The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28
a NEW BASEBALL CIRCUIT
The American Association Has
Eight Clubs Assured.
Meeting Of the New Organization
Will he Held i'm Philadelphia ON
Tuesday Quin Declares Fran
chiscs Have Been Assigned and the
Money Postcd-No Conflict of Dates.

nitely decided by the promoters of the
new American association to hold meet
ing at Philadelphia on Tuesday next, when
a permanent organization will be per-
fected and officers elected. Harry d. Quin,
the temporary president. arrived in this
! city today from Il hurried visit to Boston
and Providence where he said he com
pleted final arrangements for the admis-
sion of those cities in the proposed circuit.
In discussing the outlook Quin was very
positive in his assertions that the new
association would be go" and declared
that after next Tuesdays session those
of the League magnates who have been
predicting failure for the movement will
open their eyes.
/ r know very WE'LL" said Quin. that
! we have been ridiculed by the National
/ League magnates ever since the inception
I Of our scheme. They have accused us of
bluffng. taking, and seeking cheap noto-
riety. But while the League schemers
/ have been throwing each other down, We
have been working quietly with the result
that at last we have accomplished our
purpose, and are ready for business. We
do not want anything but fair deal from
the press and public, in return for which
we will try our Level best to purify base
ball of the evils that have been fOstered
by the League.
so murh for our intentions. Now. to
give few undeniable facts. The associa-
ton circuit has been fixed. Ii Is composed
of Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore in the East. Chicago st. Louis.
Detroit, and Milwaukee in the West. Each
one of these cities will send responsible
QplppafpS m at
next Tuesday, and each club has agreed to
post $4,000 in cash as a guarantee that the
coming season will be played out without
break in the circuit.
Il have Just returned from Boston and
Providence. At Boston the hackers of the
new association club. who have already
leased Charles River Park for a term OF
years had TO receive assurance that all OF
the other cities were as well fixed fnan-
cially before they would consent to go on.
/ carried to them Friday documentary evil
dence that everything had been satisfac-
torily arranged. and in return | received
positive guarantee that Boston will be
with US. Leaving Boston, ! wen; to Provi-
dence, and after a CONSULTATION with the
men who control the Eastern League club
and grounds in that city | at once assigned
an association franchise 10 them. They
have money making plant and Will be
present at our meeting. With Boston and
Providence fixed We have strengthened
ourselves with the two best ball towns in
New England. which is the hotbed Of the
national game.
You ask about Philadelphia and Balti-
more? The move made by McGraw in the
latter city is proof enough that the associa-
ton is certainty. McGraw and his
friends have actually leased the former
National League grounds through neglect
he NJ of 10 Ia ~ Iai
d!cate The old lease On the grounds ex-
pred on January 3, and was not renewed
by Hanlon and Won der Horst, probably |
because they did not-b believe IN our move |
ment. As matter of fact. the stands and |
buildings On those grounds were put up I
by the railroad people with the stipulation !
that they must go with the lease, no mat |
ter who secured them in future years. So |
you can see that We have grounds in Bal |
timore and an organized club with paid |
in capital stock OF $4,000, which is plenty |
Of money TO carry on the business. Nc
Graw will be the manager. and he will have
all of his former players with him. We /
have never been In doubt about Philadel
phia. From tn. start we knew there was
plenty OF money in the Quaker city TO es-
tablish n new ball club, and II is there yet.
The club has been organized, and first
class manager has been selected. The play
ers are all well known. Don't let anybody
tell you that this Eastern end OF our cir
cult is not beauty. 1t could not be better
unless we had New York instead Of Pfovi-
lence, and, by the way. people here are
still trying TO get franchise from us.
"Our Western end has been ready for the
past three months. At st. Louis grounds
already prepared have been leased and the
club has barrel Of money behind il. An
son has the money at Chicago, and will be
in line. despite statements to the contrary.
AT Milwaukee personally own the grounds
and have unlimited money TO run them. /
have secured Hugh Jennings and Tom DAILY.
Df the Brooklyns, TO play on my team and
will have other stars later. The hacker OF
he Detroit club is q big tobacco firm which
has money and grounds. The only cities
where we will have TO build new ball parks
ire Philadelphia and Chicago, and that Is
rot worrying us at all.
Now, / want to make one point very
lear to the baseball public IL is the most
important point of all, too. The association
will not tolerate baseball war caused by
conflicting dates in the cities already Oc-
,upied by League clubs. The League will
lot be permitted to conflict with us. even
{ we have TO change our schedule once a
week. Our plan is to play ball at Boston,
Chicago. and st. Louis when
he League teams OF those cities are away
rom home. The League can so about its
,wn business without worrying about a
var II cannot have one, even If its wants
me.
THE League men say We cannot take
heir players away because they are
egally held by the option clause in their
contracts Our contention is that when
asst season ended, the League players hav-
ny fulfilled the spirit and letter of their |
contracts for value received We're at liberty
o sign with any other organization. pro-
riding it did not come under the head of
so-called national agreement. The
american Association fhapPens TO be just
such an organization. II is a business
.ivaI Of the League, and stands ready to
make an honest bid for skillful talent"
That the League has been placed in an
i'd predicament by the associations
atest moves there can be no doubt Me
travis detection appears 10 be complete
.nockdown. Hanlun, after arriving at Bal
inore Friday night. sent for McGraw and
old him he was making > foolish move
t is understood that they had a stormy
interview in which McGraw told his former
manager TO mind his own business. Just
What action the Brooklyn Baltimore syn
icate will take is question. The League |
lrcuit committee viii not interfere for
he present and several of the magnates
ay the wrangle at Baltimore must be set
led by the owners OF the League franchise
u that city.
The minor leagues. which have been
railing along at the beck and call of the |
ircuit committee, are in state of panic. |
he Eastern League does not know where |
stands and President p. F. Powers is in
quandary. He has been figuring on Bal !
;maro and Washington all Along but tho |