Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-23
LOCAL CLUB MOVING
Meeting Of Stockholders Of the Wash
ington Association Club.
ASSESSMENT ON SHARES CALLED FOR
American League Obtains Fine
Grounds in Philadelphia.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS

Base ball plans of the different organiza-
tons are fast crystalizing into substantial
facts, and from now on rapid and sensa-
tional Developments. may be looked for.
Yesterday afternoon, the stockholders of
the local club In the American Associate
held a meeting and an assessment was
made on the stock subscribed for. What
officers We're elected, outside of the selection
of Mr.. Bryan as manager. was not given
out, and it is the evident intention to keep
everything as secret as possible
Mr.. Bryan intends to obtain a downtown
office in which to transact the business Of
the club until his organization gets into
permanent quarters at the base ball park.
Where these grounds will be located is
still a secret, but inside of three days at
the longest, it is expected a definite an
nouncement will be made Mr.. Bryan has
been in communication with ball players
of note, many of whom have shown a
preference for this city in case all things
are even as regards salary.
The American Association people over in
Philadelphia are also on the move, Mr..
Niles, head Of the Quaker city club, having
called a meeting yesterday at which it
was decided to issue a call for assess
ments on the stockholders.
The American League in this city, looked
after by James H. Manning, remains at
Standstill, no move being made with
in the last twenty-four hours, and the
probabilities that this state of things
will remain the same until after the COM
ing meeting in Chicago next week.
American League in Philadelphia.
Connie Mack, who Is to run the Amer
lean League club in Philadelphia, has been
huStling during the past week, and yester-
| day issued a bulletin that is full of i'm
| port. special from that city says:
eff the National League magnates and
| those interested in the American Associa-
| ton have entertained any doubts as to the
| inability of the American League to secure
| suitable grounds for the rival base ball
| team in this city, they must certainly have
received Jar yesterday when it was learn
| ed that Connie Mack had taken the first
| firm step in the matter by signing ten
| years lease for a splendid site and that
| plans have already been presented and ac-
copied and contracts given for tbs improve
| ment of these grounds
after many drawbacks and hunt or
several months for suitable site, Mack
| finally decided on accepting the grounds at
| 10Th and Columbia avenue. The lot Sc
cured is 400 by 400 feet and is admirably
| situated 1t is easily accessible by two or
| three trolley lines and also by the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. The latter has station at
| Engleside, which it but two squares from
the grounds, and the Reading road IS but
| a short distance further and the company
| will no doubt build station nearer. The
| grounds extend to 10th street and also to
| oxford, giving ample room IOi ti4S pUA-
| poses of a frSt-ciasS bail ground.
THE contract for the erection OF the pa
| vlion and beachers has been AWARDED 10
| James Foster, who. has prooably haa more more
/ experience in the erection or stands than
| any other builder in the country. lie Will
| begin work on Monday next and is bonded
| to have; all the improvements conciuucd
within two months. The stand, when WI
| be a singIe-decker viii be an imposing al
| fair, capable of seating 40OG persons Inc
right and left field bieachers vii! have
| seating capacity of 5000. The cost of the
| Improvements will approximate $'''ooo.
| President JOhnsOn's Statement.
A special from Boston sent last night
says:
President Ban 3. johnson of the Ameri-
can Base Ball League and Charles w. Som
ers of the Cleveland club Of that organiza-
| ton arrived in this city from New York this
| morning and registered at Youngs Hotel
After breakfast they took trolley ride to
| the site of the new base ball grounds ON
Huntington avenue. Both were highly
| pleased with the location. TO reporter
| Mr.. Johnson said: no
| 1--WE have not come to Boston as olurr.
| We could not afford to make any move we
! could not carry out. We planned expansion
months ago, and have abundant .ath we
can carry through our project. We have no
! intention Of fighting any one. we 20 not
| want to trample on any one 8 rights. Our
purpose is to build UP base ball and help
the game in every way. League mlsnah-
| agement has forced us to take our present
step. Year after year the game was going
| backward a condition Of things entirely due
| to league miSruie. Heroic measures hau 10
! be adopted to save the game from utter
| ruin. The only way to save the game is 10
have two leagues, equal IN Strength estan
lished on terms of friendly anu healtnJ
| rivalry. In this movement we nave no &C.
| sire to crush the National League. but IL IS
| absolutely sure we will remove from Inc
game men in the National League VINO
| have always been detriment to base oall.
Clarke's baltimore Club.
A special from Baltimore says that Man
| ager William J. Clarke of the American
Associat ton team in that city declared en-
phaticaly yesterday that he had not de-
serted the Players Protective Association.
'I intend to go to- the meeting at Cieve-
! land next month" be said. land am con-
WINGED that all differences between the play
ers and the National League VIII be ad-
| justed by concessions both sides.
| 81 am going about the formation of my
club with the idea that the team when
| plays the better ball will draw the iarges!
| crowd. l am daily expecting my Iorihai
release from Boston. ! have not begun TO
sign players yet, nor will do so until after
| the schedule meeting of the Nauonai
| League next month
| Clarke, while not too well pleased over
| the agreement which allows American AS
| ISOLATION teams to reserve only hYe players,
| does not believe it will be possible for the
| National League to entirely deplete the
| Associa zion teams. He says that When the
| five best men on the team are saIe from
being drafted there will be few others any
| manager would want Clarke does not nes-
| itate to say that he don't like the way the
| National League forced the new magnates
| of the American Association 70 make n
| X Niles, the whole thing in Philadelphia.
nor the manner n which chicago was