The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
GILMORE'S POLICY IS
SCORED BY FEDERALS
Say That He Should Consider
Greater New York Offers In
stead Of Minor League Cities.
OUTLAW HEAD IN CHICAGO
New Circuit Promoters Already
at Odds and Talk Of Elect
ing Another President.


The mysterious Mr.. John A. Gilmore,
oresiJe,. of tho Eea,r,, Icauue landed
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ING away from 'ne Nihos 'ItE since SUM
day. Gilmore said that he had been look
ing over conditions In Buffalo and Toron-
a., has, no ao,it,od ia a,,ri. ,b,, IA. had
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th's c''E on iues"aF anu "eu"es"as'
lie did say, however. that ne probably
would leave Chicago for New York be-
fore the end Of this week.
Gilmore. according to good authority, Is
N, royoarb.,ds ALREADY with severai of
the nthcr tod.,,I. Lo,yue CHM owuers
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mus no" "u''u Si-''''o p"'h an" az
tehu 10 'ht othcr ue'ahs III t'at tit!.
Gilmore wants To make a successful
nght III 'nlcaSo' sara tue uiSsatlsn'n
Feds yesterday, "dnd doesn't seem To re-
alize mat seven other cities must he
firmly intrenched lie IL daUblii,S with
several minor league towns before max
Ing M his mind al bout the proposed clubs
in New York and Brooklyn. The new
LEAGUE needs u president who knows the
ins and outs OF baseball politics and has
the benefit of actual experience as a
leader
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.'''e VI .''.'"n ". Nv
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a. an oi~hi''"'' wa S"'N''u "'i'
nv ia.' '""t ."e'c aic "'o many 'oohH
:" tne cue, az w 'H sno"n Wy 'nc
hosoua'Iohs tnat naNe peem going on mere
secre's ior scNera' uasS' ny SuN h.o"s
Tue names OF prospective fuckers ot io'si
c'u"s VINO are reao! 10 'easa srounns anu
provide inc slnews OF war 'hesc persons
say inc! nave "iIiihi'eu caPtdl pehiru
theh ana that WINE tleS nave secured
options on properly III me Bronx ana IN
BOokiyh AFTER consulting with Federal
League agents they nave received no
great amount Oh encouragement from I'LL
more.
III Gilmore ana MS friends ar" wise
they VIII come mere at once and fix up
plans for New YORK and BROOKLYN. said
Federal League syinIithizer Yesterday.
Grounds are available AT washington
park and IN Bronx county, and men with
money are ready 10 lease them II Gil
more s!d.steps the metropolitan district
he will kill the Federal League. That is Il
sure thing Simply because he has cstab-
lshed "a real ball club in Chicago means
nothing. Chicago cannot support five
minor league cities with IS cent BALI The
time IL ripe to move into Greater New
York and some Of tn. Feds are beginning
10 find fault with t;llmore's dilstory tao
tics. The ACQUISITION Of Tinker has mad.
Federal League Investments look good 10
n number of wealthy men here and unless
Gilmore changes his minor leaClI, IDEAS
there will be serious friction
"Gilmore Is hanging onto Kansas CITY
when Cincinnati ought 10 be Invaded lie
seems To think thar Toronto and Indian.
apoiis are preferable TO RrookIvn and ,Tbo
Bronx. THAT is where he il mailing +,
fatal mistake. II il sufficient nrnnr tba,
he doesn't know much about baseball
Here arc three propositions kno,yu IN
TIE Sr-N which the Feds and others u,ant
GiImoro to take m: ,;rounds nancy a,'d
influence in The Bronx: thr~a sizes In
Long Island CITY. controlled nv real os,,,,s
men who have nmpl. financial b,ckin.
Washington Park i'm BrooJilyp tho o,ynnrs
OF which are ready 10 WELDON. tho Feds
also fiy. residents Of that horom,h Who
are prepar.d TO subscribe money IN huiId
n park and Obtain bail plnyers Federal