Evening star., 1901-02-20
MANNING BACK HOME
IDspects New Grounds and is Pleased
Over Start Made.
MANAGER HANLON NOT COMING HERE
Says Brooklyn is Good City and
He Won't Desert It.
S P 0 RT s IN ZEN Z r A l.
RTS IN GEN ERA l.

Manager James H. Manning Of the Wash
irgton Base Ball Club arrived home late
last night from his short trip to Philadel-
phia. and was seen this morning by the
sporting editor of The Star. Mr.. Manning
said:
II have Just come from the grounds of
the Washington club and everything is
hustle out there. Many men and carts are
at work grading off the field and dumping
the earth into the big hole In centerfleld.
The contractor this morning told me that
he would have the field in first-class shape
after months hard work.
while the grading Is going on. or rather
after 1t has gotten under good Roadway. I
will have the plans all ready for the stands,
and they will be completed shortly after
the playing field has been put into shape
for use
LAS to my trip to Philadelphia. the Wash
ington base ball enthusiasts will have to be
patient with me short time longer as
what I accomplished over there will have
to remain secret for the time being. They
can rest assured that am looking out for
Washington in a playing sense as we'll as
a location for my team, and when the time
comes to make public all my plans 1 am
sure they will indorse my actions"
The reports that have been flying around
Washington the past two or three days
concerning Manager Edward Hanlon and
his Brooklyn club, to the effect that they
might be located in this city next season.
are given the auietus by Foxy Ned in an
interview In this mornings Baltimore Sun.
What HanIon Says.
Mr.. Hanlon says: ''Washington news
paper men have seen me over there TWICE
going into the office of President Young Of
the National League. and they have tried
to find theory to account for my visits
I had business interests that took me to
Washington, and, being there, naturally
dropped in to Mr.. Young.
II do not In any way contemplate locat-
ing my team in that city, but expect to fin
fsh my base ball career In Brooklyn. Brook
lyn will always be In the National League.
and 1t would be good town now II II were
not for the conditions existing in New
York We are handicapped by not having
many large morning papers to boom the
sport, as the New York team has not been
playing a remarkable game for the last
few years.
when New York gets up again the pa
pers there will take new interest and give
more space to base ball. with the result
that our games will be reported at some
length instead Of in perfunctory manner
as at present. which will help up great
deal. for thousands OF our patrons reao
those papers.
Manager HanIon was asked what he
thought Of Catcher Clarke's chances for
starting an American Association team IN
Baltimore city. He replied:
about him. He will have plenty of backing
when the time comes. and with q good
team backed by local people he should have
no trouble in attracting the crowds when
he convinces the people that the association
is not merely an appendags OF the Ma
tional League"
The manager was asked how he hap
pened to know so much about Clarke's cap
ital but refused to make any statement on
that point He also declined to say how
the association manager Is going to con-
vince the local PUBLIC that MS orgamzation ION
is not merely a club in the hands OF the
National to knock out the American |
League.
Surprise in Philadelphia.
Over in Philadelphia yesterday big sur |
prise was sprung ON the close followers OF |
base ball when the election OF officers OF |
the new American League club in that city |
was held Benjamin ]. Shibe, wealthy |
manufacturer of sporting goods. was elect |
ed PRESIDENT William J. Sharsig. business |
manager and Connie Mack. manager. Mr.. |
shibe is the business partner Of Al. Reach.
president Of the Philadelphia National
League club, and this connection has Great
ed all sorts of talk. Mr. Shtbe said 1t was
only business proposition with him, and |
that as he believed an American League
club in Philadelphia would make money he |
naturally invested his money therein As |
to his close affiliation with Mr.. Reach, Mr.. |
Shibe said 1t would have no bearing on the |
case whatever.
President Ban Johnson of the American |
League and Vice President Somers were |
also at the meeting, and both We're highly |
pleased over the Philadelphia situation.
President Young Of the National League
Yesterday sent out a call for the spring
meeting Of his organization, The meeting
will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York. Monday evening, February %,
al o'clock.
President Johnson of the American
League gave out the information in Phila-
deIphia that his organization would meet
in the Quaker city March 20. at which gath
ering the schedule would be adopted and
the final arrangements completed for the
coming playing season..