Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-16
PRESIDENT PETERsoN's STATEMENT
Baltimore Will Not Go in the AssO.
citation This Year.

Baltimore Will Not Go in the Assoc
citation This Year.
Last night saw the blasting of the hopes
! Of those who thought the National Base
Ball League was about to have a rival. and
now the proposed new association is a
thing of the pastor this year, at least.
When Manager McGraw and President
Peterson of the Baltimore Amusement
Company attended the association meeting
In Chicago the early part of this week they
found that things were not going smoothly
In other cities. Detroit was not on hand
with her money and was dropped for Louis
Vile. Philadelphia was also found to be
uncertain on account Of the difficulty in
getting grounds there Her delegates did
not put up any money, and when McGraw
returned east his first thought to in
qutre into Philadelphia's intentions Ac-
cordingly he went there yesterday to
Mr.. w. ]. Gilmore, who was to back the
association in that city.
a Mr.. Gilmore said that the grounds he
wants are owned by the city, and that he
could not tell for two weeks whether or not
the city will rent them to him. McGraw
then wanted Gilmore to put up 5000 any
how as an evidence of good faith, but he
Upon his arrival in Baltimore the manager
found telegram from Gilmore saying that
he could not find out about the grounds
for three weeks.
This intelligence disguised the Balti-
MORGAN and he at once teIegraphed to An
son of Chicago that the association idea
had better be given UP for the time being.
Thomas Mccarthy, the association pro-
moter in Boston. and Frank Richter, who
has been booming it in Philadelphia, We're
with McGraw in Baltimore yesterday.
President Phil Peterson of the Baltimore
Association club said last night:
when McGraw and l were in Chicago
we found that things were not going right
and we determined to Investigate Philadel-
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city. AS Mr.. Gilmore could not satisfy us
that he meant business we came to the
conclusion that it was better not to con-
tinue the struggle this season, but to give
up the idea of forming the association cir
cult this season. :.
I'VE want it distinctly understood that
we have In no way given up the fight Six
of our cities are firmly in line anxious to
put teams in the field, and our only reason
for not keeping on with the project now is
that before we could strengthen all the
weak points 1t would be too late to begin
to give games this season.
From this time until next season we
shall continue to work at perfecdng our
organization and then we will be prepared
to go before the public with winning COM
bination. We have more influential people
with US at this moment than we have ever
had before, and we and they are fully con-
ndent that our association will make
financial success.
"Anson has more ready money behind
him than any other man in the enterprise
and he would have no difficulty in signing
a team of players which would be on a mar
with any In the country.
Thomas Mccarthy of Boston is in the
same position and there need be no fear
that his city will not be in line. Every
body knows how we worked and what we
have accomplished here in Baltimore. The
other three cities are firmly fixed and when
next season comes You will us fulfill
all OF our early predictions.
we could have secured any number of
smaller towns, but we would not go In for
an association which had minor league
appearance"
Manager McGraw, when seen last night,
would not express himself upon the sub
1ect OF Philadelphia's backsliding, but his
lack OF words was due to his habtual d.
to express.