Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-09
BIG FEDERAL LEAGUE
CONCLA j! PLANNED?
Ward Says No, But Barrow Has Re-
ports From Several Men
About Meeting.

NEW YORK. Nav a.-While the Ward
motives on the part of President James
A. Gilmore of the Federal League il has
been learned that the promoter Of the
Independent league Will take occasion Of
Mondays opening AT washington PARK
Brooklyn. to assemble his henchmen IN
war council. Wake. and Weeghman
the hackers of the Chicago Feds Will
accompany Gilmore 10 this city Monda i
morning. Ned Hsnlon and Charlie Gold
man. who fioated the enterprise in Bal
tmore. will be on hand with a large
party of friends Otto Stifel of ST Louis
and President Madison of Kansas City
also are expected.
President Ed Barrow of the Interna
tional League. who returned yeste. da Y
from a swing around the northern end of
his circuit. saws that the contemplated
conference Of the Federal promoters has
been prompted by motives Of entrench-
ment. According to Barrow agents of tine
independent cause have been in Toronto
for more than a week tying 10 interest
Canadian capital TO place a team there.
Il do not care how strongly the Fed
eral League denies it said Barrow Il
have 1t straight from my friends in
Toronto men ! have known for yea rs
and whose entire confidence / enjoy.
These reliable informantS have been APP
preached by the Federal agents. who
found ii necessary 10 come square in a
lot OF matters in order to command in
terest
Now. YOU can take if from me that
the hackers of the Kansas City club
are ready to throw up their hands. The
idea anyhow is TO tranfer that fran
chise to Toronto if possible Toronto
was not selected until every effort had
been made to interest fnanciers OF
Detroit The Federal League tried for
more than three weeks to secure De
troit backing, but finally gave up when
it was found that no available ground
could hope to vie in popularity with
the centrally located Navin Field
This know. Parties who have
represented themselves as Federal
League agents are making an effort
now to rent Scarborough Beach at
Toronto. Scarborough Beach is an old
amusement park about eight miles from
the business section of the hustling
city. Needless to say Jim McCaffery
and Joe Kelley will throw no obstacle
in the way of such move If the
Federal League can do any business
at Scarborough Beach it is welcome to
the medal.
so near as I can figure out the Fed
eral League is going to find a white
elephant on its hands in Buffalo before
many weeks. The promoters there have
the people very enthusiastic just now
in anticipation of major league base
ball But ! will bet the record crowd
will be that of the opening day.
Il went to the Federal League grounds
| in Buffalo to satisfy myself and I'll BET
the most enthusiastic fan will not &C
often if he dislikes Inconvenience as
much as L. To begin with the grounds
| are inaccessible. 1t means a twelve
minute brisk walk from the nearest
car line. The park is. built in mud
hole and the contractors who put UT
| the stands took their model, | guess
| from some racetrack. Modern construc-
| ton has been totally disregarded. The
fashion of twenty years ago prevails
| Instead of having the boxes and front
seats low to the ground and the struc-
ture banked up gradually as in all up
to-date parks. the front grandstand
seats are set up on wall about seven
| feet high and then pitched back at Il
much sleeper angle.