Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-26
WARD WILL COME.
President Hewett is Satisfied with the
Situation.

Mr.. Hewett returned to-day from New York
whittier he went to endeavor to make an agree
ment with John NJ. Ward to manage the WASH
ington ball team. When seen by
STAR reporter to-day Mr.. Hewett
said "You can put it down in black and white
that John Ward will be with us. haven't got
q contract with him nor have his word to
that effect, but the situation is such that
it cannot turn out otherwise. Everything
now is depending upon John B. Day. Ward
will do nothing until he sees him or hears from
him definitely on the subject You see Ward has
been in the dark entirely about this deal and a
desire to settle the matter brought him to this
side of the Atlantic. He freely acknowledges
that. He had heard nothing on the subject
from either Day or me, because the mail con-
tanning those detailed letters which was to catch
the travellers at Cairo never reached them.
He was naturally disturbed about his case be-
cause the news he received in Europes was ex-
actly opposite to what he had a right
n to expect Last year it was definitely
play in New York another year, and with that
understanding Day gave the Boston peo-
pie permission to talk with Ward about
playing at the Hub. This they did, and
an agreement was reached between Ward and
tour with the belief that he would be on the Bos-
ton team this year. Something happened while
he was in Australia. The Boston management
secured the Detroit contingent.
THEN DAY PUT HIS FOOT DOWN
in the Ward matter. With Ward and the
Detroit men the Bostons would be too strong
rivals for New York in the cham
championship race. Day had made no agree
ment with the Bostons to release Ward to
ins an Th he perfectly justified tbs in 1e Ss
of Ward. The latter knew nothing
of this, and, of course, he wants to understand
thoroughly just where he stands before he
agrees to anything. He supposed he belonged
to Boston, although 1 believe that he
of a chance in the fight for his services, and he
very naturally wants to know just how Day
stands in the matter from Dayhimsef. NowWard
is no fool. He is an educated man, and he
realizes the admisability of moving slowly in
a matter in which he is vitality interested
THE SITUATION
is just this, Ward cannot, under any circum-
stances go to Boston. That's settled He cannot
dlay in New York in justice to himself, even
not within the bounds of possibility
under the agreement Day has made
with me. The only place where he can posi-
bly, play is in Washington. Of that l am en-
tirely satisfied.
If the Washingtonians who are interested in
the matter will only have little patience they
will find that everything will come out
all right 1 hope to have every
thing fixed up before the first of the
the month, for l expect Day to stop here this
week ON his way from the south. Then, too,
expect to have Wards services from the first
of the month until the 9Th, when he
will join Spalding's teams for their
games in this country. That is the best / can
hope for, and that am almost sure of. 1 am
more interested in this case than anybody else,
and when l say / am satisfied it means good
deal"
WHAT WARD FEARS.
''Why does Ward hesitate about coming to
Washington" asked The STAR reporter.
His reasons are very natural Ones" replied
Mr.. Hewett. "In the first place he prefers to
is that he fears that the people of Washington
will expect too much of him-mOre
even than it is possible for him or
for any other one man to do. In
addition he says he is a Hard loser
and when his team loses he worries
over it a great deal. He would feel
his responsibility much more than
he would in Boston. He talked very frankly
with me, and denied many of the statements
which we had attributed to him.
AS TO THE TEAM
Ward could not and did not say much. He
thought was wise in disposing
of Daily and did not see any chance OF
lettering Donnelly at third just now He
decided that come to Washington you can
rest assured that it will put my whole heart
into the matter, and will work the
best l know for the interests
of Washington and the club And to Wash
ington he will come" concluded Mr.. Hewett.