The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-04
R SPORTING TALK.
BDsETs OUTLINES THE NEW PoLIoT
OF TIE BROOKLYN CLUB.

a 0reunoa-onu1 Boyle Hesignr tne cnpthihoy
=, ~ the University OF Fenns,iVania Crew.
d Charles II. Ebbets, who is practically in con-
trOl o. the AFFAIRS Of the Brooklyn Baseball Club,
iRas busy qualifying as Councilman at the City
rai yesterday. but found time to discuss the
Of the team over which ho viii prob
ably have authority for the next ten years or
more. Ebbets, as THE sUN has already told,
ms purchased tho stock Of the minority hold
ers In tho club. and has received an option on
re majority Of the shares owned by f. Abel
untfl Feb. 1. Whether Ebbets will eventually
buy this stock is q question that cannot BIO an.
nRerod Just now. II I'll depends upon Ebbetss
ability TO raise the necessary cash. 1t took
Gnits . lump sum to get the Players League
element out and az Ebbets said last night, he
had invested every dollar he has In tho world In
this important deal. 1t has not been definitely
dscided when the annual stockholders meet
ing win DO called. 1t should have taken place
epme time ago, but President Byrne's illness
vvan an obstacle. II 1t is held during tho next
month and Byrne Is still alive thoro will be no
election Of ~oficers. as Ebbess can attend to tho
affairs Of tho club without being formally
ohopen as its executive head. Tho situation
was pretty clearly outlined yesterday by Eb-
bets when he said:
eve arc anxious to have Mr.. Byrne get well.
n he recovors sufficiently to be moved. he Will
b sent away on q trip for his health. He will
pooaivo his salary regularly, and Ill also re-
tain his ONCE. AS he In now and will be unable
70 attend to tho affairs Of the club, 1 am pre-
pared to do all OF tho work In his absence, and
o. ID purely from o business standpoint that 1
have negotiated for the control Of tho stock.
Thero is nobody backing me in this enterprise
except Ebbots. I have put every dollar l own
into the club. and I propose to run it in a way
10 populariEe the sport in Brooklyn. Mr.. Bar
ME. will continue as manager Of the team, and
we viii work in harmony together. I shall
mako Q number of deals to strengthen the team
and have money in tho treasury to accomplish
this end, but I wish to say that I haven't any
money to build new grounds. II the various
trolleysroads in Brooklyn would like to have us
play on grounds located on thor lines,
they can have us, providing they are
willing to do the proper thing. With a
winning team. the public will turn out to
rec MS, and that will be Of an advantage to
any road that runs by our main entrance. If.
however, We cannot find any assistance In this
line. We will stay right wnero We are. I'll ad-
init that Eastern Park isn't the best location in
the world, but II the Brooklyns can play win
ming ball, the games will draw crowds out
there, DO that there will DO profits.
"As far as tho policy of the club in League
matters 10 concerned We will antagonize no
body. We want to DO on the friendliost terms
with the New York Club, and anybody identi-
ned with our concern who says q word against
that club or its officials will be sharply called to
task. OF course, we wish to keep up the rival
II that has always existed between the New
yorls and Brooklyns on the diamond. but I
believe that the two representative clubs Of
Greater New York should stand together for
mutual protection and for the good Of the
ANnnn The p1ayara vhn C0mnOaA the Rr0OE-
lyn team will be compelled to 1.-Two up to every
letter of their contracts. They will BIO forced to
deliver the goods for which they are literally
paid. II any of them break the rules and
kick over the traces they will be severely disci.
plined. They will all be treated with considora-
ton and fairness as long as they work in the In.
terests Of the club and the patrons Of the game,
butif they.try any monkey business. such as has
gone on In past seasons, they will be- rounded
Club VIII DO shaken up in q healthy manner.
and the patrons who have generously support
I'd %ilT I; .s In fRs spo ast; III spi fr e sh eGoT m sa q playing
has some private business to attend to, but on
Thursday he will have q long talk with Mana.
ger Barnie about The team. He was notified
yesterday Of q chance to secure ono of the best
sum, and said he would consider the matter.
A certain well-known Brooklynite will mako an
offer in . few days to build a new ground on
quite probable that Ebbets will consider the
proposition favorably.
The Pittsbprgs will do their preliminary
for that place on March 8 in charge of Manager
Watkins. From present indications the team
yill be made up Of Harry Davis first ba a,;
seStss'0 Reid; Donovan, i right nf fieidi. W Faakhn
also has two, extra first basemen in Rothfuss
md Camel eLd two sOo second thl haSe Sasnni in EEapu and
meiDter. He also has a surfeit of battery play
ers. including Catchers schriver, Murphy, Mer.
KRii Eli sna aa n4Gasi A Tann riafnefi Hart ai4.nf Has ahinM.
and Lever. steve" Brodie, the *, Baltimore.
S SS' has "a 1 taien On enough 1as fla 10 : make axe a win ! and if Ses
iieyes that he will be successful. What he
Will do with his extra men will be awaited with
whom claim that they win be landed AT In.
dianApolis. That city 10 charged with being
the farm" of the Pittsburgs as we'll as of tho
70 make up tho now four.trip schedule of 1874
games without giving tho worst of 1t to some
clubs. He will prepare a skeleton OF dates for
tho old t%o-trip schedule will probably be
experiments in schedule making, with the idea
Of Increasing their receipts, and the proposed
erai club owners, who, while located themselves
p Pc sRaa i G,, tSe baseball %aas Il k P!as * % Of Eess s% Yor e.
statement Of HIS inability to make out a salts
factory schedule may eventually provo q
source Of delight TO the big clubs, who are not
exactly In favor of the new plan.
At Princeton they are already talking about
the probable makeup of tho varsity nine.
There are q number OF important places to fill.
and the talent on hand is said to he quite prom.
Using. Bradley, centre field; Altman, right
held; Smith and Sankey,, second base, and tho
star pitchers. Jayne and Wilson, graduated
last June, and Capt; Butler is doing some hard
figuring to replace them. Kafer, who Is consid-
cred to be the best, catcher in any of the univer.
stiles, will again play behind the bat. King"
Kelly will once moro cover first base, and But
Ter. win resume work at short field. Easton
win be the left fielder, but in all other places
new men will be tried. HIillebrand. the. football
player. will be q candidate for third base, al
though Barrett is stu in the university: The
box, IS he has already done some good twirl-
ing. In pitching, by the way, the Tigers may
regarded as a good one, but he lacks expert.
enco. Priest, who comes from Smith Academy,
b. Louis. with quite a reputation. is another
10 scarce. Robinson Is anxious to fill Bradley's
place in centre field. while Watkins and Angle
are trying for third base and short stop re.
spectiyely. MATHS. who captained the Law.
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