The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-05

destinies of the Federal League. as n
means Of attracting fifteen thousand
kopcks per annum to his person. filtered
into town yesterday and III at the Wal
dorf-Astoria. Jim H. as fun OF original
IDEAS as the day he iirs, hit good old
Broadway. Indeed. he II bubblinG over
with them.
He Is going to become Il citizen and
voter Of this town. where life Is worth
living. Indeed. he is now on the st:Il
aunt for offices and expects to move
Federal headquarters here within the
next fortnight. Also he H. goiuE to- have
- club IN his back door yard nest spring
For. according to his tell. the Federal
League. like the hruok. viii iUu on
forever.
Fighting Inn has not as yet decided
whether he Will become a fellow tenant
~ COY. T.ncr or Ed Barrow. II. Is
to ensconcc himself near one Of
two for fraternal reasons.
So long as Han Johnson remains III
chicago" said affable jim. II shall tread
III no tender corns in warming up to
either the National or International
League"
The ~broadsides of Byron Bancroft
Johnson evidently roll off Gilnore's
thick epidermis like rain from u ducks
back. The executive 81 the outlaw enter
prise regards with greater favor the
solons of the National League.
Jim Ganncy * "A pretty good fellow.
isn't he" qucricd Fighting Jim. Yes,
| thought so. Well. that is hne, | want
to look over his new park IN Boston
and | want to do it right away. ! am
going to ask permission for myself. Rob
ert Il. Ward and =. Il. cornstock to in
spcct the plant. ] have been told that
Gaffney's new park Is III. best in the
business. wish to sec whether he has
any new ideas that may h. Of benefit To
US In equipping our New York plant FOR
next year"
II was suggested to Gilmore that he
might do without Gaffuey's favor by
waiting until August ~. when the Gaft-
ney edifce will be thrown open To the
public.
That would he too late" said Jim.
we wish to get busy at once. We have
our site purchased. We have our money
for building on haud, The sooner we
start operations the better. Absolutely.
New York will Ice in the Independent
ring next spring
Gilmore would not say whether or not
the Newark franchise vas to BE- trans
fcrred to Manhattan. From the tone OF
his innuendocs IL IL believed tins Is tn.
plan. The Federal chief declared the
site will be accessible in five minutes
from Broadway and t'orty-second street.
II may be a hanging garden on either
the New York Central on Penn station. ?
Fighting Jim neither Bt'irms nor denies.
Fighting Jim. however. seems ~ adept
as ever spreading the old stun thick
around the ears of his constituents II,
doesn't care one rap for expense, and
his h~euchnlen are Of the same mind when
In his affable presence. Robert n Ward,
the nigel Of Washington Park, iloated
in at IA time when Fighting Jim was sN-
pounding a number of advanced theories
on baseball evolution. and Il b nodded
concurrence to every argument.
Fifteen cent baseball in Newark"
unused Mr.. Gilmore in reply To :, point
blank question. We'll, what do YOU
think Of it" Fifteen cent baseball Well,
We'll 80 that one better and put 1t AT
ten cents. Ten cent baseball is going
to prevail in the Federal league. Not
only Newark IL going to observe the
lower scale of prices hut every other
Federal League club az well.
Prom the start ] ave advocated ten,
twenty, thirty cent baseball Times
have changed within the last ten years.
Baseball is the only anluscmt nj that
has not kept abreast of the time. We
have the capacities in our parks and We
Will give u patrons entertainment AT
popular prices"
' " 80
'hs jim III '1N"' Oh nus zen cent 'u''
was expressed III nus ldSh.on' 'Tnc
bleachcrs are empty now 'ihcre Is alb
~solutely no rebuttal to this 81 far as
the Federal League is conc,rned) "an
the game would be better off II they
wr,e filled. Players rise To their best
efforts before large and appreciative
crowds.
Eve must remember that the boy of
to-day is the man of tomorrow and
II no is educated uropcrly he viii he-
come , regular ma wing natron AT tho
hiyhos, t,,In believe I'm giving the