Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-23

STILL HUsTLING.
MI. Richter Says National Association
IN Very Much Alive.
Editor Richter Of Sporting Life, one Of the
head promoters of the National Association
has the following to say in this weeks
paper on the base ball situation:
1.-The desperate effort Of the National
League aided by the American League and
internal treachery. to choke off the National
Association is futile. The American
Leagues Baltimore coup instead Of break
| ing down the Independent movement has
| only melted the association men to greater
resolution and harder effort to put their
organization in the field. There is too much
money and brains behind the new associa-
| ton to permit the desertion Of two mere
players and the loss of city Of so little
| base ball Importance Baltimore to pre-
vent. even seriously hamper, the creation
| OF new real rival to the base ball trust.
/ Washington has been lined up solid with
| fine new grounds and superb local back
| organization now presents an impregnable
| front with Boston, Philadelphia, Washing
ton in the east. and Chicago. St Louis Mil
| Waukee in the west. l say lmpregnabe be-
| cause with this array OF cities and stanch
| hackers there is chance for the oppose
| ton to repeat the Baltimore coup The
| national Association now KNOWS just W eie
| 1t stands and what 1t can depend upon,
/ and in due time it will complete spen-
did eight-club circuit. In a PINCH or as a
| last resort. the six great cities mentioned
| would make a very good league-but there
| will be necessity for that. Long before
| the opposition shall have composed Its
| dfticulties-and both the National League
| and American League have quite Few
hurdles of their own to surmount-tne
| National Association will have secured the
needed fourth eastern and fourth western
| city and be ready to do business, without
| the slightest apprehension as to the etiects
| Of a triangular war. Such a fight will be
| short, sharp and decisive and can result
but one way-a summary narrowing down
to square battle between the old league
| and the young association
The Washington correspondent or sport
| ing Life, in his weekly letter, has the fol-
| lowing:
Mr.. F. c. Richter Of Philadelphia spent
| Friday and Saturday in this city mendins
| the National Association fences and before
| he left he had made everything so alruehl
| that there will be no chance for Manager
| Manning's American League club to eStaD-
| ish itself All Of the available local capital
| has been enlisted for the association, even
what Manning had counted upon having
! shifted over to the association club, which
/ will be organized at once, and which has
options on the only available sites for a bal!
park in this city. If Manning comes at all
he will have to play at the league grounds
and run his club with his own capital-will
be an alien pure and simple, as the Wag-
ners were, and will have to face a hostile
press and public from start to finish. If
Manning is the wise man he is credited
with being he will keep out of this city, no
matter how hard Johnson ct al. may coax
him. A National Association. run solely by
local capital. containing some OF the pest
people in this city, is absolutely assured
now. In opposition to this Manning won't
have one chance in a million to establish
himself with his Kansas City minor
leaguers. To attempt it is to commit base
| ball suicide.
"A move has been inaugurated which will
knock the American League out Of a play
! ing ground here. On behalf Of the owners
! of adjacent property a petition has been
| filed with the District Commissioners
! against the issuing of license that per
mitS base ball to be played on the old Ma
| tional League grounds. at the head of TIN
street. 1t is represented that because of the
/ noise and the crowds the price Of property
| in the vicinity is diminished. and that ten
| ants and owners are annoyed by the games;
1T is expected that Freedman's Hospital
| will Join in the movement. as the noise
! from the games affects the patients. Messrs.
/ Hufiy & Hufty represent the petitioners,
! John f. Waggaman. Philip 7. Dodge Chas.
! f, Banes and others, who own property ad-
! Joining the park. If this move fails in
1uence will be brought to bear to cut a
| street through National Park The only
! available sites for a ground here are con-
! troed by the association people
Interesting Golf at Rosslyn.
The eighteen-hole golf handicap yester-
day on the links Of the Washington Golf
! Club at Rosslyn, a most enjoyable
| event. many of the devotees Of the sport
| being present. A majority Of the contest
ants went over the course in the morning
| and the fine weather made the journey
| unusually pleasant. The ladies' match was
| finely contested, Mrs. Thomas T. Graft
| finishing first wi, the score ia, and was
| rewarded with a handsome silver cup for
| her efforts Mrs. Graft was the only
| scratch" player in the contest, and being
| in excellent FORM went over the course with
| the smallest number Of strokes.
The Washington club is preparing for
big time Thanksgiving day, when popu-
pices on the Rosslyn links. All the local
golf clubs will be represented, entries nav
| ing been received by Secretary Riggs from
representatives of the Chevy Chase, Column
bia Dumbarton and Washington clups.
These organizations have several very me
PLAYERS and it is expected that eXcltlhe
contests will assuredly result.
Janey No Match for Raedy.
The mill between Pat Raedy and jim ia
ney of this city, which took place before
the Eureka Athletic Club of Baltimore last
| night was too one-sided to be interesting.
Janey was no match for Raedy and was
| knocked out early in the second round
| Raedy will be matched with Joe Walcott
| of New York.
l.. ReiR Leads Jockeys.
| At the Manchester. England, November
meeting yesterday, the Thursday plate OF
1O3 sovereigns for two-year-olds and up
ward at six furlongs, was won by LORD