The daily critic., 1890-08-02
BASEBALL GOSSIP
THE FRANCHISE OF THE CLUB TO
BE FORFEITED.
SULLIVAN WILL SECURE ANOTHER ONE
And Organize a New Team---Rain Pre-
vented Yesterday Game Two Con-
tests for One Admission To-Day.

The players Of the Washington Club
were TO have played for their own
benefit yesterday afternoon, but rain in
tcricrcd al the beginning of the third
inning, with the score 4 TO Pin our
favor and the game had TO be post
poncd until TO day. Only about 300
persons were present and all Of them
received rain checks admitting them to
to.day's games. Two games will be
played to-day for one admission. the
first beginning at 30 O'Clock. There
ought 20 be a good crowd turn out and
help the boys out Of the hole, and the
probabilities are there will be. On
Monday a benefit game will be PLAYED,
and on Tuesday night a game by elec.
tric light will be played These games
ought 10 clear sufficient to put the men
on their fcct and pay all the back sala-
ries.
THE STATUS OF TUE CLUB.
The situation is decidedly compli.
Gated just at present, but the Atlantic
Association people are doing their best
to clear up the matter and will prob.
ably do 1t at a special meeting TO be
Geld In Baltimore to morrow. The way
the matter stands az present Is this.
The men have refused to play any
longer under the direction of the as.
signee unless their salaries are paid.
and, as there Is no money with which
TO pay them, he cannot retain control
OF them any longer. The franchise he
sun retains, and just here Is where the
hitch comes In. Sullivan, backed by a
party OF capitalists wants IT, but they
are not willing 10 pay anything for it,
and the assignee, under the law, Is com
PEELED TO sell Il, either at private or
public sale. In the meantime the play
crs could leave IL they were so disposed
and this would
DISRUPT THE TEAM.
There Is a disposition on the part Of
The Association TO so arrange Il that
Sullivan can secure a franchise, sign
lhe men Tor the new company and re
tain baseball here. To do this the As
sociation. will have to act promptly, and
so special meeting has been called for
tomorrow The programme Is as fol.
lows The Washington Club Is indebted
To the Association for It's assessments
and under the rules its franchise can b,
forfeited. This Is TO be done, and then
AAAN AAiAAAfNN NNAAE NAlMul CAIIlNAU NAu
enter 10 with his team and will be i'm.
mCdinicly admitted In place Of the pres
Cnt club. This Is the only way out of
the difficulty. and until Il Is done the
assignee will still control the franchise.
sullivan has received sufficient as
suranccs uf financial support 10 enable
him to put the team
on 4 GOOD PAYING BASIS.
He will reorganlze Il Just as soon as he |
gets the franchise. The men will be Sc |
cured and every effort made to |
Strengthen the team. The reorgauiled |
club Will start with a clean sheet. aud so |
will not DC handicapped by indebted. |
ness, as the old club was. This city Is |
a good ball town, and there is no doubt !
but what the team will be a paying one.
IL ought 20 be an easy matter to properly !
stir up enthusiasm sufficiently 10 attract |
the crowds, and, II the games are well |
advertised, they will draw.
Some Of the men are talking OF suelng |
the stockholders Of the club for the |
back salaries Mr. IIewett said yester.
day he was willing TO pay hisshare with. |
out a suit, and would assist the men 10 |
recover what they could from the other |
stockholders. II Is not unlikely that |
the men will soon be paid Ia part at |
least, before the affairs Of the club are |
wOuEd up
If the franchise Of the old club Is for
fCilCd the assignee will probably dis |
pose Of the chairs and other property Of |
the club TO Sullivan. BY Monday night |
the new association will be formed and |
ready 20 go ahead with Its schedule |
just the same as If nothing had hap
pened.