The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-18
Own 200 Shares of Non
1 Existent Ball Club.
FAILED TO PLAY YESTERDAY
Under Rules Of American League For
felt AL Rights-Compositio of New
Baltimores-Fine Italian Handling
Gets Kelley for National League,

There was No baseball game between
Baltimore and st. Louis at Baltimore
yesterday because there were not enough
Orioles left after the desertion Of the
McCrawites and the Kelleyites to en-
gage the st. Louisians, and il conse-
ouence of the failure Of the Baltimore
people TO present q team to play the
IeguIsrly schedule game they lost their
American League franchise On account
of this failure to play the game yesJeT-
day, Messrs. Brush and Freedman the
National League maguates who 2ur-
chased the Baltimore players and 2ol
shares Of the stock OF the Baltimore
team. find themselves without an
American League franchise, which they
fondIy supposed was theirs and which
would have been had they been wise
enough to present any sort Of o team TO
Play the scheduled game
There Is ne doubt but that President
Ban johnson is complete master OF the
Baltimore situation He viii have
fiTst-cIass team in the felG against St
Louis this afternoon, ard in few days
the people of the Monumental City will
be enjoying rs good baseball as the Nc
Graw people ever put up
Good Men to Replace Renegades.
Secretary Goldman, who IS one of the
minority stockholders is very enthusias-
tic over the prospects Tor a good team
TO replace the renegades- He is forming
q new local association 10 take charge
of the affairs of the Orioles and is meet
ing with much encouragement. There
will be no lack Of financial assistance,
and with the aid of the other American
League managers, all OF whom have Of
fered 70 send on extra players, the team
that viii represent Baltimore during the
remainder of the season promises 10 be
even stronger than the club that up 70
g few days ago was under the direction
OF McGraw.
One thing that pleases President John
son very much is the loyalty Of such
excellent players as Setback, left fielder:
Williams. second baseman; Gilbert,
shortstop; OhIer. third baseman; How
ell. pitcher and outhelder, and Shields.
pitcher. They have ali assured Mr.
Johnson that they will stick to their
contracts, and in addition there is
good prospect that Robinson, the captain
of the Orioles, will also play with the
new team.
Robinson was attending the funeral Of
his mother at the time President MahOn
sold the club TO Brush and Freedman
and on his return yesterday expressed
his disapprOvaI Of the sale He was
closeted with Ban Johnson a couple OF
hours last night and the chances are
good for his remaining with the club.
Composition Of New Team
The makeup OF the team that viii
meet ST. Louis this afternoon viii be:
Drill. of Washington. catcher; wiItse,
OF the Athletics; Katoll,. Of Chicago. and
Shields, of Baltimore, pitchers; MckIlis-
ter. of Detroit; first base; Williams,
Gilbert. and Ohler, Of Baltimore, second,
shortstop, and third base. respectively:
Harley, Of Detroit, right field; Howell,
OF Baltimore, center field, and Setback.
OF Baltimore, left field Il is probable
that Setback will be appointed captain
of the new club, as he thoroughly under
stands the game in every department and
is very popular.
There was considerable talk in Wash
ingtcn last light that Ely and Carey, Of
Washington would be released to
strengthen the Baltimore club, but Man
ager Lotus denied the story He ad-
nitted that with the return OF Keister
and WolveTt0a he might be prevailed
upon TO let Ely 80, especially as Sci
zach and Williams are very anxious 10
have him with them. Ely and Williams
were team mates in PittsbuTg several
seasons ago AMI are fast friends.
John T. Brush, who IS Feputed TO pos
sess The fine Italian hand Of the NJ
t'onaI League, has been in Baltimore
for severaT days, and yesterday signed
Joe Kelley to manage the Cincinnati
team at salary Of $4,000 per year. The
contract is To- two years Mr. Brush
rave out the following interview:
THE National League has determin-
ed apon an aggressive policy, and this
IS only one OF the many steps we have
planned.
We are going after the American
players and viii spare no expense to get
good players for our team an com
mitted 70 the twelve-cIub league move
and next year that viii be the policy Of
the National League We will put teams
into Baltimore and Washington and also
fill out the circuit in the West That
IN my judgment, viii be the solution
OF the present difficulty.
AS for Cincinnati, I Will put a cham
pfonship team into that city If money
can procure one. As you know, I have
secured the services OF Kelley as man
ageT, and ] need not tell you that
an highly pltased to get him. I have
given him fuA range IN securing players,
and I think the people Of Cincinnati
will be satisfied with the result he will
bring