Evening star., 1900-04-19
BASE BALL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Why the Eastern League Dropped
Washington and Baltimore.


Some interesting facts leaked out at last
nights meeting of the Eastern Base Ball
League in New York respecting the Wash
ington and Baltimore franchises and their
rejection by the Eastern League. One of
them is that the National League, believing
l. had the Eastern League in a corner and
could squeeze it. demanded Of the company
which Barnie tried to organize in Balti-
more, the sum of $14,5OO for rent, taxes, i'm
provements, etc, on Union Park as a con-
dition precedent to the playing of a single
game in that city under National League
protection The National League got the
Eastern League to announce the acquisi-
ton Of Baltimore and Washington to Its
credit before making the final terms which
Frank Robson believed the Eastern League
would be compelled to accept. Pat Powers
was even shrewder y than the National
Leagues circuit cQmnlittee. for, While dick
ering with Robson and his friends. he
was laying pipes for the re-estabishment
of Barnie in Hartford and for the rejec-
ton of the National Leagues magnanimous
offer.
Barnie was seen last night and said of the
Baltimore affair: THE episode shows the
character of the National League magnates.
They became friendly with Ban Johnson In
| the west because Johnson went in for
| big fight with them. The Eastern League,
which has been the Nationals ally. was lit
orally held up for a sum that was prohibit
tive because of our friendship. 1 believe
! that with the company 1 formed in Balti-
| more l could have given the city good ball
and made money, but not on the terms
which the National League demanded when
| they imagined we were anxious to put
| clubs in Baltimore and Washington. I re-
| gret the failure of my plans, but 1 have
little sympathy with the National Leagu
! in its failure to hold us up. Incidentally
there will be no ball in Baltimore or Wash
| ington this year under the national agree
| ment."
| McGraw and Robinson Still Firm.
| Robinson and McGraw. the we'll known
| players of Baltimore. took a run to At
lantic City yesterday. They did not give
any reason for the trip, but it was stated
that they had gone on business connected
| with semi-professional base ball playing.
J The National League season begins today,
| and Robinson and MCGraw have said they
| would take no action until after the sea-
| son began with or without their being con-
| nected with a National League team in the
| east
Late last night upon their return to Bal
| timore the players said the trip to Atlantic
| City had been one of business outside Of
base ball. Mr.. McGraw stated that he had
received an offer of $1,000 more in salary
for the season from President Frank De
Haas Robson of st. Louis than formerly
offered. and a similar proposition had been
made to Captain Wilbert Robinson. The
ofer also had a clause stating that both
McGraw and Robinson should. have two
| more business each eastern trip of the
! st. Louis club. McGraw stated that he
could not accept the terms to go to St.
Louis, and that he had so advised Presi-
] dent Robson.
According to this offer. McGraw would
have got something like $500 and Robin
| son about 1900.
Delehanty and Lajoie Pacihed.
The Philadelphia base ball team left that
| city last night for Boston, where it will
open the National League season today.
Delaha1lty and Lajoie left with the other
players, the differences between them and
the management having been "satisfac-
torily arranged" On what basis the diff
cuity with theS twob stars was settled is
anything. The matter was not settled until
an hour before the team left for the east.
Amos Rusie, sued for Divorce.
Mrs. Susan Rusie, swife of the big New
York pitcher brought suit In Indianapolis
yesterday afternoon for divorce. She
charges that Rusie has mistreated her and
that he has been drinking. The action fol-
lowed the departure Of Rude for New
York by only few hours, his attempts at
reconciliation having failed. Mrs. Rusie
says that her action in leaving him so
suddenly and going to her home at Muncie
was because OF his conduct. Property
rights are involved in the case. She asks
Tor 1900 alimony. i
Vardon Playing Fine Golf.
Harry Vardon, the British open golf
champion. yesterday defeated the best
BALI oe two professionals-Artuhr Fem OF
Poland Springs and Robert Stronner OF
Nassau-by a score of 8 up and to play,
on the new links at the Wollaston Golf
Club. Wollaston. Mass. Conditions were
| very unfavorabie for good plays.
Hardon made new record Of so for the
course, which is only two strokes below the
score OF A. g. Lockwood Of the Common
wealth Golf Club. the previous record
In the afternoon vardon defeated C. L.
Bremer OF the WoIlaston club an amateur
and Alec" Campbell of the Country Club
a. a professional Score, Vardon, 81; Bremen
80; Campbell, IS,
Hosslyn Golf Tournament Postponed
The rain yesterday caused postponement