Evening star., 1901-10-29
MANNING MAY STAY
Local Stockholders to Furnish Money
and Stop Negotiations.
ADVANCE MONEY THE OBSTACLE
Senators Manager Insists Upon
Star Players for His Team.
S SPORTS IN GE N e r A L

Within the next two days there may be
1.ews to give out which will be highly graf
ifying to the base ball enthusiasts of WASH
ington. Last night the news was published
that Manager Manning had sold his inter-
est in the Washington club to President
Postal. and that the former would probably
HE himself back to Kansas City.
Today matters look quite different and If
everything goes according to the present
understanding Manager Manning will still
be the principal stockholder in the Wash
ington club. and of course its manager.
The minority stockholders, or more prop
erly speaking, the Washington holders OF
stock, do not want to lose Mr.. Manning
and will probably raise the money needed
today or tomorrow, and if they do matters
will continue on their old basis. A meet
ing will be held this evening and it is
thought the matter settled. Among the
local stockholders are Messrs. Hogan
O'Donnell Dunn and Donovan, and they
have enough confidence in Mr.. Manning to
want him to remain with them
The reasons for Mr.. Manning's decision
to get out of the base ball business as far
as Washington is concerned is a short one
and will bear telling.
During last season President Johnson in
timated to Mr.. Manning that in case he
needed any ready cash he would see 1t was
forthcoming from the 10 per cent fund Of
the American League. Upon this under
standing Mr. Manning signed the best play
erS he could induce to leave the National
League, and paid out advance money law
ishly, but when the money had been ex-
hausted and Mr.. Manning turned to the
American Leagues president for assistance
no satisfaction could be had.
A meeting of the stockholders was then
called, and the proposition of getting new
players, for whom advance money would
have to be paid. was laid before them. AT
that meeting Mr.. Postal was not represent
ed, and the Detroit man seemed TO be back
ward about sharing the responsibility OF
the transaction.
Manager Manning has always conducted
base ball clubs on a liberal scale, paying
good salaries and getting the best players.
AS result he has always been a money
maker. The developments of the case were
dstastefui to him. and when he discovered
that he could not do as he pleased he de-
cided to get out.
It was then that he made the PROPOSE
ton to President Postal to sell, and after
due deliberation it was accepted. Attorney
A1lor of Detroit came on to Washington to
fix up the matter, but developments in the
way of guarantee for rent of the grounds
came up and the negotiations are at a
StandStill.
Attorney Allor has telegraphed to Presi-
dent Postal Tor Instructions. but as yet has
received no word, and until he does nothing
can be done. The amount required to keep
Mr.. Manning in Washington and at the
head of the senatorial aggregation is COM
paratively a small one and the local stock
holders have enough of the sporting blood
in their veins to want to keep the control
of the team in Washington.
The announcement in last evenings Star
that Manager Manning had disposed of his
interest in the Washington base ball club
came surprise to the local fans Mr..
Manning enjoys the reputation Of being one
of the best base ball leaders in the coun-
when
Washington followers of the game were
enthusiastic over the prospects of at last
witnessing games on the local grounds by a
winning team.
The Washington patrons of the game
were patient with Mr.. Manning and were
firm in their belief that 1t was only mat
ter of time when the senatorial aggrega-
| tion would be a firSt-ciaSS one.
Mr.. Manning insists that he relinQuishel
| the reins of control of his own free WILL
Lotus Mentioned for Manager.
| No names have been mentioned as to who
| will be the manager next season, but it Il
| a foregone conclusion that the gentleman
| selected is Thomas LOTUS, who held the
reins of government over the Nationa
League club Of Chicago last season. Some
| time since President Johnson said in {
quoted interview that Mr.. Lotus would be
| taken care of and would be In the Ameri
can League, and the natural surmise is thai
ne Will be IN w aShfnStOn next season MT
LOTUS is well known in the base ball world
having managed many minor league clubs
| in the past, and is considered well to dt
financially. Messrs. Johnson and Postal are
close friends of Loftus-another point that
almost crystallizes the belief that he viii
| be assigned to the care of the Senators.
Meeting of Stockholders.
Attorney Allor, who Is in the city look
| ing after the interests of Mr.. Postal, was
a busy man this morning at base ball head
quarters. All the local stockholders were
on hand, and those who desired were
| quickly relieved of their stock. Mr.. Man.
| ming has insisted from the first that the
| local holders of stock should be taken care
/ of, and after the meeting everybody praised
| the way the new owners had met their de-
mands. Mr.. Allor will remain in Washing
| ton for some time fixing up the affairs OF
| the cIub-iE fact. he admitted last NIGH
that he may be here all winter.