The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
NO QUARTER AS LONG
AS GILMORE FIGURES
Organized Baseball May Make
Peace With Some Feds, but
Not With Leader.
SEATON BEATS EMERY BALL

Out of Chicago comes a report that
james A. Gilmore. president OF the Fed
eral League has lost some OF his buster
and enthusiasm. II Is said that the ex-
eCutive of the outlaw circuit declared that
he and his associates will meet the Ma
tional Commission more than half way
in an effort to effect an honorable COM
promise. Gimores change OF heart may
be somewhat surprising TO the general
public but not so to the forces Of organ
lied baseball. According to a representa-
tive OF the National Commission who was
in this city yesterday Gilmore has been
skating on pretty thin leo for more than
q month.
81 am not at all surprised that laxative
Jim Is ready to try to get under cover of
organized baseball" said he 81 have
Just been through the Middle West, where
Federal League conditions are extremely
grave Otto Stifc the hacker of the
st. Louis Federal League club announced
through the papers Of that city a few
days ago that the independent cause was
doomed. Stifel said that he did not pro-
pose TO throw away any more money into
a lost cause. lie said that he was unable
to interest any purchaser In his stock.
within the past week have been in
several Federal League cities in the East
and none of the parks WAS doing enough
where stock 1as peddlcd IN small allot-
mcnts, there are any number of angry
stockholders. These invested with tho
hope of realizing quick profits. They have
not discovered any dividends and find no
activity in tho marl,e; FOR Buffalo Federal
Gilmore accuses Ban Johnson of block
ing alleged Federal League advances"
continued the National Commission rep
resentative. HE is slightly wrong in
that view. I think he will find not only
Mr.. johnson but every one connected
with organized baseball opposed To- any
settlement with the Federal League a.
such. There is In organized baseball a
sentiment that IL favorable 70 certain
interests in the Independent organization,
but Mr. Gilmore does not share any OF
these tender mcrCies. So LONG as the
pres executive OF the Fedcrals Ia In
terested there Is absolutely 10 chance
of the National Commission considering
any peace move"
The Ward interests IN Brooklyn were
inclined yesterday TO scon AT the alleged
Interview in which Gilmore was quoted
as favorablee to peace because ~ the lack
OF room for three major leagues.
III Mr.. Gilmore is Of that opinion he
must have changed his mind since he
was last here" said T. asurcr Walter s.
T Ward. we are going right ahead with
plans FOR a strong cub for 1918. Wa
have Interested moro than half a dozen
well known major league stars These
have promised TO sign contracts with our
club as soon as they runll this seasons
obligations 10 their present employers.
We have heard Of nobody in our league
being willing to cry quits"
Both the Nationll and America II
leagues have taken drastic action FOR the
suppress ion OF the emery bali Ran John
/ son hts ISSUED q proclamation to- the
! players of his Circuit. w4rulpp therr tina,
the use or emery. san,paprr or such for
eigl substance viii Ia. puui.haila bv o..
fine OF 500 and Susp.n-iou for thirty
days GOV Tcuer is almost os finn IN
his personal crusade against tho rrc,t
In spite Of this. however IN. rcy.,s,
sensation of the pitching nv, "a, 1t,
I likely To survive the slln,s and arrow,
usually Hnd v,ys ori ,,o',', W.
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