Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-15
FED INVASION NOT FEARED
OWNERS OF YANKEES DON'T
WORRY OVER GILMORE PLANS
Huston Explains Chicago Trip md
says New Park VIII be Copied
After White Sox Home,

NEW YORK. November l4-Captatn
I. l.. Huston, of the New York Amcrj.
can League Base Ball Club eNplnin.d
MS recent Monte Cristo dtsa ppcarnnco
by appearing at the club Offices on
Saturday afternoon. bland and sm,l;nc
as usual
Just got back this minute from
chicaso.'' said the captain. and. be.
lievc me. | have been stepping some"
Did you sec anybody Of the Fed
eral League in Chicago or clsewhere?'
the captain was asked
Not soul. And don't expect To.
went TO Chicago to inspect Comiskev
Park. l think II the most comuact
from space saving standards, Of any
In organized base ball 1t presep,s
unlimited economical features, though
IL mas certain draw backs | hone In
COMBINE It's virtues with the best Doints
Oh ali the other modern plants Tho
new Yankee home win be the acme of
convenience and magniiicence"
1t mas been reported" Captain Hus.
ton was assured, that the uncertainty
OF Federal League plans for the ru-
thfe might Interfere with the build
Ing policies Of the New York Ameri-
cans. In short. that the Yankees would
continue to operate at the Polo
Grounds rather than move off Man.
serious IN their talk OF an invasion of
Manhattan. Is there any truth in this
gossip?"
Absolutely none. The American
League does not know there is a Fed.
erai League. The schemes OF the out
laws 40 not interest us in any mar.
ticular. We have chosen our site for
the new ball park" said Captain Hus-
ton our building plans have been
prepared ana are almost ready for
adoption l wish to inspect Comiskey
iark once more simply to satisfy my
self that our architects could not i'm
prove their specifications
DON'T CARE RAP III
FEDS. ENTER NEW YORK;
We do not care n rap whether the
Federal League comes into New York.
That Is their business, not ours. Our
corporation has decided to provide n
new home for the Yankees and will
carry the scheme through, quite will
ing to abide the issue of such jutlr
ment. In very short time we expect
TO be able to make public announce
ment not only of our site, but or our
plans and specifications for building"
captain Huston admitted that no
had visited Washington before Jour
ncying to Chicago. He denied. how
ever, that he had gone to the Capital
city for the purpose of securing NAV crs
49,, - i'a' Sh'se VI lIdue
washington has nobody outside OF
waiter Johnson who could guarantee
any Improvement over our regulars or
prospects, said he. one might as
well expect to secure Ty Cobb, Iris
Speaker or Eddie Collins as to land
Griilith's great pitcher. Personal bust.
ness took me TO Washington"
captain Huston also spiked the ru-
NOR that certain American League mo-
gus would confer with Federal League
promoters ut French Lick Springs.
Ban Johnson and Charles \. Comis-
key left Chicago Wednesday night.
he said. But they did not head for
French Lick. They set out with a
DIE party FOR Camp Jerome, the cele-
brated hunting preserve In Wisconsin
They tried their hardest 10 kidnap me.
! was willing to he kidnapped. but
FOR business reasons just naturalls had
to trick them"