The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-06
~ ADDITION TO LARGE NumssR
OF OTHER BASEBALL
MEN.
Presieent ollmore says Men ~wm Be
Cary rhey Oent Accept what
They r WILLING TO Give"

NEW YORK. March S-Men promI.
nent IN organized baseball as well a.
= lArge group OF Federal Leaguers ar
lNed here today TO welcome tho world
touring ball players Who viii come In
Iomorroy on the steamer Lusitania.
Ihe big Cunarier was on Nauock,t
a. ? o clock tonight and was not due 10
reach port untl the early hours to-
morrow. Plans have bppn made 10
greet the much travelled ball tossers
~ S~usrantne. which the liner is ex.
pected TO leave In time to dock by
; or = o'clock I'm the morning
resides the welcome TO the tourists.
which IN Its main feature will take the
lorm OF n banquet Saturday night. the
me OF the magnates in Organized
ped bv conferences over tho stain.
OF me zane In view OF the Situation
created by the advent OF the Federals
ne ihL'tr have a particular Interest
!, tne Homecoming OF the Giants and
Nhlte SoN because OF their desire 10
secure the signatures OF some OF tho
rcturuing players 10 Federal league
contracts. e"'
President Ran Johu-or 81 IN. Amer.
80 i'ayuc CAME into thc city on tho
seuc rain today With James A Cu-
more head OF the Federal or.sniSatton
tonight brought prestcnt Inhu
t,h'f @i thc National League to tho
.iN The National CommiSstoa trtc
.ompletcd hy the arrival % Prrsfdcrt
AnSust Hermann. or the Cincinna,s
.isoo LEADS 81 several other clubs are
represented. r. N. C~hiVinrton. presi.
1.ht OF The American Association. AMI
h~aNanaugh. president OF the
southern Association. were amonr ~,
prominent arrivals. ~ ~
The Federal League delegation. An adj
Geieo y, g, dmor consists Of 4. r.
''asuc ana the heads Of several clubs.
To Meet Liner.
me chicago fricuds Of President
,"ulNNc3' ~ IN number also arrived to-
lian ohnso ~ making his headouar-
,srs The chicago men have Chartered
enc ' 80 Mascara. 90 meet the Lust
tania az quarantine.
The magnatcs van 20 down TO meet
the isusitsnig ON tho government rcv.-
nue. cutter. which Leaves here al 5 in the
rcll. OF the New York Americans' Ian
hlhs ana other major league club ovn-
sns have tickets OF admission to The
cutter ~ a late hour PRESIDENT Gil
more ana his associat . had been unahi,
I" get tickets 10 the cutter. There yvas
I ,S talk OF ehartcring a boat. but ss
MS would not give the FcderaIs ndmis-
St"n I" The LusitRnta. they were saia
"" nave ebout decided 10 meet the plsv.
= ~ ne DOCK. which will give the or
e"pnt1eu league men an advantage
'ilmorc today sent wireless message.
y, ~ elsh. players he wantS-Speaker.
y.ny 1n Mases' Wingo. Egan, Leve-
-. A - ~ W. NnN 1nGm
ny !" sign until they had heard from
nlll. Ihey VIII he crazy ~ they DOM
1Ntlh Nhat We are willing TO rive
'hcm, said the Federal CHIEF
~ meeting was held late today at tho
Waldorf. attended by President Gilmor.
Att"fney- Gates and PreSidents BaLer
pnd carney or the PHILADELPHIA AMI
boston Nationals. respectively TIE
cnii.rence, which was over The status
., piayers In DISPUTE. was u~nproductife
oi any agreement. both sides declared
sIthoHgh Baker said the problem Womb
De lett to Governor Tener.
h"tlns the day Gilmore n
near ny which Edward W. UwInber "a
llttsburgh capitalist, took over the ma
y.I,tN holdings Of the Pittsburgh Fed
efals. Gilmore also declared that WIN
li me past Few DAYS men with money in
pLehtS AZ their command had taken over
PRESIDENT Ban Johnson made a stase-
neht curing the day In which he de-
plured the meeting held between GIimore
ana the two National league pre@idents.
Johnson said he - not here 10 tailr
welcome the tourists.