The Washington times., 1915-12-18
History of Baseball
Peace Is q Brief One
First Talk of Composure Between Factions Orgi-
mated at Series Between Red Sox and Phes
in Quaker City Ten Weeks Ago.
BY KIRK G.. MILLER.

Almost two years ago to the day the :,
baseball world saw the beginning of
an awful warfare which has all but de- |
inoIished Americas national pastime. |
The very fabric of the game has been |
threatened, IL not seriously scared. by
the insiduous attack Of an outlaw or
panization known as the Federal |
League. Players have been induced to
leave good berths in organized base
ball for higher-priced ones with the
Federals and the unceasing expendi-
ture of money by the infringing parties
has been the chief weapon with which
the grand old game has been harassed.
The National, American. Federal and
some few minor league heads who are
now in session in New York are sitting
for the purpose of eftecting a recon-
cilation OF the injured interests. and
in their ability to reach an armistlce
lies the future of the game.
The manner in which James Gilmore
| and Charles Weeghman, of Chicago;
the Ward brothers. of Brooklyn, one
of whom, Robert, has passed away
since the beginning of baseball strife;
| Philip Ball, of St. Louis; Harry Sin
| clair of Newark; Ed Gwinner, of pitts
| burgh; and Ed Hanlon. of Baltimore,
have co-operated in forcing the organ
| lied magnates 10 recognize the Federais
| ls astounding from financial stand
| point, but that they have been RESP ~
| slble for setting the game back -
| ten years IN popularity IN the eI~'
, the American people Is deplorablc Iof
| the game.
The alert fight which they have con-
Quoted and tho alacrity With which they
have stuck to their task of being rec
| ogn,Zed is rewarded by the willingnes IS
/ - fgr ~ n n
proposal of yeace. Should the session
now in progress avail nothing. the out
laws have still more money to spend
in their purpose and closer vigil viii
be kept with n view to further Wfeck'nS
the two major organizations.
The story of tile Federal's invasion OF
the bs seball held, step by step. Is an
the fling of the suit by the Federais-
: the suit to 4nn'i organized oasehali or
the grounds that II Is combinatlon u
restraint Of trace. Pcrhcps some OF thi
details relative to the bringing abou
OF peace would be more timel! nov.
. proha 1ly the Nrst orer Of peace frIn
, any quarter developed at the las
! worlds series games between the Sns
ton Red Sox ard the Philadelphia Ea
I tionals Vt one of the games in m
quaker city; larry +. s,nC,n,r ;nt anc Tsr Ga,
Johnson, colonel Ruppert and others .
n tho American League clique. Feac
= conditions were discussed, but nothln
n came of the meeting.
- Shortly after this the National l.eagd
u maze overtures to the Federal League
:, II was proDosed that Sinclair shoUl
-, huv tho New York Giants. n" Nf"t
y placed upon these holdings by Harry \
y Hemusicad did not suit the purse OF IN
- Oklahoma oil king. Barney Dreytuss a
y TINS time made spirited objection n tn
.. scheme.
- Ienrue. fell into bad ways. Cha-'es A
j., So.ncrs. a man who made johnson ni
). garization twelve wears ago founA mn
- haG to quit Certain interests In IN
,,ec Fe,.rral League controlled the banker
II who dictated terms to Som|rs
,e Ban Johnson ut first wouidi nc, re- q. r.
20 nire the outlay circuit. He :0In1 IN
~ pinch At Cleveland however. The Fr6
- erai League people had heen dcherin
ID with the National I.eaguers for som
Il weeks without any result. ttarry ]
Sinclair the mainstay OF til" 'nnt
pendents. finally grew tir~l. !" d'
clared himself He said he would folio
the load OF Johnson or nobody 49,
1t was nror"SeG s,N WI wIeEs s:i,aHs ago 'rt rt
Ir!rc was too high. Str", th,In wer
after the New York Yankees. He he
p chance to got a one-th'"d int"re
from ';uppcrt and Huston. "ut aga
/ all negotiations
- rhc present situation was nre"ipitatt
because cf Fan Johnson's GH3':e t.
the gallant J. hit made nv the Intern
tionnl League. I'd Ra~row's circt
!. skoulIered the principal hrnnt Of u
X battle Barrow was assure that
n you'd have Snal voice ~ whatev
of peace terrrs might be accented.
ee Washington itself has only smiled
a the report which was circulated yeste
-, dav to the effect that George Ward.
~, Rrooklvn. would onerate team here
ny the International League, and that
it local American franchise would go
OK BROOKLYN The officers of the club
nd Clark Griffith himself have denied
ed possibility OF such change. and I
baseball ruhic on all sides yesterd
and today was heard to scon at
no proposal
ale II is impossible to conceive the 60
ad to be brought about. and II is We
on plain TO see that the people would !
Al patronize minor league club af
or