The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-18
BY JAMES CLARKSoN.
BY International News Service.


~ HICnuO, Jan. 17.-After having
A been tossed about On restless
sea all day, the good ship Fed
eral league was tonight resting
easy. Between the hours of ) clock
this afternoon aud clock tonight
some one poured oil upon the troubled
waters, and when shortly after clock
the magnates adjourned for the day, it
was announced that the vessel was
never stancher nor more seaworthy.
And that goes for every representa-
tive at the meeting. Each and every
one OF the magnates announced that the
Federal league s prospects were never
brighter; that the eight cities now COM
prising the circuit would be in the field
with firstclass clubs, and that the at.
tacks now bing made on the league by
organized baseball were only boosts. In
day of worry and work.
Charles Weeghman, the wealthy res
taurant man OF this city, was big
figure at the meeting. 1t was at Weegh-
man 3 request, it is alleged, that the
meeting today was called
Weeghman Is "Shown."
1t is a known fact that Weeghman
is heavily involved in the league He
has already put up much money in the
interest Of the league and will put up
more, but Weeghman is a business man
and he wanted to see in just what posi-
tions the other seven clubs stood. In
other words, Weeghman wanted to be
"shown.' And Fshown" he was. He
announced tonight that everything
looked rosy to him, and that he was
now in the Federal league to stick.
"I'm down hook, line and sinker with
the Federals,' was the way Weeghman
approached the newspaper men when
he met them at the conclusion of the
All kinds Of reports were circulated
during the day. At one time it was said
that the new league could not survive.
These rumors were due to the fact that
during the morning and afternoon
Weeghman would not positively state
that he would remain with the new
league, he had tipped the information
that he had been approached by man
who said he was representative of the
called, sent for Mr.. Weeghman and
asked him if he could be interested in
the Browns.
The Federal league magnates were
aware Of that fact. Weegbman made it
known to them at their meeting
Is in to Stay.
| Shortly after noon Weeghman an.
nounced that three clubs had proved to
his satisfaction that they would be
able to ego through" and make good.
At o'clock, however, things did not
look very rosy. At that hour Weegh"
man refused to say whether or not he
would stick by the league. He said he
would give his answer at 6 CLOCK
| But at O'Clock Weeghman was not
ready to render a decision. 1t was not
until the meeting adjourned that Mr..
Weeghman informed the newspaper
men that he was in the Federal league
to stay. He said he had been "shown -
and that the league was even stronger
than he dreamed of.
Every city in the league, with the
exception Of Toronto, was represented
| by delegate. The Buffalo representa-
tive held the Toronto proxy and report
ed that conditions were never brighter
than at the present time, so far as To-
ronto was concerned.
It was rumored during the day that
Toronto would be dropped from the cir
cult That was flatly denied by Presi-
dent Gilmore, He said the circuit
would 60 through as already planned,
namely, Chicago, st. Louis, Indian
apolis, Kansas City, Pittsburg, Balti"
more, Buffalo and Toronto