Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-09
NEXT SEASONS TEAM,
The Eastern League Club That May Be
Located Here.

Located Here.
The report from the National League
meeting In New York that there is more
than a possibility that the Springfield
Eastern League club will be located in this
city during the coming summer was re-
ceived with considerable satisfaction by the
local dyed-in-t he-wool seIball enthusiasts.
President Powers of the Eastern League
will probably come to this city directly
after the adjournment of the parent league
and make arrangements for the location of
such club here. These arrange
ments will probably consist of capitalizing
a local company to control the club, OBJ
tanning charter therefor from Virginia.
Tom Brown, the ex-sepatorial manager
last season, and when seen this morning by
. an Evening Star reporter was evidently
pleased over the prospect of remaining in
this city. Brown has made Washington
many friends. He managed the Washing
ton club CHE. enc. yBa bit II \ Hade any
/. sort OF a. showing IN 1.-The Championship
Ign for sixth place. In speaking about the
Springfield club MIR. Brown said:
Springfield is not money making town.
and probably never will be. For several
/ seasons past Managers Rarnie and Burns
have dropped from $500 to $500 on the
seasons they were in that city Last year
was about the best, financially, the club
ever experienced, and we came out about
5000 behind. The club was a good one, and
but for Pitenger's desertion would have
landed the Eastern League pennant o1 oc-
cupied second. place at least. Pitenger is
out to my club A fancied grievance drove
him away, and with him went our MAIN
stay in the pitchers box.
our salary list was one Of the smallest
in the Eastern League. but the boys all
worked hard, and as result We won many
victories, owing to the harmonious efforts
of all the players. l have the following
players on the Springfield reserve list, and
should the club be transferred to this city
they would probably come here. They are
Phelps, GunSon and Dreamer, Icatchers;
Pappalau, McDermott Kirtley. Baker pitch
ers; Hemming. first base; Curley and GIea-
son, second; Bert Myers, third; Shannon,
short: Campbell, left; Brown, center; Do
lan right. Other players will be secured
to the reduction of the big league to eight
clubs. Washington patrons of the game
VIII be surprised at the snappy, enjoyable
ball put up the Eastern League clubs,
and I am positive that should President
Powers locate one of his clubs in this city
1T will prove financial and playing sue
cess.
THE Springfield club at present is con-
trol!ed by about ten stockholders, and
should local capitalists take up the rum
ming where the Wagners have left off they
will probably have to buy the franchise
from the eastern people; but this would
be small matter. know that there is
large portion Of the population to be en-
tertained in summer If an Eastern League
team Is placed in this city and puts up q
good sample of ball the stockholders will
get a big return on the money invested"
1t is a strange coincidence that 1t was
just ten years ago when the Washington
club was once before thrown out of the
National League. At that time the BROTH
erhood movement had materialized into a
strong working body, but the magnates
gave out the information that It's circuit
would be made up of ten clubs This
was blind, something on the order of this
year. to handicap the new association, and
at the April meeting both Washington and
Indianapolis were bought out. That trans
action cost the National League 5000
while the one Just concluded will foot up
something like $4,000. These figures clear
ly demonstrate the increase of baseball
values in the past ten years. The cause
for the reduction ten years ago was about
the same as to-day, viz, net enough players
to go AROUND and make every club equal
in strength. The Washington players of
to Buffalo, and the. indianapolis players
were needed in New York to fill up the
places made Vacant by the desertion of the
Giants to the Brotherhood club. That bat
tie cost the National League nearly half
million dollars and the, brotherhood al
most an equal sum: but tl1s years reduc-
ton is looked forward a. to make fully
It is asserted that Louisville will be paid
$4,000 for Withdrawing from the National
League this year, Cleveland $4,000, Balti-
more $4,000 and Washington 1000 MAX
ing total of $1,000 It required radical
steps to bring about the present situation.
but the magnates arose apparently to the
occasion and another year Of base ball
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