The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-11
Allies VIII Return to Chicago
Ready for Peace or Con-
tinuance of Scrap.
BY WILLIAM II. HANNA.

"There'll be no baseball war" declared
John j. McGraw, manager of the Giants,
yester lay on hiss return from Chicago.
These people" meaning the Johnson
"wilfur fve-'wont fight They know
they'd have the losing end of IL, and
they don't want any part of a fight.
one or two of them are getting ready
right now to turn away from Johnson
At that time McGraw had not heard
the latest developments in the baseball
situation, which developments made his
words sound like those of n true prophet
as did the news later in the day Of he
meeting In Kansas City at present the
hub OF the baseball universe. He had
had intimation. however that the john
son five were less truculent than they
have been and were casting about for
ways and means to get under cover and
make their peace with the eight Ma
tional League AMI three American
League teams which have been battling
for the Lasker plan OF reorganization.
McGraw and Charles Stoneham of the
Giants, Col Rupert of the New York
Yankees and Harry Frazee OF the Bos-
ton Red Sox, who returned together from
Chicago met yesterday afternoon and
held a council Of war. They were just
as willing as ever TO go ahead with IL
war to a grim finish and give Johnson
and his crowd "all the fight they
wanted" to quote the words of Johnson
in declaring his belligerence and de-
fiance. They had no desire to go to war
for wars sake. but for principle they
We're ready and willing.
Came word from Kansas City that
the entire aspect of the baseball situa-
ton was likely 10 change and that peace
prospects were good That suited them.
too. suited. them very well. provided
there was to be no receding from plans
for changes in baseball government they
have bensfghting for.
Late in the afternoon message came
from Kansas City by way of Chicago.
from where Charles Comiskey's attorney.
Alfred Austrian, sent 1t. to this effect /;
Comiskey and Austrian and the National
League people who had gone to Kansas
City were satisfied that the atmosphere
was clearing and that at n conference
of the club owners in Chicago tomorrow
the dove of peace would be roosting in
conspicuous and unruffled contentment.
AS to that we shall see, for before
the present bellicose era of baseball these
conferences which were to bring peace
have broken up with a grand eruption Of
hard words and flourish of swat sticks.
Anybody who can foresee the outcome
of a baseball conference, such being
the nature of the distinguished citizens
who compose it. must have taken a
course in clairvoyance in a bughouse.
However. the drift of all the news
from Kansas City was that a peace then
was on, and the magnates began making
arrangements TO return to Chicago to-
day. I'VE might as we'll rent the Tween
tieth Century by the month" remarked
Col. Rupert plaintively as he rang up
to order his sleeping space. McGraw
and Stoneham want to leave for Ha-
vana Saturday and may be represented
at to-morrow's meeting by Joe OBrien.
secretary. and Judge McQuade.
If to-morrow's peace meeting like the
one in Chicago Monday, is a flivver. the
allied eleven will be ready to unleash a
whole kennel full of war dogs.
IL feel" said Mr.. Stoneham, on reach
ing his office from the train. Just as
Johnson says he feels. like letting EN-
have fight and finish fight. Itl
be a real war. too. we'll make. and
We'll start making 1t quick. None OF