The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
May Lose Franchise Result Will Decide Tuesd
BASEBALL PEACE WILL II
BE RATIFIED TUESDA1
Meeting Will Be Held In Cincinnati To Make Final Aryan
saents For Funeral Of Federal League Believes
Richmond Will Lose Franchise

New York. Dec 1s.-Peace In base-
ga! VI! be ratified IN Cincinnati rex.
tuesday AZ that time tie National
Com mission will aaesr a CO aa..t,ee
from the Fedora, League in order to
| subscribe TO new peace pact Final
oso!S Of tass scheme were worked
OUT today A. the WALDORF BY the .tri.
un2virate, representatives o. the Fed
eral League. and President Barrow Of
the International League s
those who eat IN AZ the Conference
were sTorn to secrecy None. ot the
delegates would admit an1hins fur
TIER than that Malt had beer called
IN order 10 sidet-ack the "crust" suit
that the Federal. I.eague brought
against organized baseball almost a
year ago y is hoped that this suit
will have been withdrawn from the
court Of Judge Lands oe Chicago In
time Tor the Ctnc!crati love feast
Tuesday
In spite of the utmost vigilance of
the peace parties a leak developed
that gave way today's deliheranon il
fun On absolutely un.npsa enable
authority. 1t has been learned that tie
oro"ns. the American League Club
O s.. Louis have bean sold 70 Otto
St!tel and Phil Bal, the ST. Louis Fed
eral League promoters. The Chicago
Cubs have been d!sr bred OF to Charles
Weeghnar ana .W {. walker the
owners OF the Chicago Federal League
club. Weeshn.an aad Walker. 1t, is
said havs the aack!ag OF the Arntotlr
millions n tAe protect x.r
sinclair Steps Out - tst
Harry + Sinclair the Oklahoma OIL
king, wac operated the Newark Fed
erals, is go.ag to step down ard cut
from the. game Up to twenty-foi1r
hours ago there was. & possibility of
Sinclair becoming interasted%ln either
the Giants or Yankees Narrv y
Hampstead asked roo much for tae 10.
ca National League club 'Msssrs
RUPERT and Huston finally decided
that they would string further with
Fan johnson There Is still slight
possibility that Sinclair may hetone
interested ,tn one OF the local clubs
Ge IS quite willing, however, to retire
L is rot believed that other Clubs
BESIDES the Browns and Cubs viii
change hands Charles A. sorers- Of
Cleveland, is unfortunately rot il the
very best financial condition SO far
he has been unable to secure from his
colleagues the support he gave them
IS every reason to believe that Ea-
ward Gwinne-. chief. Of the P:ttsburg
Federals, will be given an opportunity
to buy in with SoE,ers If he 30 carss
The viii be privilege rather thar
condition. y
The Ward interests, Ike those Of
Sir clair. will retire from the heId al
together " Orgasize3 BASEBALL is to
pay rental to- Washington Park at
the rate Of 1--WE per cent on the in
vestrent o. the Wards II has 40.
yet been decided whether or not IN
International League club will be put
IN the home Of the Tip-TopA The
Jersey City team OF the International
League may be switched TO Brooklyu.
and 50 scheduled to, avoid all cob
f!cts. with the Dodgers
May Move Local Franchise
Sinclair's Park 1T Harrison, n J..
will be bought for the International
League. TIE Newark team. which
was transferred to Harrisburg last
season, will be brought back TO New
ark. Baltimore will be re-esta blish-
ed in the International. circuit, The
club now operating at Richmond viii
move bacl. TO BALTIMORE
The big fight IN Cincinnati which
must be sr.oothed out before any
lasting peace may be effected will
csnter around the disposition 81 those
ball PLAYERS. who Jumped to the OUT