The times., 1899-11-03
THE NEW ASSOCIATION
Baseball Men Believe the Organic
alton viii Succeed.
President Quinn Says There Are
Twelve cities Available for asa
EiEht-CIub CiFcnif-MoneE in Sight
10 Back the observation-disclosures
Who VIII BE Maungers-The Plans.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Harry ". Quinn,
President Of the recently organized Ameri-
can Association of Professional Baseball
Clubs, which is intended to rival the Ma
tional League. arrived in town today The
new organization viii hold a meeting here
on Saturday and some important business
may be transacted. TIC a reporter President
Quinn spoke in glowing terms Of the new
move in baseball Make no mistakes,
said he, the new American association
Will be winner from the start. know
that we have been ridiculed and that the
League men have predicted that we would
never play ball. But talk is cheap it is
the money that tells the story, and we have
it. ! would like to say that today we have
ten cities in the East and West from which
to make up an eight-elub circuit, and all
of them have plenty of backing. l have
just finished a trip to Washington. Balti-
more and Philadelphia, where l have re-
ceiyed unexpected encouragement. / have
also been approached here today by sew
eral influential citizens who are ready and
willing to back an association team in New
York City. They have assured me that
grounds are available and that they are
NlAulh Bu4SuOL III lltG pOlO blOuLtos uG
identity OF the men in this city who are
willing to go into this scheme will be
made known at the proper time. They have
been in the sporting business for years and
are not afraid to risk their money on
something that is sure to be a go. / have
signed one of the best managers in the
League to take hold of the new team to
be placed here and you can say that the
first man he will secure is Amos Rusie
who has been prosecuted. No, Frank
Buckley is not the backer of the New
York end, although he was interested at
the outset.
The American association circuit will
consist of Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, ST. Louis Chicago, Milwau-
kee, and Detroit The western end of the
circuit is solid. Arson has plenty of finan-
cial backing in Chicago, and he's got the
players too. He is popular there, and
will make a barrel. Hugh Jennings will
manage the Milwaukee club, which will be
owned and controlled by myself and others.
The Detroit club will be run by leading
business men there, and | should not be
at all surprised if Buck Ewing is engaged
as manager of the team. st. Louis is solid.
1t has more money than any of the other
clubs.
Boston is red-hot. Julian B. Hart, who
was one of the hackers of the Players
League in 1890, has taken hold, and will
attend Saturdays meeting. He says that
he has an option on Charles River Park,
where bicycle races have been held. That
ground is just as accessible as the South
End, where the League team has played
for years. Twenty-Five cent ball was a
success in Boston in 1890, as the Boston
brotherhood clubs receipts at home that
year were $50 600. Washington is all right,
and has been aching for a good team for
! years. Mike Scanlon is the leader there.
In Philadelphia Secretary Hough has suf-
hcient backing TO build new grounds IL
necessary, and also sign the entire Phila-
I delphia team at an increase of salary. This
/ is no dream, for in few days the whole
/ personnel of the new association will come
/ to the surface
/ President Quinn held q long conference
tonight with a big Tammany politician,
! who had met him by appointment at an
I uptown hotel When they were asked
! whether they had discussed baseball they
I would not answer. It is learned on the
! best authority that John McGraw, of the
+ Baltimores, has consented 10 manage the
Z proposed New York Association team under
/ certain conditions. He wants to have his
partner, Robinson, taken in on the deal,
! and both must have not only big salaries,
/ but piece of the gate money. Nearly all
/ of the delegates will arrive tomorrow, and
will attend the big fight tomorrow night.