Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-04
BASEBALL VAR
MAY CONE TO
ACLOSE soon
Startling Rumors From the
East Anent Attitude of the
Federal League
(By Latest Mail.l


died beneath the peace kettle in the
war being waged between organized
baseball and the Federal league.
One of the most important phases. OF
the rumors afioat is that Charles H.
lweeghman, president Of the Chicago
Feds, and his business associate, VIII
liam NJ. Walker, are about to buy the
Cubs and move them to the north
side. Another angle to the story Is
that Robert B. Ward, president of the
Brooklyn Feds, is negotiating Tor the
purchase of the New York American
league team, and that Otto Stifel, PM
d. c. Ball and E. A. Steininger OF 81.
Louis will at the same time purchase
the st. Louis Cardinals, from MRS.
Helen H. Britton. The sale OF the
Cleveland American league team Is
also included in the deal. ,.........-.
Just one thing stands In the way
of peace between the two warning fac
TONS" said one familiar with the in
side dope. Organized baseball has
agreed to declare peace IN the event
that James A. Gilmore, the man re-
sponsible for the third league, be re-
moved from activity. Not that there
lis ANYTHING Objectionable to President
Gilmore, except that he proved TO be
lteo live a wire for officials or organ
lied baseball. He is known as Fight
ling Jim and it was his persuasive
power that drew Weeghman, Walker,
Ward. Gwinner, Stifel and other men
Iof money into the third organization,
assuring success from a financial point
lof view. Organized baseball blames
Gilmore for all the trouble. The club
owners have openly notified Messrs.
Ward, Weeghman and others that
] they will talk peace If Gilmore Is
eliminated. HI. - :
Gilmore Ready to Step Aside. i. +.
Now and then Gilmore has gone 70
New York to face the music and 4
would not be surprised II he steps
down and cut in the event that he
isees he is the only thorn remaining.
He has his price and would be Wiling
| to step aside in the event 1t would
| be to the interest of the wealthy btsi-
mess men who have stood by him ID
the baseball war. However 1t Is not
| their intention to force Mr.. Gilmore
| to retire. They have put it up to him
lin that way They have agreed TO
make him a handsome cash offer In
| the event they can see peace with MS
removal. President Gilmore would, no
doubt. look at the situation in the
right light and step aside, and in do
ling so feel satisfied that he was TAX
ing the step in order that next year
there would be no warning factions In
the game. 81
But what would become of the 9TH
er teams in the Federal leagueg was
asked Of the man furnishing the In
formation. N. ss
Other Clubs to Be. Reimbursed.
That part Is Easy, he continued.
THE men back of Kansas City, In
Idianapolis, Buffalo and Baltimore
could be reimbursed The four large
cities can take care of themselves.
An assessment OF 5 cents will be lew.
led on every admission to the Nation
| al and American league parks next
season until the amount reaches the
sum required to bring about peace
full settlement
kansas city and indianapolis would
then have no opposition to the Ameri-l
can association Both parks being
used by the Feds would then be used
by the Association clubs, as they are
more modern. In Baltimore and Buff
falo the International league clubs
would thrive with the Feds out of the
way. Baltimore made money with the.
Feds this year, while Buffalo barely
got by with an even break. The two
opposing factions FLASHED in nearly
all their dates. The handsome Fed
park in Brooklyn could be turned over
to the International league club, trans
ferring the franchise Of one of the
teams now in the International league.
This would make happy family.
Taft II Willing to Sell.
ITO return to the Chicago end Of the
deal. / know positively that Owner
Taft has been negotiating with
Charles H. Weeghman trying to induce
him to take the Cubs Every fan Who
goes to the west side knows that a
new park must be built soon. The
site is too close to the county hos
pital and may be condemned Presi.l
dent Weeghman has good plant at
Addison and Sheffield avenues. This
would make an ideal home for the
Cubs
Il know there is some hitch on this
transfer made possible by the 0bjec-
tions of Charles w. Murphy, who, with
Mr.. Taft or Mrs Taft owns the
ground where the Cubs are nov play.
ing. I do not know whether or not
Mr.. Murphy has any interest ii the
Cubs now, but do know that ne
win have voice IN the final settles,
ment
Organized basebaIl officials are 60.
ing to deny the probability Of any !
such move IS I have stated. they
may even laugh. but they win later
give their reason FOR denying me
story at present unless the big moguls
now comforting secretly ID New. York