Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-20
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Laioie Answers Phillies, Legal Claim.


Napoleon Lajoie, the clever second base
man Of the Athletic American League Club
Of Philadelphia, promises to give the Ma
tional League magnates a little surprise
and reveal the methods by which he was
induced to sign his contraet.
The legal fight took a new turn yester-
day, when Jay Turner. attorney for the
second baseman, filed an. answer to the
amended bill of the National League club.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Ma
tfonal League rules only permit of salary
limit of 81, 400, Lajoie says Delahanty re-
ceived 5000, and he received 5000, under
the promise that no other player on the
team should receive more The fact of his
discovery that Delahanty received more
than he did disconnected the Philadelphia
management, and Lajoie says he was of
fered the difference if he would sign the
contract for this season.
His history of the facts found in his
answer says: 1T is true that on April 1S.
1900, he signed q contract to furnish the
plaintiff his services as a base ball player
for the season of 1900. but it was not until
notice was served upon defendant that he
was aware that the plaintiff claimed to
have a contract with him whereby the
! plaintiff had the right to reserve his ser
vices for the season of 1901
Yesterday's National League Games.
| At Brooklyn-Brooklyn 10; Philadel-
phia. O.
AT Boston-Boston, Z; New York, 0.
| At st. Louis-Chicago, 8; st. Louis, I.
Base Balr Notes.
Rail- for Washington, Rah! for George
| town!
May the team that plays the best ball
| win out.
! Advices from Fort Monroe are to the eff
| feet that the Washington fans will have
| something this year they haven't seen for
| many years, that is, iirst-cass third
| baSeman.
"Mugsy' McGraw told the Baltimore
| newspaper men yesterday that he expected
| to bring 1000 Marylanders over to the
| game with Washington next Monday week
| With good weather next Wednesday the
| Philadelphia papers predict record break
| ing attendance in that city at the opening
| game of the season between the Athletics
| and Senators.
The rain of yesterday and today has in
| torfered with the work at the new Ameri-
| can League Park, but there Is plenty of
| time next week to finish up all the de-
tails and be ready for the opening day
| The only kick coming from the Senators
| this morning upon their arrival in Wash
| ington was that they will not have a
| chance to play on the new grounds before
| the season opens. There is everything in
being familiar with your quarters, but that
when Baltimore plays here it will be Even
Stephen between them.
Harry White, the Georgetown twirler,
| was signed by the Toronto club of the
Eastern League last 1all, Out ne Is still
| with the Phillies. 1t looks as though the
| minor leagues would receive very little
| protection from the parent body this sea-
son.
Burkett who was spoken of as a pos
sibility for Connie Mack's Athletics, has
| decided to remain with the st. Louis team.
Two Of 'Mugsy' McGraws twirlers are
| or the hospital list Jerry Nops' hands
| are in bad shape and Iron Man McGin-
nitys hide is full of malaria.
| Harley Parker thinks of changing his
| location and going to Walter Wilmot's
| Louisvilles instead Of Somers' Bostons
| Parker and Wilmot are great personal
| friends, and Boston doesn't particularly
howl for Harley, anyhow.
If Barney Wefers makes good in base
| ball his sprintng ability will give him
several seconds advantage in getting
around the bases. u
Wiltse, the Syracuse pitcher, touted as a
sure conner and a wonder. has been dis
appointing his admirers, and may get the
grand razoo when Pittsburg comes to cut
down the team. -
Morgan Murphy has igned with the Phil
lies, but he does not yet know whether he
Is to play ball or tip off the signals, as
last year.
Philadelphia North American: The spec
tators at Thursdays game gave Sheckard