The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-09
PLAN FELL THROUGH
WANTED Tn PLAY HERF. WffH
ERANk FARREIL BtGkER.
Was Ready 10 Transfer the whsle uai'i-
more Team To rhis stty . Nsn'h ~"
-Leesed 90 Ground on the
last side That HAD tiseu teadenined
by The ttty Wow Hes with Freedman

W n sNn-fh" huN'fNffl r'NFfNA N'e
/ AL son- through John J McGraw would
not have signed "A contract to manaE"
Fr--dman's New Yorks. but would hsN"
t-cn at tho helm 81 . now baseball club
representing this city Ia tho American
Dsague McGraw. who has been y failure
a. a Manage In Baltimore. concludedtvo
months ago that baseball In thai city,
whether under tho au-piccs % tho National
league or N. American League. was a
failure. Las, winter he -eSto work To secure
what h. believed would IT, n team capah'"
of " inning the American League champion
ship. lie engaged n corps Of players whoss
salaries in gro-s footed up $4,000. He mott.
fed the Baltimore public that unless hts
team was hlerallv supported thc-e salaries
and o'h-S heavy EXPENSES could not To- paid
But the baltimore team. 40 managed
bv Mctirsw. was a loser almost from IA"
start Rows with tho umpire on tho field
ware frequent. and Han Johnston. Prr>I-
den, - tho American League. in m n NJ
To cleanse the sport, was compelled To- sus-
pend Mciraw and other PLAYERS on frequent
uccasinns. These penalties did not RE
Mctiraw. however. until Recently whom
a. an cNc1isr for leaving baltimore 10 FUN
his engagement with Freedman he CAV" %
| blt tttI ~ Nt'li no AhNk'I FlAiAh ~ -
sccu,ion ~ Johnson. vho was trying 20
wr-ck thu baltimore team in order 10 trans
fer IL Ia SrN York for the benefit Of the
American League
A. n matter Il fact, Mo raw. himself,
planned o. bring the Baltimore Cub. lock,
stock and barrel. To- this city NOR" thar!
"a month ago. On June 4 al tho GRAY es-nl
racetrack Mc'iraw wa- Informed that lh'f"
was a vacant plot 81 ground GA Manhattan
LELAND knuUtlgl IN fl.a - at lay E1rNf ave
nue on the north bv llSth street On the -uuit'
by nth street and IN m" east by III" fa~,
River Tho plot. with 18th street CLOSED
H. lar ger than the Polo Grounds. and when
McGraw heard - ~ he al once consulted
Frank Farrell. known n IN" -pp"lr'"n
king who owns rac'horS"- and not long
ago was willing 20 a tlN,Uh Tor ~" I'm
pir. civ track IN NonNer-.
IN ia. presence 81 THE SCS reporter
NCGrsx told Farrell about th. plot and II
va- agreed tina, IL the ground Na- available"
Farrell would lea-' Il But upon iuve-i'-
ga,iIS matters II was discovered that I'M"
ground had b.-n Condemned Ov a." cIlN
for a public park
FARRELL stands ready 10 hack M" fur any
arno INT said N@;ra~ 20 lHE SIS man,
and " We can go a ground W" VII IH'
Freedman on - busil,-- Rl-rh.uI Las
been bad iu Baltimur" and W. intend ''
dump that city Is soon a., W" can MAN"
arrangements to com" 20 This CIV
Farrell al-n Expressed 'hc fullest COM
fivu,,. ia NCt,rtw and -aii 'hn' De- Hti ~.
limited capital With Which" BACK an Amen
can l"agn" club "a mt CIV o. N.i.,,N
June : John I Nahuu. President 81 ~"
Ral'inor" club. Who l. ~" titl"r-in-Lt"
IL d. kelley, ~" w"ll-kuowu htl'fuur"
uls CAM 20 thu city lr'lNrri q, l""N
Owe, u, llu, uam,-l alHuve With furr"l AMI
Ngfrax. but hv that tune - tad te'N
l.aruai that 'h- ground Wa not aNH.at'"
Oth.r grounds ahuv" ~" Harlem E4."r
w.r- talked -. and President Mllun -hli
that a. -pon A. III" night place Was located
the Baltimore club would b" shifted.
l. wa- pointed u 'o Farrell hat a win
ming lubin thi- CITY ne the American bagI"
would simply coin money, that the Amen
can League had the cream ut th" PLAYING
tal-ut and that the National l"agu' Wa
on is last he- %tarr"ll, who '-~Hnhlnut
FOR a lea-, ~ $50 .ccn s year and would t.-p
ave paid sJoWo for th" Ba,'tuou iran
chi-a. L. VA. naturally a sufprt-' =" hum,
therefore. when he heard Yesterday thai
NctirAW had fluyp.d over ~" Freedman
Thr owners 81 the Baltimore club 90.
tend 20 unload their hIgh-pi,'eI ilaN'r0 o."
the highest bidders They viii incident
aIIv ll-. their iraucli-' ~ 'h" Au'U.Hh
Laguc, for President Johnson intends go
uI,,,. "A rlur here Tor next year Who h'r
NrGraw -tavs with Freedman ur not Far
roll 4. mo- the only man vlu IS Wiling 90
mt W the money iUT q u"W oI3b. iuf John
-nu haS several htrk'r~ lu limo and al"
has grounds Several .ufu"iilal men lI
IA. l-lrpuyh Il The Bronx haN" l.-'u 0urh
iry ~. WIr,,. 10 have an American league
lcub located thcrr They -c' i'r'h 'h"
argum.r, that Nth he new through ~'r-
VIC. IL tho Thiri ay"rf'" elevated ROAD. '''
increased trolley -nrNlo" and ~" rlplIiN-
growing population ahu'" IN" Harlem
River. an american League club vii pay,
o-u.-rallv 4 II is a winner. IN" Am"rl"Hn
I.aru. has already Won tho fight m Boston,
Philadelphia. Chicago and - Louis, "h"f''
ChIi~ cnuNic, with IA" National l"agu".
and n Remains 20 MAKE" W" ulaI -'i'A" Nv
planting "A club her"
NcGraw did not arr'c ~ sign with fr''St-
man until ha found tha, b" could hot -"vur"
grounds on Manhattan Island "" do
not ~l-,i"vo that a location above the Tar
lem River H. desirable" lls' Vet; tu' ~ ''
had r.nu his Vav clear u" would probably
hav" chung 10 johnson and ~" m'n who
hay. mad" 'ho American lsagu" What ~ l.
In engaging Mct'raw. therefore, Freedman
IaS ~" subtraction 81 knU" 1nC UNa' lee
laS taken under his proceeding wing @
man who s,ood ready 80 drive the National
League 10 the wall in This CITY, ado ~
Frank Farroll, Who. like Freshman, has
t--n ablc 20 Weld mv~tcIinus power NTH"
councils ~ Tammanv Hall
Freedman has ieClard recently fhai W"
will not Tolerate ruvdv tall NDtiraN
who has earned No =rhrIgue' ~ : NuggH v
i.rausn 81 h- peculiar 'actPs on ~" ia
mond will have 20 20" The hr" or cnus"
the New lOrk CIlh 'o sill' " Nsfl lW'
new manager savs he lslio' - that "" viii
have absolute control of tho loral u"am,
~ that u IL up to him 20 k"'T ~" gam"
free from the evils that hav" killed ~"
sport in Bal'imorr.
BALTIMORE. July = IT." Baltimor" Ra~r.
hall club met today ~ TAX" formal action
On McGraw'- request for his r'l"aSn Tn
following ststemoni was mad" after The
nesting hv Nico-Pr'Sideni Frank.
The club has formally granted NHiraw
. tho rclca-e 10 asked for In view 81 tho
fact that b" wR- not In harmony With th,
President ~ IN" organization ~ which
tho Raltimor club ~ "a part ~ was not ~
IA" advania gc ut the club 90 r''ain hun
Tho meeting vas perfectly harm pnious
and there il s'ill tho utmost good feeling
on both sides Nctirnw has now no interest
10 any kind IT. the Baltimore club IT,
has sold his stock, amounting 10 $500. e.
Mr.. Nahon " director has vet h-s'u elected
90 sucCc~d Mctiraw. Int kelley and Rob.
inson will succeed him ~ Joint Managers
With equal authority. Tho Baltimore c'ul
will receive no bonus from the New YORK
duh for tho relca-> 81 Nc1iraw, rs has tScr