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Show $50,000 IN 1915 SALARY ADVANCE PAID OUT BY FEDERAL LEAGUE Chicago, Jan. G. Club owners of 1 the Federal leaguo havo paid out I fCO.000 In 1915 salary advances to I major and minor league stars who I deserted organized baseball for the I Federals, according to a statoment by Jnmcs A. Glllmoro, president of the organization. Protection of this monoy, ho said, Is ono of tho objects of tho league's suit filed against organized or-ganized baseball, charging, it with oporntlng In violation of tho Slier- man antitrust law. BJ "Tho leaguo proposes to fight to a finish to protect this Investment," Gllmoro said. "In tho event of a repetition rep-etition of legal controversies which Impaired tho 1914 season, when litigation litiga-tion caused sovoral of our Btar play ors to sit ldlo on tho bench all season, sea-son, this monoy will bo tied up ln n knit and will tako months to disentangle disen-tangle Wo proposo to mako our-nlves our-nlves cortaln of tho results boforo tho playing season begins." Tho Fodoral leaguo executive cited tho cases of Hal Chaso, who desert cd tho Chicago Americans for tho Buffalo Federals; Pitcher George Johnson, who Jumped to tho Kansas City Foderals from the Cincinnati 1 club of the National league; Armando Mareans, who also quit the Cincinnati Cincin-nati club for the St. Louis Fodorals and the cases of players who have Joined the ranks of the Federals slnco tho close of the 1914 season. All ot them, Gllmoro said, havo received advanco monoy on tholr 191f salaries. Pitcher Walter Johnson heads tho list with $6000 and others havo been paid Bums ranging from $1000 to $3000. |