The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18
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N IL now of. Thursday night Presi.
!, Auson gave 1t out through the Asso.
IA Press that the new organization
!. failure and would be disbanded. A
r,,,eh from Baltimore saying that the
shd.lphia hackers had failed 10 keen
IN promises brought forth Arson s
.,rsnt that the new baseball nrganiza
n IN opposition to the National League
" collapsed.
nj; ought to settle for a season. any.
N But In the meantime what is Me
Nv going to do about it?
Harry Won der Horst is now the noun
\. IN the way Of the National League
s',ss magnates who want to make an
aAt.elub league. Notwithstanding tn,
rrprs OF the sale Of Cleveand and Louis
rgs the reported disposition of the
Erhingion players by the wholesale. and
| aAr Indications which point to satisfac-
uy negotiations in other quarters with
| he circuit committee, Baltimore is ne
irly fixed In the National League today
Ian vas last year. Frank De Haas Rob.
Rs, who Is still trying 10 work upon Von
In Horst and iianlon, can not understand
X but Acknowledges tina: Won der Horst
VI blocked ali attempts to buy out Bal
.noe With tho single word NO" and Is
gll Hooking them.
Won der Horst has taken this stand "
VA Robson, but confess / am at a
hs to figure out why. The people here
zen to have gone back on him complete
b For the past several years | know how
nu,h more money Won der Horst has lost
b Baltimore than he has made. and in
k liza! Of this knowledge | am puzzled
st bis insistence upon running a National
LEAGUE team here.
The only question remaining is. What
Gao the league do in the face of Won der
Hsrsi's determination not to sell out
there has been good ground while the
Washington club was intact for the belief
hat 4 ten-club schedule would be formu-
hied. Since Washington seems to be in
plpeess OF dissolution. Hanlcn is guessing
\, frankly confesses to being entirely in
he dark, and the only thing he can say
J that no matter what any of the other
dlbs do, the Baltimore owners expect 10
keep that city in the National League
A1ud the league see At to buy out three
sahs, It would find itself with a nine
tub circuit on its hands, most unwieldy
problem, apparently, when it comes to
Ealing schedule
However, that's the leagues lookout.
nys Hanlon. Speaking of the practicable
y o! a nine-club schedule. Robson says
tat some years ago an uneven circuit
Rhedule was once actually made out and
'ip,sd. !; provided for whole season
nth eleven clubs. 1t was never put into
aEration, however, as indianapolis and
10 ether clubs were disposed of at the
hS moment, and the league got down to
DE regulation eight-club basis before
pay began. u have often wondered" CON
llnued Robson how an uneven club
dltuit would work nowadays" and should
aatlnore insist on making ninth club,
psrhaps the opportunity will be given to
iiilsty himself on the subject.
Not only have Buck Freeman and
fllsher Dipeen been sold to the Boston
.np. but every one OF the stars on the
Washington team have been parceled out
National League clubs. Earl Wagner.
ne hustling president OF the Senators, has
,a1e clean sweep of all his talented
Myers The energetic head of the Sen
loNal dels cation has been very quiet the
ny taree weeks, In the hustle and hustle
pelatn'al to the organization of the Amer
IN association the Washington man, us
l'F very loquacious, has been as mum as
= oyster In this Instance it was an
Mnpllfcation of the homely old adage
say nothing. but saw wood"
resident Wagner has been busy dis
csllg OF his best players; every player
prominence on the Washington team
Y been allotted a place. Boston, New
olh, Chicago. Pittsburg and st. Louis
y, nave one or more of the Senator'S on
lrlr pay roll next season.
Inc following special from Wilkesbarre
me Cincinnati Enquirer gives more
nnculars of the deal: There is no dis
using the fact that the reduction OF the
auona League circuit to eight clubs Is
Eminent when it is known positively that
uek freeman has signed a Boston Ma
slh League contrac;. George Wagner
suaims any knowledge CT Freeman's
WYNN ohu utiiltS II. N0l h1N SiN"N
'meiun artist said tonight: II know
= ! signed a contract which read the
sson Baseball club, the party of the
y part, and signed it on Wednesday
lst, In the presence OF j. Earle Wag-
l, NV employer for the past four sea-
~ Boston has purchased, besides my
\, pineen and lnfielder Barry don't
.ns ne was stringing me, for he cer-
ffa he .SF t.ax eli
! Know thet he set out for Syracuse
rs Dineen, As ! said, I'll let you in'
US coming out sure enough. Mr. Wag-
informed me that Dick Pudden and
a'Hy slagle are to be transferred 10
,sago' Win Mercer gees TO New York
anle MeGenn will play first for PITTS
3 ana John o'Brien goes to st. Louis:
also lntlmated that Washington would
Included In the Eastern League cir
ior the coming campaign.
following is a description of the race
."een the S-year-olds at Oakland, sat
'Ay, February 10. 1t is from the chi
@ Iimes-Herald:
n me presence of 1000 people al the
hand track today Yellow Tail turhea
'aoles on Advance Guard and F. W.
'ue' and as Fosters gallant colt swept
'el me wire neck in front of Advances
'iu. cheers from thousands of throats
s'sa lceman" Spencer, who had rid
me favorite TO victory. II was a great
: calamity won, and the time, 1881
I now 1t was done.
Iue betting on the three cornered match
very heavy. The three horses an
4 Iea az 10 l, but the odds on yellow
! ana Advance Guard shortened. unui
puiing prices We're S to and > 10
sss.guvely, while us good AS to 2 coula
Saa against Brode.
~ !pekeying for The start was beAutl-
i ~ loekeyinS for the star was a bean
n, 'esinre OF the race. Spencer having
~ the best OF IL. When they we're