The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-23
inner Franchise VIII Go to
Monumental City and Jersey
city Club VIII Come Here
)CAL LEADER CAUSES
STIR AT CONFERENCE
ii Owners In baltimore Try
to Procure Territory il That
city for Song and Manager
lack Dunn Puts Up Fight

Cincinnati, Dec. 22-The last battle
the peace conference was fought
over the issue Of the International
gue. For several hours after the
ference convened today the Inter-
ional League affairs threatened to
ne serious trouble. The trouble
SO over the demands of G. w.
Fin, of Baltimore. and President
bertson, OF the Buffalo club. These
Federal League owners demanded
nchises practically for nothing in
International League
President Barrow and Jack Dunn.
her of the Baltimore franchise IN
International League, fought the
be out. and finally the matter was
|ced in the hands OF committee
imposed of the National Commits
b. James Gilmore, Barrow and n
Preventative Of each of the Federal
kgue Clubs. They are 10 reach a
ping by January 3. and both sides
Fe agreed to abide by their de-
Jon, which will tell whether the
ieral owners are 10 come into the
que or not.
Richmond tn Remain.
rhe International League. has been
dtusied by three changes. The
|sey City Clpb goes to Richmond.
TX Dunn's Richmond club viii be
nsferred to Baltimore, and the Har-
burg club Will be moved back TO
.ark. AS a concession the Newark
b will play In Sinclair's bah park,
pay him a rental for H.
rs a result OF the meeting efforts
now under way to strengthen the
nkees in New York Ban John
is using his Offices to get several
yers for the club. SO that tn,
Ierican League Will be strengthened
the best city or the circuit
rhe last work of completing peace
eement In baseball. which puts an
to the war that had been going on
mere than two years. was accom-
lock tonight NJ that time John
Tcner. Ban Johnson. August Herr
mn. Harry =. Sinclair and James
more attached their signatures TO "a
OF articles which Officially effected
kee
No copies of the exact terms OF the
teement were given out but IN.
ms OF the settlement were given ont
i n XVIII al MY IN tr3IiN f1tTFHldtlii
the conclusion OF the meeting.
Eanized baseball
che Federal League passed out or
silence with the signing Of the agrse-
mt. and no one shed any tears The
herals them zelyes were apparently
d. too.
Immediately following The signing
the peace treaty. which was Wit
esed by few newspaper men. tho
thering IF baseball men began
wing town Christmas finds peace
baseball
Blacklist Is lifted
Recording 70 the settlement, organ
III baseball got nearly every con-
ksion it sought. The hlaeklis; has
|en lifted, which means that all
Ryers In the Federal League are
Eible TO play on clubs of organized
II. This includes even Hal Chase
h other notorious contract jumpers
bom Ran Johnson said could never
by again. The Federal League
kycrs remain the property Of the
J BIS with which t>ey finished this
bson. and are To he sold or disposed
in any way that their owners see
Organized baseball agreed TO sur
hder all prior rights to the players
10 jumped contracts Also players
lose contracts expired at the end of
1913 season remain the property
the Federal League owners
OF something more than two hun
Bd players under contract with the
|deral League. eighty -four OF them
I've ironclad contracts; forty weight
these contracts have one year To
h. and thlrty-six do not expire until
+ close Of 1917
The Kansas City and Buffalo clubs
bnchises were forfeited, but Harry
hclair, the moving spirit OF the Fed
hi League. and one of the most I'm
rtant figures In the peace confer
&c, has guaranteed the fulfillment
the contracts Of players with these
IBIS. In the meantime he will en-
avor to dispose of them to the high
bidders. Sinclair and the Ma
mai Commission will oversee the
airs OF these clubs and the balance
fer sales have been made will go
aaaners-af-t ae-elabs.
le National Commission was en-
wcred to settle all disputes in the
SEES OF sales OF the Federal League
AYERS.
~ WIZ s>,''ss'' -. 1it VI tue fSdui0S
nctum. only two ma ior league clubs
ssed into the bands OF the new own
=
Wcc"hman Gets Club.
Weeghman purcha sed the
'jcaro Cubs for n price said to be
Is. 00a, which does not include the
est Side grounds. The club will
w at Weeghmans new park. Phil
i'll and Otto Steifel. former owners OF
= St. Louis Federais. became the
rners OF the st Louis Browns. the
Ice for which was $3.50. 900. which.
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