New Britain herald., 1915-12-17
MAGNATES GATHER TO DISCUSS PEACE Dreyfuss Says He Went, Saw and
 Conquered JOHNSON IS HOPEFUL
All Members of Baseball Party at New York Meeting Appear Optim- istic Over Outcome of Situation Among Different Leagues.

istic Over Outcome of Situation
 Among Different Leagues.
 New York, Dec. 17.-Barney Drey- fuss, owner of the Pittsburg Nation als, returned today from his confer ence with the American league magnates at Chicago, and declared that there will not only be peace be- tween organized and independent baseball interests. but that it will "be the best kind of peace.''
 Dreyfuss was in a jovial mood when he reached the hotel where the Ma tional league magnates are holding their meeting. He said: "I went, saw, I conquered In other words [ accomplished everything I attempt"l toward peace. The best kind of peace is coming" The American league men arrived shortly after 10 o'clock.
 In the party were President John son of the league, Charles A. Comis- key, president of the Chicago club; J. J. Lannin. president of the Boston Americans; Col. Jacob Ruppert, Jr., of the New York club; President 5. S. Minor of the Washington club, Tn
 
 taries, managers and other officials.
 Nothing New Says Johnson.
 Johnson stated that there was little or nothing new in the situation but that he was extremely hopeful of the outcome of the general conference this afternoon. All the members of the party appeared optimistic.
 Going into detail, Johnson explain ed that the American league com mittee was headed by himself and l that he was empowered to act finally 1 in the matter of peace.
 Only Tentative Plans. Dreyfuss had submitted to him ir l Chicago. he said, only tentative plans He explained that nothing could b' 1 done until a meeting of the Nationa 1 Association had been held. After thi meeting, he went on, if it was tn consensus of opinion that they should l go into conference With the Fedora l league, such action would be taken. Officials and club owners of the i National, American, Federal and Inter. national leagues met here today for a peace conference which may end the War between organized baseball and the independents and determine the
 
 , league territory for years. The con- ference is regarded as the most inn pcrtant ever held in baseball history and should peace result it may bring about a reorganization affecting sev- eral of the most important clubs in the two major leagues, notably the National league clubs of New York and Chicago.
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 Members of the National and Fed cral leagues were at the Waldorf Astoria hotel ready to welcome the peace envoys of the American league headed by President Ban Johnson, sent from Chicago yesterday. Formal opening of the conference was set for 3 o'clock.
 So far as known no conference committee of the National league had been appointed early today. To rep- resent the Federal league were Presi- dent James A. Gilmore, Harry F. Sin clair of Oklahoma, owner of the Newark club and Charles Weegh- nann of Chicago Philip Ball, owner of the St. Louis Federals, was invited by MT. Sinclair to come here and take part in the conference. Other baseball officials who expected to par ticipate were Charles T. Chivington, president of the American Association, who came from Chicago with the American league committee; Presi- dent Edward Barrow of the Interna- tional league, and John H. Farrell, secretary of the National Association