The Washington times., 1915-12-16
MoguIs Say It Is Coming, But
None Is At Liberty to Give
Details Of Plan of Restoring
Tranquility.
Problem Of Distributing Players
Is Expected to Prove Most
Difficult Phase Of Settling
Troubles.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

~ NAANAN ~ AtAAN'ASA"
Indications at the two baseball
camps in New York and Chicago to-
day point to an actual evacuation of
the baseball trenches before Christ
mas. and unless the early reports
from the American and National
league meetings are over-enthusias-
tic. the fnis of this baseball war
which had its inception just two
years ago, is not far distant.
With Barney Dreyfuss, president of
tha Pittsburgh Nationals, as peace
envoy from a joint National-Federal
session at New York, the American
League heads have been prevailed
upon to accept certain peace terms
which have not yet been made pub
lie, and Ban Johnson himself has
been quoted as being favorable to
the negotiations to end the greatest
blight that has ever overcome the
national pastime.
In a word the arrangement which is
supposed TO have been effected is to
give the Federal League mosuls inter-
est in certain National League clubs
which are known to need financial back
ing at this time. Chicago and st. Louis
principally, and at once withdraw tie
Federal entries in all cities. New YORK
and BROOKLYN are also thought to nS
Involved. That the peace agreement will
he effected >s.n is indicated by the taGt
that the new site for the New York
federal League grounds Is supposed 70
der an option which expires on DeGcm-
her IS, so Il is evident that the fca
erals must have complete understand
Yrcbably the most INTRICATE situation
g., t. n faces the peace Qropagandists Is
n. satisfactory distribution Of the
ra ers now In the outlaw ranks. 5resi-
.-. James Gilmore has announced that
10y Federal clubowner, ball player
ID umpire is to he taken care OF, but
80 exact Interpretation OF the term
Hen care Of is yet to be untolded TO
o baseball world at large. II is not
.aI ic the elusive Gilmore to couch his
rts terms in just such uncertain Ian
g,tEe, and almost anything may be con-
-. I'd by his words.
: there are many sides to the peace
rrc ement which must yet be made
lee They VIII probably f,Sr renkesspts make sne,r
ilvsa of the three leagues meet in New
NCfk tomorrow, but the vague attitude
which has been taken by Gilmore and
his crowd does not necessarily insure
an announcement. In the present crisis
Gilmore has been hrown to refute all
peace tumors within two hours after he
made statements that terms had been
reached, and policy of this sort has
more dlscouragins impression on the
Iublic than absolute silence.
lies in the prota bic disroSitio,r oc men
like Joe Tinker, FIELDER Jon"S and
George stoNall, who We're the ilrst to
forsake organized baseball for tue
!'ederals. 1t is hardly 10 L. expected
hat they will receive tn" same friendly
treatment from o. # they are taken
lack. but still it IS hard to conceive any
aSIeement Whereby they can be over
looked. They are SIN important men
in baseball and would EIace many ma
jor league clubs now doing business.
That Bai, johnson, the uhiouitcus
stumbling block TO peace. has sCan the
handwriting on the wall is the oEinion
0t MANY who have watched the scram-
hle from tho h"@innn2. Johnson has
nut himself on record So trcqC"ntlN as
heinE against Tc1c" Tt any prlc' thai
there arc thCsc who toGay believe the
car oi baseball has at last proven to
hirnself. perhaps. that ih' Hedersls
have fir, lly wormrd tlejr ~av into to
fabric o: "rConzed baseball and that a
continuation of their inSidlou5 ;.ttack
might rui'l the whole scheme.
As has en- repeated here and else
where ns1N times. tho tlranctnl diff
rut and separated from the :portirS a..
meet of the game i"fcre it is I. regain
its foTmcr TornaritN a$ the national
rastime It viii TO doubt take a dec
adc for thn game to reSHmc its proper
rlace if fighting sto"s hImodiate!y. II
may never br rlIt back On the rc7estal
~ suorts from witch 1t tuinblfI
Horse r9cnl- and prize f4hting have
never been the Eams since Ary 'cll
from g~acn. Ts rhe publ, coinH to treat
baseball like wise?
Althuurh the atmosphere in the vi
cinity of New York and Chicago was
blue With talk Of trades before the
,ucetin~ tho ENJOYS have been so busy
conducting peace negotiations that not
- single purchase or barter Of plaNer
has been noted. !. Franklin Baker was
supposed to he disposed OF in Chicago
md although Ban Johnson. Connie
Nack. and Colonel Ruppert are known
~ have conferred Yesterday. no mention
81 their decision has been forthcomin@'