South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-22
BASEBALL MEN
BURY RATCHET
At CINCINNATI
Commissioners Go Into Night
Session to Discuss o. B.
and Federal League
Affairs.

CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. 22.-Peace
in baseball was officially declared at
Tuesday nights session Of the peace
conference.
At II O'Clock Garry Hermann,
chairman Of the national commits
sion, made this official announce
ment:
"AIl questions pertaining 10 peace
IN baseball have been agreed upon
save the questions which directly
affect the International league. The
attorneys have been instructed to re-
duce the terms 70 writing and the
instruments will be signed at a meet
ing 70 convene at IL o'clock tOmOr-
row morning.
None of the details Of the peace
agreement will be made public at
this time.
Nothing OF Interest.
Omcially. nothing OF any great in
terest to the major league fans hap
pened at the initial session OF the
peace gathering. The announcement
that the affairs Of the International
league were discussed was so gen.
eraI and so lacking in details that
II might Just as well have been said
that the relation between the South
Atlantic and the Federal formed the
tonic OF the fve-hour conference.
Whether Baltimore was 10 have a
major league club or whether il
would be compelled to be content
with one Of class AA rating wasn't
mentioned and no amount Of ques-
tioning could bring it forth. The
magnates and league officials sim
ply declared that the international
league was discussed and progress
made.
The many conferences. the secret
meeting5 OF magnates and the
stories floating about the lobby OF
the hotel revealed more real news
Of interest TO the baseball fans. Here
are some OF the stories:
Capt Huston of the New York
Yankees is here TO secure Lee Magee
~ the Brooklyn Federal league team
for his Highlanders.
Giants Want Kauff.
Pres't Hampstead Of the Giants is
here In the hope OF landing Bonnie
Kauff for the McGraw nine.
The minor leagues signing men to
the Federal league Will receive moth
ing for the players who jumped and
are back in the organized fold.
Pres't Weezhman may be COM
PEELED TO journey 70 Texas to secure
possession OF the Cub stock. Charles
y. Tart. the owner. has gone to his
ranch near san Antonio and will not
return until some time in January.
An arrangement has been made
whereby Charles w. Murphy and
Mrs. Taft. owners OF the West Side
ball park. will be peaced and will
offer no objections to the removal
of the Cubs 10 the north SIDE.
Weegbman Wants Second Stacker.
Pres't Weeghman is already on the
hunt for a second baseman and fig-
ures that il ne gets his man and his
united north and west side squads
will offer him a winning team.
The baseball suit now before
Judge Lands will not be Withdrawn
until all OF the details have been
arranged and the peace act signed.
This is a victory for Pres't Gilmore
OF the Federal league, who declared
he would never permit the with
drawal OF the suit until peace was an
actual fact.
Gathered in the conference room
today were Il. b. Johnson. John X.
Tener and Garry Hermann. repre-
senting the national commission and
organized baseball. and Pres't Gil
more. Harry Sinclair and Charles
weeghman, representing the Fed
eral league.
Gathered in the lobby were Capt.
Huston of the Yankees, Prest Hemp
stead of the Giants. Ed Gwynner OF
the Pittsburgh Federals, John ow-
ers. associated with Mr.. Sinclair:
Thomas Chivinston. president OF the