The Washington times., 1902-03-31
Jersey City Manager Secures
Three Good Games.
BROUGHT OUT FRED PARENT
Boosts His Organization-To Have New
Grounds-Play Here April g; 10, and
Thinks Senators Are All Right
Ambitious Plans Prepared.


games to be played with the Senators
Mr.. Reilly is a new addition to the rank:
| Of the Eastern League managers. hav
| ing only recently been appointed to th
| vacancy caused by the death of Ton
| Burns, who was one of the best known
men in the baseball world.
In addition to his business with Man.
! weather eye open for any likely materia
| that has not already been accumulated
by others engaged on the same quest
While he was successful in securing three
dates, April ., 10, and II. with the Sen
ators. Manager Reilly was not equally sc
in obtaining signatures to certain pieces
of parchment that he brought along with
him.
THE Eastern League Is undoubtedly
the strongest and most powerful among
the minor organizations Manager Reilly
assured a representative of The Times,
in the lobby of the Riggs House. last
night. I'VE have good circuit. COM
posed of strongly entrenched clubs, and
there is every Indication of most sue
ccssful season before US.
New Park and Stands.
Financially" he continued. "the Jer-
sey City club is on an unusually strong
basis. The directors have recently pur-
chased the Jersey City Golf Club links.
for which they paid sS0,00O A new park
will be constructed at once. and the plant
will be made entirely modern in all re-
spects. committee appointed by the
board of directors will visit Philadelphia
tomorrow and consult with the architects
that drew the plans for Connie Mack $
stands. and as soon as the contracts have
been placed the work will be pushed.
This new park will only be used for
week k-day games, as, under the law Of
Jersey City, baseball cannot be played
within the city limits on Sunday. The
club has secured the diamond of the West
New York Field Club. at Weehawken. op-
posite the Forty-second Street ferry, in
New York City. where championship
games will be played whenever the team
is at home
Manager Reilly said that the location
of the new park was practically in the
heart OF the city. it being only ten min
utes' walk from the ferries. The season
in the Eastern League will open May l,
and it is expected that the field will be
in good playing condition by that time.
The Eastern League circuit comprises
Jersey City. Newark, Providence, Worces-
ter, Rochester, Buffalo, Toronto, and Mon
treal.
Discovered Many Stars.
For many years Manager Reilly has
been closely identified with baseball. He
has managed the New Haven and Meriden
clubs, of the Connecticut State Leagle,
and during this time has brought out
some of the stars of the major organiza-
tions. He was manager of the Meriden
club in 1884, when Connie Mack, OF the
Philadelphia Americans, first entered me
game. He also brought out Tom DAILY
and number of other well-known base
ball men.
Manager Reillys greatest recent
achievement was the discovery of Fred
Parent. over whom the Boston American
and the Cincinnati Reds are at present
fighting. Reilly says that he signed
Parent for a contract salary of $50
month. He found him playing in San
ford in the backwoods of Maine, ard
brought him to New Haven. which team
he was then managing.
Parent played for Reilly that year and
the next. 1t was readily seen by Manager
Reilly's experienced eye that he had a
wonder and coining star of the first mag
nitude. and he took Parent to New York,
where Patsy Tebeau looked him over. Te-
beau was at that time managing the st.
Louis Browns. and agreed TO give Parent
a trying-out at second. II he made good
and was signed by St. Louis Manager
Reilly was to get $500.
Senators in First Four.
st. Louis was playing in series with
New York and the day after Parent ar
rived he was put in the game. A number
of chances came his way. all OF which he
accepted without hesitancy, and he also
walloped the leather for a couple OF sin
giles. The next day ne was again put in
by Tebeau, and was rapidly making good.
when Andy Gleason ran into him. Parent
was knocked into limp heap, and when
picked up 1t was discovered that his leg
was all to the bad. Tebeau kept him for
a day or so, but as there was no chance
tnat ne WOull get Utch III the game Iidl
season he was returned to Reilly.
Manager Reilly is also familiar with
the alleged statement that Fred Parent
signed a Cincinnati contract last year.
He met the clever little infie!der in De
troit on July %. He was then with the
Boston Americans. who were playing De
troit Parent showed me a letter from
Watkins, who claimed to he acting for
Brush, in which Parent was offered a
salary of $4,000 and a three-year con
tract If he would agree TO play with
Cincinnati this year" explained the Jer-
scy City manager.
He asked MY advice, and I told him
not to consider any offer unless it came
from Brush himself. This he said he
would do, and | know that he did not
sign any contract whatever at that
time. | have read recently that it is
claimed by Brush that he sent Parent a
contract while the Boston team was in
and that Fred affixed his sigma
ture. The date Of this is claimed TO be
July 81. | doubt very much. however.
that Parent signed the paper, as from
" hat / have known of him he would not
be the kind Of fellow to jump his bond
Manager Reilly Is very optimistic re-
garding the chances OF the Senators this
year. He seems TO think that they can
claim at least Il sure fOothoid in the first
and he said that it would not
surprise him to see them even high up
the ladder. He thinks that Manager
LOTUS used excellent Judgment in select
ing the men. and is confident that there
viii be lot of damage done to horschidc
covers this year by the Senators wagon
tongues
.Coughlin will make good at second be-
'ond a doubt" he declared II don't
hink that it is any experiment chang
ng him from the third corner to the cen
re sack. He Is vonderful fielder and
will take as naturally TO his new position
Is q duck to Mainr."