New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-24
Owners Confident oflo,.
Life of Organizatiou
at Meeting.
GILMORE president
FOR FIvE-YEAR TERN
Not to Place Club in New Va.
Yet, Says Weeghman IL,
Better of Player Situate,
By HAYWOOD BROIy


I'VE will not ask for peace. We Vim.
offer peace and We are not eve, =
sidering peace" said James 4 :,
more president Of the Federal L.,,-.
when he was asked yesterday Cor
ing the possibility Of a settlement =.
organized baseball.
The representatives Of the r,l
League went into session a, The a..
Biltmore yesterday afternoon
they soon gave indication Of hi,
lief in a long life for their orc,,..
ton. After one hour OF delihs,,.
the announcement was sent ont n.
the meeting that James A c1n
had been reelected president ",
years and that he mad also been Cha.
70 serve as treasurer Of the 80
for the same length Of time. yoh, |,
George, Of indianapolis. was n, -
mer treasurer. Robert B. Ward 49,.
er Of the Brooklyn Tip Tons -.
elected yice-president for on. yea, !.
Lloyd Rickert, Of st. Louis. Va. !,
elected secretary for one year
The nature of the business ,,,..
acted by the Federal Lesgusrs vss \.
disclosed, but it seems certain TIA, =,
question Of placing a club in n,
York received some considerstior
1--WE have not leased a site In Y.
York yet" said Mr.. Gilmore. dv,F,,
on the adyerb, "but we hsv, -
choice Of two sites any time v. =
ready TO make a decisive moves
yes" said Charles Weeghnan. a.,
or CT the Chifeds, Eve must CON. n,
New York eventually"
Both men declared, however. IA,
the question of the New York lny,s,,
had not yet been taken up in detail !
the meeting.
For the most part Mr.. Gilmor VA
busy in denying stories which han
been printed recently concerning FI
eral League plans.
"Mr. Ward will not buy the Yankee,
he said, "and Mr.. Weeghman viii ~
purchase the Cubs. 1t is not true 4,
we have signed forty-six more vlsys-
from the American and Nstior,
leagues. As a matter Of fact, v, IA,
captured just twelve, and we expsc. =
get eight more. That is all We r,,,
Our league is already strong in PLAYER
IL is true that we were after som,
the Giants, but We found we could u
get them. You know the men I me,,
of course. We would like TO have tss
ured Tesreau, Fletcher and Burns
"Of course, we prefer peace TO VA
but we are satisfied to 20 along ia o.
own way. We have received no desns
peace offer as yet, and we most csrtais
ly shall solicit none. II pesee eve
comes ii must be some arrsngems,
which will provide for every one al.
ciated with the Federal League-ou,.
ers, players and umpires. We % w
anticipate any such development dgntg
this meeting"
Charles Weeghman, owner o. I,
Chifeds, is incensed over the varsE
stories in which il has been said lAl'
organized baseball planned to break L,
Federal League by taking care Of Biz.
81 want il understood" said u
Weeghman, "that I'm with the Feden
League first, last and all the time. y
long as there is a Federal League
shall be in it. In regard to my eo1fs..
ence with Mr.. Taft, it is not true that
made an offer for the Cubs. ! mere
tried to ascertain what srrsngenss
might be made for eliminating one :
the Chicago teams in the event Of {
peace arrangement I'm satisfied VI
my team and my grounds, you may ?
certain. Mr.. Taft is an old persoti
friend Of mine, and we could no, Isii
little thing like a baseball war COZ
between US.
81 believe" continued Mr.. Wee
man, that we are in a stronger po
ton TO continue the war than the NJ
in organized baseball. In the first plas
all our owners are men with oue
business interests to fall back uY
while the American and Nstlon
league magnates for the most part ~
all their capital tied up in baseball.
"Also we have all the best oil y
player situation. The player in crss
lied baseball can say, I'll jump :
continual threat to his employer. u
can't do that with US, for there Is $
place for him to jump to. Most
portant of all, in my opinion. Is :
minor league situation. Unless
mistaken, few. if any. Of the n,s
leagues will open for business ~
year. This season ruined them. iN
will not be prepared to go on WiIl'.
the guarantee of protection by SIs't
lied baseball. and organized bsseosn. ,
not in a position TO give them IhaL
When asked about the tinsnelsl w. N.
cess of the Federal League season y 4,
Weeghman admitted frankly thn -
attendance had not been lp 70 the =
pectations of himself and MS s's y.
ates. 81 made q little money N ~
cago." he said. "T needed 2OO,Ooo y
admissions for an even break, ~ ~.
got $4,000. had expected 4OV'ws,
Robert B. Ward, owner OF me -
Tops, denied the story that ~
Bresnahan would manage the DIs
Feds next season. ITS news 70 -
said the Brooklyn magnate.