| Show I RIDICULE GILMORE'S SERIES GH I CHICAGO GO Sept 17 The The series challenge of President Gilmore of or llio ho Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral league to time the national commission is ii I accepted hero a as merel merely completing the records of oC campaign to receive official recognition of or his hia organization as at I being of oC major league ue caliber That the time challenge would be sent wa was announced d a month ago and while President Pres Pres- ident John Johnson on pf of the tho American league an and l I lre President of the White So Sox could not be bc found oun 1 hero here tOOn today It was was re recalled ro- ro called ailed tha both bedim of or them hem ha had vigorously asserted they would have no relations with the time outlaws except on a distinctly P basis This attitude altitude line has not boon been changed I It Il L wa was said Anticipating that hint his challen challenge i e would be Ignored said a month mouth ago that In event o of or refusal he would pla play a series within hl his own league and declare t the winner worlds world's din plon champions i CHICAGO Sept 17 A 1 A chance chanco for tor th the i Federal league to participate In thC tb the C worlds world's series was wt asked yesterday In ft n letter from James A- A president o of tho the Federal lea league uc to members o of PC the national baseball commission In hl hi his oS S plea for rOl a truce in hi tho Interests of ot tim the tho C sUI supporters porters of ot the game Mr lI de tie declared dared that the tho national agreement di did 1 not prohibit tho limo clubs dubs In Iii organized base baM ball playing an nn outside club climb outlined th the e claims of or the time Federals to be bc regarded d a as a a. major league and contended that no n 0 club could claim tho thus worlds world 5 championship until It had met mel the pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant winner of the time Federal league Our organization is backed by busness bush bus ness ncsa men of ot hl high h standing who ho stand stan d for CT C every principle which leads lends to th the tho 0 Improvement of baseball ho he wrote The Th e Federal league has on Its roster maim many y stars stal'S of ot world-wide world fame tame and has gathered gath gaUi ered about It as splendid t. an aggregation tion tori of or baseball players as Is la pos possible 0 for tor or any league While It ma may b bt be true that In your you r national a agreement wo are classed as youa a an a enemy of oC organized d baseball the tho phrase e cannot survive the force o of time and th the C demands of or tho the sport loving public Your You national agreement contains no provision pro prohibiting pi you from an honest contest with any ball bail club you ou may see lee fit to meet and before either of the two clubs In o organized who bo win pennants in n their respective leagues can claim the worlds world's championship they ther-t must In some tome manner pIa play the tho winner of ot the Federal league pennant Wo Ye Wo therefore su suggest cst In the thc Interest of or the time game that at least for the time being we wo tor forgot forget et our differences and our acts of war ar and peacefully in keeping with time the spirit of ot American business businessmen s men arrange a schedule for a n. worlds world's championship championship cham chain between the tho three leagues Copies of or the letter were sent to August Au Aim- gust Herrmann chairman of oC the comI com com- mission Ban Dan Johnson and John K Tener I |
