the National
ana American leagues. The matter
was discussed btu no action was IA.
ken on the suggestion.
Chairman Hermann OF the m.
tional commission said late tonight
mat representatives OF the National
American and Federal eaRues wonId
meet here Friday afternoon to discuss
peace terms and the future conduct q,
major league baseball.