The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-15
SIM SCI PrICAL Ar CHICiGO.
The Chances Of the New Association Are
Not as Rosy as They should Be.

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CHICAGO. Feb. 14-Tom Mccarthy OF Boston
was tho last Of the new American Association
delegates to drift into town. lie arrived this
morning and was much surprised to find
everybody gone except George Roger OF Phila-
delphia who is horc for a few days.
Il thought they'd stick here for a week max.
Ing up the schedule. and drawing up a consti.
tuition and all that - he said up at Anson's
place. Il got in this morning. We are fixed
all right In Boston. We've got $4,000 behind
us. . lease on Charles River Park. where the
New England League team played last season.
Wen sign anybody that's good and wants to
play for money, ! gave McGraw my proxy. I
don't know who sprung It. so we were agree.
able when they organized. ] want to see Can,
and find out how Its going along"
Hound town there are many ~sceptical as to
the new Associations chances Of starting even
now. A number OF men were down at the
Thirty 18th street grounds surveying the place
aud max ing plans and the natural assumption
WAS that Arson intended 70 locate there.
ball" said one OF his friends II that is the
case and the new team locates on the old
Brotherhood Park. the Wentworths, who own
day game. may rent this season for that pur-
pose to Arson.
One Interesting bit Of news given out to-day
was that not one OF the cities will interfere With
delphia will prey on the PhiladelphIa National
League club. Chicago on the jim Hart team,
and SO on until the clubs are organized.
According to this plan Philadelphia will Get
LaIoie, Delehanty. Flick and Monte Cross.
according To- Roger.
"McGrNw will, get a manager for me" said
Reger to-day, It's Kelly. Of course. and I
couldn'tge a better man to captain and manage
for me. The trouble Is, both he and Dolehanty
play the lett field. so one will have to move
over in the centre garden. / think the captain
ana manager should be there, and Kelly can
play II, Cross has been at me for q month to
sign him. Ive got Willie Keeler cinched.
We've got to have a cracking good team in
Philadelphia. That town will be the backbone
OF the League. Why. do you snow | think We
Will sign Tim Donnhue inside OF four days.
You mark my words"
Il have nothing to give out about my
grounds or players yet" said Capt. Arson,
We're in and ! can get the grounds all right"
Now here comes another interesting tangle.
III the new association begins the season Arson
will have to secure grounds. the National
League will start It's club organization, and
Comiskey declares. war or no war. that he will
place an American League club here.
MCCARTHY and Rogar LETT for the East to-
night. Before going Mccarthy exhibited Q
type written statement from the New England
Realty and Safe Deposit Company OF Boston
that q stock company with a paid.in capital Of
$4,000 had been organized IN that city. and
that by the terms OF It's charter the said com.
pnny Is authorized to conduct a general amuse.
ment and baseball business at Boston. After
Rioating over the document for an even five
minutes, tho Philadelphia delegates returned
II to Mccarthy. who simply said: Il Just
brought this paper along to show the other
delegates, that my people were not -four
flushing"