The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-05
TO BLACKLIST M'GRAw.
The Big League May Force Him Ont
of Baseball Entirely.

OF haSfbaAA EsmntEEANs
NEW YORK. Feb. Some time ago il
was stated that the National League mag
mates would probably blacklist John Nc
Graw for trying 70 jump BaltimOre's ball
grounds and players TO the New American
Association. When McGraw asked Ed
ward HanIon II the League really intended
TO apply the blacklist" and incidentally
drive him out Of baseball he was inform
ed that the League would not adopt such
an obnoxious measure. and that the state
ment had been made without League au-
thority. But the man who gave out the
original story and who is high up IN
League politics. has reiterated his re-
marks but this time he goes into details
10 show that while the League. as whole
viii not vote TO blacklist" McGraw, there
will probably be an understanding between
the League men and the Baltimore club
whereby McGraw viii be virtually driven
out Of baseball unless he Is willing 20
submit 20 unsatisfactory terms
Unless / am greatly mistaken. said
this man. the Baltimore club. or rather
the Brooklyn Baltimore syndicate. viii
deal NEST severely with NeGraw when the
Association bubble bursts The League
viii not interfere and no official notice
will be taken Of McGraw's rebellion eN-
cept by his immediate employers. Wher
the League circuit is reduced NcGraw
Wal find himself assigned TO the Brooklyn
team. He viii not be sold TO any other
club and viii receive contract that viii
call for nominal salary Then ne will
remain idle, as no other club can engage
him, and in that way ne viii be driven
out OF the game almost as effectively as
the blacklist could do il.
There is one piece of information that
the Association promoters may find out in
due time. Several Of the so-called hackers
in their midst are not hackers at all. but
agents of the National League When mat
ters come 10 a showdown these agents
who are posing as hackers. viii throw the
Association down hard. The Providence
people went 10 the recent meeting at
Philadelphia ready 10 do anything in the
interest Of the National League In fact
they were League agents. who got into
the meeting room ostensibly as delegates
but for the real purpose Of finding out the
actual financial strength Of the various
Association clubs and then reporting the
facts to the League men. who were not
far away from the Continental Hotel.
DO you know why the circuit commit
tee, headed by Brush. has not yet closed
a deal with Wagner for the Withdrawal OF
/ the Washington clUb?. Well l can tell
you the facts. Wagner has been playing a
shrewd game. II the League had bought
him out of Washington last December. he
. MOulu nov ut at NliE itdN OF du ASSOCIATE Ion
I club at Philadelphia Wagner was fully
I prepared TO back an Association club in
/ Rogers town. but he could not take a
! chance so long as the League held up the
4 circuit reduction plan. Brush and the
others SUSPECTED that Wagner would make
/ some such move, and consequently they
/ put off negotiations for the sale OF the
/ Washington franchise --~til the las. NO.
ment When the O. reduced o.-.
ner will receive ce- amount OF money
! from the League and a franchise in the
new Eastern League which will be a very
strong combination.
The Eastern League. by the way, will
4 include Washington. Baltimore, Philadei-
phia. Buffalo, Toronto. Montreal WOrces-
/ ter. and Providence. unless all signs fail.
RufTalo is tired OF the American League
! and will come back 10 its first love.
The three league plan will be carried
/ out, unless, of course, this Association
movement should pan out after all. in
which event there would be a baseball wal
for keeps"