Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-06
THE BASE BALL SEASON,
The National Nine and Its Prospects
for the Year.

| for the Year.
THE TALK WITH MANAGER scANLoS-rHy
| UNSUCCESSFUL STRUGGLE FOR A TWENTY
FIVE CENT TARIsF-MEN WHO HAVE SIGNEI
To PLAY HERE.
Manager ScaDlon returned yesterday from
New York, where he had been with other repre-
| sentatives OF the Washington base ball club to
attend the spring meeting of the National
| League and to look after the interests OF the
home club.
"Did they treat you well?' asked a STAR re-
| porter when he met him last night.
ayes, they treated us well, because they
| couldn't help it. This talk about the league
| taking care of its clubs sounds well, but it's
every fellow for himself when the time
| comes. Boston made big fight to re-
| tain either Hines or Carroll, Carroll
| being the man they were really after, but
we succeeded in blocking that game. We were
| successful in everything but the tariff question,
and IL wasn't because we didn't make a strong
fight on that point that we lost. We had conf
| dence enough in Washington to advocate the
| give and take guarantee system. with twenty
| five cents admission. but there was too much
! opposition. Philadelphia and st. Louis were
| the only cities permitted to charge twenty-five
cents. because of the opposition of American
| clubs in those cities. An effort was made to in
ciude Washington, but 1t was fruitess. There
was a disposition shown TO adopt the guarantee
system on certain conditions, compelling each
club to support itself, but the strong opposition
of st. Louis and Detroit killed it, Detroit, in
particular, showed an utter lack of confidence
In its club, in its unwilingness to depend
upon Itself for support. We wanted from the
start the tariff reduced to % cents, but we
couldn't make that condition when we were
admitted to the league. or we would have been
lett ont altogether. We Joined the league ex-
pressing "a willingness TO abide by such rules as
might be adopted, and fought hard to have
them adopted our way"
NOT Il FIFTY CENT CITY.
"Washington will be fifty cent city then?'
asked The STAR man.
mo, it won't be as bad as that" was the
| reply, "for they did make us some concessions.
Every ticket sold at the grounds will cost fifty
| Genus. We will issue season tickets, however,
| stand privileges. Besides, we can sell admis-
sion tickets any place except at the grounds for
| 80 cents, or three tickets for dollar. The
| schedule provides for three trips with three
| games in each city, instead of two trips with
4 Tour games as last year. person can see each
series OF games for a dollar, being only twenty
| five cents more than the cost of witnessing
| three games here last year. don't believe the
| public will erumble at the trifiing additional
| the best bail playing in Washington will be
| appreciated and that the attendance will be
good"
| PLAYERS WHO HAVE SIGNED.
allow about the teaIn?' asked the reporter.
"Well, you know that we have signed Barr,
Baker, Knowles, Gladmon, Mike Hines and
| Crane. Paul Hines will sign tomorrow. At
| the League meeting 1 demanded his release
from the Bostons then and there, and it was
| done. Hines is well pleased to return to his old
home to play bail and will do well wherever he
is placed. The other three men that we ac-
| copied from the Providence club, Shaw, Gill;
| gan and Carroll, have not signed. They are
holding off for more money. but it will do them
no good. They have to play here or not at all
| they do not sign and report for duty by that
| time they will be black-listed. or course we
only n0' pay paid for for goods hem ys
they can hope for nothing from the
League, for it is to be paid by us for them, and
paid, and consequently the League won't allow
them to play with any other club than ours.
n os have thG of
originally assigned to us. We have until the
18th of the month to say whether we will take
base, Baker center field and Paul Hines short
stop. We want EsterbrOOk, of the New York,
for short stop, but we don't want him and Start
too II we cant get Esterbrook We will take
Start very gladly"
A CONTEST FOR ESTERBROOK.
"What are the chances of getting Ester
brooke" asked the reporter.
"At the League meeting Day, of the New
York club asked unanimous consent of the
League to allow him to release Esterbrook to
an American club; that of course meant the
Metropolitan club. That could be done pro-
vided no league club wanted him. / objected,
But said Day, we have been promised big
money for his release How much?' asked.
write you check tor that amount now If you
will release him to u.s. said. This staggered
him, and he didn't come to time. 1 only men,
ton this instance to show that we are anxious
to build up good team and are not afraid to
| spend money in doing it If it is necessary.
After my objection to the proposed transfer and
offer 10 purchase his release, Ester brook will
have to come here or the New Yorks will
have to keep him. He can't go to
That's the Way the matter stands noW. If f' We
get aim we Will let start go, for We will have
enough players, with the exception OF another
battery. We will have Shaw and Barr pitchers
Gilligan and Mike Hines catchers, Baker or
Start first base, Knowles second base, Gladmon
third base, Esterbrook or Paul Hines short
stop, Carroll left field Paul Hines or Baker cen
ter field and Crane right field. We will Skin
mish for another battery. L think Wise will
well. he is as good as any OF them. That team
suits me so well that 1 am perfectly satisfied
that we will win the majority of games played
on the home grounds with Barr To help us out.
Inc league begins to realize that we have col
lected a strong team and regards danger
Gus. Kansas City can pick the best team at its
disposal and We can beat il ten straight games
with fine grounds, continued Mr. Scanlou
ga good team and the best clubs in the world To
play with US, Washington will have the best
ball playing next season it has ever had, and if
the pubic will appreciate our efforts by giving
a reasonable attendance at the games, every
thing will be satisfactory. l have proved TO YOU
that we do not begrudge money necessary to
build up our team. We should not be made to
suffer because the twenty-hv cent tariff is not
allowed. We were satisfied that We could
charge twenty-five cents admission and sup
port ourselves, on the give and take plan but
there We're clubs in the League who insisted
upon a snare OF the receipts in better paying
cities. We did all we could
THE NEW GROUNDS
are being rapidly put in condition for the OPEN
ing of the season. The grand stand OF the old
grounds has been removed. and the fence
around those grounds will also be removed
The club viii be conducted on strict business
principles, and everything points to a success
ful base ball season.
PROTEST AGAINST THE TARIFF.
A petition has been sent to President n E.
Young, of the League, signed by a large num-
Der of base ball enthusiasts of the Government
Printing Office, protesting against the so cent
tariff at the League games, and agreeing not to
attend any game when the price OF admission
Is more than % cents. To see game at so
cents, they say, would cost each employe 80
cents, counting one hour lost time. In this con-
nectiOn 1t may be stated that President Young
Is powerless III the matter. Those who are on
the inside say that lie mas done all for Washing
ton that was consistent with his position as
president OF the League, and that he showed
on many occasions that he had the interest of
the Washington club al heart. The tariff ques-
ton was settled by the League, and it is stated
there Is no redress Three tickets for a dollar
is the lowest price for which they can be OBJ
tanned.
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