The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-20
Hitch IN THE BALL Deal
The New York Club VIII Not Get a
Pick Of the Orioles.
NcGrRW's Demand for "a salary Of
$4,000 stands in the Wny-He May
Go 10 brooklyn - An Attempt to
Keep the American Association
Out-GoOd Team for Washington.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2O.-The intimation
in Baltimore dispatches yesterday that the
franchise Of the club had been practically
sold and that McGraw, together with the
cream OF the players. would be handed over
to the New York club for
consideration has created stir
at local baseball headquarters. An
official announcement was made
by the management Of the club, however.
that neither NICGraw nor any other BaIti-
more player would be secured under any
circumstances. While Freedman did not
make a personal announcement Of this
fact. one Of his lieutenants did, with the
additional Information that the New Yor:
club desired 10 have no dealings with h.
Ooklyn-Baltimcre syndicate.
Whether McGr3w's terms reached the
New York club before this interesting piece
OF news was prom lIgated could not be
learned. But the information that McGraw
wants a salary Of 0,000 from the club TO
which he Is assigned may have had some
thing TO do with it, As il is, McGraw viii
go to the highest bidder, unless an ar
rangement is made for him to Join the
forces OF the Brooklyn club. He does not
want 90 play under Hanlon, for the reason
that he is anxious 10 shine as a star man
ager himself. ThOss who believe they
know which way tn wind blows do not
fear to predict that MCGraw will be The.
manager OF either the Chicago or Cincir-
natl team when the final snake-up occurs.
Il is also possible that the Philadelphia
club may make a bid.
Refusal to take any players Of the Bal
timore ten further complexities the situa-
ton. for IL was thought that an offer 10
the Nav Nnrl-a b.
fcient to induce McGraw to turn his back
upon the American Association prom. oters
who are doing their utmost TO max him
jump the reserve rule.
When spoken TO on the subject neither
Abel nor Ebbetts, the Brooklyn magnates
professed TO know anything of the reported
consummation of the Baltimore franchise
sale. but when pinned down they declined
TO discuss the situation at all
II the circuit committee has made no
definite proposition 10 the Baltimore club.
or if the proposition is being kept quiet
purposeiy. il is for one Of two reasons.
Either the maEnates want to tire the
Brooklyn Baltimore syndicate by the de-
lay, or they want 10 put matters of so
long that the American Association will
not have time to arrange a circuit for this
year. The magnates are laying wires to
knock this association movement out of
'lAlle III snort oruers ana theN nave patched
a scheme in which il is understood. 2. T.
Powers, President of the Eastern League
and Ban johnson, President Of the Ameri-
can League, are interested Powers has
refused 10 say a word about the situation
except TO make the remark that in PLAYING
strength the Eastern League is only ex-
celied by the National League and he was
sure that the Cleveland. Washington and
New York teams. as they played last year
would have been Outclassed in the East
ern circuit
This is taken to mean that II Baltimore
and Washington go into the Eastern
League patrons in those cities viii not be
treated 10 an inferior article Of ball
President Powers vouchsafed the inforua-
ton later that in his belief the big League
would start the coming season with ten
clubs
President y. f. Young. by the way. now
declares with unusual emphasis. that he
has prepared no schedules Of any kind and
is awaiting orders. 1t is reported that the
League will meet here in two weeks.