The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
WHAT WILL FREEDMAN DO?
MsGyITE> WAITiN6 To SEE fHr
NEU york TEAM sTRENGTHfkhD.

Nearly all Of tho National League basenail
magna,as had loft town yestsr lay. bu' before
they went away they wers still guessing as 70
the policy to be- pursued by the Nsw York CLUB.
The mere signing oi the agreement to pay a
total o. 100000 70 the Wasdln Iton. BATH
more, Cleveland and Louisville clubs was not
eon.idsrsd OF particular cons nuence' Tor
Pres iman's delay In putting hiS name to the
paper could not be regarded A. a blockade. hut
the mannatss we're par'iri'a " concerned
about III. strength Of tina New Yorks from a
playing standroint this season, AMI they we're
anxious 30 know whether Freedman would cut
the urs.strings COR desirable talent, a. he had
promised to do under certain conditions.
Tn. League has abolished synd cate ball. ex-
cep, that part OF IT maintained BY the New
York club.
The League has refunded the " o Holmcs
nne to Freedman. per request, and has apoIo-
gized for i~nficting the penalty
The League has guaranteed Freedman
against any loss that may be Incurred BY carry
ing the lease Of Manhattan Field.
These were the conditions laid down BY
Freedman befor. he would agree to spend
money 10 stren CITIZEN the New Works 50 that
they would he able 10 make n hard tlght FOR the
penpant. The League has handed over Pitcher
and Third Basaman Mercer to Freedman for
nothing. Dreyfuss ri Pittsburg has donated
Catcher Bowerman to the New York club with
out charge. Robson has agree 10 lev Freed.
man have either Dovd or Han y. both out
nelders, who played with the Clcv-lands last
year. without a cent In return, Tho Boston
club IL ready TO surrender Pitcher Meekln for
no price whatsoever, and may rossibibly hand
over All outfelder. too. But this Is mere char
fly, and means that not one 81 these players Is
o. any use TO the men that give them. Mean.
while st. Louis has paid $4,000 for Frst-hese.
man McGann and $1,000 for Rig ht-aelder Don.
ovan, both good men. who were refused by
Freedman.
The New York President also declines to
make any offer whatever for McGraw, Robin
son or any o. tho Baltimore players. now the
property Of tho Brooklyn club. He merely
saws that Buck Ewing WI manage the New
Yorks this year. will he a lowed to pick out de-
s,rable material and will 10 held responsible
for the showing Of the team. NO unre SON.
allie prices vii, be- paid for players" IL the dec
"Iaration Of the New York man. which means
that the locul team will depend upon the char
fly Of tn" other clubs IN the League. Unless
some real stare are secNred the baseball cranks
Of Greater New York can expect another los-
ing team at the Polo Grounds while the liher-
ally managed Rrooklyns make n powerful night
10 win the second consecutive p%ernNnt.
Two clubs are after McGraw and Robinson
in earnest. They are Philadplt hia and Chi
cago. II Ia understood that Chicago stands n
better chance " landing the men ,or the reason
that II they should go to Philadelphia tina.
team would come rretty near moking a neck
anl.neck finish with the Brooklyns for frat
honors. Reach Of Philadeluhia is in the FIELD
with about $4,000 to s rnngthen his nine.
even though his PARTNER. Rogers. says this Is
too much money. Hart 81 Chicago has
had a line out for McGraw for some
time past and It Is believed that the BROOKLYN
club ls now entertaining an offer. Abel still
says h. wants NcGraw TO play Thrill hase for
the chan pions. hut hia partners think diner
emily Men who are In close touch with the
NcGraw vii not be conai cred !. the New
York management. unless tho nrooklyn club
agrees to surrender rs services 'or nothing.
hmonr the echoes ~ the recent League meet
ing Is a los tive abatement ~ one Of the club
owners to tive effect that the Circuit Com nltt-s
made, terms win he Washington Baltimore.
enc. he'd in Cl-v, land a mon'h ago Here Ia
the story wi ich goAsto show how some mag
mates can ba believed:
fy"d when the Brooklvn. Baltimore rerre-
sen'a'iy"s, Hanlon., Ehhe,s and Abel. were
esSsc rro 20 'G c,Sy". s7.'oo1 7 s & 600 CG sHS 81. &c.,
Rsqeii5c sr ore e'r' s@oooo for or IT,, Se'f f!nrcSi:a and az
grounds. Thia was rompromisel ny nm arrea-
ment to nay 50 1000. IA re1u St"d. The only
hitch was the laase. ~ the ground IN Balti-
more. which Han,on bad not signed Thasvn-
dcnte came Fast only to l,arn I'M McGraw
had secured the 'paae and had blocked evA-y-
thing But whom ;lnnioN gn' tina loasA back
the Circuit Comm ttea was hlocied by Frand-
mn; w" he,I ont gntIl he was outv'ted by the
Imme iarnly af'or the Cleveland conference
TFF SUN said ey"lu-ive'y that ~" circuit had
been = ~articn'ly r"du"ef which brought 'orth
n chorus % 1nniNlS rom those who attenlei
the secret meeting. Put this was not III" only
denial Of tru" statements. or the magnates
are "yperts a. this Inc ~ policy.
Robson of 81 ou's. still the agent ~ the
Circuit Committee. which has not arranged the
minor Ieagnes 70 -1i' @veryRoi ~ as yGt hG'd
~ the Ens'nrn In0ero. william B,rnie. owner
q the Hartford club md G. r. Shaan owner
o. the 'rrinCfeli Climb, a. tho Hotnl Bar ho'di
Sur nGNNlds. WA also present AZ the CONTAIN.
whie Jake Wells mon'cer ~. n" Syracuse
CCIlnihh' n ana wfi !}S2rGy W q rHs'r m "a, rh" TG II the
Providence cub awaited dova'opmNrts in
~" not'l corridor II. s we'll known
that IA ME wants the baltimore frogch'se
anl that sheen and Burns arc after Wash
tngton, W.T. the idea o. placin" tNoSc cities in
the, Eastern I"aGne. nphi,on was not
TeaCua's. Nu. no rnanivod w-jttnn proposition
from ihos" O. cr"red which win "a u'u" be-
ore 'hp Frr"ult mi II was announced
eat no leNni'" ans ger could 10 looked for he
'o"e noy' SUNDAY. Hsthe Na'iNnal Iengnn mon
wish n nnh ou' what Hc'ion the american As
co"iatjon VI tak" r"@ariHR nno'h"r "luh, in
Oh cacn. II presi lent Johnson decides to do
c.nrr war il = Trrl al', 'hatan N''arionn Assoc
ont on circuit. outline in Yesterdays u III
be rnt In "Ort'uV ovlrr.
Freedman WIS not IN town Yesterday. R0hi.
sou salt h." ali"ve the New York man signed
the r'cuit reduction agrcement lat" Friday
night. hu' he v asu'' sure. pi'cher far~ick snnt
hig AL sl gRtfrtrf IN the Nav NnflE Nln Ia "a Tlfsl
yest"riPv ord II was announce 'h0t Manager
Fw'nc wou'' arrIv" in town somo time to- "A V.
II ia said mar Freedman WI insist urnn hav-
tng th- N"w Work iutirld made M ~ Drv'e.
G'poSon. Davis and Mercer. Van Hal'rnn viii
p'ay crn'ra 4 Id. with Fos'"r in rlEht fell ard
some rev man. possibly Dow q. IN leit ncl l..
The addition ~ CA'rhnr Powermnn menus m.
corrs viii remain Ne il IA. Mcfarland % Wash.
iLgton NAV he u'drI.
Although HANOI hns not decl'ai 70 give out
the nunl mnke-ur ~ the prJnk'vrs = l. n rood
be- that 10 tenm v'l tako tho HolL NJ way:
P,chcrs-NrGioni'v NJ on, Englas McJarnes.
Dunn. I'w''' pGd Ncy'uug.
,~tlss-''r eli. Ntiurr n1d Stsslm n
In elders lr."ln &C.. pily De Nontreville,
Dahl'n. q" t-'e- an Case.
Outheld - Kelley. ~acrk7rl, Kce!cr. Jones,
This a ~rlnrer,"nl"rt viii put tho following
men IN n" warEet, ~ prices to he fixed by
Hanlon '1'rr.
Cat'ho"s smith, Cri.hsm Ro' inson pitchers Ken.
nAdv, Mons M"Eenna il.. Donovan, YeS'rr IN.
f"llrr. T,rniHce Hris''r. Harris, McG.aw. ont.
felders, An lerSun, Brolin Holmes.
Ne irHw wants ~ waUag" ani CAPTAIN n
Ien"ur tenn and insists upon having Robinson
g. win h ~. ~ the tntrrae' . harmony IA
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