Evening star., 1898-10-20
LATE SPORTING NEWS
Proposed Transfer of Orioles to
Brooklyn.
ADVANTAGES OF The PROJECT
Georgetown's Foot Ball Team De-
feats GaIIaudet.
N OTES OF THE ELEVENS

Regarding the transfer of Third Baseman
McGraw to New York, the Baltimore
papers have taken but little interest in the
report. On the heels of that rumor comes
the story that Manager Hanlon and the
entire string of Orioles will be transferred
TO Brooklyn next season, and the oyster
city be represented in the big league by a
cheaper team made of Brooklyn players
and numerous youngsters. The Baltimore
Sun has the following to say about the
deal:
The idea of losing the great team and
especially its able manager, undoubtedly
the greatest base ball general that the ma
uonal game has produced, has doubtless
never occurred to the rooters of Baltimore
out IN the opinion of some men, one of
whom is closely connected with the Bal
umOre club, the danger of such loss is
imminent. In the opinion of the man re
ferred to the whole Baltimore team, in
Guiding Manager Hanlon. will go to Brook
iyn next season and play ball there.
Il feel positive" said he, that the team
will go somewhere, and 1 think it will be
Brooklyn. My reasons? Well, there are 4
number of them. In the first place, Mr..
Hanlon broached the subject to me some
time ago and we discussed it seriously.
But my principal reason for thinking it
highly probable, is the great advantage
financially that such move would be for
both clubs. Why, just look at the situa-
ticn. There is Brooklyn, just aching for a
winning team. For years the Brooklyn
teams have been ''frosts," have ended far
down in the race and there is little or no
prospect of the team being any better next
year than this. That means that the
owner, Mr.. Abel, will again lose heavily.
as he did this year and last, and for years
before Then here is a team that has won
three championships and been in the fight
for the fourth and fifth until the last week
Of nh W. too, do
Baltimore for two years, but in SO the
local attendance began to drop. and 1t has
been dropping steadily ever since. The
team drew big crowds on the road SO that
the owners came out ahead in '96 and 97 in
spite OF small crowds at home, but this
year not even the coed business on the
road could overcome the poor attendance in
Baltimore, which dropped down to almost
nothing.
Il believe Baltimore is a dead base ball
town, and that next year will be just as
bad as this, if not worse That means that
Hanion and VonderhorSt must face an
other loss of perhaps $4,000 Now, Mr.
Hanlon, by his brains and hard work, has
made some money, but l guess he does not
care to lose it again, and for that reason
l believe he will not stay in Baltimore next
season. Now, think of it, Suppose Mr..
Aben and Messrs. Hanlon and Vonderhorst
pool issues, as it were. The Baltimore
players, with Hanlon to manage them,
could go to Brooklyn and come very near
winning the pennant next year. there's no
doubt of that, and that would mean big
crowds to see the games and a profit of
not less than $4,000, and probably more.
Then suppose Captain Robinson should be
left to look after the new Baltimore team,
which would consist of some of the best of
the present Brooklyn players with a few
promising youngsters 1t would be a low
saiaried team, and would cost hardly one
half what the present team costs in salar-
les. Such a team would perhaps end in the
second division, but it would not lose a
great amount, say $4,000 or $4,000. In
that case the Brooklyn end would make
the combination $4,000 ahead.
Now, l ask is it reasonable that men
would lose the opportunity to divide $4,000
profit, when IL is a practically sure thing
that otherwise they will lose money-per-
heps great deal? l do not mean to say
that such a deal has been made, but l
know 1t has been discussed and l believe it
will be made, or some other deal on SINH
lar lines. In short, / believe the present
Orioles have played their last season in
Baltimore"
The speaker refused to allow the use of
his name, but he is very close to Mr.. Han
Ion, if any one can be said to be that.