The sun., 1916-02-15
WILL HOLD FUNERAL
OF FEDERAL LEAGUE
National Commission Will
Meet Here on Friday to
Conduct Ceremony.
TO SETTLE ALL DETAILS


been dead for some weeks. Eu' it hasn't
been buried yet. II remains for the Ma
tional Commission this week to perform
the obsequies. Gilmore and his late as
sociates In outlawry viii hold a belated
wake In Chicago Saturday.
Chairman August Hermann or the
trumvirate. ably assisted by Ban john
son and John X Tener. will conduct the
services at the WaldorfAstoria Hotel at
high noon Friday. Hermann decided
| this most fitting time for the rites
| when ne learned that John r.. Bruce. the
secretary of the commission, proposed to
| attend the annual spring meeting of tho
| American League at the Waldorf Thurs
| day afternoon. Bruce has no real huSi-
ness at the American League powwow
| His interest in the johnson circuit passed
with the sale ~ the -. Louis Erowus to
| phil BAIL But John T., is strange
! creature OF habit.
The National Commission has host
% odds and ends on its hands. l. was
| deemed more cxpcdicnt to thresh them
! ou, IN conference than through the mails.
| Most important of these are certain as
! surances given 10 the Federal League
! hackers as part of organized hasehalrs
| bargain for peace. The Federal League
| (aside from the stockholders OF tho Bal
| timorc club) has made good all its
promises Organized baseball cannot say
~ much as yet. The delay portends no
| change OF heart. Many OF the details
required concerted action by the two
| major leagues and johnson has had no
| opportunity to submit his peace favor- To
/ hts colleagues. The annual meeting OF
the American League IN chicago was IN
t.rrupt.d so that Ban could come East
for the triumphant peace conference with
| tho Nationals and fcdcrals.
l. remains then for th" American
League to provide a means "f collecting
it's half of the $50. 900 rent that will b"
paid the Ward interests for twenty years
10 close Washington Park 20 any rival
baseball enterprise. THIS duty tho \s-
tlonal League attended 10 a. its meet.
Ing last week ln oiher words uu'l 'h"
American League rttiics has power
Johnson will not he qualified 10 make
through the National Commission the
necessary guarantees.
II is expected that the National Com
mission. now that the antitrust suit
started ny the Federal League has been
withdrawn will try to cast oil on the
troubled waters Of the 1ntcruatio al
League situation TN baltimore. The Fci-
eral hackers IN the Oriole city are will
ing 80 accept almost any sort Of prna0-
siiiop that will let them down with som"
show OF grace iu the eyes ~ their fellow
citizens They are even wiling 10 nurN
the hatchet provided Jack Dunn rents
N. Federal ParN for his International
League club.
heretofore President M Harrow has
spurned the least suggestion - amira-
hility from the National Commission. He
: varried his spleen So e. - 80 re- =
from tho peace board. Eut. l' l. Sttd. ''
z - coming around 20 a broader y."N point
liis league hasn't q chance go '.tw 'u'
ice iu Baltimore 80 lraE a. 80 '.t.v =
that citys business men ~" dissatisfied
a. they are now. II should not hc q GlfN-
cult matter for the commission 60 bring
BARROW and his former foes 20 mutual
terms
, A. is meeting the commission H.-c
. must consider the claim Of Charles n
Ihhcts against III, Newark territory u'
, the Federal League Charles ,"'g.i.I I't
asked $1,000. NuN hc is satisfied v''.
, a percentage. propor' Ioudt" 90 IT," p'r
. ren'arc Of stock hc held N the lud. i
, or IN" pur,has" p!."c al tNo Sk""'"rs
who AZ" To he transferred - ~" fod
cr;u League plant - Harrison. y y
Unbiased opinion IN ne powers 90 hts"
hall regards Ehhetts's claim as l'sg' n
/, tho extreme.
' fhh"'s L. likely I" WaN" m'f" ~ ~
| impression on 'Nc National 'omH'S'''
: VITA mS theories for remedy H 'n
e drdl'ic rui'N HIS iIt' WIFI ''T''.'
= notifications. las been iniorScl 10y 'h'
National League. Tn" American l."aEu'
r should nN'r no ohJ"'No!S' '' '''' ~
r IN" S'h"m" would nav" 10 h' approve
r by tho minor leagues. chairman l"h'
r II Farrell of tho Na'ioni! A!-so"latIon
: who has authority I" act for th" minors
! Is expected 20 meet the national com
III. -eioners here.
>. The final meeting "f tho Fedora
" Leagllc n Chicago sunday has bee
! called by James A Gilmore Tor ~" pur
- pose of liquidatigC that orgamHttiou
: !udcht cdness
Al our las, meeting said GiIrlor,
I'VE wer. "A pairncr.hip Of a.>. Tvo -
- our clubs had forfeited CravL.sr. EiN
of tho remaining six cave checks 4.
, .ouc-si>th each a, n,i. iraob,.lr.ss p.l
tI,nore refused "a nav
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