The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-17
Franchise Forfeited if No
Game Is Played TODAY.
NEW ORIOLES THE RESULT
Ban johnson Not Caught Mapping.
Has Good Players to Spa-e-FTeed-
mans Plan TO Wreck Baseball IN
Monumental City Goes Wrong.

The expected in baseball has happened,
and the Baltimore club of the American
League has been sold 10 National
League magnates. John T Brush pro
prietor of the Cincinnati team, and
Andrew Freedman, of New York
This action was taken at a meeting
Of the majority stockholders OF the
Orioles last night when President John
T Mahon, representing Manager Joe
Kelley, ex-Manager McGraw, and Captain
WIlbert Robinson, sold POI shares OF
the stock Of the club for considerable
sum, said by some to be $4,000, although
it is doubted that anything like such an
amount was paid.
Immediately after the sale, players
McGinnity, pitcher; Mccain, first base
mar; Cronin, pitcher, and Bresnahan,
catcher, were sent TO New York by At
torney Joseph c. France, who repre-
sented the purchasers OF the stock.
Joe Kelley and Cy Seymour viii go to
Cincinnati as predicted in The Times
two days ago
II was known when President Ban
Kelley had then made arrangements with
Brush to desert the Baltimore club. the
only thing that was in doubt being the
method Of his departure.
Kelley to Manage Cincinnati.
Kelley, it is understood, will manage
the Cincinnati team and try to better
its standing in the National League
race.
The chances are that there viii be
no game played in Baltimore this after
noon ST Louis is scheduled TO play
there. but there will be 10 Baltimore
team to play with so the game will be
forfeited, and under the American
League constitution the Baltimore fran
ehise will be forfeited
This is President Ban Johnson's plan,
and one that he has evidently had in
mind ever since he became thoroughly
assured that Baltimore meant to sell out
20 the National League people. There
is every reason to believe that the head
OF the American League knows just
about where he is at, aid is well pre-
pared fer any emergency that may pre-
sent itself
Another Team for Baltimore.
OF course, the first thing is 10 have
the Baltimore franchise forfeited. and
then Mr. johnson VIII take It Epon him
self to provide another team for the /
city, and as the seven other managers
of the league are with him heart and
soul. It is pretty certain that they will
contribute their surpi.s players. so that
by tomorrow or Saturday. at the very
latest there VIII be another American
League ball team in the Maryland ne
tTopolis-
The different teams OF the league have
enough extra Hrst-class players 10 make !
up a strong team. and one that will {
play Just as good ball and win as many
games as did the crowd headed by Nc (
Graw and Kelley
President Johnson has pretended right
along that he was unaware OF any serious /
trouble in the Baltimore camp, but per
sons E-hO are well acquainted with his (
means for obtaining knowledge Of what 1
is going on in the different American /
League cities, are of the opinion that he I
has few tricks IN reserve, and that ne 4
VIII spring them either tomorrow or /
Saturday
What johnson is apparently most anx-
ious for IS to get rid for good and all Of 4
the McGraw, Mahon and Kelley inter /
ests IN Baltimore, and this viii be very /
easily accomplished If the game with St /
Louis IS forfeited
The Freedman Crowd VIII Lose.
If Messrs. Freedman and Brush had laid /
their plans better and had signed 4
number Of minor league players and /
sent them TO Baltimore to represent /
that city in the American League, they /
could have dealt the Johnson people q
rather effective blow and could easily /
have killed American League ball in the /
Monumental City, but their arrange /
ments were only half complete, and it I
looks very certain that Johnson would 4
win out after all.
The new Baltimore club will be con-
tTolled by President Johnson, Harry /
Goldman. Sydney s. Frank and Miles 4
Brinkley.
None Of the Baltimore players seemed /
actually overjoyed to leave the city. and
this Is especially true Of McGinnity whose
appearance at the station just before
leaving for New York indicated that he
vas well aware OF the fact that ne
was doing something not exactly sports
manIike. Players Setback and Williams
undoubtedly the two best hitters OF TIE
Orioles, said they would not go to New
York OF Cincinnati. as they have two
year contracts with Baltimore. and, IN
less released by the new management.
VIII remain. However, the knowing ones
are OF the belief that these two players
viii desert and viii either join New
York or Cincinnati
What NJ. johnson Says
President Ban Johnson in an inter
view, has the following to say. regarding
the Baltimore AFFAIR:
= hold the lease for the Baltimore
grounds in my own name That gives US
q place 20 play ball IN Baltimore. The
Baltimore players were all paid yester-
cay. Kelley asked cir. Goldman. who
holds the receipts, whether he had the
money, ard the former replied that he
had and paid The men. I do not believe
many Baltimore players have jumped.
as reported. but It may be so. II Is I'd
q the Baltimore Baseball Club TO pre-
sent nine for the game Thursday The
constitution provides that II 10 team IS
presented the franchise viii be for
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