Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-13
Brooklyn Elects Charley Ebbetts
President.

At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Brooklyn Base Ball Club held yesterday in
that city Charles II. Ebbetts, the former
secretary Of the club. was elected president
to fill the unexpired term of Charles II.
Byrne, deceased. The stockholders present
were DR.. Mclean, Albert C. Wall of Jersey
City, and Alfred w. Kiddle, vice president.
Mr.. kiddle will continue in his former Of
fetal capacity. A. +. Abell heavy stock
holder in the club, was not present at the
meeting.
President Ebbetts announced at the adj
joIrnment of the meeting that he would
mail contracts to the Brooklyn players i'm
mcdiately. He stated that he had received
five offers from parties in Brooklyn who
were DESTROYS of providing the team with
new grounds.
Manage, Barnie is Of the opinion that the
Bridegrooms, owing to the early opening
of the season, will be better able to get in
condition at some place not too far south
this year. He would like resort something
like Lakewood, where the Giants train. A
conference held in the afternoon between
President Ebbetts of the Brooklyns and
President Freedman of the New York
club, led to the theory that some arrange
ment might possibly be effected whereby
the Bridegrooms and the Giants would
train together.
Won Der Abe Appointed Trustee.
A dispatch from St. Louis dated yester-
day says: The Sportsmen's Park and Club
this afternoon filed a chattel deed of trust
covering all the property, franchises and
improvements of the park to Chris. Won
Der Abe as trustee for the benefit of cred
itors of the club. The claims to pe paid by
the trustee are divided in nine classes. from
IA to Il" The first eight classes include
only claims of Won Der Abe against the
club and amount to about $1,000. All the
other creditors are put in class Il" The
trustee is empowered to sell the club with
in six months and pay off the creditors
in the order named. The deed was male by
President Muckenfuss, Secretary and Treas
urer Peckington and Chris. Won Der Abe
as a director.
WiIkesbarre Likely to Stay In.
Patrick Powers was not successful in his
mission to buy the Wilkesbarre club Tues
day and he returned to Rochester Mr..
Powers declined to say whether he wanted
the franchise for Rochester or Newark.
Several of the directors said they would
not think of accepting the terms offered by
Powers. The base ball situation at Wilkes
barre, therefore. may be summed up as fol-
lows: Unless Wilkesbarre is paid a fancy
price she will not surrender her franchise
in the Eastern League, but will go to work
at once and place a strong team in the
league for the coming season.
Taken Into the Western League.
A special from Indianapolis says Des
Moines has been selected as the eighth
city in the Western League. Toledo was the
first choice of the committee, but the other
clubs in the Interstate League objected
Chicago was then talked of, and Grand
Rapids as a last resort. S. F. Prick of Des
Moines is credited with securing the fran
chise tor the Iowa city. He said that he
would like to secure Arson to manage the
club, and Ban. johnson intimated that An
son would be the man. Des Moines is one
OF the best ball towns In the west.