Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
FEDERALS DIVIDE
21O bALLP[AYERS
New League, However, Does
Not Make Public Its List
of AIIotments.
TRY TO SIGN MEMBERS
OF WORLD TOURING TEAMS
Agree on 154-Game Schedule. and
Expect to Open Season
April 13.

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Federal League today divided its
2lo ball players; made preliminary
plans for its pennant race and or
gained final raid on its rivals
the raid planned to land in its
ranks seven of the players now
finishing their trip around the
world with the Giants and White
Sox. This was announced tonight
when the club owners of the out
law league took a brief recess
after "a meeting that lasted all day
and threatened to last over Sun
day: The managers of seven teams
met first and showed their lists ol
players. Otto knabe, manager OF
Baltimore, was i'll and forced to
stay at home.
Later the club owners met with
the managers, and then went into
secret session.
All efforts to get from managers
or magnates the names of the
players involved in trades failed.
No list was given out, but a com
plete roster was promised the pub
lie next week. \ Twenty-Five
stars" who had not been con
nected with any club, but were
signed by President Gilmore "for
the league" were awarded to
teams in need of them.
Session Was Peaceful.
The managers session was peaceful
according to their statements, and
trades were made without trouble. Some
of the leaders did not get all they
wanted, and othere were disappointed
at losing one or two men they thought
they were sure Of. Manager Tinker
said he had lost men, one of whom he
had hoped especially to keep. but said
wanted by Brooklyn. Other managers
made similar statements.
There are seven ball players on the
world tour who are wanted by the Fed
new league leaders, headed by President
Gilmore, will be at the pier in New
York to meet them when they land
The players aDe iris Speaker of the
Detroit, who is wanted to manage the
Brooklyn team: Catcher Wingo, ST.
Louis Nationals; Lee Magee. St Louis
Nationals: Mike Doolan. the Philadei-
phia National ortstop; Outtielder
Evans, St. Louis Nationals. and Pitcher
Leverenz of the St Louis Americans.
President Gilmore does not believe that
tie efforts of the league to get some
of these players will be fruitless. as
he will offer them inducements they can
hardly resist, he said.
Two other well known ball players
Christie Mathewson of the Giants and
Hal Chase of the White Sox-were man
toned today for possible Federal Leag-
uers, but Chase's demands were con-
sidered too exorbi,ant when the league
sounded him some time ago. it was said.
and Mathewson's reply to the offer by
r. E. Ward of Brooklyn will not be
until after he gives Man
ager McGraw a chance to make a bid
10 retain his services.
7 l54-Game Schedule.
The league schedule will include Io4
games, it was practically decided to-
night. The opening date was not set,
but some of the men present were in
clined TO favor April IS. A schedule
meeting probably will be held in Bal
timore the latter part of March instead
81 early in the month, as was planned
last week.
President Gilmore, explaining that his
statement did not mean his league and
organized base ball had reached a peace
agreement declared he was confident
William Killifer and Pitcher
George Kahler, as well as others. would
join the Federal League teams which
signed them and that there would be no
trouble over IT..
Killifer is reported to have Joined the
Nationals at their training
camp, though the Federals claim they
hold his contract.
Every one of the Federal teams will he
IN training quarters by March 10. 1t was
today. Practice grounds arc:
Kansas City. Wichita Falls, Tex: In
Annapolis, Wichita Falls Tex; Pitts
burgh, Lynchburg, Va; ST. Louis. Mon
'oe, La: Buffalo. Danville, Va: Brook
yn, Columbia S. c.: Baltimore South
ern Pines. n. c.: Chicago Shreveport, La.
All Magnates Present.
The meeting today and tonight had the
argest attendance of any of the sessions
The league has held. In contrast to the
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