The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-09
PEDERALS RESORT TO
DESPERATE METHODS
Gilmore Resolves to Raid Big
Leagues Regardless of
All Contracts.
KILLER GIVEN AS CAUSE
Young Circ"it Forced TO Move
by Weakness Of Playing
Material Signed.
klLLIFER GIVEN AS CAUSE

Sung 20 desperation by the fact that
H. has not been able to make good his
boasts of securing major league bail play
..s 40 ans considerable number and know
INK tHat something must be done quickly
t. keep his league intact, President Gil
mor. o. the Federal League announced
ytst,rl,y 100 chicago that managers OF all
Ii, teams must invade tho ma Jor leagues
and secure all the contract jumpers posi-
be Word was sent all along the line,
Gilmore giving as an excuse the failure OF
Catcher kilifer to report to him. Killifer
signed a contract with the Feds and
then thought better OF his action. He re-
surned the advance money he had received
and returned to his old club. the Phillies
Organized baseball maintains that killifer's
old contract bound him legally to the
Phillics and he was within his rights In
rejecting the Fed contract
But the killfer case i not the reason for
Gi-ore's noVe-it Is merely the excuse
FOR the change in front. The Federals an
nounced loudly and many times that no
mar upler actual contract would be
-ro.ested. Sow the bride Is OF The
answer Is the club rosters of several Fed
.ral clubs announced on Saturday. The
Feds have maintained all along that they
rad scores OF big league players IN place
q, the few who admitted making the leap.
IlfNc1llbU OF l1t p'TSNllllti VI tUt SeNtrdl
clubs shows that the Feds have been ex-
agrerating. TO say the least a few major
leaguers are sprinkled through the lists
and the balance OF the men are either un-
known YOUNGSTERS or players who have
been tried and found wanting In the big
circuits. They may play good ball, but
Il Will not be of first class quality. The
ability ~ ball players is definitely known
10 fans throughout the length and breadth
II the land one may not make a player
big Lacquer on the diamond by putting
big league suit on him and calling him
such
President Gilmore IL the marvel OF
the age TO baseball managers OF long
experience. He has Interested business
men with no knowledge of the game to
50 Into their pockets for large amounts
0, cash 10 back his scheme. II appears
that he must have made some extrava-
sart promises and painted his plans In
bright colors, indeed. He has insisted
on ca,ng the Federals a third big league
90 newspaper reporters. That II surely Is
10, al this writing. and II the hackers
went INTO the plan with that idea II will
We Interesting to watch their future
movements VIII they continue 70 pour
gold MO the Golfers
Probably "a few players will jump their
..,'rt.tS-spme big leaguers are the
,l Nho viii do anything for money.
'f n s Ibt likely thAt any great exodus
..' ae,ur The majority are OF the
.. E-,u. sam Crawford. Iris Speaker.
g." '. .rac fype--fellows OF good, hard
... N.' will look before they leap.
H r1 See Interesting alsc TO see what
7 ".Np,n In the case ~ the Brooklyn
20 ...- President Robert y. Ward said
q. tHr Nrit-r that h. would not have n
7t0 ur his team who violated his word
100 contract Presenting that ne will pur-
sss t-l' Hollcy, he has a strange array OF
'aler, 90 offer opposit IN to tho Brooklyn
Nationals. VINO have been built up from
the cream Of the country's b, st.
CHARLES \. Comiskey, Manager Jimmy
Callahan and the balance OF the White
soN players left Yesterday for Chicago
sore w'th the fourscore OF business men
who came here To do honor To the return
ing tourists. John T. Cunnery was In the
party. but declined 10 say anything further
concerning his probable purchase of the
CUBS lu fact he never has admitted that
De- was dlckering for the Taft stock. on
good authority II was said. however. that
the deal would come to head in Chicago
tomorrow IN all probability.
N4nager McGraW of the Cla..ts and the
men who went around the world with
him also left for the West and will reach
Marlin this week 10 begin preparations
for tie serious business OF winning another
National League pennant.