Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-16
BASEBALL MAGNATES WILL
DISCUSS PEACE TERMS
American Leaguers FaVorably I'M
pressed With Proposed Plans-Na-
tional League Meets.

New York, Dec. 15.-The National
League magnates virtually marked
time here today while waiting for the
American League to ratify the pro-
posed terms of peace between organ
lied and independent baseball inter-
ests. While none of the senior org
anization would be quoted officiallsy
it was apparent they were not over
confident that President Johnson and
the American League magnateS would
agree to the plan of peace proposed
and virtually accepted by the Nation
al League.
AS the story of the tentative agree
ment developed it appeared that in
dependent baseball interests had i'm
posed conditions such as victors are
wont to dictate and these did not APP
peal so keenly to the National League
as they did in the rosy light of the
recent peace conference. President
James A Gilmore of the Federal
League and Harry F. Sinclair, one of
the principal hackers of the independ-
ent league, insisted tonight that all
the Federal League players must be
taken care of by organized baseball
before any peace agreement can be
signed.
According to well-informed Federal
League authorities, these contracts
call for close to $3.50, 900 in salaries
and even the National League mag
mates balk at assuming such a re-
SDOISIDlllLN DIT lIllS TINE. NDlG DIOlIl-
inent club owner, who requested that
his name be withheld, stated that
while he had not objection to aSSum-
ing the contracts of such players as
might come to him in the course of
general distribution of players or
opposed to agreeing to pay the sala-
through consolidation of clubs he was
rieS of large number of players
whom neither he nor his fellow mag
mates could use in their baseball bus
mess. He said further he would ac-
Cept the return of such former play
ers of his club who had jumped to the
Federals, as might be useful to him
| but that he would consider all others
! free agents so far as his club was
concerned.
Terms Must Be Reached Before Dec.
Fl
Gilmore stated peace must be
| reached not later than December q,
| since the Federal League option on
| the property for the proposed party
| in New York expires on December %
| and unless there was a complete I'M
| derStanding among all those concern
| ed in professional baseball before that
! date the Federal League would pur-
! chase the park property and include
! it in the assets of the Federal League
| at such time as a peace agreement
might be reached. This property is
| said to be purchaseable at S1,25O,0O0.
DIIICItilI, WHO Is Sctlu 10 De the CIlel
hacker of the proposed Federal
League club here, said he was not as
yet certain that a complete under
standing could be reached but that he
hoped a working agreement would be
arranged. He stated that he had been
in consultation with several National
League magnateS, that they had dis
cussed the situation in a frank and
| DuSineSS-like manner and agreed that
there must be a Teadjustment OF
on a paying basis.
The fact that certain magnates
were on the verge of bankruptcy and
| that these magnateS We're not mem
bers of the Federal League, helped
to bring about cooperation between
organized and independent baseball
according to Sinclair. He stated
further that after all was said anC
done the question of peace in base.
ball was up to Ban Johnson and the
| magnates of the American League
He declared Johnson was the rea
fighter of organized baseball who haC
| to be won over. If he could be made
to see the advantage of a cOnsoIida
ton of the Federal and Nationa
League interests the rest would bt
easy sailing.
American MoguIs Impressed.
When President Gilmore was in.
formed that the American League
&
Orably impressed with the proposed
plans for peace and that a meetine
would in all probability be held il
! the near future, he said that he haC
just heard from his Chicago repre-,
| SentatlVeS to taht effect and that thu
! Federal League would appoint {
! committee to meet the American anC
National League delegates at any
time and place that might be agree
able.
Section 25 of the national constitu.
ton was amended so that in the fut.
ure any player under suspension shall
forfeit his salary while under the bar
and that no rebate or reimbursement
shall be made to such player at any
| time or in any manner.
With a view to diminishing the
number of free passes issued by club!
during the playing season, president
Hampstead of this city and Baker o.
Philadelphia were appointed to gather
data and report to the February meet.
ing.
The privilege of the floor was civ.
en- to a visitor who suggested a mid.
season series of seven games to bt
played by representative team from
the National and American Leagues
of the most desirable players from
each club in both leagues.
The matter was discussed but NJ
action was taken. The meeting was
adjourned until tomorrow.
Friday Arbitration Day.
Chairman Hermann of the Nationa
Commission said tonight that repre-.
sentatives of the National American
and Federal Leagues would meet here
Friday to discuss peace terms and
future conduct of major league base.
ball.
BASEBALL IN DANGER
AS COLLEGE SPORT