Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-30
TO MEET TONIGHT.
Many Members OF the American Az
ISOLATION In Philadelphia.

! About the only thing that has developed
| in base ball during the past twenty-four
| hours is the report of a continuous season
which will be inaugurated by the National
| League, sent out from Baltimore late YES
terday afternoon. Frank DeHass Robson
president Of the st. Louis and Cleveland
clubs Is credited with being the author OF
this plan. The plan, in brief, is to place
Eastern sand Western League clubs in the
cities controlled by the National League,
who will play on the dates when the star
clubs are away from home. thus dividing
with the American Association clubs the
patronage.
Many members of the American Associa-
ton arrived in Philadelphia yesterday and
last night and today witnessed the arrival
of representatives of ten or more clubs, SO
that large and enthusiastic body of base
ball hackers will assemble in the Hotel
Hanover tonight, when the first meeting Of
that organization will be held. Louisville
has cropped OUT as another city desiring
to get into the Association, and there was
a report in the Quaker city last night to
the effect that New York and Washington
should still be considered '1n the running -
Yesterday the Baltimore crowd Joined
President Quinn and "Magnate" Arson for
an informal talk and plans were mapped
out for the work tonight. Those present
were enthusiastic over the outlook and
| uuthluS Dul success Is looked 1Or,
One of the peculiar spectacles of the base
ball middle Is the report from indianapolis
that John T. Brush received the news of
McGraws desertbon and securing Of the
baltimore grounds, with great good humor
If not glee. John T. is a shrewd one and
tho willy Cincinnati magnate doubtless
discerns silver lining to the present dark
cloud oyerhanging the National League in
the fact that the parent body has saved
something like $4,000. and that in the end
the Brookiyns may yet be driven from the
league and Freedman pfacafed.
The positive statement made by J. Earl
Wagner that Washington will remain in
the league may veIfors Its basis this
erasure Of the Brooklyns FROM the National
tS League map and in that this city is
situation drastic measures WILL have to be
resorted to. but $50, 600 to $4,000 now may
look big to the BROOKLYN people, when, at
the end Of the ten years; aagreement, the
ton: There are several magnates in the
National League secretly Inv, favor of the
American Association, azsthe1 know rivalry
e shs nto lh Thu,
will be for all concerned
The Baltimore backefst OF the new club
| In that city are laughing at9the remarks Of
saying that the gentlemen at the head of
the association club in that city are traitors
and that he was treated shabbily for trying
to maintain a National League club in the
orioie city. The projectors Of the new club
assert that they have positive Information
that at the Cleveland meeting the Brook
lyn-Baltimore syndicate was offered $45, 600
for the oyster city outfit and that sos. 600
was demanded. Therefore. they claim Mr..
Vonderhorst was loyal ito Baltimore to
the extent OF getting his price. and that
price was just 10000 more than the other
magnates thought the oriele outfit was
worth.
Joe Kelley. the captain of the Brooklyns,
said last night that he had been offered the
management of the Athletics. the associa-
ton team In Philadelphia, and that he
were all right. President Quinn is positive
In his assertion that both Hugh Jennings
and Tom DAILY have signed with him for
champion team of last year will be mere
skeleton of its former self should 1t take
the field next season