New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-04
Sputter Over News That
Banding Had Jumped
Back to the Maps.
GILMORE THREATENS
WAR TO THE KNIFE
Says Organized Baseball Must
Play Fairly if Rights Are
To Be Respected.

Chicago. March 3-The greatest war OF
h,ssb,li history was threatened by Pres
,dent Gilmore Of the Federal League 10
dav IA the result of reports that 'no
American and National leagues were
PROSECUTING among its players
News that Banding had retoined inc
Cleveland Maps, after having signed q
Federal League contract, made President
Gilmore decide to take action. There are
NOW five men. Banding. Killifer, Williams
and Baumgardner, who. the feue'"''
contend. have violated contracts with the
new league
The message addressed by Mr. Gilmore
to Ban johnson and Governor Tener ioi-
lows:
"yndI.putabIe evidence tells MS that some
NJ your clubs ARE endeavoring TO sign req
.yaI League contract players. II you DO nor
alan .ycb methods Immediately we VIII
withdraw our policy of fair play and give
you . battle at your own game
"1f our contracts are no good. their CON
tracts are no good, and a player can ols-
regard a contract with CLUB IN orsah
tied ball as easily ae he can ours "i'
more said. Therefore. II the Nauoiia'
and American league CLUBS are uSine
20 take our signed men away from US we
will take theirs away.
we have unlimited cash and the uni'eo
support OF all our club owners and pacH-
AZ. We can bid as high for the players
as anybody. .,.
orrn n this time we have played fair
with our rivals We gave up Cole' ue
spite his having signed with the Chl0deo
club when we believed that the court
would have given him TO us we sien'u
Kll,fer and Banding In good fa'tn anu
advanced money 10 them.
.Ir IN. American and National leagues
ignore our contracts and fall 10 appre
ciate the spirit OF sportsmanship we nave
shown. we will start the biggest OF pase
hou wars When II IS over the feoeFai
League will have the stars or the oiu
leagues and will be the strongest III '"e
game" -.
Vaccinations were begun. II was said TO-
H. hstveen President Gilmore and Kay
Collins the Boston American pitchei'
whom Gilmore wants. DICK Esdn'
Cincinnati player. IT was learned 'o-u1S,
&c the eighth Of the world tourists soue"'
by the outlaws ~, .+
The Federal League umplres VIII my
,o.,,orrow 10 discuss Interpretation OF tne
rules Among the topics for olscuss,o"
Iii No tho "infeld fly" rule. which Is IN
,ornreted differently in the American anu
National leagues. .,
pm Brennan, chief OF the umplres'
feared that the two interpretations fnie".
1a,,.a confusion when former Nauohai
1..v,,ers were playing with American
Ieaguers. Brennan will preside over 'o-
morrow's meeting. 1901,
The umpres expected are steve CusdoN'
steve Kane. Garnett Bush, Al Manas"u'
parrv Mccormick. Monte Cross and Ole
Anderson. Most OF the umpires VIII Tram
with the teams.
The Federal Leagues granostano neio
r,u cost $4,000. according to the con
,r,c, which was let tonight by PRESIDENT
1Vesghman Of the local club. Its genera
o,,,l,n4s Will be that OF the Nauoha'
League stand In New York, put only ONO
deck will be built this year.
snec,al ceremonies will attend 'ne
breaking of ground tomorrow
The Wards are already having '"7'7
-, the troubles OF baseball. The Pensa-
cola Club has entered suit against thehl
,or braaking an alleged contract to tram
On their grounds. The Brooklyn outlaws
have selected Columbia. S. c. as tram
ing camp.