The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
BASEBALL RULERS
TO CONFER HERE
TO-DAY ON PEACE
American League Committee
Hurrics On From Chicago
for Waldorf Meeting.
FEDERALS MAY GET
INTO THREE BIG CLUBS

The most important baseball confer
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The cut
COM If this meeting will determine
Whether or not the coun,ry's matte nal
pss,rne viii he conducted along the safe
and sane lines OF organization or rele-
rated to the chaos which mas prevailed
throughout the last couple Of seasons.
A committee of five from the Amer!-
can League will arrive In town from
Chicago at an early hour to-day TO dis
cuss plans OF peace. The committee IL
composed of a Johnson. presiden. Of
me American League J J. Lannin.
n. : Minor. Charles A.. Comiskey n
col Jacob Rupert. The committee Of
the National League was not appointed
At Yesterdays meeting. Neither was the
delesaton OF fve from the Federal
League named. 1t is known hat Ed
Barrow, president OF the International
League. will tie in with the ~aaseanblage,
AZ will John II. Farrell, secretary Of the
National Association.
The National League simply marked
time all day yesterday In It's deltbera-
lions. There was no business Of moment
20 be considered and the Tener hench-
men did not try unnecessarily to o
wink the baseball public. Here 10 the
real story of the events leading up to
tne present situation as learned yester-
day by THE SUN:
First Oaer Months Aso.
The first offers Of peace from n
quarter developed at the last worlds
- --.- l..a, thA nnptau pnA Gov
and the Philadelphia Quakers. Harry
p. sinclair and certain Federal League
nagna,es met Ban Johnson. Col. Jacob
Rupert and others OF Johnson's clique
n A Philadelphia hotel. Peace condi-
,pns were discussed pro and con. Moth
ing came Of II.
Shortly after this the National League
made overtures to the Federal League.
II was proposed that Sinclair should buy
the New York Giants. The alu placed
upon these holdings by Harry n. Hemp
stead did not suit the purse OF the OKLA
roma oil king. Barney Dreyfuss at this
time made spirited objection to the
scheme.
The Cleveland club OF the American
League fell into bad ways. Charles A..
Somers. a man who made Johrson's Or
ANIMATION twelve years ago. found him.
sell 50 nTtSStu wi tSoos NeSf
he had TO quit. Certain interests In
the Federal League controlled the bank
.s who dictated terms to Somers.
Ban Johnson at first would not recog-
n!zs the outlaw circuit. He found the
pinch at Cleveland. however. The Fed
era! League people had been dickering
with the National Leaguers for some
weeks without any result. Harry y.
sinclair, the mainstay Of the indepen-
den's. finally grew tired. He declared
himself. He said he would follow the
cad Of johnson or nobody.
Both Prices Too High.
u was proposed six weeks ago that
Sinclair buy the New York Giants. The
price was too high. Sinclair then went
after the New York Yankees. He had
2 chance to get a one-third interest
from RUPERT and Huston. but again
the ,arif was too high. He called on
all negotiations.
Sinclair. according to his talk of yes
terday, has no personal motive In sub
scribing to terms of peace. He V
anxious 10 get out OF the commotion of
the national pastime. He wishes only
% protect those who have followed him
IN This venture.
w are prepared said Sinclair yes
terday, ito carry the war to a bitter end.
We do not care whether organised base
bail respects our condolences. We will
60 through according to the schedule
mapped out for the next i've or three
wears. We realize that peace n the
very best thing. However. We do not
intend to sacrifice any advantage to
ofing about peace.
The DFssauf Situation Vas pracinifatAd
because Of Ban Johnson's desire TO aid
no sallaat fight made by the Internal
Nonai League. Ed Barrow's circuit
snouldered the principal brunt of the
oat'le. Barrow was assured that he
would have a final voice in whatever
peace terms might be accepted.
Three CIubs for Sale.
Despite the fact that Sinclair wishes
70 withdraw from the strife OF baseball
we magnates Of organized baseball are
Wiling 10 allow the men who stood back
OF him IN his fight to buy the Chicago
'uos' II was reported yesterday that
sucn a sale had been accomplished. al
'nough no details OF the transaction could
De learned. Stifei and Ball, the st,
LOUIS boosters of the Federal League,
VIII Guy out Schuyler Britton's st. Louis
III bNInneT Will tdhe over
the Cleveland club of the American
League, which has given Ban Johnson a
great deal OF worry in the last few
weeks
7'ere Will ho many hard knots to I'M
angle and many disappointments before
baseball 'an emerge from It's present
''rsr turyy condition. according to the
paseoalI men who have taken part in the
fctii conferences,
Ihere VIII be teams to ne sold, the
h"Veis who jumped must be satisfac-
otuy cared for, the price of clubs to be
500 viii nave to be determined. the um-
pre- who jumped will have to he looked
'..t"r and tho horde of Federal League
players under contract will have to bs
"'polNoned, said one club owner yes
ltrdtv
hu' a general feeling seems to prevail
,'A' ou The smoke has cleared away
me game VIII be established on a sound
,'.'iF rom which it never again can
" pushed The American League Is as
el'a1..astl" over the possibility Of peace
40 the National League.