New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-25
NEW BASEBALL GROUNDS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE NAY SECURE PROP
FRTY AT ONE-HUNDRED-AND-T
Ty-srxTH- sT,-NATIONAL LEAGUE
MEN IN A OUANDAR1.

v,-i+,, M American League Club located in this
CITY the eyes of baseball followers hereaoouls Wele
naturally centred the meeting OF 'ne o'"o 49,
rs of the National Baseball League held last hlsi'
:. ~ baadouarters in the ST James Building IN
Broadway. There were other baseball people III ~.
CITY Yesterday, however, who were ho' ~
interested in what the veteran cluo o"he'9 -
doing as they were in preparations when are "e'e
80 =. locate y nIavjng ground here for an Anlerl-
can League team. Ban Johnson. the presloe4''
the American organization. was here Yesterday III
consultation with certain people, but he uiu mo-
seek publicity, and travelled by ways ho' s'
freouented by baseball enthusiasts.
NJ Johnson has been confidential with few people
IN This CITY. according his friends preferrng 10
accomplish his object of securing GROUNDS mere oe
fore saying anything for publication Johnson anu
his friends have been looking over TWO plo'S u
ground in this district on Manhattan Island
ard the other in the Borough OF The Bronx. Inc
Bronx property is only few minutes above the
Harlem River. and be reached by through
train service about quickly as the present roo
Grounds It is not far distant from the proposed
public athletic field in The Bronx, just success
fully advocated by the Amateur Athletic Union Oh
fcials.
The grounds on Manhattan Island are on the
East Side, bounded by One-hundred-ano-t"ehtS-
sixth and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES stS''
First-ave and the East River They are III by 4oo
feet There are those who will declare that this
area is not large enough for laying out oi9ep1l
field and stands but from person interested III '0
scheme 1t was learned last night that plan IS
under consideration which would eliminate this d-
hculty the entire satisfaction OF the P9red
of the new club First-ave ends at Omen hi6
wenty-seventh-st., and the Wllis-a'e. Glluse
crosses the Harlem River at that point. II Is a.: a.
serted that as the avenue ends at the river, ne
street might be closed at that point ahd
on the west side of Frst-ave. obtained Ineaep y
Increasing the size of the plot lOO Ieet l4oie' -
necessary. rI lost rIgbt
nor could any of his friends, TO discuss me toCd
ton OF the proposed grounds. Club owners VI .iS
National League when seen last night, ADMIT
that they were dubious about the intention "
rival American League. James A. mart pIeSLIleIt
OF the Chicago club said that II the american
League decided to locate in this city ne uld not SGe
how his organization going to prevent IL re
added: There was old agreement signed p5
Johnson in 1900 in which the American LeagG e
agreed not 10 locate a National League city Win
out the consent of the National League, put sup
pose that document is not binding, any more Lndh
many other things that Johnson has done IhJS
agreement was entered into between Johnson ana
myself when the American organization "dS al
lowed o locate q club in Chicago. -,
MI Hart as well Albert Reach, OF the i'hll3-
delphia Club admitted that the present nigh sal
aries to players would eventually cripple the club
owners. but neither could tell how It was gong 20
be stopped. so long d the war lasted between the
riva; ORGANIZATIONS. intiIna ted last night
that the veteran clubowners might consider a peace
agreement with the American League, PROVIDED
the suggestion was made in the proper manner.