Show GRIFFITHS TOSSED OLIVE TWIGS i f IN FEUD American merican League Battle Mediator None Other Than Clark Clar r. the magnates ot of f the American Amen Ameri Although were sworn to secrecy In the league can the I out details as L to matter of ot giving manner In which peace was was' brought about between the FT Ruppert Frazee 0 clan and Ban Ban Johnson and his loyal five at the circuit meeting In Chicago last week It has Become become known that Clarke Griffith of the Washington Washinton club was was perhaps more l largely sely responsible responsible responsible I sible for tor the restoration of ot harmony than any other one Individual Griffith for several weeks before the Chicago session had been In close touch with the belligerents He lie never tipped them as to what he was working for He was' was trying to find a common ground upon which they could come together When the magnates met it was Griffiths Griffiths Griffiths Grif Grif- who delivered the peace pece oration He called attention to the to-the the fact that everybody everybody every- every body connected with the league was suffering suf suf- fering fening because of ot the feud At the conclusion conclusion con con- of or his talk he asked both sides to grant some concession Even Iven to his great surprise his request was answered by Ruppert who showed a disposition to yield ground Then Johnson replied he was willing to back down on on- certain things The rest was easy easy The belligerents belligerents belligerents bellig bellig- shook hands and then went Into a heart to confab that accomplished accomplished pUshed the desired results within one hour i I Immediately after the meeting President President Fresi- Fresi dent Johnson was asked whether Comiskey Co Co- aided In the settlement It had been rumored about headquarters that Comiskey was peeved at the sale of Babe Ruth and had withdrawn his support t from om the Eastern magnates Johnson refused to speak of ot the peace session When Then the magnates appeared after the peace session none were as Jubilant as Clarke Griffith The Washington mogul declared there was no basis for a fight He was also first to announce publicly that the magnates had burled buried the hatchet A few minutes later Johnson Frazee Mack and Ball were seen chatting chatting chat chat- ting Interestedly In the lobby hobby b of the h Congress Con sl teg fm 11 i k gress r hotel Griffiths has baa refused f e to 0 talk about the magnates' magnates quarrel since It opened and arid therefore he was the Ideal candidate to carry the olive branch Into the big meeting |