January 9, 1902 - Peace Treaty between National and American Leagues - Reach's Official American League Guide - 1902
Peace Treaty Made
The two committees met at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati, on January 9th, and after two days' hard work and many mutual concessions, reached a basis of agreement. The National League men had a consolidation scheme which was promptly vetoed by the American. The territorial question proved a knotty one, but was finally settled by the American League entering New York but agreeing to keep out of Pittsburg. This settled, the player question was taken up. It was decided as a basis of procedure not to go behind the 1902 season, and that in all disputes over contracts for 1902 season priority of contracts should govern. After very full discussion of each of the disputed fifteen cases, a division was finally made by which the American League got Delehanty, Crawford, Davis, Elberfeld, Keeler, Conroy, Donovan, Lajoie and Fultz, and the National League received Willis, Leach, II. Smith, Hulswitt. Mertes. Bowerman and Matthewson. That much agreed on, everything else was easy. Each league then submitted a full list of its players which are to be considered reserved. It was also agreed that all money received by awarded players should be returned to the clubs losing them.
Reach's Official American League Guide - 1902
The two committees met at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati, on January 9th, and after two days' hard work and many mutual concessions, reached a basis of agreement. The National League men had a consolidation scheme which was promptly vetoed by the American. The territorial question proved a knotty one, but was finally settled by the American League entering New York but agreeing to keep out of Pittsburg. This settled, the player question was taken up. It was decided as a basis of procedure not to go behind the 1902 season, and that in all disputes over contracts for 1902 season priority of contracts should govern. After very full discussion of each of the disputed fifteen cases, a division was finally made by which the American League got Delehanty, Crawford, Davis, Elberfeld, Keeler, Conroy, Donovan, Lajoie and Fultz, and the National League received Willis, Leach, II. Smith, Hulswitt. Mertes. Bowerman and Matthewson. That much agreed on, everything else was easy. Each league then submitted a full list of its players which are to be considered reserved. It was also agreed that all money received by awarded players should be returned to the clubs losing them.
Reach's Official American League Guide - 1902
