Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
END OF BASEBALL
WAR IS IN SIGHT
American Magnates Agree to
Peace Terms of Nationals
and Federals.
CONTEST HAS BEEN BITTER
Meeting of Leagues Will Be Held
Within Week for Final
Settlement.

CHICAGO. December l5.-Thc end OF
the baseball war came in sight to
night. when American League mag
mates. at their annual session here.
agreed TO the peace terms arranged
at New York between the Federal and
National Lcavucrs.
Within few days. according to
Presidcn. johnson, the details of agree
ment. which does away with the Fed
erals as an independent league. will
DC arranged, the American League hav-
ing consented TO appoint Il committee
to meet the envoys from tho others
The rcace proposals or the FedcralsI
agreed to II New York BY the National
League were related to the American
League meeting by Barney Drcyfuss.
president Of the Pittsburgh Nationals.
For an hour Mr.. Dreyfuss addressed
the American League club owners, cx-
planning in detail the agreement. Its
terms were not made public both Mr.
DrcEfuss and the magnates agreeing
10 keep silent on these, but it is gen
orally understood that the consoli,i.-
ton of the National and the Federal
is the basis.
President Johnson declared that there
would be only two lcaGues-thc Amcri-
can and National
y national peace session probably will
take place within a week according to
Mr.. Johnson. at New York or Chicago.
Many details remain TO be settled.
These involve the ball PLAYERS who
jumped from one League 20 another,
and may result in many Of the clubs
getting back those who left in the war
crisis.
The feeling that peace was about 10
be concluded put a stop to a good deal
OF the trad" talk which preceded The
meeting. That the eGec; OF The wars
end would bc to create an easier"
market for ball players was admitted.
ana all concerned denied that any
trades had been arranged.
END OF BASEBALL WAR
IN SIGHT. SAYS JOHNSON
The end Of the baseball war is in
sight" said President Johnson The
plans fer pence submitted by Mr. Drcy.
fuss were agreeable to the Americnn
League, according TO the sense Of our
meeting, and we shall appoint a COM
mittec TO 30 over The details
1t is probable the meeting of the
three committee will be followed by
meeting OF the national commission
The proposition for peace includes
there remaining two major leagues"
The peace terms. as previously given
out by members Of both tho National
and Federal Leagues, included the pur-
chase Of large interest in one of the
New York clubs by Harry Sinclair: Ike
purchase of the Chicago Nationals by
CHARLES Wecghman ana his assistants.
the browns or the Cardinals at 81
Louis TO Phil Eall and otto Stiefcl and
the alnalgamation OF the Brooklvn
Nationals and Fcdcrals Neither MIR
Dreyfuss nor the American League
leaders would verify these statements.
The peace protocol ends u war that
began TO attract attention just two
years ago this month. The Federal
League had been in eistcnce then a
year, but not until Joe Tinker. unable
to reach terms with the brooklyn Ma
tionals. had agreed to join the chi
caGo Federals did ii look serious. Tin
Key induced a number OF players from
both rival leagues TO join the new
league. and Its organizers succeeded in
attracting additional capitalists as
hackers.
The new league then expanded. put
ting teams in Brooklyn and St Louis.
in addition to its former circuit ana
one by one gathered into its fold some
star ball players.
The legality Of contracts brought the
fight between the Fcderals and or
ganized ball into the courts in several
cases. the climax coming with the anti
trust suit filed before Judge Landis
about a year ago. This case came to
trial last January. but Judge Lundis
has never handed down n decision, and
some baseball men thought he was
hoping for tht success of peace neco-
tiutions. since during the trial, he de-
clared he was against anything cal
culated to tear down this structure
known as baseball"
MACK WILL SELL. HAttER y
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
Connie Mack. manager Of the phila-
delphia Athletics, arrived to-day and
announced that j. Franklin Baker,
third baseman Of his team. would be
sold 10 the highest bidder at the Amer
lean League meeting.
There has been so much talk about
Frank Baker" said the Philadelphia
manager, that am tired Of il.
have decided Ia sell him TO the high
est bidder at this meeting"
Among those who have expressed a
desire TO add Fsakcr To their clubs are
ComisEcy. of thc Chicago White Sox.
and the management Of the New York
American League Baseball Club
FEDERiI.S SEEK 10 IMPOSE
CONDITIONS OI, yI("rOnS