The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-11-29
JUMPING L|ST:KEPT
SECRET BY FEDERAL
Gilmore Declares Outlaws Are
Through Batting for Johnson
and Other "HoId-Ups.'

| CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-Hope If making
peace with organized baseball until at
least another season Of warfare has
pa ssed appears to have been abandoned
today by Federal League owners. follow =
ing their annual meeting here yesterday.
Preparations for the 1875 season were
undertaken enthusiastically, the baseball
men not even stopping for lunch.
Y committee TO draft a schedule Of 1874
games was appointed by James =. Gill
more. Robert Il. Ward. of Brooklyn. and
IJovd Eickcrt. secretary of the League,
were named. and will report at meet
ing To- he held at Buffalo, probably in
February. The season probably VIII open
on April l3.
president Gilmore also appointed +. ".
Gwinner. Of tho Pittsburgh club; {. +.
Rasin, of Baltimore. and himself. com
Tnittec 10 draw up rules and regulations.
Twenty-one representatives Of THE
league were present, and both Cleveland
and Cincinnati sent agents to plead Tor
Federal League teams IN those cities. VI
any action was taken on the petitions
of the Ohioans it was not announced.
DESPITE th.. assertion OF q representative
If the Kansas city club that tha, city
had pledged greater support next season,
IL was generally admitted there was a
p, s,sil,ility of the Kansas City franchise
being transferred.
rho expected list Of major league
players who are ready TO jump was
ne, Forthcoming. Not a single club
owner was willing to make known the
organized baseball for the Federals
p"Nt season.
James y. Gilmore league leader,
stated aftcr the meeting that reports
had been made on about fifteen ball
ayers who would Join tho ranks Of
tho FedcralS next season lie said a.
iCnst eight o. nine more biz lCaEuCrs
would com" into the fold before the
spring training trips OF the Fcdcr:JIs
v."Tc UuGCT way. but refused To Give
ont any mines.
That is - matter that is entirely up
Ia the club owners" nc said. Until
they get ready 10 make announcements
concerning the players they hope To get
~ those already under contract, I can
say nothing.
r;ut Gilmore did volunteer the in
formation that the meeting was a rcSu-
lar love feast; that none Of the mag
natcs were seeking peace. and that
everybody connected with the league
we going bright ahead and making
plans for the 1913 season.
Uniform prices for the entire circuit
wee adopted as follows: Grandstand
seats. - cents; pavilion. 50 cents. and
tl'd'n''iH, - tFlN7r List season the
Brooklyn indianapolis. and Pittsburgh.
clubs lowered the prices.
Gilmore confirmed the story to the
effect that the Fcdcrals are through
with Walter Johnson.
we made him a handsome offer. hut
he wanted the earth and q little fence
built around 1t. Under no consideration
would We sign him now the Federal
boss said
The Federal leader also went on
IeCOTS as SAYING the days of paving
fabulous salaries To ball players is
thing OF tho past. He allows that the
Federals will he liberal and will nav
good salaries. but tho "hold-up game. 80
rs h, puts it. is over. He believes that
bsll PLAYERS should he Paid what they
arc worth and no more. The new policy
will he lived up to by all the club
owners, Gilmore asserted