The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
JOHNSON KEPT BUSY
SPIKING GILMORISMS
Quotes Papers in Suit to Prove
Feds Are Trying to Ruin
Their Rivals.
"MEETING STORY TWISTED"

James A. Gilmore the suave president
Of the Federal League. took it out Of
New York's back door yesterday morning
just about the time that Ban Johnson.
the belligerent president of the American
League. was bustling through the front
entrance. Gilmore went TO New Haven,
Conn, with bevy Of his advisers to meet
certain New Englanders who have inter
ested him in scheme to float a minor
auxiliary to the independents. Johnson
came east to witness the final transfer
OF the New York American League club
stock to Col. Rupert and Capt Huston
and to enjoy a snatch of real city life.
Battling Jim beat belligerent Ban to the
White Way by nearly a day and unloaded
gust of publicity upon the defenceless
city. But Ban made up for this few
minutes after he had established himself
at the Belmont Hotel where the schedule
meeting of the American League will be
held next Wednesday. Johnson charac-
terized as utterly untrue a great many
OF the statements Of which Gilmore re-
lieved himself. Ban declared that inns
version OF the meeting in Chicago last
February was colored to suit his personal
taste and that the Federal executi~e
stretched the truth when he said indie
pendent baseball had not sought to ruin
its rival.
In this last argument johnson scored
hcav.!y -...cn nc S-caacca Z ccpy az The
prayer for relief asked Of Judge Lands
by the Bsderals, quoting officially as
follows:
The plaintiff prays:
THAT ssid national aRreemsut soId ruies
and regulations Of the National Commission.
and said National Commission. ana eac h
of them, shall he declared Illegal and void.
and said defendants and each of them en-
Joined from operating hereunder.
| them shall he declared and dscreed con
stltutlng or forming part Of combination,
ConsPira'y and monopoly IN violation OF the he
njoined from further continuing or doing
business as a part Of or in connection with
II do not see," said Ban, how Gilmore
! can contradict that he and his associates
were not prompted by desire to wreck
organized baseball or how he interprets
the above prayers as simply a desire 70
let alone and be let alone.
Perhaps II Is in keeping with his yer.
sion of our meeting in Chicago. | did
not wish to see him then | never have
desired since to see him. His brother
| Charlie. who for many years has been
my friend, solicited the interview.
! "If you will only see Jim he said, 4
| can guarantee that nothing will ever bs
| mentioned of the circumstance. You need
| in no way compromise your position. He
| desires only an informal chat. and you
may have any of your friends on hand &c
! see that your confidence Is not betrayed
| 81 told Charlie Gilmore then, as / had
/ told him before and az I have told hin
| since, that his brother was on one side OF
| the fence and / on the other, and that il
| was better far that we remained apart
| We have absolutely nothing in common.
/ said pointedly. He never can hope L
| move me and 1 do not care to see him.
We'll" continued Ban. for Charlie
sake | finally consented to meet Jim Gil
| more at the Automobile Club Of Chicago
| We chatted possible for an hour and q
| quarter He INDUCED in n great deal o
| conversation about the respective right
| of the opposing forces He said he though
| we could work harmoniously by respecting
| each others contracts. told him to "
ahead and take all our players he coull
interest He said he did not care to NEE
Mr. Hermann. but that he would like L
| meet Mr.. Tener in New York.
Il wished to break off the interview ant
| 20 do so as politely as I could I told hin
that II | arranged a conference with MI
Tener would notify him By phone b!
10 o'clock the following day. have ha'
| no communication Win IllnIoio Sluis
| Needless to say, never once thought o
dragging MI Tener into 1t.
"a short time later while the Chinag
| Federal League club was travelling soutl
somebody in the party told Chcag
| writer of the conference | had had wit
Jim Gilmore. Fits brother Charlie wa
deeply mortified that the confidence ha'
been betrayed,
Il have nothing to fear from Jim Gil
| rntaillAr -
quite agree with his apparent latest tacl
that II Is best for all concerned 10 hav
the question settled as speedily as possibl
by court of law. Organized baseball
has nothing to fear from such result
Organized baseball ever has been willin
to settle the issue any way. | think tn
public will realize who scored most heavil,
in a fair field las season"
Before leaving for New Haven yester
day Gilmore declared that he did not ex
pect to have anything definite to announc
within the next few days. The leader O
the outlaws did not appear so enthusiast
over tho prospect of "A subsidiary leagn
as he had been when he left Chicago
Is said that some of the enthusiasm Wa
dispelled as the result of an interview
with Robert Il, Ward, the real financial
power of the independents.
| Mr.. Gilmore's announcement that n
Federal capital would be provided for tn
purpose OF launching tho contemplate
!, New England auxiliary was simply y
echo of Robert BIS sentiments as n
pressed 10 friends before The Fed n
Len guer arrived here. Mr.. Ward sal Ii
furthest his colleagues would go wo aid
an assurance TO pay part of the gAlarl
of the men turned back TO the Eopos
minor by the so-calleh third le s1e.
Those who should be in positlo N to kno