The Washington herald., 1914-02-11
NO CONF PROMISE,
STATES GILMORE
Federal League Moguls Reach
New York -Rumored They
Will Invade Gotham.
BAN JOHNSON TALKS
American Chieftain Declares Iener
Can Handle the Outlaws-Other
Gossip Of Meeting.
BAN JOHNSON TALKS

New York, Feb. 10.-President Gilmore
and his associates Of the Federal League,
plan. an immediate invasion Of Greater
New York territory. The principal back
ers Of the enterprise agreed upon such
q move at a secret meeting in the
Knickerbocker Hotel this afternoon
While these promoters admitted they had
their eyes upon the Metropolis they re-
fused to name the location Of their OBJ
jective point.
I'VE are here on our own business"
said President Gilmore. mot for any
compromise with organized baseball OF
course. II we were recognized as the
equal OF the two major leagues We
wouldn't object. That Is our ultimate OBJ
ject. And well go right through to tbs
finish to gain our ends."
That talk about me being offered the
selection OF an American Association club
for the North Side of Chicaso as a bribe
to desert the Federal League Is nom
SENSE said weeghman. why ! have
never met Ban johnson. No proposition
from the so-cailed organized baseball In
terests has ever been made to me. and
i wouldn't accept II IL IL were"
We have all the money we wish" cut
In Gilmore. Far more than the Ameri-
can League had when IL started its fight.
They talk about our unwieldly circuit.
Let me tell you our circuit Is 40 miles
shorter than either OF the big leagues.
It's simply q question OF the survival of
the fittest. We have under contract 1i3
players who have been in the big leagues
and plenty OF cash to worry organized
baseball for few years. anyhow"
speat Fortune I'm Chicago.
THE major leagues have tied up about
10000 in signing players at increased
salaries" said Weeghman. Il have spent
So. 600 on the Chicago club
The Chicago delegation Of Federal
Ieasuers appear to be very shrewd busi-
ness men. They talk convincingly. There
Is no braggadocio In their conversation
Weeghman Is very bitter towards
Charles W. Murphy.
III ! had known what ] know now, /
should have had all the Cubs. They came
and begged me to sign them. I will put
In bid for Evers." he continued, when
told Of Johnny's throw-down by Chubby
Charles. III IL Is true that Eyers had
iron-clad FIVE years contract that pre-
vented Murphy from releasing him as
manager without releasing him as a
player. you may bet Johnny viii not have
to leave Chicago. I'm no longer going
to respect Murphy's interests
Ban johnson got into town at s
o'clock tonight. He declared that or
SdulZtu
mise with the Federals: denied that he
had tried to bribe weeghman with an
American Association club for Chicago:
stated that there would be no joint
meeting with the National League, and
intimated that he would put the Fed
eral League situation entirely in the
hands of Gov. Tener.
Commission Meets.
Within half an hour of Johnson's ar
rival the national commission held an
informal meeting. and decided that
that body would act against the in
vaders" in the interests OF the organi-
zation. johnson said before he went
to confer with Tener and Hermann
that in no case would the national
commission indorse any legal contro-
versies.
The National League accomplished little
of Importance on the first day OF its
meeting. A committee was appointed TO
act with the American League and the
National Association in any contemplated
action against the Federal League OF
course. the schedule was released with
out change.
The International League spent few
hours in idle gossip and then decided to
loiter . little longer until the majors
arrived at some definite policy toward
the so-called outlaws"