Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1915 — FEDS PLAN EXPANSION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FEDS PLAN EXPANSION

Clubs May Be Launched In De-' troit, Boston and Cleveland. Transfer of Headquarters From Chicago to New York Dictated by Ne ceselty Alone—Ward Reports . ♦1,000,000 War Fund. New territory will be invaded by) the Federal league next season, it Ist announced by James A. Gilmore, president of the organization, in commenting on the removal of the league’s! headquarters from Chicago 'to New* York. Plans are being made, Gilmore admitted, for a new circuit in 1916, and he stated that clubs may be launched in Detroit, Boston or Cleveland. It already has been decided upon, he said, to place a club in New York city. Whether it would be the Newark club that is to be transferred to New York the Federal league executive declined to say. The decision to transfer the league’s headquarters to New York came as a surprise, as no inkling had been given

of the change. As Chicago was the birthplace of the organization, it was assumed that its official base would remain there. “The transfer is dictated by uecessity alone,” President Gilmore explained. “We are going to place a club in New York city next year, and, as this will entail a lot of additional work for this office, 1 thought best to move there “As it was organized basebail that questioned our right to be called a major league, we will try to. correct any impression to the contrary next year when we get our new circuit into operation. It seems to be the impression that no league can be a major

without New York, so we intend to satisfy organized ball in that regard ** President Gilmore asserted that the financial condition of the league never was in better shape. “What is a loss, say |25,000 a year for each club?" he said. “We are willing to stand that for three years or so, and then some.” Vice-President R. B. Ward of the Federal league has confirmed the report that a war fund of 11,000,000 was collected at the recent meeting of the league in New York city. He said that Harry Sinclair, owner of the Newark club, has been selected to carry out the Federal league campaign, because of his aggressiveness and ability to deal with baseball problems. Mr. Ward stated the money was already in Sinclair’s possession and that it would be used in forwarding the interest of the league.

Vice-President R. B. Ward.

President James A. Gilmore.