Evening star., 1900-03-23
Operations of the Eastern League
Delayed.
ORGANIZATION OF SCH0OLBOY TEAMS
Great Fight Between Erne and
Cans Tonight.
THE Y. NJ. c. A. BASE BALL

The Eastern League magnates after as
| sembing yesterday in New York found
| themselves unable to proceed owing to the
| fact that the National League was not
! ready to consider the proposition of sur
| rendering the cities of Washington and
| Baltimore. The assembled magnates then
appointed a committee to wait upon Col
| Rogers of Philadelphia, who has the eastern
end of the circuit reduction business in
hand, and this committee left New York
this morning for the Quaker city. The in
terview will be positive one way or the
other as the Eastern League officials have
become tired of dilly- -dallying. with the open
ing day of next season very near at hand
Ten-Club Circuit Unlikely.
1t was reported last night that the East
ern League would go on with ten cities
comprising the circuit, but this proposition
is laughed at by those thoroughly posted
or the matter. If Washington and Balti
more are added to the Eastern League cir
cult Springfield and Hartford will be drop
Ied and should this addition not be made
the circuit will continue business with the
same circuit as last season. The Natlonal
League is said to have placed very high
figures the Washington and Baltimore
franchises, and as they are to run Dut
one year the Eastern League people are
reluctant to pay the price demanded II
the Eastern League committee ana tot.
Rogers reach an agreement there Will be no
trouble about placing clubs In TINS city anu
Baltimore
Tommy Dowd was in New York yester-
day and made application for the Wash-
ington franchise. but he was told that man. IAN
ager Burns of Springfield will be given first
choice "Mugsy" McGraw was also in the
big city, and it was rumored that he was
keeping his weather eye peeled for the
franchise in the oyster city. McGraw main
tains that he will not go to ST. Louis, and
if he is not wanted elsewhere he may be
able to secure the club in that city for the
Eastern League.
After BIooklyn Players.
Manager George Stallngs of the Detroit
American League Grub was at the New
York meeting yesterday. and says he Is
after several of the players on the Brook
lyn reserve list. Manager Hanlon has
placed the price of $500 on each player,
but stallings won't go higher than $500.
Pitcher Gus weighing, the ex-senator
let go again. the Brooklyn club thereby
saving the money paid to the committee
| having the released players in charge:
There is reported to be hitch in the
proceedings that will make players Hlck-
| man and Frisbee, late of Boston. MEM
bers of the New York club. President So
den is said to want 500 each for these
men, but Mr. Freedman wants them for
nothing President Brush also wants
something for Selbach and Hawley be-
fore turning them over to the New York
| club but Freedman refuses to talk bust-
ness
The Brookiyns indulged in their first
training exercises yesterday at Augusta,
Ga, every player being out in uniform.
Manager Hanlon laughs at the reported
retirement of First Baseman Jennings, but
says that should it prove true he has two
men he can place on the initial corner who
| he is positive will prove satisfactory.