The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04
DIRECTOR HIfh ELER TILKS B[.sEBALL
The Team Must II. strengthened and Out
ot.to,rn Stock.o Ner. HouEht ou:.

The Team Nust II, strengthened and Out
oi.to~n StooLlo der, Bought ou:.
II present Indications count for anything.
the New York Baseball Ciun will put u team In
the Geld next season that Jill provo u winner.
Acti ,g upon tho suggestion of Manager Ward.
tho cl, bis directors have deci led to strengthen
tho nins. even II they havet~ plump down IL
good ro,nd sum for the rele sses OF certain
noted play. RS
Director W. B. Wheeler. the we'll known
stock broker OF 30 Broadway. is tre pioneer In
this matter. H., believes that the team must
be strengthened and is willing to help raise
the money. no m. Gter how much is required.
Mr. Wheeler also st,ys the out of-toWh stock
holders in the clul, Nessrs. brush. soden.
Reach. Abel. Addison. and others. shol Id be
bought out before the cub can be made a pay
ing venture. Ho is IN old Yale player aih
close friend OF Treasurer + l.. Ia!cott Io"a
Sun reporter Mr. Wheeler Md Yesterday:
THE New York team mus pc strengthened.
The public demands 1t. and 1t is our duty to
reward our mauy patrons with q team that can
stand at tho top OF the list when next season Is
finished. Tho tea IN during the past summer
did fairly well for " new organization. but II
served to show us til weak points which mnst
DO strengthened In my opinion JACK Doyle
should be placed perm anenly on frsS base' 1
don't wa mt to say anything against Conror. for
no has done great WORK u INC p'lSI anu
popular idol But. in my estimation. he. like
all ball players alter they i'aro played Hsr-
tain length OF time. has Sc ~ his lost dnle.
He is fully as large as TebeNu or Virtue OF tho
Clevelands. and can play first base MS well as
play daily. he will prove 4 bet or hitter and
base runner han Conner. and IL more ol al
OF course. Ward will play secoL base next
ysar as no came" b. mrrcYed b utO wouI naf be-
uf IN n Ina q tha tenn than Fuller. shorty
is one Of the best iedi'g sh9rt stops IN the the
6 ns GSnn6T MT 'f IS ho
Tor New York but p[Hvhe.sand G h S VIII VII
bSttsr. /. the latter could 5e seeIred; Davis
would GO to tho outhed where. he Ncgan his
career don't think Burke and stafford an
be imrroyed upon. but IiernGn. like Ionnef'
:: Our team was weak this ycar in tho box.
and want to SEQ in another seasonatHw moe
the eu others Hn piiche uni eiiapIo al hive al.
ways been In favor % securing Grim a. ~ me
Louisyl!es nj another oasfher put Mr. hTiieots
Louisville wants big price for ms rfleIse,
rut don't believe tnat ahonld stani In ;he
a Strong believer in YOUNG blood. and / think
the club mndo an excellent move when 1 Ger,
played hustlin baseball ana never Save UP;
"Bat there's one obstacle in tn" way Yi tho
trolled by local capitalists. Those o. rs hero
'Eho hold stock in the club do not fee like put
ting up money all tho time when there arc
out-of.town stockholders who do not lbscrbe
dollar. The stock held by Soden u Boston.
Roach OF Philadelphia. brush Of tpcinnat.
Abel Of brooklyn Addison Of the Ole Chicago
Players Lencuo club. and others too;nuntr-
ous, to mention should 10 bought IL BY New
torkers hcIo'c the club can 10 maze a sue;
.ess Ii tho ciu5 WAS ownoi entirely ~ local
men there would be more pride takcl' in tho
work OF the team. and consequently more OF ~
willingness to buy the releases o. star layers
whose services are necessary To tho success OF
the team. Personally | am anxious to see
New York hnve n great ball nine noXt yenr. and
[ sha! do all IN ny power to AID hr. Ialcott
The out'of-toW n stock holders in the club are
willing TO sel out to local CAPITALISTS. hut thoy
want The par value OF their holtluGs II they
will accept about 40 cents On the dollar. The
SuN is in a position to say that they . viii IND
bolder will sell at this price. fthe capital
stock ~ S15OO0n. SlO0Ouo ID held by out
o.-town stockholders. 1t is proba BILE that they
ran get nei wecn $:;OOOO md S4O.OpO for their
shares. During the talk with Mr. Wheeler
Treasurer ralco.t was present. but declined to
make any comments.