Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
WILL SELL ANY ONE
The Wagners Will Look Out for
Their Own Interests.
PRICE OF TIE CLUB PUT At $4,000
Second Days. Session of the
National League.
SPORTING NEWS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, December 13.-"The price
of the Washington clubs franchise is
$50 CO. said ]. Earl Wagner this morning.
The team is for sale to the league to
any individual who wants to buy it. If the
league does not care to meet my figures
the nine will be operated next season just
as it has been. 1t is true that l have had
several persons negotiate with me for GER
tain OF my players. l have sold none of
them yet. but if l can get what | think
their releases are worth 1 shall dispose of
them. l VIII not say that the New York
club is one of the parties negotiating with
me, but the New York club is making an
effort to add strength to the nine, provid-
ing the league agrees to do certain things
next year. | can see, as can anybody else
that the disposition is to drop Washington
out at the end of the ten-year agreement,
and l am simply going to protect my own
interests the best way that l can. If it is
advisable for me to sell the releases of
players L shall sell them. l know it has not
made me popular in Washington but BUSH
ness is business, and l have not been in
base ball for my health"
AppraisinE the Franchises
Barney Dreyfus has proposed a plan
whereby an appraisement commission is to
be formed. 1t will be the duty of this
commission to take the belongings of the
Louisville. Cleveland, Washington and Bal
tiinore clubs. estimate them at what they
think they are worth and make a report to
The league, which will buy up the property
prCyfu$ says. so far as Louisville is CON
c3fned, he Will be willing TO abide by the
report of the commission. Washington,
however. and Cleveland do not seem to be
bly, disposed to anything of the kind
ami Baltimore simply sits back and laughs
al all propositions that have tn do wifi
Wlplng out base ball in that city. Wagner
does not feel concerned about his ability
eventually to realize on his Washington
interests.
Even when the ten-year agreement is
ended, said he, I'VE are in duty bound to
get some protection from the league that
shaii save US most of our property rights"
Brush Again in the Hole.
Soden and Brush have had innumerable
consultations with Freedman at the demo-
cratic club. They there until an early
hour this morning talking the Incl
dents of yesterday and outlining future
plans of action. Freedmans positive as
sertion that ne will not strengthen New
York unless syndicate base BAH is abolished
puts Brush in the unpleasant predic ament
of breaking off with Won Der Horst and
Abel, who have always been his stanch
allies. or severing relations again with
Freedman. Allen the Cincinnati mana ger,
is endeav"ring through Brush's friendship
with Freedman to secure Rusie for Cincin-
natl next year
1t is said that Arson, who arrived here
last night, is to be made inspector of
pires and that President Young's authority
over the umpres will be restricted next
year. This is a slap the president of the
league by Freedman. who has always in
sisted that IOung's management of the UNI
pires showed great incompetency.
The league was late in getting at work
and probably will transact very little bus
mess other than formally awarding the
championship of 1900.