Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-03-14
The CUBS ARE AFFECTED.
six MEMBERS or THE CHICAGO
TEAM ARE CONSIDERING
OUTLAW OFFERS
THE HONEY IS ON HAND
NEW ORGANIZATION is BACKED
BY MILLloNAlREs WITH
PLENTY or "cusH.H

Chicago, March a. Reports from
Tampa, Fla, that at least six mem
bers Of the Chicago National league
club would listen to offers from the
Federal league should the baseball
war talk develop into contract-ignor-
ing contest, today agitated the fol-
lowers Of baseball.
With much detail, though with a
careful elimination of names Of play
ers said to be involved, dispatches
from the Cubs training camp related
that six star players had been ap-
preached with offers from the Fed
erals and that they had listened to the
ENJOYS and had freely declared that
if given more money they would leave
the National league
'iTf the condition in other training
camps Of organized baseball is the
same as here" the dispatches said,
"the Federals will have no difficulty
in obtaining major league players. 1t
is only question of how much money
they will spend in contracts and
Bonuses"
Kfesident 9iImore, On his retura t0
Chicago from Shreveport today gave
out list Of the leagues owners and
hackers which shows, according to
his figures, that there is $4,000, 900
behind the organization. Twelve mill
lionaires are on the roster, he said.
The wealthiest club is that in Brook
lyn, where the Wards are credited
with capital amounting to $254OOO, 600.
Gilmore's list, with the millionaires
marked IN" follows.
Pittsburgh Edwin Gwinner, presi-
dent (Bd); William Kerr, vice presi-
dent: William McCoullough, secre.
tary.
Buffalo William Robertson, presi-
dent (M)s Walter Mullen. vice presi-
dent; r. A. Canavon. treasurer (M).
Baltimore Carroll Rasin, president
'(N); J. S. Wilson, Jr., vice president;
Harry Goldman secretary; Ned Ham
lon, secretary 4
Brooklyn-R B, Eard, president
(NT) g. s. Ward, vice president md;
Walter Ward. treasurer (M). John
Ward, secretary
81. Louis Ed steininger president;
Otto Stiefel, vice president (M); Phil
Ball, secretary (N).
Indianapolis ]. edwin Krause,
president; John A. George, vice presi-
dent; Bert Mcbride, treasurer; q. E.
Gates; W. Kq Watkins. secretary.
Kansas Cityn1C. G. Madlsons presi-
dent; s. Gorden H. Nelly, seOretarg.
Chicago Charles Weeghman. presi-
dent lM) William Walker, vice pres
Ident (M): Charles williams secre
tary.
President Gilmore reached Chicago
In time to be served notice that an
Injunction suit aiming to prevent the
building Of the Federals plant here
had Been filed. The summons was
nsde returnable April 80, and unless
} temporary injunction is issued in
he meantime the FederaIs' grand
stand will be built and their team
playing ball before the hearing is
aeld.
The Federal leagues injunction
iuit against william Killifer, who is
sharged with having Jumped" i con
raes with the local club. il 70 be filed
4 t1s federal court at Grand Rapids,
Gilmore said today, not
ater than next Thursday
Il wouldn't be surprised Il Kiliifer
oined Joe Tinker's team before that.
aid the president
No players who have signed con
Facts with other leagues have yei
leen taken away By the rederals. a.
loraing to Gilmore, but he admitted
hat nogohation is on between man {
gers ana several stars the clubs
ave been given the leagues permls