Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-17

Washington's Brilliant Base ball Prospect
for Next Year.

THINKS OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WELL
TREATED By THE LEAauE-oooD PLAYERS
PRonIsED-rHz NEW aRouSps
Mr.. Michael Scanlon returned today from
New York, where he had been to look after
Washington's interest in the reorganization OF
base ball. 1--WE are in the American As
ISOLATION, and way up in 1t, too" he said
to STAR reporter today, "and Washington will
enjoy the finest sport next season sbe has ever
had an opportunity to witness / went over to
Ney York determined to gain my point in GER
tain matters or else drop out entirely, for the
men who are behind Washington base ball now
will have q good team or none at all. The
manner in which We were treated exceeded
our fondest hopes. The league showed
willingness to help us from the start and we
are assured the services of just as good ball
players as are going. can't tell you the men
we have in view, for base ball players are difficult
to handle when You have them bound by con-
tract but great deal more SO before they are
signed. When they think you are bound to
have them they are very offsh. But Washing
ton will have a strong, well.managed team and
Sam TrOtt will start ont Tuesday to secure the
signatures Of the men. II he should fail in any
cases the country is full Of players from which
to pick.
AVAILABLE MATERNAL.
'After all the league and association clubs
have signed their teams there will be enough
unemployed recognized good ball players to
make ten first-class mines. You see the disso-
luton of the Players League has made lots of
players available. Some OF them will return to
the league and some will be left out in the cold,
because the National League developed num-
Der of tirst-class players whom it will prefer
to some Of the back numbers. In addition to
this, however, the new rule adopted by which
no club Is allowed to sign more than fourteen
men will throw out plenty of good men who
were carried by the rich clubs. Where
THE NEW CLUBS GET IN TIE FINE WORK
is right here. The American Association has
PASSED resolution, and me league will adopt it
today. by which any player who is not signed
among the fourteen men each club is allowed
to carry will be in the market after the
LIST of February, and any club can sign him
without paying a cent to the club which had
reserved him. See? We will have Just ms good
a chance as anybody in the melee but besides
that some Of the overloaded league clubs have
promised us to release certain good men that
VIC want That will be the basis from which to
work. The day of big salaries is over. Our
team will not cost over S24 GOO for the season.
None of the intielders will receive over 81, 600
and none of the outfelders over u, 600.
THE GROUNDS.
''And now about the grounds. We have laid
our plans so that it doesn't seem possible that
there can be slip. We have an option on the
old park, corner 9TH street and Boundary. and
it is Of all the locations available, the one We
wanted. 1t can he reached by the cable cars
and the 9Th street cars. and at small cost can
be put in condition 70 equal the
very best base ball park in the country.
We will put up new grand
stand to cost seven or eight thousand dollars.
1t will be one story in height and be horse
shoe SHAPED SO as to give all occupants a clear
view of the entire field. Everything is lovely
now and n soon as spring opens we will show
the baseball lovers of Washington some first
class ball playing. Look at our circuit: Boston.
Philadelphia Baltimore, Washington. Louis
vile, Columbus Chicago and st. Louis. My!
Ny. It's fine"