The evening times., 1897-11-10
OFFERS THE TEAM FOR SALE
Earl Wagner's Wholesale Baby
Farm Proposition.
HIS PRICE Is ONLY $4,000
The Youthful Magnate Will Let
Philadelphia Take the Pick of His
Men, WLo Were Developed He
Into First Division Players-Lo-
Cal Fans VIII Protest.

Earl Wagner eKpused his haby-farm
methods Of conducting the Senatorial team
! at the meeting OF the magnates in Pniadel-
phia yesterday.
The Prothers Wagner made a prorUsi-
ton to Messrs. Reach aud Rogers that
from sensational point OF view out
classes the famous deal by which Mike
Kelly an, John Clarkson were secured
from Chicago by the Boston triumyirate.
For $50. 900 the Messrs. Wagner vii. con
sent To an amalgamstion, so u speak, of
the Philadelphia and Washington clubs
The Philadelphia club has under contract
reservation thirty -four players. Tie WASH
ington club has twenty-fvur. The propo-
sition is this: For the sum named the Fhila
,elphia club il To select twenty players,
tile balarce To revert 10 the Brothers Wag
ner. ,f necessary the latter Will give
Nessrs. Reach and Rogers five years in
which to make the payment good.
THIS is equivalent to giving the Washing
ton Cubs ow pers $50 900 for the pick OF
their team. AMI the Phaadei phians do not
handled and worked cut, il il claimed. a
clsb could be formed that would stand
well up in the race ali the sea son, and on
the la sis of the business of last season cGIr
pared with that of 1895, when the ca IN
ingsof the 4 Tbfilies Were placed at 100000
it would be Il cheap investment.
wRh MC[;uire, catcher Mercer and Me
James, pitchers: DcMontTeville and Wrig
-.
together will the pick OF the present
Phila delphia team. the City of RTotheriy
Lave wos.ll be represented 10y club which
would adequately defend the greatest
baseball city cI. the continent.
But whsrc Is the Washington fan at
ia this dealc The answer can't he read
in the stars, hut has been rorecasted il.
The Times Tor weeks past.
Earl does not care for the fans here ~
long a. they hlindiy and obedieHtly fill
his gra nd stand ana bleachers, no matter
what Ein.i ,;f a game lie puts up or what
he does with his pl3Ne
ThIs Ceai gives the fans, however, "A
iarge- glimpse Of the iRcuhating process
man they have hi. q before. Earl developed
last season whole team. and now his
deal involves a Whole ca rload inst cad, as
before single Lead OF perhaps two.
Lucky Earl!
Ti.ses are bright IN Washington for the
Eapn.rS when the Y cau auction off twenty
or more paceraakers.
The fans VIII not forget the promises held
ont b, Earl Wagner that he would give
them a team that can pla Y ball, and they
would be blind indeed if they do not see
that his action Yesterday beli-d every
promise he has made, and shows that
Washington makes players not TO win
pennants at uome, but 10 line the Wa gnef
pockets with gold.
All Washington wants is team that II
worth the price OF admission and Will try
for the pennant. The CITY is rich enough
to support even such gaudy thing. But
the possibility Of selling twenty instead
of oue Cpnfronts Earl, together with
clean gain Of $50 900, and ne VIII not
resist the temptation De sure.
The dav IF reckoning may cCme, tow-
ever, waen lie fans of this city will rise
and mntiny," telling sagacious Earl that
when he has "a good thing" he must
keep il u: home and not sell 1t at the block