The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-11
FEDERALS REFUSE TO
ENTER COMPROMISE
Will Fight Organized Ball FinshHave Good Players
and Plenty of Money-Nlay Take in New York Pro-
motors Seek Permanent Injunction Against kilter.

to date, includes Buffalo and Toronto.
1t was learned later in the evening
That their long conference was due
10 desire 10 take In certain pro-
motors in this city, who, 1t was said.
asked Gilmore, Weeghman. and tho
others, to come here and look over
the ground. Whether the promoters
of the proposed club in greater New
York territory have grounds in Man.
haitian. the Bronx. or Brooklyn, Ii
could not be learned. But one of
the Federal league men, when asked
pointedly If this city would be con-
sidered for the coming season, he re-
piled:
Just as soon as our plans have
been completed we will make an an
nouncement. For obvious reasons We
cannot talk just now"
Gilmore Talks.
Presiden, Gilmore. when asked 10
make a statement Of the Federal
leagues policy, saio:
We did not come mere for any
conference with organized baseball
mon. There Is absolutely no under
standing between the Federal league
and the National Commission. or
either of the major leagues. The fact
that we are here is simply a coinci-
dence ] authorize you to say for uA
that the men Of organized bali have
not got money enough to buy out any
Of our club owners. We have agreed
TO stick together and we are going
through TO a finish.
Naturally the Federal league has
been betittled by organized baseball
men in many ways Because of the
enormous task that we have under
taken IL has been advisable to keep
our plans secret as much as possible.
Many obstacles have been thrown IN
our way, but in spite of them You
can say without fear of contradiction
that every club at present member OF
the Federal league. and that includes
Toronto and Buffalo. has enough
ON nneyiId shd ulronnow is theii
money in the treasury TO pay all sala-
ries To players who are under con-
tract TO us.
| have in my safe in Chicago the
signed contracts of f42 players or
coufFe. this number does not include
all major league players. for 1t has
been impossible to get many good
men who would have gone with US
If they had not been under two or
three year contracts. But we have
enough players to begin the season.
and TO give the public a good return
for its patronage. No player has re.
ceived a bonus from us for signing u
contract.
Advance Salary.
When we handed Russell Ford S.
GOO. tor Instance, ii was simply -
much salary in advance. and that
amount will be defucted from the
salary named in his three year con-
tract We started our to play fair
with organized BALI and we have NOT
changed that policy one bit. The case
of King Cole has already been aired
in the newspapers, and it lis sufficient
terms had been accepted by Mr.. Far
frll before he signed a contract with
us we promptly relinquished all ,ls.ms
to his services. But when Cole, in
his letter TO Mr. Weeghman. said that
| changed the date in his contract
from January I'd to December 3Uth.
in order to avoid trouble. he was In.
error, for the reason I was in Toron-
to when he actually signed with the
Federal league.
But Coles case amounts 10 moth
ing compared to that of I<illifer and
kirkpatrick. II kiliifer does nor
play with the Chicago Federals no
Will not play at all, for we will go
into the United States court. and ask
for a permanent Injunction restrain-
ing him from playing with the Phil
adelphia Nationals. We VIII take
simnar action in the case or Kirkpat-
rick, who signed a Baltimore Federal
league contract. and accepted $1,000
advance money. after which ne signed
with Brooklyn.