The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-23
COMPROMISE IN AIR
AS FEDERALS GATHER
But Secret Is Well Guarded, if
Indeed, Magnates Know
What Is to Happen.
MEET AT BILTMORE TO-DAY

Tess than two weeks ago the BOSTON
Braves rang down the curtain on the 1914
baseball season by taking the fourth
straight game from the proud Athletics
To-day at the Fillmore Hotel the suave
James A. Gilmore and his Federal League
associates will try to rims up the curtain
of the 1915 campaign.
Some sort OF compromise between the
Federais and organized BAH Is in the air.
THE fact has been established that repre-
sentatives OF the rival factions have met
already. Organized baseball win go no
further than tn insist that these meetings
were solicited by the Gilmore faction.
August Hermann, chairman Of the M
tional Commission. admits having received
visit from Charles Weeghmau, the chi
cago Federal League ma gnatc, shortly
after the worlds series game.
Ono Of the powers of organized base
ball. who wishes to remain IN the back
ground. sized up the sentiments OF his
confreres In these words vest "rlar,
'Organiled baseball has 81, far won rs
f,ght that b. can AFFORD to b" Renc"ous IN
sense. The public has shown that the. q
IL no demand for ilGrt wajo, LEAGUE.
Eventually tho Federal League would be
forced to the wall But at what cost
not in dollars and cent, hut 20 tho fair
name of the sport? contract jumping al
ready has cast It's stigma. There il no
such thing rs discipline any more. The
players are too independents
IL cannot be denied that there are GER
tain persons In tho Federal League who
would be n credit to organized baseball
II differently associated. organized base
ball has either TO choose between the nc
ceptance OF such. embracing Ru apparent
form OF compromise toward outlawry, or
run the risk OF having the whole bottom
AaI ,nF rh.. HnN.t al
League cannot win. But nv one more
seasons extravaganza IT might wreck
twenty years labor IN the games uplft
Organized baseball faces Tins proposition
Knowing full wei. that any apparent com
promise is sure To- invite trouble IN the
future no matter how the differences with
the Federal League are adjusted"
II In not believed that organized base
ball will b. represented inside the Official
councils Of the Fcdcrdls or outside Of
them James \. Gilmore doubtless has
line on the length the enemy might be-
expected In go In tho interests OF peace.
Charles Weeghman, president of the chit
Cago Federals. went to Cincinnati yes
rerday instead OF accompanying the
Western delegation 20 this city II Is
raid that ne had another appointment
with Angus Hermann and that ne would
hasten eastward with the intelligence
CLEANED there.
In the meantime Gilmore and MS asso-
oates are talking very loudly OF bel
Iigerent schemes. among them an Invasion
Of New York proper next season. The
also have announced the acquisition Of
many major league players, a number o.
whom had ben reported as signed -
binding term contracts by their former
employers. No douh, there is more ~
lees blum on both sides. Peace would be
doubly Welcome everywhere II u could I've
effected without dishonor TO any ono.
George Stalungs the Miracle Man Of
the Boston Braves. was rendered an e'ah-
crate banquet by the Board Of Trade Of
Augusta, Ga. last might. Ty cobb was
one Of the chief functionar!es. S,allugs
managed the Augusta club during sew
eral successful pennant campaigns more
than n decade ago.
Charles IT. Ehhe's announced vest or
day that he md received tha signed COM
tract Of OUtfe'dsr Charles n SteuEcl for
the seasons - l9l5 and 1916. The Flat
bush Squire declares that Jcff rfrffer -
hold by Cor'~rC' from which the ten davs
option was stricken for the season o,
1915 md that there Is no possibility OF
his playing Federal League baseball