The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-16
ENGINEERED THE DEAL THAT
LANDED JOE TINKER.

Through Gilmore's efforts the cole
brated Tinker deal was put through.
and after this move players began
jumping to the outlaw organisation
like frogs. Convinced that the Fed
erals now meant business. capitalists
began springing up In many cities
begging for franchises.
While President Gilmore's financial
transactions were sCccessful he was
wise enough to see the need OF COM
petent baseball authority. a man no
league or club can safely dispense
with. Tho young Westerner looked
the situation over and grabbed Ned
Hanion, the former Dodger manager.
who knows the diamond game all the
way from clubhouse to the bench.
Veteran Ned advised Gilmore to To-
cate in New York. Get right In their
front yard" suggested the caGey Han.
lon. referring to the enemy. organized
baseball.
Mr.. Gilmore selected Washington
Park AZ the logical place and secured
a three months option on the prop.
erty. But the Federals' leader ex-
pertenced trouble enlisting the proper
local capital. Failure seemed imni-
nent. As an alternative he planned q
club In Toronto. Finally the WASH
ington Park option had but two
weeks to run, and here comes the
best story Of 0ilmOre's manipulations.
Through mutual friends In Toronto.
on Feb. s, he met Robert d. Ward. q
millionaire baker Of New Rochelle.
MIR. Ward became interested in Gil
more's proposition to place q Federal
team in New York and he agreed to
meet him in this city.
PUT THROUGH BROOKLYN DEAL
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President Gilmore and his ass0-
ciates paid a flying trip to this city
to arrange the deal. The least false
move would spell disaster, and al
plans were kept secret. President
Gilmore threw local reporters clear
on the trail. and he introduced yer,
ant tongue for telling abs about hi
Toronto club. Day after day HI
spread untrue reports, and scores o.
New York newspaper writer's will ad
init that as O fabricatOr ]. A. GIL
more il a champion, But nevertheless
the Feds leader did what he came Il
do-place q team here. Within seveI
days Mr.. Ward agreed to finance I
Brooklyn club and all details wer
worked out. The actual signing O
the lease was only made two hour
before the Official announcement
. President Gilmore, very happy at tn
outcome, admitted that the Brooklyl
deal had some Glars.
From his office In the Old Colon
Building In Chicago, James Gilmor
was compelled to make three trips
, Toronto, two to Kansas City, one I
" Pittsburgh and st. Louis, two to But
: faiO and three In New York. Mean
. while ne had hundreds OF conference
J., day and night with capitalists an
j, players. A great deal Of his wor
!, Mad TO be clouded In mystery. 20 ths
}; the opposition might not be fore
|. varned. But the "Chief' OF the Out
y laws regarded this activity and worr
!. laa mere srort. He Ia q real live vii
/: and 10 never - happy as when
motion.
~ James A. Gilmore, who has put Il
5: Federal League on Its feet, 10 thirt!
e. six years old, married, stands ov'
(. six feet, weighs about 100 pounds ar
il q fine specimen Of big. raw-bon'
u, !. Westerner.
5: Before leaving for Chicago NJ
Gilmore said he would touch of a
other bomb this week about his PITT
burgh club, which will probably
the announcement that Henry
Frick, the steel King. will lend B
powerful financial support to the M
basebaM league. After brief rede
ton the departing leader stated th
porhaps no would have another tyt
AZ 10 oprlng for organiseA haSeoe
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