The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
CLUES OFFICfAL DENIAL.
President Ebbets Saws That the Washin ston
Transfer story IL . Csnard.

To set at rest once and for all the persistent
rumor to the effect that the Brooklyn club will
be transferred to Washington after the next
Western trip. President C.. II. Ebbets gave the
following official statement to TIL Sun
yesterday:
Il have read with surprise the statement
emana'ing from President N. f. Young. that
the transfer Of the Brooklyns to Washington
will be made and I have written 70 him to say
taat n he has been quoted correctly he has
done the Brooklyn club much harm. Iwish THE
SIN would say for VA that there Is
absolutely no truth IN the rumor and
that II has been put into circulation by persons
who are jealous Of the Brooklyn clubs success.
President Young Is quoted as saying that our
daily attendance at home. eXclusi We Of holidays
and openings. averages 1000 paid admissions.
As a matter OF fact. which can be shown by tho
clubs books and the slips given TO visiting
managers, our attendance under these Circum-
stances averages 1000, and counting In holidays
and openings it foots up to 1000. We GO not
wish to appear TO be complaining about the
patronage Of Brooklyn people. for they have
stood by us Loyalty for years when we were In
trouble. Under present conditions In Greater
New York has ball Is not popular and the
, crowds are not what they should be. But the
Brooklyn club Is doing well enough and will
| compare favorably with others In the way OF
profits at the end OF the season;
We are told u the Brooklyns we're trans;
feTra I'd % washington, tho crowds there would
be double what hey are at home, THIS Is an
absurd statement. for the reason that no city
In the present League is drawing double our at
tendance at home. Why. II baseball was on tho
proper basis In this city. the New York-Brook-
lyn seri $ alone would draw more money than
Q whole season In Washington, To give
fnrthAs convincing Ernaf that ehArA IL mn
foundation for this malicious report, let me
Washington Park worth 80. 900 and Is bound
amounting sy e tsSs1 to s Gs.cso lTess re- Would fde i, P Re soSd
business policy 10 put up $50. 000 10 the LEAGUE
for tho Washington franchise. turn our backs
sck"owledSed to DO ch.ap;; Il is i'm pIy too
absurd TO be considered seriously; yet II we do
not kill the runor right here there are persons
The Brooklyn club has stood by the League.
and in The possession of a champion team IL has
kept alive what interest there Is in the national
be weakened II u had but one club in Greater
Now York, for there would not be that rivalry
between the local clubs that has hslpcd To keep
Is the cause Of the slump IN this city. but / Be-.
neys II me n Nes iSsss were up near the top
friday the reporter ASKED ~
1T was q dissra ceful affair Tho Philadelphia
PLAYERS were 70 blame. ,Rowdytsm has un-
are at fault-one o. much - another, "
legally when he declared the, same forfeited,
John l. Rogers tried TO blanc O'Dsy. on the
ground that he did not first notify Delehanty,
the Phisdelph,a captain. that the, gane would
But according to the sboys rule. Opay did NOT
have 10 give q warning. 1t was deplorable and
q blow at the SPORT"