The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
Day Of High Competitive Prices for
Players is Over. Says Gil
more, After the
Meeting.
FIFTEEN MORE PLAYERS
Have Been Signed From Ranks of
Organized Basebais-WilI
Sign Nine More
Soon.

CHICAGO, Nov. ss-There was no
talk OF peace in the baseball world at
the meeting Of Federal league mag
club here this afternoon, but Presi-
dent Gilmore of the Feds declared to-
night that the days of high eompeti-
tive prices for ball players is over.
Fifteen 4organi1ed baseball players
have been signed since the season
closed, Gilmore declared, and eight or
nine deals probably will be closed
soon, but il was decided announce
ment regarding these players will be
made by the individual clubs
Decision regarding the transfer OF
the Kansas City charter to Cleveland
rests with the executive committee
OF the league. Gilmore declared, as
the club Representatives decided that
inasmuch as Kansas City business
men had come forward In support of
the Kansas City franchise, and pros
poets appear good, no action should
be taken at this time
THE money is there Gilmore said,
regarding the Cleveland proposition,
"and the executive committee can
make the change If it Is deemed ad-
visable'
Organize for Next Year.
The board Of directors appointed r.
B. Ward Of the Brooklyn club. and
Lloyd Rickert Of the Chicago club,
members of the schedule committee,
to report to a league meeting to be
held in Buffalo in few weeks. James
A. Gilmore, c. W. Radin OF Baltimore
and z. w. Gwinner of Pittsburgh were
appointed on the rules and regulation
committee. Everybody is set and
ready" Gilmore declared. THE vari-
Gus clubs have been strengthened and
you may deny reports that certain
clubs are weak financially. Each is
financed individually and is on its
! own feet.
I'VE discussed players needed and
will 90 after them, but the day Of high
| prices is over. We will pay a player
what he is worth, but our position
! is now established and we do not
mean to pay man more than he is
worth as an inducement for him to
come over to the Federal league"
| A uniform price scale of 25, so and
IS cents was adopted The question
Of umpires was taken up and there
were some changed
Cleveland Men Present.
Cleveland men were here in the
1 interest OF a Federal league club In
/ that city. The situation regarding
Cleveland Is unchanged, however. II
/ the executive committee decides the
| league would be strengthened by put
ting a team in Cleveland, it may be
done. There is no chance Of putting
Z. a team into New York at this time.
1t is best to move slowly but surely;
I three or four years may make changes
/ in the makeup Of the league said
! Gilmore
Gilmore states that Marsans, for.
merly of the Reds, who jumped and
was enjoined from playing with the
| st. Louis Feds, has been arranging a
I schedule Of games for st. Louis in
! Cuba and the team may train there.
| Marsans' right to play with st. Louis
| will be decided in January.
Caldwell has been secured by the
| Buffalo Feds. It is admitted The
/ Johnson deal is definitely off. 1--WE
made Johnson good Offer" Gilmore
! declared. He held it open too long
and we passed It up. No Brooklyn
manager has been appointed. at least
4 we are not ready to make any an
! nouncement regarding 1t at this time
One of the clubs may take Plank, :
h Gilmore said.