The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-11
Gilmore. Wecghman, Walker,
Gates. HanlOn. All Here,
scout Truce RumOrs.
To BREAK IN NEW YORK
Motive Of Visit Reverse of
Compromise. They Ask
"Sum" to state.
CHICAGOAN IN FOR 500. 900
'Can't Quit Now: Will TO 1t to
Finish $4,000. 900 to
spend This Season.

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At All uptown hotel III. big men OF the
Federal League who arrived here yes
terday morning, announced thaJ there
would he no compromise with organized
Baseball no acceptance NJ proposition
chat might take care of the Chicago Feds,
and that the new independent league. well
equipped as to players and money. not only
would start the season bu; would 90
through it without giving UP the ghost
James 4. Gilmore. president Of the Fed
eral League Charles Weeghman and W.
VI. Walker. hackers OF the Chicago Feds
T.. r. Gates Of Indianapolis. the league !
attorney: Edward Hanlon and Henry
Goldman Of the Baltimore Feds. met at
l.. o'clock noon to talk over. as they said,
certain new conditions which will have an
.mportan; bearing on the future of their
circuit,
While th-se men, who were interviewed
by THE SvN reporter last night insisted
that they were satisfied with the circuit
which 10 date includes Buffalo and Toronto,
il was learned later In the evening that
their long conference was due TO a desire
TO take in certain promoters in this city
WHO, It was said, asked Gilmore, Wceghman
and the others to come here and lool; over
the ground Whether the promoters OF
the proposed club IN Greater New York
territory have grounds in Manhattan.
The Bronx or Brooklyn could not be
learned. But one o: the Federal League
men wheu asked II this city would be con-
siderci for the coming season. replied:
Just rs soon as our plans have been
COMPLETED we will make an announcement
For obvious reasons We cannot talk Just
now
Presidea. Gilmore when asked to make
a statement OF the Federal Leagues
policy said:
We ala not come here for any con-
ference with organized baseball men.
There is absolutely no understanding be-
tween the Federal League and the Ma
7!onal Commission or either of the major
leagues. The fact that we are here is
s.Mp;y II coincidence.
Il authorize TIT sun to say for US
Li.at the men of organized ball haven't
money enough 20 buy out any of our
club owners. We have agreed - stick
together and y. are going through 20
finish Naturally the Federal League has
been bel!ttled by organized baseball men
IL. many ways. Because OF the enormous
task that We have undertaken IL has beer!
adylsabl. TO keep our pans secret as
Inucn As possible. Many obstacles have
been thrown in our way, but IN spite of
them you can say without fear OF con-
.radic:ion that every club at present
member of the Federal League. and that
includes Toronto and Buffalo. has enough
money In the treasury 10 pay all salaries
t. players who are under contract TO us.
II nave in my vault in Chicago the
sisned contracts of l42 players. OF
course this number does not include all
major league players, for 1t has been i'm
POSSIBLE to get many good men who would
nave gone with us II they had not been
under two or three year contracts But
We have enough players to begin the sea-
son and to give the public q good return
Tor its patronage
NO player has received IL bonus from
us for signing n contract. When We
handed Russell Ford $1,000, for instance
Il was Simply so much salary in advance,
and that amount will be deducted from
the salary named in his three year con-
tract. We started out to play fair with
organized ball and We have not changed
that policy one bit.
THE case of King Cole already has
been aired In the newspapers and Ii is
sufficient to say that when We learned
that his terms had been accepted by Mr..
Farrell before he signed a contract with
W We promptly relinquished all claims 20
his services. But when Cole In his letter
to Mr.. Weeghman said that | changed the
date In his contract from January TO
December 80 in order to avoid trouble he
was in error for the reason that ! was
IN Toronto when he actually signed with
the Federal League.
But Coles case amounts TO nothing
compared to that of Killifer and Kirk
patrick. II killfer doesn't play with the
Chicago Feds he viii not play at all, for
we will go into the United States court
and ask for a permanent injunction re-
strainng him from playing with the Phil
adelphia Nationals. We will take similar
action in the case OF Kirkpatrick, who
signed a Baltimore Federal League con-
tract and accepted 81 600 advance money,
after which he signed with Brooklyn.
1--WE have received no invitation from
the National Commission to listen TO any
proposition calculated to smooth over the
present difficulty, and II we should receive
an invitation We would not accept Il. We
are going to demonstrate to the public
that there Is room for third ma Tor
league and In course OF time we will force
the organized baseball people to recognize
US, We are in this fight 10 stay and
ruinor5 that We are ready to quit come
entirely from the opposition"
Weeghman. who is boyish looking
fellow and the possessor of "A fortune
made out of twenty-six lunch rooms in
Chicago, seemed to enjoy the opportunity
to say something about himself, Weegh-
man laughed heartily when asked ii he
had come here to reach n compromise
with the leaders Of organized baseball.
What is there to compromise" he
said. why, the Federal League is all
right. We have been working for weeks
to get things in shape and the aitua ton
Is brighter for us now than ever before
We have plenty OF players under
contract and We have plenty of money
too.
eco far l am hooked in personally for
$4,000 and 1 simply have to 20 on
When we started out In Chicago I told
Mr.. Gilmore and Mr., Tinker that we must