The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-16
BASEBALL PEACE
BETWEEN FACTIONS !
Is STILL FAR OFF
Harry Sinclair Declares Feds Are Not Like William Jennings
Bryan in Wanting Peace at Amy Price-Barney Drey
fuss Mission May Prove Failure

New York, Dec. i5.-Those VINO
have the keeping Of the Federal
League IN their hands have qualified
for membership in the National
League. II Barney Dreyfuss' peace
mission to Ban Johnson In Chicago
proves "A failure. ii Will prove sad
affliction 10 the long suffering public.
James 4. Gilmore. president OF ,-s
Federal League. insinuated today that
there was absolutely no understand
ing between the rival factions. He
supplemented this information further
with the announcement that Ban
johnson had turned down the Ma
tional Leagues proposition as CON
veyed to Chicago by Barney preyfusS
honrs before the PittSburg man could
possibly have arrived AT the Windy
City.
Charles Weeghman assures me
that Johnson has informed him that
the American League will not enter
tain such a project as mas been pro-
posed by the National League. de-
clared Gilmore, Several scrioes were
in his Office when Gilmore held the
alleged long distance conversation
with the president Of the Chicago
Whales.
Harry r. Sinclair. who will purchase
an interest in one of the local clubs il
the National League peace scheme car
ries, was seen at the Plaza Hotel late
this afternoon.
No William J. organs.
We are no William J. Bryans.' said
the Oklahoma oil king. We do not
wish peace at any price If peace is
established, the Federal League will
not barter away its rights in surren-
der. 1t will have established its case.
Why is 1t that they rate st. Louis as
major league city and Baltimore as
a minor one -
George s. Ward president of the
Tip Tops, was even more emphatic.
He seemed sincere in his declaration
that he hoped the fight would con
tinue till the enemy had been finan-
cially exhausted.
Nothing could be dragged from any
one connected with the National
League.
John X Tener insinuated that
Dreyfuss had not gone to Chicago
even after news editions were on the
street with interviews with Barney on
his arrival In Chicago.
The National League Is staitinr Till
1t gets word from Dreyfuss, In the
opinion of the outsiders, the Nationa.
League has played right into the hands
OF Ban johnson. A throwdown on
the part OF johnson would place ths
National League In ridiculously abb
surd and embarrassing position.
Put Head In Lions Mouth.
The chance attitude of johnson was
the All-absorbing topic around the
Waldorf today and tonight. No word
from the western front had arrived
before the National solons decided to
knock off for another day. However
it In not believed that even the blum
dering National LcAguers put tneii
heads In the lions mouth without
some assurance that the beasts's teeth
had been drawn.
According to the early dispatches
out OF the Windy City, Ben Shibc,
Frank Navin and other prominent
American League club owners gave
Drsyfuss hearty welcome In Chicago.
These exhort Ban to bury hts war axe.
Ban. noncommittai. Is prone to strad
ding In hts somewhat sparse and dis
jointed utterancos,
Meantime. however. from reliable
sources II has been learned that Har-
~ p. sinclair v prepared to submit
tQ exeN more rigorous terms than
49, Mt1no1 hy The National IeeGHas
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