The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-20
|DOVE OF PEACE FINDS
NO ROOST IN NEW YORK
Magnate Are Forced Admit That Arrangements
Organized Baseball Forces and Independent Organiza
ton Far From Being Contaminated

New York, Dec 19.--The baseball
dove OF peace. unable to find roost-
ing place in this city, has fiuttered
away to Cincinnati. There, next Tues
day. II will hover over the heads OF
organized and Independent baseball in
terests while these bodies endeavor to
reach basis for harmony. Unless
there is radical change In the sit
uation. II is quite possible that per-
manent perch for the bird will be as
hard to find in Cincinnati as 1t was
in New York.
After a series of conferences which
Il now develops has been going on
for several weeks IL not months. the
inagnates are forced To admit that
peace between the Federal League and
Organized Baseball IS far from beins
consumnated. The meeting yesterday
between the independent Interests
Committee and the National Commits
sion failed to make any definite prog =
ress. and after the formal adjournment
Chairman Garry Hermann, of the Ma
tional Commission. stated: We have
not agreed upon any definite PROPOSE
ton"
In fact, the comforting interests are
drawing apart instead of together. IL
the remarks of the various league mag
mates are properly construed. Privately
the various factions are beginning to
blame each other for the failure of
the peace program. for taking tho ini-
tial steps toward THAT end While har-
mony was the keynote of all Official
public statements. the word could hard
" be applied In any way to the ses-
sion behind closed doors, according TO
some Of those who entered and left at
the beck and call of The committees.
IL there was dearth of official in
formation regarding the progress to-
ward peace. there was no lack of ru-
mors and reports relative of the
stumbling blocks In the way. Many
of these lacked anything like official
confirmation. while others came from
such authentic sources that there as
little reason to doubt their truth. Ac-
cording to National League men. the
American League officers in Chicago
were in touch with the Federal League
clan more than ten days ago and knew
the fun contents of the tentative draft
OF peace, which Barney Dreyfuss car
ried TO Chicago last Tuesday night
with so much mystery. to present tic
the American League then in session.
Another report was 10 the effect that
organized interests expected they
would have little difficulty in persuad-
its suit, now pending before Judge
Lands. and were bitterly disappointed
when the officers of that league were
advised by their legal representatives
10 complete all peace preparations be-
fore depriving themselves of this an
cnor TO windward.
Feds Deny Consulting Lawyers.
Federal League magnates denied here
today that their league had sent tele-
grams to their lawyers In Chicago
last night requesting consent to with
draw their suit and stated that amp
messages that went forward along
| these lines were filed by organized
baseball. Representatives Of the lat
! ter body refused to discuss this phase
] OF the situation in any way today OIL
state whether an answer had been re-
ceived II such a message had beer
sent,
American League and minor leagu,
men showed considerable impatienc'
with the situation. The minors threa C.
ened to leave the conference at on