The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21
N'GRAW NOT WANTED
THAT IS WHAT MIR. BAD MAGNATE
FREEDMAN, OF NEW YORK,
SAYS OF A RUMOR
BALTIMoREAN's BIG SALARY

Demands 10000 Per Season for
Managing and Acting as Captain
of the Once Giants-To This Prop
Osition Mr.. Freedman Says No
McGraW Said to Be i'm Demand In
Other Big League Cities.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The intimation
In Baltimore dispatches that the fran
chise of the club had been practically
sold and that McGraw, together with the
cream Of the players, would be handed
over to the New York club for a con-
sideration, created q stir at local base
ball headquarters.
An official announcement was made by
the management of the club, however,
that neither McGraw nor any other Bal
timore player would be secured under
any circumstances. While Freedman did
not make personal announcement of
this fact, one of his lieutenants did, with
the additional information that the New
York club desired to have no dealings
with the Brooklyn Baltimore syndicate.
Whether McGraw's terms reached the
New York club before this interesting
piece CT news was promulgated or not
could not be learned. But the informa-
ton that McGraw wants a salary of
$1,000 from the club to which he is as,
signed may have had something to do
with it. 1t has been believed all along
that McGraw would be secured by the
Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, or Brook
Ign club.
His engagement by the New York club.
with Brodie, Sheckard, Robinson, McGin-
nifty, lIitson, Howell, De MontrevilIe, and
Alec Smith, would have placed baseball
at the polo grounds on championship
basis. But Freedman's edict has dashed
the hopes of the local cranks to the
ground and means that it is not the
policy of the club to put up big money
10 rehabilitate the game here.
M'GRAW WANTS BIG MONEY.
McGraw's salary demand is based upon
the fact that he thinks he is worth
$4,000 annually because Ned Hanlon re-
ceives that amount from the Brooklyn
club. McGraw says he is just as valu-
able as Hanion, and, what is more, he
can play ball in addition to managing
and captaining a team McGraw also
states that he will not leave his business
interests in Baltimore for less than this
sum, which, in view of the threat on
the part of the American association to
invade Baltimore, looks like a fair propo-
sition, If some league club wishes to pay
the price. Freedman's unwillingness tc
make a move for the Baltimore stars
when they can be easily secured will
serve as a knock-down for his friends
Brush, Soden, Rogers, Dreyfuss, and
others, who received assurance from the
New York president that he would
strengthen the New Yorlss regardless Of
expense, If certain conditions named by
him were fulfilled.
Baseball men who heard of the action
of the New York club said 1t was further
proof that when the time comes the loca
management will not put up handful
of cash to strengthen the team; that Il
the league does not contribute number
of players to the New York club gratis
the same conditions that prevailed at the
polo grounds last season will continue
In other words. having beaten the mag
mates into submission, Freedman intends
to put on the screws harder than ever
IT is even stated that in order to reduc,
the circuit Brush, Soden, Rogers. ant
others will be compelled to pay the neces
sary bonuses themselves.
Refusal to take any players Of the Bal
timore team further complicates the stu