Evening star., 1899-02-03
IN THE BASE BALL WORLD

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Brooklyn Base Ball Club has been called for
this afternoon at Jersey City. If it takes
place there Is every likelihood of the ac-
complishment of the consolidation of the
Baltimore and Brooklyn teams. If the
meeting is postponed, then the situation is
no nearer elimination than it was weeks
ago. This much was CLEANED yesterday
afternoon by a World reporter from f. A.
hbell, the principal owner of the team
from the city of churches.
AT the HOFFMAN House yesterday after
noon Abel had another meeting with II.
Il. Won der Horst and Ned Hanlon, owner
and manager, respectively, of the Oriole
team After the session was over all three
asserted that no further progress had been
made.
During the forenoon Ahell had another
conference with President Ebbets of the
Brooklyn club, which did not result in any
new developments.
Pfttsburg and Cincinnati are both after
good catchers-a very scarce article-and
the Reds will get the real thing if Clements
OF St Louis is secured. MCGUIRE like Glenn
ents. has been in the game many years
but he is still valuable man, and as Wash
lngton IS selling whenever the chance offers
Pittsburg might land the Michigan back
stop. who, with Bowerman, would give
them two from this state.-Detroit Free
Press.
tween Baltimore and Pittsburg Base Ball
Clubs in the event of the Baltimore Brook
iyn deal falling through. A few days ago.
when Ned Hanlon left Baltimore for Brook,
lyn, he was quoted as saying that If the
Brooklyn people did not close the deal at
once 1t would be called off and Baltimore
would open negotiations with western
ciuD Plttsburg Is a western club. and this.
taken IN connection with Hanlons visit to
president Kerr last week, has started the
renort with some show of authenticity.
When Mr.. Kerr was seen last night by
flttsburg reporter he was evasive in his
replies, but admitted that in the event of
the eastern deal falling through he would
discuss the advisabilfy of h deal with Pitts
burg on the same bass al that which they
are trying to arrange with Brooklyn, which
is share and share alike
What is supposed to be. almost the final
decision In the st. Loais base ball case was
given Yesterday by Judge Spencer when he
refused to listen to the appeal of the
Soortsman's Park Club. represented by
Chris Won der Abe. for new trial and for
the ousting of Receiver Muckenfuss. Won
der Abe has two more appeals. one to the
lower court without bond. which will not
prevent the club being sold by the sheriff
on March 8. and the final one to the su-
preme" court. upon which he must file a
bond of $4,000. which would be forfeited
in ease the appeal Is refused. Won der Abe
cannot furnish this bond, and from present
appearances it looks, eas II yesterdays de-
cision Will take the st. Louis magnate out
of base ball forever. E. C. Becker, the chief
creditor of the ST. Louis club, is in close
touch with John r. Brush and f. H Rob-
ison, and 1t is thought he will bid in the
ciuo ana turn 1t over to the two gentle
men named. The Cleveland players will be
transferred to ST. Louis and 1t Is thought
cheaper team will be placed in the former
city to NIL out the season OF 80.