New Britain herald., 1915-11-10
FEDERAL LEAGUE
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KaySeeS Club to Be Transferred to Manhattan-To Have Big Park

Indianapolis, Nov. 10.-Directors of the Federal league at their annual meeting here yesterday definitely de- cided to place club in New York city in 1916. The Kansas City club, whose franchise was declared for feited, will be sent to New York and strengthened so that it will merit the support of the New York fans" James A. Gilmore, who was reelected presi- dent of the league, stated after the meeting that grounds had been ob- tained on Manhattan Island for the New York club. He said plans had been submitted for stands to seat 55.- 900 persons, and that the league would be ready for operation in New York at the beginning of the 1916 season.
 The Buffalo franchise also was for feited, but it is understood that the owners will reorganize and that Buff falo will have a place in the league next season.
 "It is believed" said President Gill more in his statement" that the Buff falo situation will be taken care of properly by the citizens of that com munity."
 
 reelected president and treasurer the league named the following officers: Vice president, George S. Ward, Brooklyn: secretary, Thomas w. Gil- more, Chicago.
 The league also adopted a resolution on the death of Robert B. Ward, for mer head of the Brooklyn club.
 Reports from the clubs were re- ceived and after consideration of all the facts," reads the statement, i've felt that we were well rewarded for our operations in 1915."
 After the meeting the majority of the club owners departed for French Lick, Ind, where it was reported they would meet representatives of organ ized baseball with a view to settling the "war' between the Federals and organized baseball. It was said that Barney Dreyfus of the Pittsburg Ma tionals, Colonel Jacob Ruppert of the New York Americans, and Charles Comiskey, of the Chicago Americans were in French Lick, but a dispatch from French Lick said Colonel Rup- pert was the only organized baseball man there.
 Those who attended the meeting and went to French Lick were Presi- dent Gilmore, Phil Ball, St. Louis; Edward Gwinner, Pittsburg; Will F. Robertson, Buffalo, and Carroll Rasin, Ba altimOre. Ward and Charles Weegh- man, Chicago, said they would go to Chicago last night and Weeghman stated that he would join the other directors of the league at French Lick today Harry Sinclair of the Newark club was called to New York, and there was much speculation as to whether the trip had something to do with the sale of one of the New York ] baseball clubs. Carroll Mann of the Kansas City club, who wired that he was on his way, did not reach the city in time to attend the meeting.
 Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 10-The for feiture of the Kansas City franchise | in the Federal league at the meeting of the league in Indianapolis yesterday l carried with it no surprise as far as local stockholders were concerned 1 According to a report made at a stockholders meeting here October 25, the local club showed loss of 1885, 300 on the seasons Operations. The club was in debt to the league to the extent of $s,SOO.
 Notwithstanding the financial loss, the paid attendance here this season, according to the clubs figures, was $S2,O6O. The report said that only in Kansas City did the league show a marked increase in attendance over the season of 1914.
 Kansas City was not represented at 1 the Indianapolis meeting.