The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-13
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Messrs. Hanl0n. Robinson = me
Craw nave q Solid Dusiness Talk
Over the situation

HanlOn. RObfnSOu me-
Craw Heve q solid Business Talk
Over the situation
Baltimore Sum-
Robinson and McGraw called on
Hanlon last night and had
an informal talk on the baseball situa-
ton. The callers wished to get an idea
of the expenses a local team would
have, outside of h salary list. and also
what players Manager Hanlon expect
ed to take to Brooklyn and what play
ers they could on to make uD
the local team. Until they could find
out these two points. they agreed, it
was useless to talk tt capitalists about
buying the local club.
Mr.. Hanlon gave them, as nearly as
he could, the clubs expenses for last
Iation as to what the team could be
run for next year. The result showed
that with fifteen good players h sal
airy list could be reduced nearly, IL not
quite, $40, 600, n that there could be
a total saving of something like $50, 00o,
Will q uClCAN
the salary list is apparent when it is
considered that the team will not have
a ~high-salaried manager like Mr.. Han
lon, only two or three men who are
paid the limit, instead of six or eight.
only the and captain who are
paid a bonus, instead Of four or five
players and only fifteen men, instead
of eighteen or twenty.
There will be no extra money paid
as a bonus for the teams coming in
second, travelling expenses will be
largely reduced and other expenses
curtailed. Messrs. Robinson and Nc
Graw are in dead earnest in their eff
forts to buy the franchise, but the
more Messrs. Vonderhorst n Hanlon
consider the matter the less they feel
like selling. Mr. Hanlon said last night
that but for their Discrimination to
people he and Mr.. Vanderhor5t would
not consider the matter of selling, and
might not do so anyhow.
Mr.. Hanlon gave McGraw and Rob-
inson a general idea of what players
he expected to keep in Brooklyn, but
could not say definitely as yet how
he would make up his team. He will
keep more players than he needs at
first to determine which would be most
suitable in certain positions, n af-
terward release his surplus players to
Baltimore. While Mr.. Hanlon would
not say just what men he intended to
reserve, it is pretty well settled that
the Brooklyn team will be made up as
follows: Kelly or Anderson, h.; Daily.
2b.; Jennings, S.; DeMontreville or
Magoon, 3D.; Keller, Griffin and Jones
outfield. Anderson will probably be
substitute first baseman and outfielder,
and the substitute infielder will be Ma
. COON, unless Demont should be a fail
ure on third. Maui, McJames, Hughes,
Kennedy and COrbett, or another one
of the Brooklyn pitchers, will be the
Brooklyn staff, and the catchers will
be selected from Clarke, Heyden, Ryan,
Alex. Smith and Crisbam.
Baltimore will be left with a good
team, except that it will be very weak
about second base and by no means
! strong in the pitchers box. It will
have Captain "Robby" behind the bat,
who is in fine physical condition and
who will maxi all the other catchers
lock like ounces if in good shape.
"Rohby'' will have another young
catcher as a side partner, Kitson, Nops,
with Dunn and Chesbro, if they can be
gotten, and the choice of Miller, Yeager,
Obilo Z laps olC VI wv JILL
ers. McGann will probably play first
base. McGraw will play third, and the
outde1d will be Holmes, Brodie and
Sheckerd.
Sheckerd is a most promising player,
ard he made a notable entry into the
big league last spring, but was taken
sick and did not recover all the sea-
son. With second base and short COW
cred by good men, and if the pitchers
do well, Baltimore should have a cred
| table team.
McGraw and Robinson would like
very much to have either DeMontre-
vile or Magoon, but Mr.. Han1on will
probably not let them go. In case one
of the young players with the
Brooklyns can play third base. Nc
Graw might play second or short. Bal
timore would also fall heir to Lachance,
Grim, Wagner and several other play
ers.