New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
BASEBALL.
BROOKLYN BALTIMORE DEAL NOW PRAC
TTCALLY ARRANGED.
THE COURTS TO BE ASKED TO GIVE AN ORDER
FOR THE ISSUE OF DUPLICATE STOCK
CERTIFICATE FOR THE ONE LOST
STOCKHOLDERS SAY THEY ARE
AT LAST SATISFIED.
AT LAST SATISFIED.

The stockholders ot the Brooklyn and Baltimore
clubs met for probably the last time yesterday ana
adjusted all differences to their satisfaction Inc
two teams are now practically consolidated. and
Rrooklvn s assured the strongest team that II has
had since II began 20 dabbe In professional base
hall many wears ago. The enthusiasts across the
Eas, River NAV well he satisfied. as the prospects
point to the finest baseball playing al Washington
Park ever seen In that district.
4 Abeu and Charles H. Ebbets Of the Brook
yn club and II r Vondcrhorst and Edward HAN
on OF the baltimore club. were in consultation all
the afternoon Alfred W Kiddle OF Redding q
Kiddle looked out for the legal interest OF the
Brooklyn club while T. r. Clendinen OF baltimore
had come on especially 10 see that the deai was
arranged legally for his clients. Messrs Nahaer-
bors- and Hanlon W G. Byrne. 10 whom the
n0Wo Is 20 be paid for his holdings In the DrooH
yn cub also present.
As the missing certificate calling for siXty-one
sharcs Of stock in the Brooklyn club. could NOT oe
found Il vas agreed n go ahead ana close 'he
deal and 70 ask for reissue Of this certlhcate OF
stock NJ Byrne agreed 10 that. ard ne VIII peu-
son a court in New-Jersey TO order the Brooklyn
club 20 issue a duplicate stock certihcate ne VIII
give bond 10 the court tnat in case the miss
Ing certificate shall ever turn up the owners OF
the club cannot oe bothered As soon as MT byrne
has done this he Will be paid the $1,000 In cash'
the price he upon his holdings
The club-owners. who have spent more than TWO
,s happv as school children on their way home 10
besin their annual summer vacation Mr. Abel
round and smiling said that he had gained an ihch
IN an hour Mr. Fbbets was all smiles and so %ds
Mr Vonderhorst. Mr.. Hanlon TOO looked nusned m nee,
and az pleased a man who had JUST ora"h ''e
ca pital prize in lottery. - .,. - ,ooL
TTenlon will start South early neXt Weet1 20 Looh
o,er g~ounds for the baltimore and the Brooklyn
teams While he will take both teams South my
c,ll no, be put In the same city None or tne cIuD-
owners would say Brooklyn would win me pen
80 next seoson but they were unanimous IN the
oninion that the reinforced team across me rNeI
would play havoc with Its New-Nork riVal, anu
that 1t would finish in the first three III tne NE
,,jonshin race At the coming meeting oI tne
RRTootlyn club the officers will be rearranged as
follows: c II Ebbets president; r A ADeli, r eICe
nres,den, and treasurer; II. R NOnoerhofSt IN
tery and EDWARD Hanlon, manager. ms VII VII
eivs the club strong representation IN the leskue
Councils ard with a splendid team IN tNr ntin S,
Nkeiv 70 be well managed. there is little more 'hd'
Brooklyn baseball enthusiasts can ASK @ i0I; ,,,h
MANY people are asking what the New ork clIu j
nil a. That question can be answered py Only
80 MAN and he does not seem 10 care WhlCn way
ne baseball flea Jumps at this time Tne broUk
i,.n directors make secret or the oPlnion , ena
tSnv exnect TO draw heavily from this borough mex
season and they probably Will uness ,'le - tts
York team shows decloeo improvement
work for the last four years