Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-16
DECLARE 4 TRUCE
IN BASEBALL WAR
American League Moguls Yesterday
Signify Willingness to Bury
the Old Ratchet
WHAT n 10 RE NEXT sTEPF
Ready 10 Subscribe % ANY Reasonable
Terms iasnring Peace
In Diamond World.
WHAT rs TO RE NEXT STEPS

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Members Of the
peace committee Of the American
league. named al the leagues meet
Ing here yesterday, are 10 leave for
New York City 10 attend a conference
there tomorrow with committees from
the National and Federal leagues. at
which, 1t is expected, peace between
the Federal and organized baseball
will be declared Indications are, it
was said that all details will be set
tied by Saturday night. The Arneri-
can league committee Is composed Of
Charles a. Comiskey of Chicago. 3. S,
Minor Of Washington, J. J. Lannin Of
Boston and b. 3. Johnson, president
Of the league. who win act as chair
man.
Although the peace proposals have
been kept secret, it is practically as
sured that Charles H. Weeghman,
president Of the Chicago Federals, will
come into control OF the Chicago Ma
tionsI league club.
Weeghman planned to 60 to New
York with members OF the American
league committee. but he declined to
say the nature Of his business in the
east
Il don't think IT is time for me
to talk he said. Il am glad, how
ever, that there is to be peace. 7 al
ways have been In favor Of IT, When
it all is completed / think it viii ere
ale an ideal condition in baseball. and
the game viii he better than ever"
To conclude the business Of the an
nual meeting. the American league
club owners remained In session until
long after last midnight The rule
adopted prohibiting American league
players from writing for newspapers
or magazines, OF permitting their
names to be used over stories in such
publications had the approval Of ey-
cry club owner. if was said
The league also decided TO stop the
practice of post season tours by so
called ail-star teams
The public gets enough Of base
ball during the regular season. was
President Johnson's comment on the
leagues action.
See End Of Long War.
New York. Dec, l6.-The future
status Of big league baseball viii be
decided at q peace conference Of rep
resentatiyes Of the National, Ameri-
can and Federal leagues here tomor-
row, If the expectations of the mag
mates who have framed the tentative
agreement after three years of war
are fulfilled
Members of the National league
here in their annual meeting are wait
ing today for the arrival Of q confer
ence committee appointed by the
American league TO ratify the prOpos-
ed terms of peace. The committee is
composed of Ban johnson. president
of the American league; c. A Comis.
key Of Chicago, &. S. Minor of Wash,
ington aud Joseph !, Lannin Of Bos.
ton,
James Gilmore. president Of tn,
Federal league, and Harry F. Sin
clair, owner of the Newark Federals
are ready to take part in the final con
ference to determine the future O
baseball organization representing al
outlay estimated at more than sic,
600 600.
No authoritative statement has beer
made of the terms Of peace. 1t is IN
derstood that many knotty problems
remain TO be decided by the con
ferees. Chief among them is that in
volved IN the demand Of President GIL
more that organized baseball mus
take over the SSS0,000 payroll Of tn,
Federal league,