The Washington times., 1915-12-13
One Plan Is to Arrange Peace
by Letting Feds Buy Into
National and American
Leagues.
Clubs in Both Circuits Known
10 Have Stock on Market
and This Condition May Stop
Warfare.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

Although stubborn magnates re-
fuse to admit that peace plans may
be completed during the various
baseball meetings which are sched-
uled this week in New York and
Chicago, it is felt by many who are
in close touch with the situation,
and who have full knowledge of
the havoc wrought during the last
two summers, that any reasonable
effort from any source to get the
baseball men out of the trenches
by next spring" will be accepted by
all concerned.
There is no quarter of the base
ball world that has not been serious
ly affected by the war between Or
ganized baseball and the Federals,
and although both sides have good
financial backing, enough to con-
tinue the conflict for many months
yet, each realizes that there is moth
ing to be gained by a continued
'hands at throat" policy.
Throughout the mess of talk which
has been propounded regarding the pos.
sibility of peace in baseball ranks an.
other year, largo element has pointed
TO the recent purchase of q site in New
York by the Federals as conclusive evi
dence that arbitration will not be con,
sidered at this late date by the outlaws
a much smaller element points to the
fact that the big guns boom the loud
est just before a state of serenity en-
sues, and. on this argument. some be
lieve that baseball peace may be nearer
than many imagine.
Those who are inclined to do any talk
ing of settlement of this situation
which has thrown a dark shadow owe
the national pastime have many plani
to propose for peace. and. while nonC
of them arc credited as coming from tn,
camp of either concerned partv. the
propositions are said by capable judges
to be plausible. Here is one:
Abolition of the Federal League
with its costly and unsuccessful
methods of obtaining public recogni-
ton.
George S. Ward and the Ward cs-
tates controlling the Brooklyn Tip
Tops: Harry T.. Sinclair, of Newark;
bdll ana OIlHtl, OF LOUIS w eSBt-
man and Walker, of Chicago, and
Ed Gwynner, of Pittsburgh, the big
men of the Federal League, to be
ellowed to purchase interest In Ma
tional and American Leaguesclubs.
The little fellows among the out
laws to withdraw and to be reim-
bursed for their expenditures.
The suit before Judge Lands to be
withdrawn.
1t is feasible program.
The two strongest forerunners of tn
adoption of some peace plan lie in
statement made by John K. Tener
the effect that there is no reason VIII
the individual owners of outlaw stoc
should not invest their money in orgar
arc clubs in both circuits seeking me-
owners,
H. Is no secret that the Chicago Ma
tlonals can be purchased. and Charlie
Sommers has practically advertised tn
Cleveland Americans as being for sale
Itu!noTs have intimated that the Gin
CinnaH Reds Cardinals. and Brown
would not treat as unfriendlY the offe
of some kindly person wit hmoneY-ha
strings wide open. Another aTgumen
Is couched in the fact that Garry Herr
mann is known to be for some kind o
peace.
Jim Gilmore's utterances about bein
in the fight to stay are the only tangibl
drawbacks tossome sort OF peace ar
rangement. andN~eYen Gilmore. IL tn
truth were known, may ne as 9nNiou
, for the displaying of tho olive brAne
as any of the o. r. men who have stoO
hv and seen perfectly good Investment
ruined by the birth of the Federals.