Evening journal., 1915-09-09
BASEBALL Peace
AN ASSURED FACT
Says New York Scribe, Who
Outlines the New
Agreement"

- peace agreement mas peth itdNH-
ed by organized baseball and the
Federal League. and the outlaw or
ganization will open the 1916 season
as the third major league, under the
protection of the National Commits
sion. is the rather startling and ex-
elusive statement made by the New
York Times Continuing its alleged
statement of facts. the Times says
In reaching the agreement all the
details of which will be completed at
the end of the present season, the
Federals were compelled to withdraw
their teams from Chicago and st.
Louis, and give up their plans to in
wade New York city.
These arrangements were made at
a recent meeting of representatives
OF the warning factions at the Hotel
Bitmore, in New York city. and the
agreement was signed by representa-
tives authorized by the officials of
each league The National and
American league circuits will remain
just as they are, but each major
league city in organized ball which is
represented by but one team will
have a Federal League franchise. and
two teams will be placed in another
city Just how the Baltimore and
Newark Federal League franchises
viii be taken care Of has not been de-
cided, but all other arrangements
have been perfected.
The most difficult problem that con-
fronted the peace delegates was in
ducing the Federal League to with
draw from Chicago. Owner Weegh-
man insisted that Chicago was
capable of taking care Of three teams
but he was finally persuaded to allow
the franchise to be transferred to De-
troit Whether he will sell out his
holdings and be allowed to buy stock
in the Cubs is not known. but it is
certain he will not be the owner OF
the Detroit Federal League club.
Phil Ball was willing to give up St
Louis for a block of stock in the Car
dinals or Browns. and the Federal
franchise will be transferred Ia
Washington. which has only one ma
jor league team. Both Ball and
Weeghman wanted peace, but neither
wanted to have his franchise moved
In accomplishing this the organized
hall forces scored a diplomatic vic.
tory, as it was freely predicted thai
there never could be peace with three
clubs in ST. Louis and Chicago. ant
the Federals had always maintained
that they would not give up thes,
cities.
The Kansas City franchise will b,
moved TO Cincinnati. and both teams
will play on the Reds field, while TIL,
Buffalo franchise will be switched Il
Cleveland. The American Associa-
tion team in Cleveland will be trans
ferred to city that Is at present in
the Western League circuit, Will
chances favoring Denver.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh will con.
tinue with one Federal and one Ma.
tional League team in each city. bu
the games will be played at Ebbets
field in Brooklyn, and Forbes field IL
Pittsburgh.
By making these arrangements tn,
expenses will be cut down for al
concerned, as one field will be uset
in each city where a consolidation
has been effected. thus reducing tn,
rental one-half
Though there has been much laugh
ing at the Federal Leagues plan foi
l0-cent baseball, it is said that ther,
will be 10-cent seats in several parks
This will be done TO educate the fans
and to allow those who cannot pa,
more to see the game. These bleach
ers will accommodate only a small
crowd. and will be in some remote
corner Of the park
IN all other respects the prices viii
be uniform in every city. The admis
sion rates will be 81 rs cents 5i
cents and % cents. as they are at tn,
present time in every city in the Ma
tional and American leagues.