The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-11
LEAGUE is
NOW PEACEFUL
Warning Factions Have Compromise
and All Litigation Against
Ban johnson Will be
Withdrawn.

ITITnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Peace reigned
in the American league today follow
ling the annual meeting or ciuD
owners which ended at two a. M.
A resolution ending the present
ldificulties and making 1t practicany
impossible for similar troubles 70
again arise, was unanimously
adopted.
The settlement appeared to be
compromise between the warning
factions. All litigation instituted by
the New York club against president
Ban Johnson will be withdrawn, Carl
MAYS will be reinstated as memDer
Iof the New York club In good stand
ling. all games pitched by Mays last
season for New York will be recog.
lnized, thus giving New York third
place and third prize money in the
1919 race.
A statement issued following the
Imeetina follows:
THE difficulties hereto existing be-
tween The members OF this assocla-
ton or any of it's officers have been
Thoroughly settled once and for all.
The meeting unanimously adopted
and approved resolutions to carry
lout the following:
"First-The dismissal Of all litiga-
Ition Instituted by the New York
american league club.
"Second-The reinstatement OF
Carl Mays as a member Of the New
York club.
/ "Third-The recommendation 10
1.-THE national commission to award
third place in the American race to
the New York club and third place
prize money to New York.
'Fourth-The appointment OF
lcommittee of review or arbitration
flor two years consisting Of Colonel
Jacob Rupert and Clark Griffith to
act as reviewing board with finad
land binding power to review any
penalties or fnes In excess Of 500
Tor ten days suspension or any act
that any member feels affects his
unconstitutional rights as member OF
1.-THE association. In case the review
ling board are unable to agree. a fed
eral Judge IN Chicago shall decide
hhe questions submitted"
The Joint meeting of the majors
land minors to attempt to work out a
new agreement and meeting of the
National and American leagues were
Ito be held today. A new national
chairman may be chosen at the meet
ing OF the two major league club
owners.
Formal adoption Of the Western
league schedule was postponed until
"a special meeting 10 be held in Kan
,sas City Monday. Other business
left unfinished at the November
meeting of the league viii also be
idisposed of at the Kansas City gath
iering, 1t was announced
Woodruff as Chairman.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Harvey T.
Woodruff. sporting editor Of the Chi
cago Tribune, forged to the front to-
day as the leading dark horse candi
date for chairman OF the national
commission.
Woodruff, It was understood. Is
favored by the National league. The
list of nominations to be made by
the National league at the Joint meet
ing today had simmered down from
fifteen to four It was reported.
The men still remaining on the list
besides Woodruff are big Bilr Ed.
wards. collector Of internal revenue
lat New York; John Conway Toole
attorney for the National league, and
State Senator James ]. Walker OF
New York.
The meeting to select a chairman
for the national commission was
To hooiu sbpr}lu affor po0n