Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-29
TO FIX THE CIRCUIT
Important Meeting of the American
Association.
The CONFERENCE In PHILADELPHIA
Success of Georgetown Athletes at
Boston.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

The scores of the base bail play have
been shifted once more, and now all eyes
are upon Philadelphia. Tomorrow night
the American Association of Base Ball
Clubs will meet in the Quaker city. and the
organization that has been derided by Ma
tional League magnates and writer's since
its inception will get into compact form
Representatives will be present from St.
Louis. Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit Bos-
ton. Baltimore. Providence and Philadelphia,
and it is promised that the names of the
packers of the different clubs will be made
public. Considerable wealth will have to
DE shown by the new organization to gain
the confidence Of public and players and
President Quinn has assured his friends
that no fears need be felt on this score
From personal Information received it
can he stated that the capitalists back of
the movement in St Louis Chicago, Mil
waukee, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Bos-
ton are of the wealthiest, which leaves but
Detroit and Providence in the doubtful
clas>. President Quinn says that Detroit
land syndicate $ back of the movement in
that city. and the Eastern League organ
iZat1on in Providence is the one that will
go into the new movement. With but two
doubtful cities in the circuit it would ap-
pear to the observing ones that the Amer
lean Association is quite we'll fixed
President Quinn's Statement.
What the new organization proposes to
do can best be told in the words of Presi-
dent pro tenn. Harry D. Quinn.
1T is all over but the shouting" says he
The American Association circuit is COM
piete and comprises the following cities:
Boston. Providence, Philadelphia and Bal
tifn0re in the east. and St. Louis. Chicago.
Milwaukee and Detroit in the west. We
~, TDta:t
phia. next Tuesday and complete our or
ganlZat.on. Delegates from the various
clubs will then be required to put up 5000
apiece. the same to be forfeited if a club
does not finish the season.
In cities where league clubs are located
We have no intention of conflicting with the
league on dates. If they change their play
ing schedule every day We will also change
ours. We are out to make all the money
We can this year. Possibly, if We feel
strong enough in 1901. we may give the Old
league a tusSei on conflicting dates. | am
well aware that the so-caled magnates of
the National League and their supporters
have been giving Us the laugh and have
treated our association as though it had no
financial standing whatever. Well. think
We turned the laugh on them very nicely in
Baltimore. Besides McGraw and Robinson,
almost the entire Baltimore team of last
seas on will be with our club. l can say
now that every team in our association Will
have prominent league payer as manager
and captain.
MIR. Soden of Boston is quoted as saying
regarding the desertion of the league by
McGraw and Robinson that few league
players more or less don't make any differ
enCe to them. there are plenty to go
round. l wonder if he will feel the same
way If four or five of the stars of his Bos-
ton team sign with Tom McCarthy's asso-
citation club in that city.
Every club in our league except Phila-
delph!a has grounds and stands ready to
occupy In the Quaker city they have
ers Of the Baltimore league club claim that
the stands. bleachers etc. at Union Park
their property. As matter of fact
they Were built by the Traction Company
which stipulated that whoever should
lease the grounds should have the use of
the stands we'll
McGra,v Will Stick.
The prediction made in Saturdays Star
that McGraw would stick to the American
Association is verified by the interview
given out by the plucky little manager last
night. McGraw said:
- was very much angered by story
that intended to desert my friends. Mr..
Hanlnn and L talked on Friday night, but
nothing important resulted. l let him
know that / had gone into the association
and would not desert it. II the other cities
show up as well at the general meeting
which is to be held in Philadelphia on
Tuesday the undertaking should be Il sue
have made. | wanted to pay here and not
play with a minor league team. | will get
what 1 want if the association is a success
and could not see that l could get 1t in the
league.
Il knew certainly that the plan was to
drop Baltimore when l was approached by
Eastern League people with a proposition
to manage of their teams here. If the
league does not get out of this city it will
be because events have made it impossible
for IL to do So
Arson With ..The Cause" Heart and
Soul.
report was a'so sent out from Chicago
Saturday that Arson would desert the as
ISOLATION unless "a club was placed in New
York. A II. Sphinx of the st. Louis Ameri-
can Association club yesterday wired Cap
tain Arson asking him If he really meant
what was stated in a Chicago dispatch de-
filming his policy toward the new association.
His reply was:
Il will attend the meeting. ! am with the
cause heart and soul. regardless of any
reports to the contrary"
Another wild report was sent out from
New York that McGraw would be back
listed for going over to the association, and
ii now turns out that the little Baltimore
player has not signed Il contract with Han
lon for the past three years, a verbal I'm
Outstanding being all that bound him to
the club.
Local Outlook Gloomy.
The Washington situation in the base
ball world is a gloomy one. Mr.. Wagner is
quoted as announcing that a National
League club will be at National Park next
season, but Baltimore is assuredIy doomed.
and the league will hardly go on with nine
clubs. If Mr.. Wagner's prediction proves
true it will be pleasant news to the dyed
in-the-wool base ball cranks to know that.
at the least Washington is to have some
sort of ball next season, basing their pleas