New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
SINCLAIR EXPLAINS
JUMP TO FEDS
Oil Man Sees a Bright
Future Ahead Of New
Organization.
HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A BASEBALL FAN
Pat Powers. Another Convert TO
New League, Was Once
Manager Of Giants.

Harry r. Sinclair. Of Tulsa, Okla"
associate O. John D. Rockefeller and
the Rothschilds in oil and financial
interests. explained Yesterday why he
turned from the thr.shold Of organ
lied baseball and Unlisted with the
Fedora League as partner Of Patrick
T. Powers in he venture that Will give
the Independent league baseball repre-
scutarou In the metropolitan district,
in The Bronx or Newark. Mr. SIN.
clair is under forty years OF age ana
has been continuous patron Of base
ball.
81 was considering the purchase Of
= club IN organized baseball when OPP
portunity came for me TO study all The
pHasC9 Of the present Da -ebaIl war,
said Mr. Sinclair yesterday From
carly boyhood / have been a fan and
as such many o. the intriCacles Of the
po,i-ica side Of the sport we're COW
cred Up because Of my intense interest
IN the game itself. he turning point
came after 4 close study Of men and
methods.
"Tho Wards. OF Brooklyn, and
Nessrs. BaH, o s.. Louis, and NccEn-
man and Walker. OF Chicago, were also
known by mo and IN ten minutes James
\. Gilmore was able 20 make me be-
lic.o the Federal League would sue
coed.
THE Federal League appealed 70 me
as thc league Of the future. Right
now the Federal League is i'm ? more
advantageous and desirable position
than either Of the older circuits No
one I'm this lcacro filmed i'm few
white chlps expecting TO pull out a
fortune"
Nv Sinclair said .ra- for ton Years
he had bcor irtfmatcl. .cauainted' with
AZ po,.or, U-Eer .,,rooJ IN toll of his
o,,., od,.,,oor,o,. n, ao financial
world Mr. sinclair refused to comment
on rcror, Thai he nav. taxes on prop-
crtv assessed n, SD 600 900
Because a man COO into baseball.
tho national carc. should not De an
excuse for exploiting personalities. ia
yorablo or otherwise" he declared.
"Get.inc rich ouick IN tho oil country
n Ollahoma Is rayoritc theme of
fiction. Nv.erorrs tbcrc represent ff-
toen Years Of hard work"
In addition 70 oil cuterrriscs in the
Wost Nr Sinclair has extensive hank
inr interests. and has long known Phil
Rail- one Of the hackers OF the ST
| Toui, FoderaIs. who also has oil hold
inos
Circo tho corrcc.;on or Mr. CircIai,
nh tbo FodoraI Teoc,e was estab.
I;sLod as fact - bos doyoJono5 tho.
~ Granc;ai oo,,,or in tho bssnbgII ua,
H.. hnar iihorol oo,.r;b,,,or 70 cI,,L,
80 ~ w. 10, bo,,o fonrJ Tho r,iro,
! inoo,,o ,o;rc, too croa+ - financial bnr
/ dom When questioned n This poin-
/ NJ, Sinclair said tbat nc a fan he ha,
Sometimes "heIped out little 70 keer
I no enort in rood health
AR Sinclair announced YESTERDAY
.bot oil tho "details Of tho now c!ub',
! cont-ol would bo in +ba hands If pat
/ III, n pon,or, ,,bo - ,,as ovnIoi,od
III ;nroetod n,oro 80, IL tbo Fod
n ,@I tban or~ otbor ro:idont of Now
Torsov ovnr bad in a similar orternris %
- 1900 Pot Powers woe manager n
tho Giants in a twelye-cIub league. the
team fnishino ffth THE New YorL
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