New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
GILMORE PUTS
cUIETUS ON ALL
PEACE REPORTS
Head of Feds VIII Make
No Attempt to Con-
ciliate o. B. SOlOnS.
ri AMES BAN JOHNSON
FOR BASEBALL WAR
Now League Offered Home Run
Baker $4,000 Annually, but
viii Bid No Higher.

lanes A. Gilmore, president OF the
r.5sr,l League, scueiched once and for
II YESTERDAY the rumor that the new
Lama would in any way attempt 70
,,,,,lia.e the so'ons OF the National
I'D American leagues. "Bosh and pop
,r.o,k" was his answer when asked If
',v overtures would be made previous
% the meeting Of the National League,
which VIII De held at the Waldorf next
week
For the afternoon. at least, he
.A,rred from the smiling. afablo
iemes A. Gilmore 90 the same Fight
-r Jim" who carried a rifle IN the de-
fs8ce Of this country In the Spanish
American War Time has altered the
;s~e and condition, but his spirit Is
trSaunted fe is fghtinR now IN de-
fsrce of bic league. and u will be q
teht 90 the finish.
80 begin with. the Federal League
ell not hold q meeting here on Fri
ssv.n ne said yesterday afternoon. II
syoec. Nr Sinclair 20 be here some
tine tomorrow. and it Is possible that
IN Gwinncr viii be in the city. There
1 no assurance that Gwinner VIII be
here. however
aBu, II Nr. Gwinner does come, does
that mean that q meeting will be held !!
he was asked.
aNos, assuredly not" said Gilmore
The Federal League held its meeting
and there is no necessity Of It's meet
irg again. We are well satisfied with
me existing condisons, and we Will
continue on along the even tenor OF
cur WAYS. We have developed a mum
ber Of high grade ballplayers 10 our
league. We are building every day. and
sc win supply o commodity which the
fair.mirded fans Of this country de.
nand: namely, q superior brand OF
BASEBALL
DO YOU intend to meet Ban John
e., before the American League
nee. o" was the next query. That
,.es.on might better have been left
masked i'm the interest of peace and
irr9vv. To had much the same effect
a. touching a spark 10 gunPowder' or
vsyir- q scarlet flag 40 an rate Dull.
NO" s1Orted Gilmore. NO won
MOO, Johnson. 7 don't want 70 meet
him. 4 don't want 20 have anything 20
al with him 7 hold Ban Johnson re
s-51sible Tor the present state OF ai-
f..-s IN baseball ! went % him before
Die Fedora. League started and stated
or- position. ] told him that il was
c.- 1ur-os 90 honor all contracts, and
20 ..ay the game on the square.
"Di ne DO it3 No. he didn't he
s-reed with me. said my plan was all
rrtt. and that the contracts would
70. be- violated. Three days later he
l.owed his colors by stealing three or
az ballDlaver7. That meant war, and
var e IS. and war IL shall be while
lanes A. Gilmore Is identified with the
FEDERAL League Of professions. base
lsll clubs
81 went 20 him IN the beginning. j
tod him what We intended 20 do. ne
tnled and shook hands. and then did
vhst he said he would not do. Or
Iarizei baseball has come 20 me since
Tat time, and organized baseoal WIZ
tone again.
we realize that the present conci-
tons are ruinous 20 the great game OF
baseball I be-. eve that the ans want
% see the game Of baseball played on
re field and rot on the circuit or the
tszrts Of the country. ] believe tnat.
tie fans do not want 90 De bothered
whether John Jones or Henry smith
lsst 20 cents or 40 IN baseball They
vInt the game. and 10 matters not 20
asn The name Of the LEAGUE that plays
e,gsme. They want 70. and they want