The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-10
McaRAw AND ROBINSON SIGN.
Two Much Wanted Ball Players Wei
coined at St.Louis.

st. Louis, May 1O.-John (''Muggsy')
McGraw and Wilbert Robinson, Frank
DeHass Robison's purchase from the
now defunct Baltimore club, reached
st. Louis at 9:45 o'clock last night and
are ready and anxious to don uniforms
and put forth their best efforts toward
winning games and the pennant for the
local aggregation. McGraW and ROD
inson came to final terms with Mr..
Robson in Cleveland Monday night
and left for st. Louis at o'clock yes
terday morning. They were royalty
welcomed at Union station. Treasurer
Stanley Robson and Manager Tebeau
were on hand with a select gathering OF
friends to greet the new Cardinals
number of fans We're also present, be
sides the majority of the members or
the st. Louis team. McGraw and Rob-
inSOn were driven to the Lindell hotel,
where another admiring throng was, on
hand to greet the two diamond digna-
taries. OF course, McGraw was the
spokesman of the pair, and to Globe
Democrat representative he said:
I'VE are here, Robbie and I. and were
both glad of it. Our position on the
question of coming to St. Louis was
strange one, and 1 sincerely hope that
we have not made any enemies by our
failure to come on earlier When we
were apprised of our purchase by Mr.,
Robson. we were surprised. We had
established a paying resort in Balt1-
more, and hated to leave that city for
an entire six or seven months, hgur-
ing that our absence for that length or
time might ruin our business. Mr..
Robson in all his letters and kilograms
to US was decidedly fair as to terms,
ETC., and we couldn't but appreciate
his kind offers. Still it was our pref
erence to remain in the east, so as to
be near our Baltimore place of bust
ness. AS late as Sunday, the day be
fore we left Baltimore for Cleveland,
where we had our final chat with Mr..
Robson, the managers of Electric
Park, a leading summer resort, offered
US the place. wanting US to arrange for
the holding of athletic events in the
afternoon and running the amusement
end of it liz the evening The offer was
very liberal, being about one-halt OF
our combined salaries for playing ball
We turned it down, though and, after
a lengthy talk with Mr.. Robson in
Cleveland Monday night, came to an
amicable agreement and are now here
to play ball for St Louis.
''Tebeau certainly has a promising
lot OF players, and there is no reason
why the bunch of US shouldn't get to-
gether and play winning ball. Robbie
and I have been practe1ng IN Bal1-
more all the spring and are ready to
jump in and play our best right away.
Up to the last four or five days we
were on the field every day, and intend
working each forenoon at League park
until the next championship game is
played"
McGraw and Robinson both look to
be in the pink of condition, and
"Muggsy's'' remarks were certainly
sincere and show that he and his
bulky partner are going to do their best
| for the Cardinals. AS the remainder
/ of the Cincinnati series has been can
celled there win be no games at League
park until Saturday, when the Brook
! lyn Superbas open for a four days
| stand. It will be against Ned Han
! Ions sterling aggregation, the team
with which each expert gained his
prominence, that they will make their
/ debut attired in the red and white of
| St. Louis. and the entire baseball world
will watch their playing in these games,