New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Gilmore Laughs to Scorn
Charge That "Syndicate
Ball" Is Coming.
MERELY REPRESENTED
WEEOHMAN IN DEAL.
Head Of Late Fed League Ey.
poets No Opposition to With,
draWal Of Antitrust Suit
Title
BY FRANK O'NEHL


James A. Gilmore, president Of ~.
Federal League. set az rest once ard
for all yesterday the report that Har.r
F. Sinclair. owner Of the Newark Pen.
pers, was financially interested in n.
Chicago Whale-Cubs and also in n.
Brown-Fielders
lie denied most emphaticaly thu
the Oklahoma man assisted Charls,
Weeghman IN closing the deal with
Charles T. Taft. and laughed 90 scor
the idea that Phinp J. Ball Or Otto
Stiefel was in the slightest need o.
monetary aid in purchasing the in.
terests of Robert Hedges Do the S,
Louis club. SO it seems thai the frer.
lied shrek Of syndicate baseball ,hs.
has been raised in some quarters !,
without cause.
Gilmore. Sinclair and I'D Gginner.
the owner Of the Pittsburgh Rebels
returned 20 this city yesterday from
Cincinnati. and set about adjusting
as usual. was smiling and OF gooi
cheer He said thar everything was
going along smoothly. and that vhen
the Federal League met here. in the
near future. the fna. accounts would
be closed and a' outstanding details
attended 20.
sinclair does not ovn 'he Cubs
said Fighting Jim. "He has no,
nickel invested i1 them. Z know this
and YOU cannot make the .tatemeu.
too emphatic. tie did nor give Bal
and Stiefel any help n buying tfe
Browns. You can 90 ahead and make
that as strong you please. also. Nr
Sinclair represented Mr. Wceghms1 g.
the conference with Mr. Tatt. and he
had the consent Of Mr. Taft 90 DO So.
he arranged all the details Of the
transaction. and stepped aside for
Weeghman 20 sign the necessary pa
pers and close the deal.
But not one penny Of ~inclaIr'
money is in the deal. Mr. Neeghmsa
and his associates IN the Feder.
League had the funds necessary %
make the purchase, and they ven
ahead and made il. 70 is possible ,as-
the banks in Chicago loaned them some
cash. lf this was done. however. I
know nothing about it. And s0 far ss
the S. Louis club Is concerned. .hs
story makes me smile. Ball has slmos
unlimited capital, and the same
true OF Stiefel."
"WIl Ed Gwinner buy the Cleveland
lndians?' ~ we asked him.
II don't know snapped Gilmore
ale likes baseball. and If the price iof
the club is right he may buy. jus
now. however, he has decided on 20
definite course Of action. But ne VII
not 20 about crying his desire 20 o1j'
That !, the ono sure way t0 bull ne
market. The Cleveland bankers have
named their price. and you may 'a,
that il is far below the figure pl0Hshe.
in the daily newspaper, hrougao.'
inc country"
When the Federal League meei1s
is held will any oi the club owners
refuse 10 sign the application 20 ".'.
draw the Landis suit. Nas me AeA
Il don't thiuf SO. Trey seem .
be of one mind on the matter ln S3
event. we nave nothing to tear. N'
have given every one square Ge,.
end that is all any one can ask
said. and that was TIE end OF tHe o'''
ness.
Charley Weeghmau is not going p,
the Chicago proposition on any sm.
scale. He ha, capitalized tne cIuv
SlO00.0O0. and the club VIII be- !Au
roratcd IN short while lt VII p'yy
ably be known as the Chicago Ns'o.s
League Baseball Club, and VIII ~.
the merging OF the clubs known 70 =.
real baseball fans as the CUBS ana '-
Whales. ,.f
Charles Weeghman. who wi.l be n.sii
of the new organization. has anho.'i
that the work OF rainc0rporathg ~.
already started. tie also stated
an stockholders of the club on
North Side would be allotted stoe'
the amount Of money invested 80.
old club. For instance. . one has 81
O0O worth OF stock 'n che W na"
will get $4,000 worth oi stock iu '
new Cubs. a
Ten years ago. when Charles III
Mummy became an owner. the bsseos.
business was looked upon more .
gamble than as a Legitimate en'etp',
Murphy was willing 90 gamble, ahu
the SiO5oO0 no invested into -
coo 600 To-day baseball s nov
li AAN oI a eA'iiRtN 'tt.s
legitimate business. .
The Weeghman interests na's
idea tha, they are going out next -.
mer and get their Sl0oOVVV Vn
They have Invested in the concern,
lieving il a good venture that VII -
dividends Of anywhere from 10 " :,
per cent a year, depending upoh y"
success Of The team II they 'aM
as much money at the gate neh' 80. ,.,k
mer as Murphy and his associates ..;ss
in during their first year, the ne"
will pay only l'tt,e better 'nS'
per cent. "a, A
II tie new owners have 8 ses'on
good a. the Cubs enjoyed m lsVe, ,s,,
something like s250.000. or more
twice the price of the club. was ei.sSSJ
they will be able 20 pay q diF'o'''
about ~ per cent. -. .,o-
Mr.. We,ghman returned to-ua! ~
Cincinnati. where he purchases ,,.r,
Cubs from Charles p. Taft. ana U,. ,or.
noon he had started plans ior the ~
ing season. lie held conierehS. "a.
Joe Tinker, his manager, ana S''
a talk with the stockholders.