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
Z Judge Lands withdrawn and
Are Organized to Have
Court Decide.
BY LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
Those Baltimore Federal League
stockholders mean to 70 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 inn
possible for the American League
sto 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is withdrawn.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-
-coyer 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 plans to spend the SOD, ,O0o
in pushing tho suit he fore the United
States District Court for Northern IL
linois. The following quotation from
the report of the directors, adopted by
the stockholders indicates what action
the Terrapins propose:
! 1--WE recommend that the suit pending
in Illinois be pushed, and that new
proceedings be instituted at once to re-
s.cover triple damages under the Clayton
I act.
'.For the purpose of pushing these
proceedings the board should be au-
! thorized to raise as mich as $4,000. in
such manner as the board shall deter
iThe board should also have power to
ssettle or compose any sCtt that may be
Ginstituted, If favorable terms shall be
9received.
z 1T is, of course, n source of great
EreRret to your management that the
: affairs of tho club are in the position
Indicated in the above statement.
) at is even more to be regretted that
EthTough defections in the ranks of Fcd-
seral League officers and owners
drought ahGut by the efforts Of the
@Snd without fault of your management
or of the citizens of Baltimore, tho on
-portunity TO establish permanently in
of the highest calihre in competition
with teaus from other cities Of equal
Importance Is apparently lost Tor the
present.
IOuE 10 u OpAAlOH
therefore, that the only course to plr-
sue Is to press with energy the rights
of this corporation. in the courts, IL
necessary. beliereinS that tame ac;
wrongful acts of those who have de-
stroyed your property, would be of no
advantage. and would do little credit
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 1t 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,
win I,I pay : their their own EXPENSES to train train
men here when the team comes to open
! its exhibition series.
That's all wrong. says the Old Fox.
II have ordered Milan to go to Hot
Z 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 1 readily
complied. don't know much about Nc
Bride. A few days ago l received a
letter from him in which he said that
he did not yet know whether he would
.go to the Springs or not.
g9s fThere's one thing / want settled
Z though. NV ball players are not run
: ming my club. They'll report to me at
{ Charlottesville whenever l give the or.
: der.
= 1T is customary for all ball clubs to
: pay training expenses for their players
: The Washington club is no exception. y
! Tn his effort to give Washington a
& square deal. Ban Johnson, is gathering
Z all the evidence possible in the case of
: Joe Gedeon. the young infielder sold re-
. Gently by Harry F. Sinclair to the New
: York Yankees. According to the peace
l~paet agreed upon in Cincinnati. De-
-cember %, 1915, 1t would seem that
Gedeon must go to the Yankees Man
ager Griffith's strongest argument is
that he paid Gedeon $500 In cash far an
option on his services in 1916, and that
he exercised this option before August
10, 1915, A decision in this matter will
be made in a few days. Until then
Washington fans will have to worry