The evening times., 1899-02-22
THE BROOKLYN and
BALTIMORE CLUBS
New Jersey Courts Aid the
Baseball Deal.
Permission Granted for Issuance Of
New Shares for Lost Stock.
The Consolidated CIubsANfn Soon
Start SOuth-Eyerythfng Work
ing in Harmony

Those doubling ones who suspected some
thing would interfere with the proceedings
for the consolidation of the Brooklyn and
Baltimore baseball teams before their ter
mination are doomed TO disappointment.
Yesterday the last legal formaiity was un-
dergone, and now nothing remains to be
done excepting the filing of bond of 81
Coo by W. G. Byrne and the payment Of
$40 600 to Byrne for his shares of stock by
the Brooklyn club.
The order by the New Jersey courts TO
show cause why a new certificate for six
ty-one shares of stock should be issued
was made returnable yesterday c. II.
Ebbets, President of the Brooklyns, ana
his counsel, Alfred w. Kiddle; w. C.
Byrne, and Mess & Nevins, of the Hudson
county supreme court, were in court.
Byrne had little difficulty in convincing
Judge Nevins that the missing stock GER
tificate was really lost.
After deliberation the Judge authorized
the Brooklyn Baseball Club TO issue a du
plicate certificate to replace the one which
disappeared He then directed Mr.. Byrne
TO file a bond for $4,000, after filing which
the final transaction in the prolonged deal
the payment of $4,000 TO Byrne for his
interest-will be consummated, and Ned
Hanlon and H. r. Won der Horst, the Ori-
ole baseball lights. will be half owners of
the new Bridegrooms. The negotiations
were amicatle all through, and ended sat
isfactorily to everyone concerned. w. g.
Byrne said 10 reporter:
Everything las been cleared up now. What
differences there may have been no longer
exist. The finishing touches 10 the combination
Of the Br0okyns and Batimorcs viii require
only little time more complications
stand III the way.
Ned Hanlon. the managerial star, evi-
IDENTIFY was certain that no hitch would fur
thCr hinder the deal. as he did not leave
Baltimore TO be in New York and watch
it's progress. Hanlon and Won Ter Horst
will reach New York in time for the sched-
ule meeting of the National League which
takes place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel next
Saturday. As soon as the meeting is over,
the Baltimoreans together with Abel and
Ebbetts, Will confer and probably arrange
a policy for the season, besides deciding
the many details inevitable to transac
tiGn OF such importance as the amalgama-
ton OF two baseball clubs.
Once the business side OF the deal is
completed. Hanlon will devote his time and
energies to his team. Contracts have al
ready been sent out TO the men on the
BrOoklyns and the Orioles and both teams
will be taken TO Macon, Ga. TO get into
shape. Not until the men start work will
Ranlon finally decide on the players who
are to constitute the Brooklyns. II is not
! likely either that he Will select a captain
of the rejUvenated Trolley Dodgers until
he locates his men in the Georgia town
Some OF the rooters across che bridge be-
lieve that Mike Griffin will be chosen by
HanlCn to again direct the players on the
| field. Brooklyn fans argue that the cracl
| fielder. having acted in the capacity oil
captain last year, is the best man in the
| team available.
| Robinson, who captained the Orioles last
season, will hardly be induced TO play with
! the Brooklyns and he is the only PLAYER
that might be regarded more capable toI
/ The position by Hanlon .--..
The report that the League schedule
meeting would be postponed until after the
st. Louis franchise is sold is upfounded. as
heretofore stated in The Times as none
of the Eastern magnates is. aware of a
change in the date.