The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
SUIT QUASHED
IS NOW CLAIM
Agreement Reached with
Feds, According to
Macbeth.

Under the signature Of w. J. Mac
beth. the New York Tribune Saturday
printed the following:
A the result Of meeting held yes
terday afternoon at National League
headquarters Il IL current belief that
the famous $4,000 suit Of the BaltI-
more Federal League club s>,ainst the
two major leagues. which IL now pend
ing before the United States Supreme
Court in Washington. will presently
be quaShed.
John Hindman, an attorney repre-
senting the defuncf Federal League,
met In conference yesterday afternoon
Presidents johnson and Tener, OF the
American and National leagues:
Frank Navin. president Of the De-
troit club; Harry Hampstead. presi-
dent Of the New York Giants; the
league secretaries. Heydler and lfer-
ridge. and John Conway Toole, an at
torney representing organized base
ball.
The major leagues agreed yesterday
10 carry out the terms OF the original
peace agreement between the Federal
League and tie National and Aneri-
can. II was stipulated at the time the
Federal League ceased to be a going
baseball organization that ths Ward
estate, controlling the Brooklyn Fed
erals. was 20 be Undermined TO the
extent OF s40o.Oo0. twenty annuit5es Of
10000 TO be assumed by the major
leagues.
Harry Sinclair. owner OF the New
ark franchise, was 10 receive $500
after a similar fashion. and Edward
Gwfnner and his brother directors OF
the Pittsburgh Federal League club,
were to get $4,000
Because OF the Baltimore suit. Ehizh
Is awaiting adjudication by the Su-
preme Court, the major leagues de-
fered payment OF the promised an
nuitieS Since this agreement OF two
years ago the Pittsburgh club has
been declared bankrupt The major
leagues consequently will turn over
SJoO 600 to its trustees
The major leagues agreed yester-
day to outline a settlement program
which would incorporate the pay
ment of the annuities that have
been held back for two years. In
asmuch as the Baltimore suit
against the majors-which IS TO be
tried on several counts on next
years calendar. the announcement:
yesterday that the major leagues
" sc NAAtAE lh0EpAtG-f
ness according TO their original
agreement is taken 60 mean that
the directors Of the Baltimore Clue
have agreed to a private settlement
Of their differences with organized
baseball.
A link supporting this belief is
the appearance Of Ned HanIon, the
illustrious leader of the old Su-
perbas, who. il is believed, is act
ing in the role OF mediator
The Baltimore club charged that
its collateral holdings and good
Will represented $500. 900 which was
rendered valueless by the cessation
Of Federal League activities. L
there is now a sub rosa agreement
with Baltimore on which will de-
pend the nullifyinE OF the suit be-
fore the Supreme Court. IL is prob
able that a payment in annuities
similar to that profered other FED
eral League clubs will be decided
! upon
Baltimoreans vitality interested in.
the local suit stated this morning.
that whatever settlement may have
been made in no way will affect
the case now pending in the United
states Court in Washington. The
fact that Ned Hanlon was in New
York during this week had no con-
nection with any Fed settlement