Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-14
TELLS TALES OUT OF SCHOOL
Frank DEE sas Shows Up koGsw and Rob-
inson in Unenviable Light,
PLAYERS CHARGED WITH DOUBLE DEALING
According to story OF 81. Louis Nag
nate. Who seems to Have Been
Played for Good Thing. Twain
Cost Him $4,000 Last Year.

Cost Hin $4,000 Last Year.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Frank DeHaas |
Robinson Of the 81. Louis base ball club |
gave out the following statement concern |
ing the withdrawal of McGraw and Robin |
son from the National Base Ball associa- |
tlon:
Before the last meeting of the National |
association was held at Chicago last winter |
McGraw and Robinson had both signed /
regular National league contracts to play |
base ball with the Baltimore Base Ball |
company, MIR Hanlon president and Mr.. !
Won Der Horst treasurer for the base ball |
season of 1900. This was done on the same
night, and that same night McGraw, to-
gether with Mr.. Peterson, the president
of the new club that had been organized |
in Baltimore, started to attend the meet
| ing Of their association. As is we'll known
| to all. McGraw and Robinson had previous
to this time deserted the Baltimore Base
Ball company and had become the prime
| movers in the new National movement. !
They had never intended to remain with
! that club, but on the contrary, sent pri-
| vate letters to MIR. Hanlon of the Balti
more club, asking If he would meet them
some place Mr.. Hanlon decided he would
meet McGraw and Robinson and hear what
| they had to say. This was after the new
| base ball company had been incorporated
and had elected officers. and gone so far
as TO effect a lease OF the ball grounds,
which was the property of Hanlon. Won
! Der Horst and others and had been inn
proved to over $4,000 in cash
Meet HanIon ON the Quiet.
"McGraw and Robinson stated to Hanlon
that they did not want to play ball with
the new National association or become
| connected with IL II they could make suit
able arrangements with Mr.. Hanlon and
Mr.. Won Der Horst. At the conference held
by Won Der Horst and Hanlon, the two
said they would like to make contract
with him TO play ball with the Baltimore
club for the season OF 1900. The propo-
sition submitted was McGraw said he
would sign a contract with the Baltimore
club belonging to Hanlon and Won Der
Worst IL he we're paid salary OF s., 900
for the season. Robinson would sign IL
he were paid SO, 200 for the season and in
addition they stated that IL McGraw were
released or his release sold to any club
In the National league he was to receive
sS,500 in addition and II Robinson was sold
he was to receive $1,000 in addition.
AT the time this proposition was made to
Mr.. Hanlon he said he could not give them
an answer until he had consulted with MIR.
Won Der Horst ! had been In Baltimore
before and at this very time. Won Der Horst
called me into conference and submitted
the proposition that had been made by Nc
Graw and Robinson. Van Der Horst then
and there declared that he would never
agree to any such terms, stating that 1t was
an outrage II the Batimores were compelled
to pay this kind of bonus for the return
Of what they considered their stolen prop
erty. | finally suggested to them that il
was not right that the Baltimore club
should stand all of this loss.
Robinson Takes Hand In Deal.
II said l thought the National league
would share in the loss and help reimburse
the Baltimore club in case Hanlon and Won
Der Horst accepted the terms OF McGraw
and Robinson and both Hanlon and Won
: her Horst said IL would telegraph to mem
| bers OF the National league asking them II
the National league would stand by them
in this matter and share the loss with them
: and get their consent to do so, that they
would accept the terms proposed by McGraw
| and Robinson. The latter also agreed that
they would break up the new National as
sociation and drop them entirely, this be-
l ing part of the consideration. l consent ed
I to telegraph to the members of the circuit
committee of the National league and did
$ so, and getting replies from them that they
D would stand by the Baltimore club. Mr..
Hanlon then again met McGraw and Robin
D son and accepted their terms and they both
e signed National league contracts calling for
a the amounts stated. namely: $4,000 salary
9 for McGraw and $4,000 salary for Robinson
y Hanlon then made a separate contract with
!, | McGraw and Robinson whereby they agreed
S to be released to any other National league
| oil hay ha or Cd
. namely: McGraw, $4,000, and Robinson
1 s2500"
! McGraw Makes Futile Trip to Chicago
o After McGraw and Robinson had signed
e the contract McGraw took the train, ac-
r companied by Mr.. Peterson, the president
n of his new base ball organization, and
, started for Chicago, where they were tC
Ie attend the meeting of the National asso
citation. 1t was McGraws idea to break uI
that association at that meeting, but hs
found Quinn and Havener, representing tn,
~ Milwaukee club, Sphinx, Schaefer ano
Heckle. representing the st. Louis club
u Arson representing the Chicago club
~ Richter representing the Philadelphia club
.e and others at the meeting when it was
le called to order. These persons, It seems
" had each brought with them bond, for
~ think, the sum of s. 0OO which each clul
q was to put up as guaranty OF good faith
u and they were so strong in believing tina
O. their new movement would be a success
rs that McGraw found it impossible TO carr.
e out his plans at that meeting. McGraw a
10 this meeting had Peterson and himsel
20 put a committee 10 see Mr.. Koch fo
- the Philadelphia parties and TO see II the!
er were ready to put up their bond and sigl
n the agreement that had been drawn b.
u, the association and also to select tn
a eighth city to represent the league. Thi
p gave McGraw the opportunity to carry ou
l,d his plans and he, either before leavin
a Chicago or while on the road, wired L
ne Mr.. Hanon to meet him the following nigh
~ in Baltimore and he would explain matter
he to him. IIanlon met him and McGraw tol
a. Hanlon that he would go to Philadelphi
to put up their guaranty Immediately an
II they did not do so he would telegrap
is Anson that he was through with the Who'll
"A matter.
ls The St. Louis ball club, after the Ma
nd tional league meeting held last spring /
X New York, purchased the release of No
r. Graw, Robinson and Keister, paying th
~ sum of sl6,50O for the same. In addition I