Evening journal., 1915-03-27
Peace Dove ABIDES
IN Federal RANKS
Settlement of indianapolis
Claims Costly to
MagnateS
CHAMPIONS
GO TO NEWARK

Peace between the Kansas City club
and the Federal League was restored
when, after a stipulation entered into
by the parties in dispute had been
filed in the court. Judge Baldwin is
sued an order declaring there was no
necessity for a ruling on the tempor-
airy injunction which the club had
prayed for.
The order winds up the courts in
torest in the dispute and the league
and club announced that practically
all points at issue between them had
been settled so that Kansas City will
retain its place in the league. Presi-
dent Gilmore said the bond OF S4O..
600 offered by the Kansas City club
as a guarantee it would complete the
next playing season was satisfactory
TO the league; that no difficulty was
expected over the accounting for the
sums spent by the league last year
in handling the clubs finances. and
that the club had agreed to reimburse
the league for its expenses last sea-
soh.
Work on the schedule will be rush.
cd according TO President Gilmore,
and "A meeting probably in Pittsburgh
next week will be held TO adopt one
Of the various drafts provided by the
schedule committee. At this meeting
also the accounting between the lea
que and the Kansas City Club will be
taken up and in all probability set
tied.
President Gilmore declared that
Manager Phillips would continue at
the head of the indianapolis team.
which is to be transferred to Newark.
I'm place of the team restored to Kan
sas City. and that Manager Stovall
probably would remain at the head Of
the latter club. He qualified this
statement, however by saying that
various trades were contemplated
which might cause a general shift
and that these trades were expected
to settle questions regarding Players
Cullop, Bradley, Shaw and Maxwell.
Mr.. Gilmore said that every arrange
ment between the league and the In-
dianapolis club regarding the with
drawal of the team was satisfactory
TO both sides. He said IL cost tho
league about S55.000 TO settle the
claims of the indianapolis stockhold-
ors.
AS the result of the transfer of the
I indianapolis club TO Newark and the
return of the Kansis City team 10 that
city, tanglo developed yesterday.
The makeup of all three clubs is
likely 10 undergo a change il is said.
when the league officials meet here on
Friday TO adopt a schedule, promul-
gate the transfer and settle disputes.
According TO promininet Federal
League men, Robert B. Ward. Of the
Brooklyn Club. as settlement Of "a debt
OF $4,000, arranged for the transfer
of Fred Falkcnberg. pitcher. and Ben
ny Kauf, star outheldcr, from Indian
apolis TO Brooklyn. In consequence.
when the league gives the Indlanapo-
lis club over TO Harry Sinclair and
Patrick Powers. the Newark owners.
IL will not include the two players
named.
Receivorship proceedings against
the Indianapolis club TO have been
heard in the superior court yesterday
morning, were dropped, following tho
decision of the stockholders meeting
on Tuesday night to sell the fran
chise TO the league. after the league
agreed 10 assume all Indebtedness o.
/ the club
Judge Pliny W. Bartholomew. who
had filed the petition asking for a re.
ceivcrship. following conference
with +. f. Gates. of counsel for tho
league. said that the league had made
a very fair proposition. and that by
IL the same results could be accom-
plished. as could be through a receiv-
or. with less expense to the stock.
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