New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-05
THIS CITY NOW A
BASEBALL MECCA
Clans Gathering to Greet
the Worlds Tourists
and Talk War.
NO COMPROMISE IN
SIGHT, SAYS SEXTON
Brooklyn Feds Have Exclusive
Right to Bid for Services OF
Speaker and Crawford.

Members Of organized baseball came
rocklng into town yesterday from all
parts OF the country and each and every
ono broathcd defiance against the Federal
League when any suggestion was made
Of compromise,
NJ. II. Sexton. president OF tho National
Association Of Minor League Basepail
Clubs. came on from Little Rock. H. TO
greet the incoming worlds tourists
you may be sure there viii pe no o.
mand Of a compromise from the miuor
leagues" said Mr.. Sexton. Baseball con-
ditions throughout the country have never
been more favorable The minor League
have found prosperity in organized base
ball There is not a chance in the "o'l1
that any of our organizations will seek TO
form alliances with the outlaws as ""
Gilmore has suggested
Il believe the Federal League VIII start
the season. but ] don't think 1t viii finish.
in any case. II seems to me that it's up
10 organized baseball to put the outlaws
10 the test. II the Feds so through their
season all right that will be the time to
talk of compromises.
Il will admit that if GlmOres organi-
cation is success it might be menace
20 US by selling minor league stars and
,deprlving the owners Of purchase money,
but I don't believe we will have TO face
that condition
Mr. Sexton said that he had issued O.
ders forbiddlng the Springfield Club OF
the Three ]. League TO play game with
the St. Louis Feds. which has been sched-
uled for the spring
Edward G. Barrow president Of the In
ternatonal League. said the meeting of
his organization. which will be held here
tomorrow, would be a conference IN re
gard to war conditions. I'VE sill meet
the Feds with our dukes up. he said.
Mr. Barrow stated that the Feds had
at last obtained grounds in Buffalo under
q dvc-ycar lease. but that they had made
the stipulation that they might abandon
the property al one weeks notice.
Roy Reeves, baseball secretary OF Gov
ernor Tencri arrived after a ten-hour
railroad journey. from Philadelphia
Joseph J. Lanin owner of the Red soX.
viii be one of the first TO greet Iris
Speaker when he lands.
IF the Feds expect TO set Iris they Il
have to climb over my bank roll, said
Mr. Lannin.
Three Fingered Brown, manager OF
the St Louis Feds. was the first OF the
outlaws to break into town. but he said
that Gilmore. Wceghman, Walker and
Tinker would come to-day.
John NJ. Ward. business manager OF the
Tip Tops. went Walter Ward one better
yesterday. lie said that twenty-seven
players were under contract 10 the Brook
Ign Feds and that the outlaw league had
given the Tip Tops the exclusive right TO
bid for Speaker and Crawford, OF the
worlds tourists. According TO report, the
outlaws will offer Speaker $4,000 year
Tor three years, with $1,000 down
A delegation or seventy-fve fans from
Chicago is due to-day TO make ready
welcome for Charley COmiskey. Accord
ing TO the latest wireless message, the
Lusitania will not get in until tomorrow
morning In spite Of the best efforts OF
John B. Foster. the number OF persons
who are to attend the dinner at the Bit
more on Saturday has kept growing. The
latest estimate Of the attendance is go.
with room fo- no more.
Baseball men viii have 10 keep hUstlng
tomorrow, for. in spite of the arrival of
the tourists, the National League board
NJ directors expects 10 complete its iron
ing out" OF the Evers case.
According N a story from Pittsburgh,
Fred Banding the Cleveland pitcher,
jumped back TO the Maps after receiving
&, ooo IN advance money from the Pitts
burgh Feds.
Tommy Romanach. the Cuban short
stop. has handed another bitter Insult TO
Brooklyn. Charles n. Ebbets received a
letter from the inheder yesterday in
which nc repeated that he would rather
play in Long Branch than In Flatbush.
Word comes from Klnston, y. c.. that
George Suggs. the pitcher, was married
yesterday 10 Miss Moselle Cox. "a local
society leader.