New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
Federal League Head Says
He Realizes Litigation
Hurts Baseball.
GIVES REASONS FOR
ANTITRUST SUIT
Charlie Deal. of Braves. Signs
Two-Year Contract with
ST. Louis Miners.
Rv HAYWOOD BROUN.

Fighting" Jim Gilmore IS tired OF
warfare The pres dent of the Federal
League. upon his arrival here yester-
dsv. los. no time in declaring that ne
realized as well as anybody else tnat
litigation had done much 90 huIt the
national game. ~,.
"Our position in bringing the Chi
ca-o SUIT has been siutcrprcted by
norton O. the public. said Nh Gii-
more eve are not trying 20 increase
legal proceedings in regard 20 baseball,
hot. on the contrary. We are trying %
simplify and shorten Che court END OF
the pastime by having a single Judge
mass upon all the points az issue in-
stead OF having each fought out sepa-
rately IN the various cities OF our CIR
cults"
Even for organized baseball itself
Mr.. Gilmore has no deep and ABIDING
hatred we have no real desire 70 see
organized baseball dissolved he De
claled, We made our prayer Tor relief
very broad, but, as a matter OF TACT, we
smnlv want 10 be let alone We want
orca. zed baseball 20 Quit taxing our
plavers. We want the status Of play
crs Ike Caldwell Johnson and Ningo
settled once and for al. That - why
all these casor we're included 10 the
Chiceco suit
we are willing 70 face the issue and
abide by the decision OF Judge Landis,
and 7 don't see why organized baseball
should not be equally eager 10 meet
the test Not only have the National
and American leagues taken players
from US but their representative have
sought 70 injure our standing by err
culatinc detrimental remarks about our
financial standing. J have always SAID
that there was plenty OF room Tor three
major leagues, and there isn't reason
in the world why We should not all live
and prosper
Mr. Gilmore came 70 New York on
his way 70 attend meeting IN New
Haven to-day 20 discuss The formation
of n Federal minor league. lie declared
that applications for teams had been
received from fifteen cities. but he re-
fused 10 lame them.
81 am cot absolutely certain that we
need "a minor league. declared the
head Of the Feds. and if w do en-
bark IN tho venture we shall have not
more than two subsidiary organIza-
lions this season. Territory ID the
South and Middle West rs open 20 us,
as we'll as in New England. The re-
uor- that we are 20 finance the pro-
noeod league i'm New England is un-
fruc. n such league IS established
each club must stand upon IT'S own re
sources.
"Tbc only way in which Che Federal
League would lena any aid would be 10
turn over few players bound by major
league contracts and pay the difference
between the major league salary and
the minor league limit. That is, Of
course. the club which turned the play
or over would pay the difference not
tno league as "a whole. and, by the way
Sd s..r.H q
.fal League had as much rs nickel
En- tine Colonial League which operated
last season
In reply TO a question, Mr.. Gilmore
said: 81 don't think our circuit Will
Zoo changed this year" And when the
query was framed, "Will you say defin
tclv that your schedule Will not be
rrarccd2" tic executive Of the Feds,
after some lit,le hesitation, answered,
"Our schedule viii not be changed
A. "a matter Of fact. there seemed
90 bc a lack Of oefniteneas in Mr.. Gil
more'r answer. for earlier he had said
tuat n his organization decided 20
come 20 New York March l would be
time enough % begin the construction
OF park "Of course, we are coming
go New York eventually he added
later. but not now"
For Newark, which has lately been
much agitated bv the report that u
was % get a Foder-f League team, Mr..
Gilmore had only The promise OF pos
sIble attention az some distant time.
Newark rs major league city all
right" he said, "and deserves consid-
Grafton from one Of the big leagues,
hat Just now We are quite satisfied
with our circuit Mr. Gilmore also
admitted that The Bronx would "be a
pretty good spot for a major league
team
Although Mr.. Gilmore said that his
principal object IN coming here was 70
attend the meeting in New Haven, he
managed 20 find a few spare minutes
IN which % sign Charlie Deal, late OF
Boston. 90 p two years contract with
Tho ST. Louis Federal League Club
Deal is the third bsseman who gave
.uch "A good account Of himself when
hc substituted for Red Smith in the
last worlds series Having made a
renutation IN the last series, Deal In
tends 20 preserve 70 by going into q
league where there are no worlds
championship encounters.
And now that Deal is of the Boston
club. perhaps he may be induced TO tell
fairly and frankly whether that steal
IN the game against Eddie Plank was
deliberate or dGCluehtal.
The Federal League intends 20 have
the last guess this year, and will not
arrange its schedule until the National
and American leagues have made pub
lie their lists OF games. In 80 far as is
nossible the Federals will endeavor TO
avoid conflicts.
Falkcnberg will not 90 20 The lap
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