The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-23
Allythe Fed League Players
Are to be Taken
Back. gS
WARDS TAKEN CARE. ZOE
On the Whole Y ! ,, Terms Were
Favorable to the Out
lave ation.,

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CINCINNATI, q, Deca 2s-Prob.
ably the snost di5nstrousaSw ar that
baseball lhss ever experienced came
to a close Sheresasst night sxhensa
treaty Of peace betxcen 4hs Federal
League and both psrtlesfito the Ma;
tton6l basebali q sreernent, sEt.oSn as
organized baseball, was s,sned. Il.
Twolmajor tleagn clubs VIII, change
hands as The result OF the bringing
aboiit OF peace. and. two, new faces
viii he seen among major league mag.
natet in the future. Charies Meagn:
man. who has. been president OF Inc
Chicago Federal League club swill pur.,
chase fthe controlling interest in the
Chieaeo National League team from
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati. Phil
Balltahd his iassoct ates. !who were con:
nected with the Isl. Louis Federal
Leaf team, gains control of;thc ST.:
Louis American League club from
Roger Hedges, Cal Mcniamard, John
d. Bruce and Others, whnShave long
been connected with msjoI league cir:
Giles! Il as r. !.
The agreement gives immunity to
all men who have jumped. their con-
tracts tfromY both the major and minor
leagiics OF organized baseball as we'll
as all other Federal League players.
All vi them have been reinstateds or
made Eligible TO organized baseball.
That there will be a wild scramble
for ss0me few OF the best Federal
League playsfs was Clearly indtcat-
ed iii a p:oyisies in lhe treaty that
the Federal Lcesle, as "a league. and
whisht Einsota rSas sctuai baseball play;
ing Isl conGefned coase1 to iertgt,, will
assume all:os The contracts Of Fed:
eralsI CUE players. "
InsthsI eoInectiou rumors flew thick
and FAST here last Night regarding the
future status OF q numb er Of Federal,
Leasne players. 0ne Chat would not
down despite 4 L Jack d ooharna;
tinn was hat; Benny Kauft I Of the
BrookiynEFelertl.r League team; would
be seea next spring III a Giant uni:
form; Il Il, 4, ..ss4&,i;. & LIS
senit.ofilcial ttshscane known that
seyefa, former Federal players !Swill
be seen on the New York American
League dub. iis';%.; II II: II. {
Enlargement does not So;into the
distribution OF, any players, and It was
anneh iised THAT Sthc bars have been
throFn doWn. and that. inasmuch as
all sres eligible ifthose who are for sale
VIII psoba bly, sEos to- the highest bid:
THE TederaI esGae clubs 4 ~ Chi;
cagog and stsStfs os 81 S;arei expected, Iin.
asmucfi as yeey hfna IN an Dr. Ball Twill
be permit s?t6 keep; what players
they desire EEofl 5ttie Federal Lea que
clnb6l III these cities. = ~ a't'''
tbs announcement concerning the
reimbursement of the Ward inter.
ests hi the Brooklyn Federal League
club wasS short. II was: 4. .,.!s
tide Ward interests will be reim-
burssd both maio: leagues assuming
this sesponsiblity." .a.,5 z.
No announcement Of any figures
was gwen In respect. to this, but It IS
unoffi eiallyy though authoritatiyely,
stated It will be 5000 900. payable at
the atel OF SEC, 900 a year.
These flve principal conditions took
little of the time OF the meeting,
which extended over two days THE
chief stumbling block insths way OF a
quick decision to have Fpeaee was
the International League: Two prop:
ositloIs we're concerned One was that
Buffalo Federal League Club wanted
to be- consolidated with the Buffalo
International League club, but the
International Lea que would not agree
To this! Z, r$sssis,, \,
The other was relative to -theS Bal;
timore Federal League park. Jack
Dunn of the, Richmond (Va9 team
has for sometime, according to Pres.
dent Barrow off the international
League. been considered as having
the legitimate right to an Information.
al League franchise In. Baltimore
when peace was declared. Dunn zap:
peased here yesterday and demanded
this Fight and It was reported made
an offer for the Federal League
grounds. The Federal League made
o cofnt ter proposition but the differ
encea III the two figures was go wide
that no agreement was reached.
However, In ord Ter not TO delay the
signing Of the treaty Of peace. at was
mutually agreed by all3s Or tile con:
fereesAat yesterdays session that ID
committee be appoint with full! pow.
or 10 ast In settling both; Of these ques.
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