New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-23
c..,.ment Wards Death
Brings New Phase in
Baseball War.
-cnFPAL HEAD USES
STRONG LANGUAGE
n. ,lares Selfish Impulses of
,rerican League President
VIII Ruin the Sport.
~ JEROME BEATTY.

J 7.
Ola With rage because Of state
=, bv Ban Johnson, president Of the
,,,,s,sn League. 90 the effect that
-, snd losses caused by invest
%. N the Federal League were re-
..,bl. for the oesth Of Robert B.
- lame, A. Gilmore, president Of
~, Yesterday issued the most
s..sck upon Johnson that has
W nads In the baseball war.
~. o-iginsl attack, too vituperative
ry.sted. was telegraDhed yester-
.be Chicago newspaper that
..su,h.d the interview with Johnson
- Gilmore attacked almost every
.,,r about Johnson, from his HABITS 10
NJ !dsas. -.-..o-. -. cu
-. vas given out az the Federal
-. aHees here last night. This one
- no means mild. and states that
,...,ou. "by his selfish impulses, Is
80 but surely running the national
g'r+ .1 = h.d .s,.. ~
IS .peb thoughts at this time. Gil
sI.o ssvs that last April Johnson's
...,,sy arranged for meeting be
80, Johnson and the Federal
iur,., board Of directors, that the
~ rushed 70 Chicago, and that
j..r,on. s~the last minute, sent two
,.srsys y sag chat he had decided
.. 70 sttend the conference,
v, Gnmore's statement follows:
~, activities Of b. B. Johnson in
=, ,..,npts 20 besmirch the Federal
i,,cs. and its sponsors have become
!. sAensive 70 good craftsmanship and
~-nou deceucy that truths are in
..i,r regarding the part Mr.. Johnson
- rlsysd. Publicly iout.ng the Fed
| "a League and It's leaders. Mr.. John
IN hss privately attempted in ms self
uumsd role Of dictator 20 bring the
g,vOr; O. Federal League hackers 10
-,,,i7ed baseball Failing TO enlist
IAN IN his cause or IN any way dis
..uge the Federal League club own
- from pursuing their original poll
y. M. Johnson has intruded his
y-,onslitv into every true sportsman
s.r Of sorrow.
10 explanation that he can make
/ rn sasee the mark Of character re-
i.,..a By his utterance on the passing
4 PCber. D Ward. Ny personal diff
t-snees with Nr Johnson and the
7,i.rAl League part IN this are as
ching ss compared 20 the blight on
3. rs,ional game by the presence Of
J -in Of Mr.. Johnsou's type in q posi-
4 q Of dictator. Revelations Of the
,,r man. he real Ban Johnson. are
| a.ng 10 point where il will be
4 he. the survival OF the national
1rs or Ban Johnson. who. by his
] atd impulses. is slowly but surely
giiing the national sport Frequent
; VI. Ward had commented on the IN
i trtvnste condition that existed per
lifting e man Of Johnson's type 20
inmate organized baseball.
n March Of 1914 Johnson tried, BY
uoral persuasion. 90 draw Mr..
iIds supDos away from the Fedora
lgus, but Mr. Ward was not attract
q By e proposition which he knew
o bs inspired only by selfish motives
George Stallinrs. manager Of the
i,;ion Braves. has left his Georgia
q NNM 10 HNHN AaF NA aHNfAA f+ttNA
10 New York for O. few days. While
ne he will complete the arrange
ITS for the camp az Dover Hall,
b, where a number q players. mag
e and baseball writers viii spend
. o. the winter Captain T. l..
''on, one Of the owners OF the Yam
e. Bill Donovan. Tv Cobb and
i.ings are among those interested
ne camp
Here's tip" said Stallings yester-
Buy cotton. IT'S going up"
Is hat what you're ere for, to buy
d',oa" asked p frlerA
N1 !" replied stallil ~s. T'm here
% sell t."
Trough some oversight there will
2 70 division m the suffrage parade
i ;sy for Happy Giants Who Received
5,.' from the Sufraei7ts for Hit
4 . Home Rms But the wives OF
ans are expected 20 march in the
%" hey bought with the money.
|" Boston Braves will train in
AL Fla, next season. Last spring
1sofked out IN Macon, Ga.
/ ls Yankees have drafted a pitcher
said % have a style Ike Doc
tG he lohs 'em overt Is re-
so-and they Gay" there, no mat
hoT hard the batter swings. His
- San Ross, be Isl p lefthander
tones from Ottawa. OF the Cana
league via Chattanooga. The
.hsn Association club had him
spring but farmed him out 20
ava where he won fifteen games
l0N seven, giving 10 hits in 1872
20 he Is twenty years old, six
az and weighs le5 pounds.
,oon as be reports he will be
/" Charley Ross.
Yankees have signed all their
,o oui ore. a lefthander who has
NO great years in q Class "A
y. Harry sparrow Is spending
osai o. money sending kilograms
~ young man, but the contract
w yei arrived when he signs
$50 name viii be made public.
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