Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-04

pay days. Good fake stuff can always be
read with amusement and not infrequentiy
with interest, but several of the young men
VINO think that they are in duty bound to
turn IN enough material to justify a scare
neao nave shown sad paucity of resource
iuiness. For the 'teenth time the rumor
that Lajoie would go to the New York Ma
eionai League team was again pressed into
change by declaring that Lajoie had re-
fused an offer of $4,000 for two years
SIu,oOo bonus for signing and S12. 500 a year
salary. II this is true-"which it isn't
Larry must think pretty we'll of the Ameri-
can League, for 1t is just $4,000 more than
ne is to receive from the Cleveland club for
Tour years. This carelessness in the use of
ngures Is to be deplored.
With all the embellishments of bold face
type. Muggsy McGraw offers to bet 5000
that Mathewson, George Davis and another
player have signed with New York. and in
vltes Ban johnson to make good his bluff
Mac shouldn't become so hysterical. Pres
fdent Johnson in his official statement did
not declare that these players would play
with any club He merely said that they
had signed to play with various clubs in
the American League. The fact that Ma
thewson meant to repudiate his contract
made with St. Louis last summer, and to
bind which he accepted $500 advance
money, was publicly announced month
ago. That in no way queered President
Johnson's statement, which was formal
statement of facts McGraw says that
Fultz has accepted his terms AS matter
of fact, Dave has signed a two years con-
tract with the club that will represent New
York in the American League next season.
He has most inviting contract, not so Sc
ductfve, perhaps. as that said to have been
offered Lajoie. But he will get his-in fact
he received 81 900 on account from the
Americans representative in the Hotel
Walton in Philadelphia month ago. Fultz
Is not of the same breed as Sheckard, VIII
lis and the other human f1eas, who have
earned for themselves the undying con-
tempt of every patron of square sport.
1.-THE fact that President johnson has not
seen fit to reveal his plans regarding the
American Leagues entry into New York
has led to any amount of speculation, par
ticularly among the newspapers of Gotham.
1t would be the very refinement of unwiS-
dom to give out any news until all the de-
tails of the deal-which is necessarily big
one-have been perfected. Premature pub
LEGATION has spoiled many good thing. At
the proper time-and that very soon-all the
particulars of the peaceful invasion of
made public. and all the newspaper boys
will get in the know together The policy
of avoidance has never been popular in the
American, but there are good and substan
tial reasons why President Johnson cannot
afford to disclose just how far matters have
progressed up to date.
THAT Pittsburg rumor win not down.
All kinds Of money to back American
League team in the smoky city may be had.
but just now there Is no way by which that
desirable town could be added to the cir
league would sell out. And that PROPOSE
ton is out of the question. Still, Pittsburg
would look very well in the American camp
very well indeed"