The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-03


secretary OF the Brooklyn Baseball Club,
| has formally announced that he has ac-
| aured the ownership OF the Brooklyn
| Baseball Club stock, amounting TO SOU,
| 900, and would herea fter direct its affairs.
| The deal by W bich Charles II. Byrne, for
years the president OF the club, was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Ebbets, was closed on
! Friday last at the office OF Alfred W.
Riddle. MI. Ebbets bought the Abel
holdings, amounting to about 80 per cent
| of the wbole, and the old Brotherhood
holdings, amounting to about 40 per cent.
The remainder OF the stock remains win
| President Byrne, who, as mas been an
nounced from time To time. is believed TO
be fatally Ill. George ~. Cnauncey, the
| real estate dealer, was trustee Tor the
| motherhood stockholders, among whom
| were gen. James Jourdan and Henry j.
Robertson The Brot herhood people origi-
nally held about i9 per of the entire
| stock but on account of failure TO pay
| certain assessments. they were compelled
to transfer some of their stock to the club
! MIR. Elibcts commemorative new spaper men
| Saturday night and explained the details
| of the deal 20 them, and said that the CRUZ
| was financially stronger than 1t had ever
been, and was prepared 10 take aggressive
| ac,ion with reference 90 new players or
| strengt hening the club in any way. Viii
| lam Barnie who had the management OF
| the club last wear, is retained az manager
| for the coming season. The club W i'll go
| South, probably TO Charlotte, y. c., the
| latter part of February, in order TO get
into condition for the League season.
The question OF new grounds is one of
the principal features of the new deal.
| The club has a lease OF the old grounds for
some time, but no money has been made
| for several years, and the club is anxious
| TO make fresh start All along the line
and begin next season with new ground
nearer the center OF population than East
err Park.
MIR. Ebbets said that il the public wants
| it the club viii play Sunday gaines, ana
il is understood that the new schedule
viii inClude Sunday games for both New
York and Brooklyn clubs.
William Barnie. the manager, announc-
ed the reservation Of the follow ing play
ers for the coming season: Cat cheers,
Grim. Smith, Ryan and Grishani; pitchers,
Kennedy. Dunn. Fisher, Payne, Ieager,
| Hansford, Horton. Miller and Dowd; first
/ baseman, La Chance: second base. Hall
man: third base, Shindle; infied utility
maa, Smith and Beam fielders, Anderson,
| Griffin, Jones, Sheckard ami Mccarthy.
The question most prominently before
| the bicycle racing world { tn present time
is whether the League OF American " heel
s8. lao qrfr 10
partment OF cycling.
Former attempts have been made 10
wrest from the league the absolute control
OF racing. ana none has been successful.
No organization of private individuals has
been found clever enough or sufficiently
sagacious to beat down the prestige gained
by the league in its years Of domination.
Cyclists refused to lend their support, and
without Endorsement the league rivals
died early in the innocence OF youth, but
with the experience OF age.
Various rumurs have been i'm circulation
about New York for the past few days re-
garding some ass0cia ton that was 10 take
hold OF bicycle racing and mana &c il. The
names OF three or four men, who are sup
posed Ia have acquired worldly goods to
some extent in horse racing. have been
connected with the new organization
! hackers, officials, promoters and pretty
much everything else. The prevalent idea
is that they are TO build the tracks, CO
operate with others who may have some
grudge against the League of American
wheelmen. and enrich themselves nightly
by the shckels gathered at the gate.
1t appears that a great deal of his Cos
sip is based on the fact that influential
league members in New York have lost no
opportunity to criticise racing during the
last two weeks, and have openly advocated
that the lea que absolve itself from all fu-
ture connection with that department of
cycling.
In addition to this. also, there are GER
tain plans being discussed 10y men with
capita i'm reference to bicy Gle racing. Their
idea. as far as it can he ascerta ined, is to
rival the l. eague of American Wheelmen,
and they are of opinion hey can do IL with
success.
They may rely upon Endorsements in the
West and encouragement from Western
race promoters. 1t is stated in that sec
ton that men who favor Sunday racing
and who La We, or who can obtain, control
of important tracks. are willing to Co
ings from the LIST of June TO the latter
part of Sept ember or the middle of Octo-
Der. They know the circuit cannot sue
coed without Eastern connections, and are
hopeful of enlisting the cooperation of
tracks in New York Philadelphia, Boston.
Buffalo, and Baltimore.
1t is certain that some of the riders have
been approached within the last ten days
by emissaries who were sent to sound
them on the question of racing on circuit
tracks another year. Among the pros
there is undoubtedly more or less cha fling
under league restraint. That, however,
would not be much of an argument to
bring about positive secession from the
organization, as the experience of riders
in the past has been any thing but pleasant
after severing their relations with the
League of American wheelmen.
Tom O'Rourke, the well known fight pro-
moter, handles Corbett, Fitzsimmons and
Mccoy without gloves whenever he can
find auditors. In the. presence OF q crowd
of sporting men in the Gilsey House, n.
Y, yesterday, O'Rourke, criticised these
noted fighters severely.
''The public is rapidly growing tired of
the absurd gush that 10 being printed bout
~orebtt and FitZsimmOns, who do not want
to fight, but are looking for enough free
advertising to boom their theatrical bust
ness. It's a case of playing for dates in
stead of INDUCING in ring tactics. There
is an understanding between item. and |
know what l am talking about. When they
fought at Carson they made an agreement,
which holds good now. They said they
would not fight anybody or each other until
after one year, da ting from March last.