Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-04
Do NOT WANT PEACE
Big Leagues Will Not Deal
With the Feds.
GILMORE MAKES THREAT
Sends Message to johnson and Tener
That He Will Fight to
Finish.
fillmore MAKES THREAT

NEW YORK. March 4-"The National
and American leagues will enter into no
peace with the Feds was the statement
made today by man well known in the
base ball world.
THE rumor that the outlaws are to be
taken into the fold is without founda-
tion." he continued. Organized base ball
has paid large part OF the war cost al
ready, and would be foolish to surrender
now.
Consider the fact that the older leagues
will be in much better position to carry
on the fight next year than at present.
Almost all the stars who have stuck to
organized ball are now bound by three
year contracts and are immune from Of
fers.
Whatever success Gilmore and his men
have had was through the suddenness of
their attack. Joe Tinker would never
have been captured if the National
League had been alive to the situation.
When it comes down to a straight stand
UP fight for player. such as in the Evers
and MatheWson cases, the Federal League
has lost each time.
without intending to disparage Mr.
"
ted that their fight has been in the nature
of guerrilla warfare.
No Reason for Surrender. :.
Now that the National and American
leagues are fully alive to the fact that
the Federals are a menace there is no
reason in the world for surrender.
"They fought each other for three
years, so it is inconceivable that they
should surrender now without firing a
shot. No compromise with the Federal
League has been suggested which does
not SAVIOR of treachery to the minor
leagues.
What would the American Association
say if the outlaws were allowed to put
a team into Chicago? That has been one
of the pet projects of the association for
years. OF course. the Feds want to
talk peace. but they will find that it takes
two to make a truce"
The message addressed by Mr.. Gilmore
to Ban Johnson and Gov. Tener fol-
lows:
:Indisputable evidence tells us that
some of your clubs are endeavoring to
sign Federal League contract players. If
you do not stop such methods imme.
diately we will withdraw our policy Of
fair play and give you battle at your
own game.
To Strengthen International.
The base ball stage will be set this
week for important developments. 1t
was announced yesterday that the In
ternational League would meet here Fri
day. probably at the Hotel Imperial. 1t
is understood that an effort will be made
to strengthen the Montreal and Rochester
clubs. which have suffered sadly from
the raids of the Federais.
There is also a possibility that the ''on-
again ff-again'' project of putting an
International League team into Brooklyn
again may be brought up.
The American League owners will be
here to greet Comiskey, and although no
meeting of Ban Johnson's organization
has been called it would be possible to
get q quorum together within q short
time.
Thomas Chivington and many of his
associates in the American Association
will come on to New York, and the lead
ing lights among the outlaws are also
heading this way. Meetings of the Ma
tional League and the national commits
sion have been called.
The base ball pot seems to be just
about ready to boil.