Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-19
BASE BALL PEACE
Is STILL AFFAIR OFF
Factions Are Drawing Apart Instead
of Getting Together in Loving
Embrace.
FEDS WON'T DROP THE SUIT

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s-After several
weeks OF conferences base ball officials
were forced to admit today that peace
between the Federal league and organ
lied base ball is far from being con-
summated.
The meeting today between the indie
pendent interests committee and the Ma
tional commission failed 60 make any
definite progress and after the formal
adjournment. before which It was agreed
to meet again in Cincinnati on Tuesday,
Chairman Garry Hermann OF the Ma
tional commission said; I'VE have not
agreed upon any definite proposition"
Are Drawing Apart.
In fact. the comforting interests are
drawing apart instead of together. IL the
remarks of the various league magnates
are properly construed. Privately, the
various factions are beginning to blame
each other for the failure OF the peace
program and for taking the initial steps
toward that end. While harmony was
the keynote OF all official public state
ments, the word could hardly have been
applied to the sessions behind closed
doors, according to some of those who
entered and left at the beck and cali Of
the committees.
II there was dearth of official in
formation regarding the progress toward
peace there was no lack of rumors and
reports relative to the stumbling blocks
in the way.
Knew All About II.
According 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 full
contents of the tentative draft of peace
which Barney Dreyfuss carried to Chi
cago last Tuesday night with so much
mystery to present to the American
league, then in session.
Another report was to the effect that
organized interests expected they would
have little difficulty in persuading the
Federal league to withdraw its suit, now
pending before Judge Lands and were
bitterly disappointed when officers of
that league were advised by their legal
representatives to complete all peace pro-
positions before depriving themselves OF
this anchor to windward.
show Impotence.
American league and minor league men
showed considerable impotence with the
situation. The minors threatened to leave
the conference today at one time it was
stated.
President B. b. Johnson of the Ameri-
can league was first to leave the con-
ference today and he was soon followed
by Chairman Hermann of the National
commission. Both left for the west
After their departure, the National
10 oorY.sa 80. 10 H..
but they made no statement when the
meeting broke up.
MIR. Gaffney, owner of the BOSTON Ma
tionals, stated today that the conference
last night disclosed that the Federal
league had lost more than ss.OOO.OOO since
its entry in the base ball world This
amount was more than the combined
losses of all previous base ball wars, 1t
was stated.
Result of Preparedness.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1s-Filing Of stipula-
ton that the wrongs alleged by the Fed
eral league have ceased TO exist would
result in automatic dismissal Of that
organizations Injunction suit against
Organized base ball, according to legal
authorities here today. This, 1t was said,
would follow practice In all equity pro-
ceedings.
1t was pointed out that the permission
of the court was not necessary for this
procedure.
George Miller. the American leagues
attorney here. said he had heard nothing
of the legal side of the peace terms now
being discussed in New York and had
received no instructions to take up the
case with Judge Lands.
<eene Arlington. the Federal league
attorney, is out of town, II was said at
his office. and 1t was believed he was
i'm New York.
Because Of his position in court and in
this case Judge lands said he could not
discuss It,