St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-30
THEY ARE DESPERATE
American Association People
Trying Hard to Capture
Washington.
Emissapies Of the 0rganiZa-
ton Make a Visit to the
Capital.
President Hewitt Thoroughly
Angry at the Turn or
Affairs,
And Claims That the National
Agreement Has Been
Violated.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 29.-The Post, in
its base ball columns, says the Ameri-
can association is making a desperate
effort to bolster up its depleted ranks,
and since the deSertinn of Brooklyn,
Cincinnati. Baltimore and Kansas City,
il has east its eovetous eyes on the
league elGb in this city, and has been
doing everything possible topi2ee a club
here. Last Friday MesSrS. SharSig and
Whitaker, OF the Athletics, and Powers,
of the ROchesterS, were in the city for
the purpose of looking over the ground
and endeav0rIng 10 induce persons to
invest in the venture. The yhaye been
appointed delegates to visit the cities
where it is thought there IS prospect
OF locating a club. With this idea in
view they came TO Washington Friday.
They claimed 10 have positive aSSur-
aEce that Washington would not be rep
resented in the league next season, al
though the SOulce of their information
was not given. Ii was said, however,
10 come frum prominent members of the
league. and Mr. Whitaker. especially,
was very emphatic in his declaration
that unless Washington embraced the
opportunity to come in the association
fold it would not be in the base ball
world next summer. He argued that
Washington would make an excellent
25-cent town, and the members of the
association were 50 anxious TO get IN
that they would be willing to contribute
enough players from the surplus of
their clubs TO give this city q frSt-claSs
team. The delegates did not go TO see
President Hewitt. for they said they dill
not want him in the new club.
They declared he was simply blufing
when he announced that he proposed to
remain in the league. and was doing 50
Tor tire purpose of forcing either the
league 10
PAY HIM 4 BIG PRICE
for his franchise or to sell to some club
which is anxious 10 become a league
member. probably Baltimore. They
further said they had the most positive
assurances from members of the league
that Washington would Not be repre-
scented next season. and that if neces-
Sary II would be dropped by the league
If II could not be gotten out in any other
manner. They saw several parties
while they were here and met with
very encouraging reception. The
promise was given that If it was pos
sible an American association team
would be placed here. and the dele
gates returned home thoroughly salts
fed with the result OF their missionary
IaborS and confident that Washington
would be an association club next sea
son. President Hewitt was quite indig-
nant last night When he was told OF the
visit Of the association delegates, and he
expressed his opinion of them in a man
ner far the reverse of complimentary.
From Mr.. HeWitt's conversation jt is
evident he does not propose TO quietly
rest under the imputation that he has
made the declarations he has knowing
them TO be false, and it is not altogether
improbable that letter will be sent to
the Philadelphia people asking for an
explanation of their invasion Of league
territory. The break made 10y Sharsig,
Whitaker and Powers make take con-
siderable explaining before it satisfies
the directors of the league that their
action was not direct violation of
the national agreement.