The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-31

Filled to the brim with ideas, Adrian
C. Anson returned to Chicago from his
trip to the East. While on his trip
he toasted his heels outside the secret
chamber of the National league mag
mates in New York, interviewed Freed
man, held a conference with McGraw
and Robinson in Baltimore, and enter
tanned business proposition from John
Wanamaker of Philadelphia.
1t is the latter item in Anson's varie-
gated experience that crowded pops
derby to the south side of his dome
1t foreshadows new industrial COM
bination, and me and Wanamaker"
may revolutionize the world of base,
ball. 1t is the sensation that Anson
has promised his friends for long
time.
Now mind you," said he, "you see it
is this way: I went down East to see
about making baseballs, and I saw
Freedman, and then / went to Phila-
delphia and Baltimore.
las I remarked" continued the ex-
captain, II went down to New York
to see about basebans. Well, Freedman
promised me all the backing I needed,
and then I talked to several members
of the National league about getting
the ball carried on the diamonds. !
found out that those having the con-
tract with the National league at pres
ent have year or Two to run, but such
little thing as that doesn't bother
me in the least There is no contract
which covers the rest of the country.
There are plenty of people in the
East who think that there is an open
field in the business, and I was made
certain Of this when j came down 70
Philadelphia. While there John Wana-
maker sent an agent around to talk the
matter over. I understand that MI
sWanamaker thinks there would BE
money in the scheme. and he is appar-
emily willing to invest. We hao quite
"a talk, but it would not do for me to
give the details. One thing is Ger IN
If there is a possibility of an opening
j will be right there. / mean business,
and i have discovered that there is
plenty of money in sight"
W When asked concerning the American
association, Anson denied that the or
ganizatfon had given up the ghost. but
thta, on the contrary, the new assoc.a
tiCn was mighty lively.
There Is only one thing which pre-
vents us from making the slate clean
in the East" said Anson, ''and that is
New ork. we nave not yet secure
grounds in New York, but the parties
interested there say they can get the
gr unds, so I guess we ar fixed. A.
for the rest of the cities which we are
looking over in the East, we have ev-
erything ready. Much has been said
about Baltimore lately. 1 am not SO
sure that Baltimore could get into our
circuit We may have better towns
'In the West everything is l0v ".
There Is not the slightest doubt about
our strength here. Whenever the asso
citation is ready to start UP will have
grounds in Chicago. st. Louis is all
eight. and SO are the other cities, Don't
think for, a moment thattwe are dead,
for we are not. We are going to sur
prise people some of these days We
are stronger to-day than we ever,
were"
Anson declared that he would not
manage the Philadelphia baseball club
during the coming season. He asserted
that he has had no negotiations with
the Quaker management.
Pitchers Work
The following tables show the work
of the pitchers in California this year.
The list includes the name of George
ndrews, Anaconda's famous twirler of