Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
0UTLAWSDON' I
EXPECT T0MAKE
MONEY IN 1874
President Gilmore Says FederaIs
Only Hope to Advertise the
League This Year.
Bv James A. Gilmore.
President of the Federal League.

President OF the Federal League.
THE organized baseball people
are figuring that we expect to
make a barrel of money in
1914. and that we'll 60 broke II we
bon. That's just where they are
mistaken. We aren't looking for
ward 10 1914 as a profitable season.
re to he more in the nature Of an
advertisement this season. one in
which we hope to make the people
scyius5rted with our wares. In 1915
n VIII be something different. The
hrs will know what we've got-and
ae've got something that will keep
them coming to our parks.
We aren't figuring on making mon
~ In 1914. II we break anywhere near
even we'll be greatly pleased. But
rhether we make or lose money in
1914 doesn't matter so much; but we
have the reserve funds to carry us
through two or three profltless sea-
sons II necessary
Already we have signed up about
thirty major leaguers, and we've
grabbed off thirty stars from the
class "A minor league teams. In ad-
dltlon to these men we have players
IN our rosters who are real stars,
men who will compare favorably in
their special departments with some
If the best in the National and Amer
uan Leagues.
= ONE people are wondering why
: we have gone after the older
s.av-rs-why we haven't gone after
tHa Younger stars of the big leagues.
rHar are two reasons for this. One
at .re are not going after players
nnu ale under contract Just now, but
.-'r after those men whose contracts
Haya expired and who are bound only
.t the reserve clause. The second
.H-ua is a deeper one-and one
aI The public up to now has not
ce figured out.
We want old, experienced players
Il the helms of our teams so that they
nay teach our younger players the
tricks of the game Where can you
find better teacher of pitchers than
Mordecai Brown? Where is there a
setter model of infieldrs than Tink-
or? The same is true about Knabe
stovall and some of the others
GIVE our youngsters one year un-
- the tutelage of Tinker. Brown,
Knabe and others OF that kind and
they will round into some Of the
greatest players in the game.
Where did we get our first play
ers? From different sources. Some
n them are semi pros; others belong
10 the small league teams. Some
people are Of the idea that getting
small league players Is not good in
vestment. Look over the list Of the
stars In American and National
Leagues to-day and find your an
swer. Many Of them were piucked
from the small town teams, or from
college teams, and made good in q
hurry
+ Obj, Collins, Jackson. Speaker.
Milan, Mc1nnes, Baker, Lajoie,
Wagner Mathewson. Strunk, Muir
ray, Meyers and a hundred others
who rank as stars to-day jumped
either from the sand1ots. small league
teams or from college teams to the
majors and made good with a ven
sssnce. They became stars almost
in their frst year out.
ls there any reason why history
can't be repeated in the case Of some
of The fellows we have on our ros-
ters? You'll agree with me that there
ent and all those who patroni5e our
pan parks next summer quickly will
alsooVer that We have in our ranks
some players whose names hereto
tors haven't figured in baseball star
oom, who are Just about as good as
some Of the best in the American and
National League.