Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 3 | Baseball Probe is Threatened by Government

I BASEBALL PROBE IS THREATENED BY BYS S GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTS S CHICAGO I Feb 26 The 26 The federal trade tr de commission is js planning planning planning plan plan- ning an investigation of organized organized organ- organ zed baseball and its relations to the Sherman antitrust l law lw w according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a statement today by James A. A Gilmore who vho arrived d from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to attend the final meeting of the Federal league magnates Officers of the commission at Wash Ington Gilmore said have asked the Federal league for its Ita papers filed In Inthe inthe inthe the suit here last winter and recently dismissed by Judge Landis following the peace compact Only a reorganization reorganization of the methods of conducting the game will wUl Insure avoidance of further fur fur- ther thor litigation Gilmore predicted He cited the Baltimore Federal league club as a possible plaintiff in new suits and also hinted the ballplayers ball players player fraternity might find cause for court action Assessment of to be raised this tills afternoon among tile the five clubs which remain In good standing In the tho defunct league will clear up Its Indebtedness indebtedness in In- and practically wind up Its business Gilmore 1 said paId The clubs represented represented rep rep- resented are Chicago Pitts Pittsburg burg St. St Louis Newark and Brooklyn Kansas Cansas City and Buffalo having forfeited their franchises and the Baltimore club having hav hay ing lag declined declined- to participate A cording According to Gilmore the latter's declination forces the extra assessment assess ment the other five clubs previously having contributed their shares to tomake tomake tomake make up a deficit amounting to about 6 5