The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-24

TIP Tops viii play on the Sabbath.
Rrookiyns unaltcrahle opposition toward
sunday labor cost the club AID the league
heavily
The most interesting feature IN coun'c-
lion with the many routine reports was
that uf President Gilmore. setting the
official paid attendance OF the baby
lodguCs Hrs' season at more than 1900
unu. The public has Nj Glmorc's word
that these figures are authentic. II, says
%" will make affidavit to the Attendance
II the major league presidents will tur-
ush him with sworn statements OF Ma
tiuuai and American League attcndduyos.
However. as am tutcrprisiug scout Of
orgdutz,d baseball prgG,d. these figures
are lar from hJtteyiiL lie says mat
because of the fact that the Federal
League early IN the year adopted %
cent baseball the average adm sSion would
not foot up To- more than 30 cents seat
THIS would leave pool or S5Go.Uuh, which
Il shared equally would give each Of the
eight clubs s7u.U0u seventy thousand
Wourd-t uiN the salaries uf any major
league club. The F"dcrals were not mig
girdly iu regard To- salaries. IN other
words this stttisticiau tried to prove
that the outlaws made bare salary cN-
peusys that they lost not only the money
expended for spring training AVID travel
ling hut obtained absolutely % profit
ou the excessive outlay for grounds.
stands equipment and tie Ike
Federal l.ragu, promoters admit heavy
losses iu many cities. but iu ronuiil de-
clare they expected surn tn" INST SEA-
> 70. They aiSb aver thtt urgJul2rd base
ball suffered rs heavily in Comparson
They are not too modest to try To- Wtre
the pubNc believe their financial resources
can stand a n.uch heavier drain.
Tutt there is something NOR" turbulent
behind the scenes than announced Mi
c.ally, there can be little doubt !.uI.
uuches of Federal promoters could I've
seen I'M heated bate late last night at the
Hiiiuurr. While Gilmore has the 81 q. OFT
~ tie majority of his colleagues ~ seen
in his reelection. the fact that hc accepted
4 long term OF office at this time augufs a
n, NJ Iu the opinion Of IN" experts IL To
bee. eyed the pro~iu,u, and his CHEZ CT
stim are trying 20 force gu, one or ,wo
,u. desirable CITIES fr ,ho common guuI.
,usis city seems one stumbling block.
That there H. no immediate npp' tor
uclcc is adm .ttrd frankly 10y the Feirliis.
Orsaulzed biscballs Offer was minor
league rating for some Of the Fed u
clubs Ban johnson mas gone srootiug
with Charles \. Com.skey. These two
ar" the real powers Of the American
League. Harry Hampstead u the GiiIts
voted himself a vacation for the week end
The only organized baseball men n she
| city vest, rday were Frank Farrell. Ed
Barrow ana John a Eryd.cr, wao re-
NAMED al day In the.t thCes.
Organized baseball has comfort'd Itself
/ with the belief that the Federal Leaguc' :
unusually early annual meeting presages
/ financial difficulty In the or niZut. no.
7 This grain OF comfort comes only f.,m the
fact that a conference 50 soon after the
close of the season has "A strong smack N
desire for publicity.
/ Yesterdays meeting was adjourned al
. 10 o'clock until this morning at . Th'
/ failure 81 several magnates 10 arrive or
! time forced cancellation OF proposed
murnlng session President Gilmore an,
uounced all the leagues business would b,
| transacted early this afternoon, and thai
the magnatcs would be on their hOmcwar.
way By nant
4 The representatives AT Yesterdays meet
ing were Robert g. Ward. George : War,
and Walter :. Ward OF BROOKLYN. Charles
Weeghm.a and William Waller Of chi
cago, Ed Hluion. Harry Goldrlu an,
Carroll Raisin OF Baltimore, Edward "
Gwinnor aud g. Il. Constock OF p.ttshurs
Edward a. Stclninger and phlip -. &
Ball of St Louis. j. T.. krause william
H. Watkins and Edward + Gates Of IN
dianapolis William T.. Robertson. wal
# ter Mullen and Richard Carroll Off Bur
falo, and G. &. Madison of Kansas CITY.