The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-12-16
TENER CIRCUIT
AWAITS word
National Leaguers Complete
Routine Business and Will
Reconvene Later.
ALL ARE FOR PEACE
Expect to End Cut-throat Fight De-
clares Prominent Club Owner.
Tener Leaves.
ALL ARE FOR PEACE

New York. Dec. 15.-They have strapped
q pair of long. sharp steel gaffs on the
dove Of peace at the Waldorf meeting OF
the National League, and tonight the
poor bird looks more.lik full-panoplied
Philippine gamecock than a bona fide
dove.
The National League Is going to have
peace with the Federals. It prefers a
peaceful peace. but IL IT has to fight for
peace there will be a fight
The fight. il one occurs, seems sched-
uled to take place inside the lines OF or
ganized baseball Meanwhile. the Fed
erals. represented in the flesh principally
by James A Gilmore. will be In a posi-
ton to sit on the fence and whoop II up
for either side.
This statement Is made on the author
ity Of the principal owner Of one of the
most important teams IN the National
League. He refused tonight to allow his
name to be used. declaring that for any
member of the league to give out any
sort Of statement about the situation
Of the organization.
I'VE are bound to have this cut throat
fight ended. and ended now" this club
owner said. I'VE think tbs American
League will agree to terms Of peace with
the Federals. IL these terms can be ar
ranged on a fair basis. But II the Amer
lean League will not agree, We are go
ing 10 force them to agree. There will
be peace. and then baseball will get
back to its normal position OF a sane, pop
ular and prosperous sport"
New Yor kThreat, MAYBE.
This bears out the generally held opin-
ion that the Federals have finally got
organized baseball on the run. Whether
II was because OF the evident sincerity Of
the Fed threat to invade New York City.
or whether the magnates have Just nat
ura,ly tired Of fighting that hits them
hardest In the pocketbook cannot be said.
But IL Is evident that the Federals, final
ly have come to be the one element In
baseball which is not worried, or at least
which processes not to be worried.
I'VE are as far from peace as We ever
WERE" said President Gilmore Of the Fed
erals tonight. IT you want any state
ments about peace get them from Presi-
dent Tener."
Gilmore refused to discuss the situation
further. but is reported to have told .
close personal friend that II any peace
proposals were to be entertained by the
Federal League they would have to be
made very soon, and would have to be
clear cut, so that the outlaw league
could make up its mind finally by Deem
Der - whether to accept the terms or
continue the hSht-
I'VE have an option on property for
our park in Manhattan" Gilmore was
quoted as saying to this friend. 1T ex-
pires December 3. We must know not
later than December 9 just what the
other side has to offer. so that We can
exercise our option the next day II We
icel this Is best. And you may believe
me, IL peace comes, one article in the
agreement will be that the Federal
League Is to be reimbursed for the
money spent to obtain this option on the
site for our park In New York City"
Only Routine Business.
Today's meeting OF the National
League was confined strictly to routine
business. An amendment was adopted to
section * of the league constitution.
which makes 1t mandatory upon every
club to stop the salary of any player
for a violation Of the rules.
The suspended players salary must be
stopped during the entire period Of his
and It is expressly provided
that he shall receive no bonus. rebate or
refund later to reimburse him for the
salary so lost
After adopting resolutions OF sorrow at
the death of 4. G. Spalding and Andrew
Freedman. the meeting resolved itself
into a sort of Renaissance meeting. and
stories of these two pioneers of base
ball occupied the rest of the session.
At least Secretary John B. Heydler's offi-
cial report of the meetings says that is
the way the rest Of the time was spent.
and one would have been very unreason-
able in asking II there was any open dis
cussion Of the Federals.
president Tener will not be there"
said the purveyor OF info. who really Is
a person Of influence in baseball. He
Is going to Scranton, Pa. tomorrow to
address the local lodge of Elks.'
Tener to address Elks.
Mr. Tener was asked II this were true.
He seemed confused at the question, but
finally said he had accepted an invita-
lion from the Scranton Elks and hoped
ne could arrange TO go.
TT looks now he said. 'aS II I may
rave to send my regrets"
And this statement In turn was fatty
by the original spiller of
,eans.
II respect Gov. Tener." this man said.
but he has bought his ticket and re-
served stateroom to Scranton. To-
meeting will not be much OF
meeting. and in fact there won't be
much business transacted by this league
Until Barney Dreyfuss has had q chance
% confer with the American League
doguls in Chicago. and report on his
conference.