The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-14
Federal League Places Team
In Brooklyn-Big Improvements
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MAor By
PRESIDENT GILMORE
LAST NIGHT.
Grand Stand Seating 1900 Persons
VIII Be Compieted in Time
for Opening Of Season.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s-Apologizing
Tor bis persistent deniAls during the
week OF the intention OF the Federal
league TO place q club in Greater New
York. President James a. Gilmore to-
night announced that the new organi-
ration had invaded Brooklyn and BY
the middle OF April would have a
first class club established there. with
playing grounds on the site OF the
Brooklyn clubs old quarters az Wash
ington park. South Brooklyn
The financial hackers OF the new
club. IL was announced. are the
brothers. II. u. and George S. Ward.
wealthy and prominent business men
In Greater New York. and the secre-
tary and business manager Is none
other than John Montgomery Ward.
q lawyer OF this city, who for many
years was q leading player and man
ager and later part owner OF the Bos-
ton National League club. He Is not
a relative OF the brothers Ward.
A ten-year lease on the grounds.
with the option OF buying the site out
right, has been secured. Concrete and
steel stands to accommodate $4,000
persons are to be erected. the Federal
League leaders announced. and the
contractors have guaranteed to have
everything completed in time for the
opening OF the playing season during
the third week or April.
In outlining the progress 80 far
| made by the Federal League, Presi-
! dent Gilmore stated that the circuit
would consist OF eight clubs. located
In Chicago. ST. Louis. Kansas City.
indianapolis, Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
I Buffalo and Brooklyn. He claimed
that 152 players had been procured.
all but ten OF whom had signed con-
tracts for one year or more. These
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so that the playing strength OF the
teams will be equalized as far as prac-
ticable. Spring training quarters for
| the players have been engaged at
! Shreveport, La. and other places I'm
the South. The schedule meeting OF
the league will be held in Baltimore
three weeks hence. when dates for 154
games will be allotted for the season.
which will begin April Is or Is.
Offers Apology.
Many reports have been circulated
| as TO why the representatives OF the
Federal league came here this week /"
said President Gilmore tonight, but
came here for the sole purpose OF
placing n club In greater New York
and now that we have successfully
put through the deal | feel IL incum-
bent on me TO apologize to the re-
porters who interviewed me for hav-
ing taken the advantage of mental
reservation for purely business rea-
sons.
The financial standing OF the Fed
eral league enables II TO be indepen-
dent OF organized baseball and should
the time come when IL desires to en-
ter organized baseball. the Federal
league will do SO on its own terms.
We have advanced S17s.0O0 in cash
on account OF players salaries but
have not given a dollar in monuses -
Mr.. Gilmore denied that either he
or any member OF the league ever had
any understanding with President
Johnson or any other American league
member in regard TO a deal for plac-
ing club here or in any other city.
! He also stated that any person who
| had legal claims against the Federal
league for financial assistance or 9TH
erwise would be reimbursed.