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Show GILMORE ASKS FOR BASEBALL TRUCE Chicago, Sept. 1C. A chance for the Federal league to participate in the world's series was asked today In a letter from James A. Gilmore, president of the Federal league, to members of the national baseball commission. com-mission. In his plea for a truce in the interests in-terests of the supporters of the game Mr Gilmore declared that the national nation-al agreement did not prohibit the clubs in organized baseball playing an outside club, outlined the claims of the Federals to be regarded as a majoT league and contended that no club could .be rightfully claimed the world's championship until It had met the pennant winner of the Federal league. "Our organization is backed by business men of high standing who stand for every principle which leads to the improvement of baseball," he wrote. "The Federal league has on its roster many stars of wOrld-wldr fame, nnd has gathered about It as splendid an aggregation of baseball players a9 Is possible, for any league. "While It may be true in your national na-tional agreement we are classed as an enemy of organized baseball, the phrase cannot survive the force of time and the demands of the sport loving lov-ing public. Your national agreement contains no provision prohibiting you from an honest contest with any ball club you may see fit to meet, and before either of the two clubs in organized baseball who win pennants pen-nants Id their respective leagues can claim the world's championship, they must in some manner play the winner win-ner of the Federal league pennant "Wc therefore suggest in the inter est of the game that at least for the time being, we forget our differences and our acts of war. and peacefully, in keeping with the spirit of American Ameri-can business men, arrange a schedule sched-ule for a world's championship between be-tween the three leagues.' Copies of the letter were sent to tmust Herrmann, chairman of the ! commission. Ban Johnson and John K. Tener. Chicago. Sept. 17 The world's series se-ries challengo of President Gllmnre of the Federal league, to the National commission Is accepted here as mere ly completing the records of Gilmore's campaign to receive official recognition recogni-tion of his organization as being of major league calibre. That the challenge would bo sent was announced a month ago, nnd while President Johnson of the Amerl-caji Amerl-caji league, and President Comiskey of the White Sox could not be found here today, It was recalled that both of them had vigorously asserted they would have no relations with the "outlaws" "out-laws" except on a distinctly unfriend ly basis. This attitude has not been changed, it was said. Anticipating that his challenge would be ignored. Gilmore said a month ago that in event of refusal re-fusal he would play a series within his own league and declare the winner win-ner world's champion. Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. 17 'T have nothing whatever to say at present,' said Chairman August Herrmann of the National commission when asked today if he intended answering th letter from President Gilmore of the Federal league, requesting that the latter league be allowed to be represented repre-sented in the world's championship baseball series. |