The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-08
III GRAH
COUP STARTLBS FANS
Entire Baltimore Team May
Go to New York.
MANAGERS SALARY $4,000
Will Probably Draw This Sum for a
Series of Seasons-Gotham Excited
Over Possibility of Having a Real
Baseball Aggregation.

The most interesting bit Of news that
the baseball world has heard for some
years was the signing yesterday Of Man
ager McGraw, of the Baltimores, to man
age and captain the New York team
1t means much more than appears on
the surface. as it opens UP a way to dis
pose OF the entire Baltimore team TO An
drew Freedman, the owner Of the New
York club, II McGraw thinks it advisable.
The very fact that the owners OF tie
Orioles have become so much Disguised
with the manner in which President Ban
johnson. Of the American League. has
treated the city of Baltimore in gen
eraI and McGraw in particular. and that
at a meeting last night MeGraw was
given his release from the Baltimore
team in due form, thereby making Illegal
objections on the part of Mr.. johnson
impossible, is a pretty good indication
OF how the men who are at the head OF
the Orioles feel toward the American
League.
May Release Entire Agg-sgation.
There Is every reason 10 believe that
III sufficient money is forthcoming. the
rest of the Baltimore club may be re-
leased and signed by McGraw for the
New Yorks. Freedman has had a varied
cad expensive experience with managers
who do not manage and players who 10
not play. and has apparently come to the
conclusion that as he has the best base
ball city in the country, he might IS
well have the hest bail team in the Ma
tional League. and he has set about It
In the right manner.
There are various stories current as
to the salary McGraw win receive as
the head Of the Giants It Is reasonable
10 believe. however, tI,at he viii draw
q salary OF $4,000 year fer q series
OF seasons, ard viii have fun power 10
run the club along tEe lines which, IN
his opinion, viii produce the best re
suits
IN Full Control
It Is said that Freedman wiz soon 90
to Europe and leave the running Of the
club entirely II McGraw's hands, with
large sized bank roll a. his disposal with
which 20 secure any players ne may
want
More than common interes- is mani
tested In Gotham over the Freedman
coup, FOR coup i certainly 9es 70 Gft
one o4 the abIest ball generals OF the
AT1eIIcan League, and ,one " She men
largely responsible for the organization
of the league New York has had about
the poorest collection Of players TN
aginable for tie past six or seven years.
and the prospect OF having a team that
can and viii play the game for all they
are worth is q decidedly pleasant out
lcok for the fans OF the metropolis
Only Wants Baltimore Playe-s.
There Is no reason to suppose that
McGraw will draw on any Of the Ameri-
can teams other than Baltimore %
strengthen the New Yorks, but It is al
most certain that he will depIete the
ranks Of his old team before many days
and make the Maryland metropolis
dead proposition so far as American
League baseball Is concerned.
The Johnson camp followers VIII shout
that McGraw's loss IS good Tiddance, but
the fact remains that he knows whole
lot about the American League, TIE in
tentions OF President Johnson and the
like. and it is equally certain that the
National League officials viii be in pos
session OF these facts before many hours.
President Johnson cannot aTsTd TO
lose many McGraws.