The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Peace Pact May Be Held Up
by DisgruntIed Directors of
Terrapins, Who Hold Special
Meeting.
Do Not Wish Papers Filed With
:. Judge Lands Withdrawn and
Are Organized to Have
Court Decide.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

g Those Baltimore Federal League
stockholders mean to 20 the limit
in their battle against organized
baseball, and if they carry out their
plans formulated at yesterdays big
meeting, the peace pact will hardly
be ratified for some time. Ban
Johnson has said that it will be i'm
possible for the American League
ito continue any further negotiations
until the suit in Judge Landis' court
is withdrawn. The Baltimore stock
holders, apparently, have no inten-
tion of agreeing to withdraw it.
The directors of the Terrapins
have been authorized to raise $780,
900 to wage a court fight to re-
cover damages for losses they claim
Ito have sustained through the fail
ure of the Federal League promot-
ers to consider them when peace
on the diamond was declared.
Baltimore Hans to spend the Sol, ONs
in pushing the suit he fore the United
States District Court for Northern H.
linois. The following quotation from
the report of the directors. adopted by
the stockholders. indicates what action
the Ierrapins propose:
1--WE recommend that the suit pending 2
in Illinois he pushed, and that { new
proceedings be instituted at once to re-
cover triple damages under the Clayton
act.
FOR the purpose of pushing these
proceedings the board shoIld be au-
: thorized to raise as mich as $4,000, in
such manner as the board shall deter
mine.
The board should also have power to
settle or compose any Srit that may be
ginstituted. If favorable terms shall be
@Teceivcd.
Z 1T is, of course, a source of great
sregret to your n:anarement that the
= affairs of the club are in the position
Sindicated in the above statement.
: 1T is even more to be regretted that
through defections in the ranks of Fed
eral League officers and owners,
brought about by the efforts OF the
representatives OF Organized Baseball
and without fault of your manage ment
or of the citizens Of Baltimore, tho on
-rortunity TO establish permanently in
This city a hall team giving exhibitions
with teams from other cities Of equal
Importance, is apparently lost for tho
present.
Your managernent is Of the opinion.
sue Is to press with energy the r.ghts
OF this corporation. in the courts. II
necessary. helievcins that q tame ac--
Quiesccnce IL the high-hended and
stroyed your property. would be of no
advantage, and would do little cledit
to your business foresight or courage"
According to President Rasin, the
Baltimoreans will sue to be reimbursed
for about $4,000, including 100000 spent
building a ball park The directors
have been given permission to sell the
park. and whatever players belong to
tho club. Baltimore admits that it has
absolutely no chance whatever Of break
ing into the big leagues.
Manager Griffith is rather peeved to.
day over the report that Walter John
son, Zeb Milan. and George Mcbride
= unwilling to visit Charlottesville again
. will pay their own expenses to train
at Hot Springs, Ark, Joining the Grif-
+ men here when the team comes to open
= its exhibition series.
That's all wrong" says the Old Fox
Il have ordered Milan to go to Hot
Springs. He is a slow starter, and
have ordered him to spend a month
there. Johnson wrote me asking per.
mission to join Milan. and l readily
complied. | don't know much about Nc
Bride. A few days ago | received q
letter from him in which he said that
he did not yet know whether he woulC
--S
=, There's one thing | want settled
though. Nv ball players are not run,
ming my club. They'll report to me al
charlottesville whenever l give the or.
der.
1T is customary for all ball clubs tc
pay training expenses for their players
The Washington club is no exception
In his effort to give Washington a
square deal. Ban johnson is gathering
. all the evidence possible in the case OF
Joe Gcdcon. the young infelder sold re.
a Gently by Harry f. Sinclair to the New
. York Yankees. According to the peace
- pact agreed upon in Cincinnati. De,
-rembcr - 1915, it would seem that
Gedcon must go to the Yankees. Man.
aSer Griffith's strongest argument is
that he paid Gedeon $500 in cash far ar
option on his services in 1916, and that
he exercised this option before August
l5, 1915 4 decision in this matter will
he made in a few days. Until ther
Washington fans will have to worry