The Washington herald., 1915-12-17

New York. Dec 16.-Peace in the base
ball war aow seems to hinge more on the
disposition that is to he made of the
New YORK Giants than on any other
single feature of the situation. Tonight
this tCDir exceeds in interest even the
speculation as TO just what is going to
happen tomorrow when the delegation
from ti" American League cnroute from
Chicago, lorgathcrs with the assembled
GE1-najes OF the National League for u
discussion of peace terms.
II seems certain that if the Federals
are TO he paCfied. the Giants will have
TO be sold Ia Harry Sinclair. Oklahoma
oil millionaire and principal owner of
tine Newark team in the Federal League
Reports are current tonight that Sim
clair offered cool million for the Giants
and that the owners of that club have the
matter under earnest discussion. Ashley
Lloyd, treasurer and stOckholder in the
Giants. admitted today that an offer of
some kind had been made and was being
considered by the ma iority stockholders.
I am not going to sell my stock, what
ever happens" said Mr.. Lloyd. Asked
what he thought would he the action of
the other stockholders. he said:
They will have to speak for them
selves
No other owner of Giant stock could
be found who would even admit that
the deal was under consideration. John
J. McGraw. manager OF the New York
team. said all he knew about il was
what he had read in the papers,"
Sinclair Joins Group.
Harry Sinclair was a welcome addition
10 group after group of organized base
hall magnates. The affability Of Nc,
Caffery was especially noticeable for the
reason that Toronto was one of the
mi nHrarr
by the o. B. players.
Sinclair would not affirm or deny that
he was considering the purchase of the
Giants
Il said a week ago that 1 would buy
the Polo Grounds" he said. "I haven't
said / would buy the Giants
Today's session was tame and per-
functory. The magnates met. agreed that
IT was nice day. and adjourned. The
rest of the day they stood around in
little groups. Some of them were out in
the corridors. which caused an anxious
reporter. coming in late. TO ask one club
owner II the bartenders were off duty
O-aughter)
So far as tomorrow's developments are
concerned. no one in a position to know
will talk for publication.
Nobody is going to tell the news
papers anything said Garry Herman
going to agree to peace. and that soon
after it is over the leaders in organized
baseball and the leaders of the Federals
Will begin serious discussion of terms
But the main idea that seems to be up
pcrmost in the minds of every National |
League magnate tonight is that the !
leagues face must be saved. To hint /
that the Feds have won anything, or |
even to insinuate that there ever has |
been n baseball war is to become about !
as popular with the magnates as 4 |
mouse in a pan of milk.
The National League resents particu-
larry the implication that it has been the /
quitter in the ranks of organized base
ball. OF course. as long as the magnates |
insist that nothing is settled about peace
not one Of them will be quoted officially.
but the situation was summed up by one
club owner today as follows:
IF there is to be peace it will be be-
cause everybody interested wants it. The
talk that the National League has in
sisted on peace and has had to win
over the American League is a lot of
bosh."