The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-12
BASEBALL

A dispatch from New York says Tom
O. Rourke, the prominent sporting man
and manager of Tom Sharkey, the
pugilist, attended this afternoon Il
meeting of the new baseball league and
was one of the most enthusiastic dele
gates. He favored the new baseball
deal, and by his presence and enthtl.si
asm added much to the prestige and
prospects of the new organization. At
ter the meeting Mr.. O'Rourke said:
Il am in this thing to stay. I feel sure
that there is room for another baseball
organization in New York city other
than that represented by the giants
and will do my best to put winning
team in the field
The new American association met at
the Delavan house. The western dele
gates had a surplus of enthusiasm, and
Coney Island fistic battle got down TO
business. There were present the fol-
lowing delegates: Detroit, Thomas
Navin: Milwaukee, H. D. Quin, c. S.
Hernor; st. Louis, Chris Won Der Abe,
George Schafer, A. De Donate, Al
Baltimore, John McGraw,, William
Robinson; Boston, c. w. Hyde.
The new association claims that it
has many players of the National
league in it's ranks, and the presence
of McGraw and Robinson. the crack
prove the reliability of the claim
Tom O'Rourke, who blossoms out so
suddenly as a baseball magnate. has
the backing, it Is authoritatively stated,
of Senator Timothy J. Sullivan. This
combination should be able to put the
Grounds for the new club will be locdt-
ed in the borough of the Bronx, near
the Harlem river. and as accessible as
the polo grounds. Jones wood was
considered as a possible location, but
that site has been given up.
siderable promise and is as solid as can
be in the West. st. Louis, Chicago,
Milwaukee and Detroit will be the
western circuit. The eastern circuit
will be selected from the following
cities: New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
dence. There were no delegates present
to-day from either Washington or
Providence.
The new league claims that it has al
ready secured the signatures of many
prominent National league players 10
contracts. The reserve rule, syndicate
baseball and other national game bette
noirs are not in the new associations
lis..
SO far the American association exists
on paper only, says the Sporting News.
western end is all right and that The
movement is meeting with encourage
ment in the East. 1t will require an
enormous amount of money to main
tain eight opposition clubs in national
agreement cities. 1t will mean a fight
to a finish. n which the men with the
! most money and the best teams will
Win The National league has always
! triumphed over opposition and will
never surrender territory or compro-
mise except as last resort. With the
American league against it, the asso-
citation Will be al a great disadvantage.
1t looks very much as if Boston
would be represented in the new Amer
| lean association. The league magnates
scott at the idea and think no money
can be raised. but the grounds can be
secured a. Charles River park, which
are in every way as accessible as the
South End grounds and at a very
small outlay, can be put into first-class
condition. These grounds We're used by
the New England league team last
spring. They can accommodate an
immense throns and are far more
roomy than the league grounds there.