New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-18
IN THE FIELD OF SPOhIS
THE PROPOSED DEAL IN THE NE"-iokh
BASEBALL CLUB.
20, porr AT THE NEW, MANHATTAN CLUB

rop por.r AT THE NEW MANHATTAN GLIB
VARIOUS NEWS AND NOTES
r, ,ro,osed deal by which Andrew Freedman -
- secura a controlling interest In the .Ne"-ioih
Baseball Club has not as YET pee' ~ -, =,
Inn, the general transfer Of stock may w MAJ ~
a day or two. There are seVeiHi NM -,
ho arranged and neither Mr.. Freedman nor Nr'
.ro,sn,, -, serious hitch. Mr.. Talcott has IN
bis possesslon more than enough STOCK 10 sauSis
Mr. Freedmans ambition. When seen ias' "'s"'
Mr. Freedman said. ,,,.. ,,,,
Nothing has been settled yet bu' SeH nc ' fsw
w be several little details
be attended before there Is any rerrsant sVndi
cate This is not for represent NOBODY es su,
s,ters printed today which speak In uncompIl-
mentary terms of Mr. Tacott only wish ,nns M'
racott would remain win ne do '"''"''
neven met more lOVaDie man
= y Talcott said that he had all the STOCK IN his
possession necessary to complete the deal lie was
much put out at hints which hid oeeh 'ia"e 'na'
he had not treated other stockholders larry. AS
soon as this matter took shape said me- hot'-
fed all the large stockholders by telegraph. Inc
matter yeas explalned to all alike. and everybody
had chance 10 sell at the same price that put
on my stock ! am willing to sacrilce my own IN
terests rather than see any OF my frehds get any
the worse OF this deal
Everybody who knows the genial managing d.
rector of tho club will vouch for this statement
holders were all deposited at the same time al
the Western Union telegraph office The leases Tor
Manhattan Field and he Polo Grounds were Tor
mally signed yesterday.
The men named below will take part In the poN-
ing bouts al he New Manhattan Athletic 'iuD on
Tuesday next Before entering the ring they VIII
be examined by Drs. Adams. Gibbs ana Tracy as
10 their physical condition All the contests Will
be six rounds each. Joe" Gafney, Newark. y j..
and Jim Ash Boston. Mass; Martin Mccue, New
York ana Jack" McGrah. New-York; John Cor
man. Long Island. and John McTiernan. New YORK :
Sam 1ompkins. Astoria, and Jimmie r. OK
Philadelphia: Harry Fisher, Brooklyn; ana rom
my Kelly Hoboken: Frank Erne. Bunalo. ana
willie" John. New-York ". Leonard May VIII be
referee DR. J. Wilson Gibbs. William H. Henry
Judges: pr Arthur O'Shea. timekceper
Minor baseball leagues are springing UP on every
hand The New England Association VIII start OUT
with bright prospects. salary limit OF Sv mas
been adopted IL has been arranged that inc pay,
ing season should begin the last SATURDAY IN April
Morse is the president. secretary and treasurer Tor
the term of three years. The schedule committee
will meet in Boston on March 2,.s., T., ,
Newark does not expect To be represehteI IN any
team of that city will meet all corners.
The University OF Pennsylvania has written Tor
a second game to be played at the roo GROUNDS
early in April Princeton and cornell! nave NOT
been heard from by the Local. ciup oilClaiS Nv
University OF PENNSYLVANIA team began gymnasium
practice at Philadelphia on Wednesday; ~,
IL was said yesterday that the members Oh tne
University Athletic club had decided on ne"
clubhouse and that site near Madison square
had been secured At the clubhouse IN twenty
members OF the club knew nothing about any such