Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
MINORS III DEMAND
BASE BALL PEACE
Little Fellows Wake Up at Last and
viii Demand Majors to Settle
the War.
oEErLL WILL PUT UP A FIGHT


When the National Association of
Professional Base Ball Leagues
meets In San Francisco Tuesday the
first action which will be taken by
the association will be a formal de-
mand that the National commission
Immediately take such steps as will
bring about a settlement Of the base
ball war before the 1916 seasons are
inaugurated.
II Will not be a polite request this year.
or a resolution Of assurance that the ma
tionai association win stand pat with
organized ball and graciously acceds TO
any action taken By the national COM
misslon. a. Il did last year, but II will
be formal demand. At last the minors
have become alive TO themselves. No
longer win Garry Hermann. Ban John
son snd few other major leaguers tell
the minor what 10 do and where to get
off az. for the minors have at last real
lied that they cut quite considerable Ice
in the base ball puddle and they are
going TO have a little 70 say IN the leg
.siation OF base ball affairs.
UNLESS the majors make peace with
inc EfutEAln We uukHt rs NNu Qulte
said r. G. Barrow. president OF the In
ternational league. There were forty
seven minor leagues q year ago, nov
there are twenty-five. Another year OF
this base ball war and there won't be
two minor leagues. Something must be
Gone
Peace ~ Essential.
That is the sentiment Of the other
minor league executives who passed
through Omaha at noon on their way
70 the meeting at San Francisco. Every
body feels that peace Is essential TO the
future Of base bali and the minor league
men intend TO put II up to Hermann.
johnson and company to do something
for the good OF base ball for once in
their lives.
Most of the minor ieaguers are conf
Gent that steps already have been taken
Tor the bringing about OF peace Garry
Hermann and Federal magnates have
had several meetings." said one promi-
nent league president, "and wouldn't be
SURPRISED to learn that plans are we'll
under way for q peace pact"
q. Il. Murnane. president Of the New
England league. seems TO be the one
minor Lacquer on the train who Is not for
peace. Murnsne has no love for the
Feds and would like to freeze them out.
0'NeiiI WIN risht.
OF interest TO Western Ieagueru "a the
fAct that Norris L o'NsilI. who stiil IN.
sists that he b president OF the Western
league and will continue IN that capacity
and I'D Hanlcn. who IL equally persisten,
that he is acting president OF the loon and
that oNeill is fired. bounced and canned
ere riding on the base ball train.
oNeiii declares that he can't n. t,n.s
and that no win leave n 10 the hoard a,
arbitration. Another matter o'NeiII
speaks about quite casually IL the fac,
that there h no money In the westerr
iezsste treasury. o'Nein Is also treasure,
81 tie loop ana he says the mAgnate,
have not exhibited any great burst o.
speed In paying their dues this year
Hasion says they don't intend 10 pay
their dues 70 oNeill. That being ths
ease tip viii have y nard time actinI
as president. He can't get any salar,
ano he can't set any money for expenses
ana he can't pay any Tmpires A mic,
state Of affairs II o'Neill should man
ase 20 make his Job stick.
Jack Holland of st. Joseph Joined IN.
] party here. Jack IL an o'Neill man. Jacl
says he viii fight for OMEN as long a
there Il any chance. But n o'Neill can
be retained. Holland says he would vot,
for George Rice. Chicago nswspaps
man. AZ a compromise candidate. Hol
lands admission that he would vote 10
compromise candidate would indieat
that he believes there IL little chance 70
o'Neili 10 be retained.
The 81, Joseph magnate also has
srievance Of his own. He was fire,
from the board OF directors OK the leaGu
when o'Nsill was given the gate and b
says that can't be done He intends 4
scrap for the office.
Pa Rourke. the Omaha magnAte.
not with the party Pa went on a da
ahead