Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-25
FEDERALS IN WARLIKE MOOD
Outlaws at New York Meeting De-
termined to Continue League.
GILMORE REELECTED CHIEF
Rumored that Ward Brothers VIII
Place Club I'm New York City
Dosen Players from Or
Ranised Ranks.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24-The annual meet
ing of the Federal base ball league. which
opened in this city today failed to develop
any signs of the rnucn discussed peace
pact with organized base ball The in
dependent association. during a long ses-
sion behind closed doors, elected officers
for the ensuing year; listened to various
reports from the clubs composing the
circuit and then adjourned with the an
nouncement that the meeting would be
continued tomorrow morning.
AS If to impress the older leagues with
stay, James A. Gilmore was reelected
president for term of five years.
In addition he was seiected to serve as
treasurer for a similar period. Robert
B. Ward. president of the Brooklyn Fed
erals. was elected vice president and
Lloyd Riekert secretary, each for a term
OF one year.
An Want to Stick.
President Gilmore stated that the re-
ports of all the clubs as read at the meet
ing showed that the league was in a salts
factory financial condition, and that the
sentiment of the club owners was unani-
mously in favor OF continuing the organi-
cation along the lines originally laid out
a year ago. He denied that any initi-
alive had been taken by the Federals
looking toward peace with the National
and American leagues. or that changes In
the present circuit had been discussed at
the meeting.
Gilmore added. that there was no truth
in the reports that the Ward brothers OF
this city were negotiating for the pur-
chase of the New York Americans, or
that Charles Weeghman was about to buy
controlling interest In the Chicago Ma
tionals.- Harmony and satisfaction with
the 1914 season and the prospects for next
year were the keynotes OF the meeting,
II was said.
Ring OF Defiance.
There was a ring of defiance in the talk
OF various officers and club owners OF
the league. President Gilmore said no
/ overtures toward peace had been sug-
gested at the meeting. either by the Fed
erals or the old leagues. Twelve players.
who finished the season with organized
base ball. have signed Federal league
contracts for 1915. and six or eight more
! are expected TO enter the new league
| within a short time, according to Gil
more lie said that the league had failed
to secure Tesreau, Burns and Fletcher of
the New York Nationals, as had been
hoped. because each was bound by a
three-yeaF contract
| Although the Federal league magnates
refused to discuss various reports regard
ing the future plans of the individual
cluos OF the league, there were several
rumors which were given eredence by
those who followed the meeting In an
unofficial capacity
New York May Get Club.
| chief OF these was d report that the
Wards would place q Federal club on
Manhattan island In case organized base
ball refused TO recognize the belligerents.
Another was that a re-arrangement OF
the circuit would be made. ELIMINATING
several OF the long jumps and uhprofit-
able cities now included in the organiza-
ton
weeghman denied that he had discussed
the purchase Of the Chicago Nationals in
Cincinnati before coming to this city for
the annual meeting. He said his talk
with Hermann was regarding the dis
position OF the third club in Chicago, In
ease a settlement OF the difficulties be-
tween the old and new leagues was re-
ported.