The Washington times., 1915-12-15
DAY OF TRANQUILITY PROMISED.

1t all means that the National
League pillars have gotten together
with the Federal Leagues shining
lights and formed compact which is
TO be submitted to the American
Lengue moEUls in session in Chicago
today and If Ban Johnson will cease
to frown long enough to listen to the
peace emissarS, Barney prcyfuss, a
condition of tranquility in the ranks
OF baseball may be brought about.
4 careful perusal Of the maze of
peace chatter which is offered for
consumption to-day reveals a wcN-di-t
nectcd effort to please all parties con-
Cerned and still preserve the fiber OF
The game as il was bcIore war clouds
descended. This Is about what the
owners want TO bring about:
Withdrawal of tie Federal
Lcagde antitrust suit against the
National Commission.
Passing Of the Federal League.
Placing OF the International
LcaGue on a frni foundation.
END Of est rbltant salaries for
players, some of which have eN-
coeded $4,000.
Better baseball in tho major
leagues than has been seen for
three seasons.
Sale of Chicago National League
club to Charles II. WeeGhmnn, of
Shlcago, now owner of Chicago
Fcdnrals.
Sale of st. Louis National League
club to Philip Ball, of st. Louis.
Advent in organized baSebaln or
some of the wealthy hackers OF
the Federal League.
Much of tho detail of the process bV
which calm is to be restored has hcen
ascertained by Underground methods as
me reachtng o. peace al rangements be-
tween National and Federal reprcsrnta-
f..t,
held at an uptown club, ard far away
from the Waldorf Astoria, where the
scene was most naturally supposed to
he laid. There are still those who Joubt
that tho factions have held n toint ses-
sion. so cleNelly was their meeting
schemed. The meeting is supposed to
have eeen held as long ago as Monday
light Mt the Republican Club while all
nf the reporters were a'nassed just out
side ''or outside, as The case may be.
the Waldorf bar.
To the ltntruined in baseball pariarce
the clauses enuTnernird above may rep
the baseball public it has created q
riot, for 1t means a public aVOwal OF
peace talk v ith eVcry chance Of that
condition sctI ally heiry declared.
This ono fact stands boldly before
those who have this important mat
ter to decide-nO one in baseball, AID
this includes the public, wants to
continue the war If there is any com
meet. War in the operation of base
halls inner workings has brought
war at the gate and everyone has lost
money.
The Feds can no doubt continue the
fight another year for the purse
strings still appear to be open. and If
they do. there may be more American
and National League clubs for sale
next fall. Much of the publicity given
the situation has been directed at the
vast sums of money dropped by the
hackers of the outlaw movement. b Il
more or less of a boomerang is seen
I'm the present condition of the Cleve-
land Indians and Chicago Cubs.
A glance back reminds MS also that
tn" Yankees were tottering until Rup-
pert and Huston injected some financial
backing and those gentlemen are frank
enough to admit that they lost money
last season. The germ was contagious.
for Connie Mack's dividend wasn't
nearly so large in 1915, IL 1t existed at