The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-01-30
Johnson Here, With Denial
That He Made Agreement
With Gilmore OfFederaLs

dropped II II 10 decided TO cut to six
clubs.
q couple OF tho Wards are on their
way 20 discuss with certain New
EnSlandsrs. whose names they viii
not mention. the question OF Fed.
eral minor league. At present II does
not look any too promising. II We can
Judge BY the attitude Of 0ilmors.
Contrary 10 the general impression.
MIR. Gilmore says the Federal League
has no intention Of backing . minor
league financially.
"Thsss men merely want TO organ
iGc Q League that can corporate with
the Federal Laagus--an independent
league. In other words, u II looks
promising. We can use the Lesser or
ganisation 40 q place to send our sur
plus players. a. well ~ = school In
which to train Others"
what would you do In the matter
OF salaries ID case you sent player
to the minor league who had a con-
tract calling for $500 u month. for In
stancef" asked him.
"Why, Lc would let the minor
league club pay about $500 q month
and the club from which tho player
vas sent would mako up the other
"By the way" added Mr.. Gilmore. "T
want you fellows to understand that
our object In bringing this big law
suit In Chicago was to have y court
decide. for once and for all. Just what
kind Of q contract 10 valid. That's
all. Once that In settled. We arc por-
fectly willing TO lot orEa Missed baseball
80 Its way and We win 20 ours u
their contracts arc valid We don't
want 10 disturb them, and neither do
we want them 70 disturb ours. Don't
you think that fair enouHh3" We did.
The post graduate course % the
now famous Yank sale will begin to-
day. Capt. Huston and Col. Rupert
have the remainder OF tho purchase
price--some e3S0.0o0 In cash--ready
to hand over an soon n Mr.. Farrell
delivers tho stock Ut tho old club. Ho
was given until to-day to got every
thing ready and free the property
from all snoumbranocs. which. Il 10
said. has been . rather tedious Job.
Tonight the Captain and the Colo.
mel will give . dinner. at which the
sporting writsrs Will have an oppor-
tuntty To meet Col. Rupert. Most Ut
Thorn already know Capt. Huston.
Has Josh Devore's luck dss>rte<1
himf Tho former Giant outfelder,
regarded the luokiest man In the his.
tory OF baseball. has Just been uncon-
dttionally released by the Braves.
josh Joined the Boston team just be-
fore they won the pennant. and az q
result got a full share Of the Worlds
Series prise money.
| Probably some major league club
will now pick up Josh--and then n
would not 10 q bad bet to wager tina,
that club captures the pennant.
why wouldn't II bc q good Idea foI
int federats to grab Josh2 II Nigh,
brighten up their fortunes \ good bit
Sherwood Magee Ia still worried 10,
fear that he won't be able To ba,
against MarQuard next season, and III
the same time Jim Gilmore seems &
be a little afraid that the Rubs vii
stick with the Feds.
Fielder Jones. now a manager II
tho Federal League, declares kores
the new inhelder secured by tn,
Giants from Portland to be tn,
best All-around player that has com,
cut % the West for many years. 4
II understood that In going to tn,
Feds. Jones did no with the under
standing that he would not be aske,
to bother the league In which ho wa
Interested prior 10 making the change
That Ia one reason why he made n,
effort to got kores for himself.
Though 1t may he quite shock q
Boston fans, Charlie Deals jump L
the Federal League was not a bill
surprise to mon In baseball. After hi
fine work In the Worlds Series, as
substitute for Rod Smith, whose To-
was broken. Deal demanded bigEe
salary from Htallingu than ueorg
though he ought TO pay. Jim oaffns
told Deal that II he didn't want Z
} sign the contract offered him he coui
DO what he pleased. Yesterday Des
saw 0iimore and signed contract
play With the 81. Louis reds. While
wss vhee - pssassA q, v