The sun., 1902-12-27
BASEBALL.
Dreyfuss says He Dees Not Fear . New
Club IN pittsbuPg.

Barney Dreyf,iss OF the PittsburR National !
League Club IL pending the holidays In
Louisville. When asked about the proposed
invasion Of the Smoky City by the American
League. Dreyfuss said yesterday.
i am not at all worried. ] have a chm m
pionship team. ] have the Pittsburg pa pers
and the Pittsburg people with me have
the park and the location and am fr mly
established. while the other fellows have not
even franchise yet. This puts me on .sy
Street. They are making claims. but ! am
not paying any attention to them. ! don Z
think they are worth botherinR about.
am very well satisfied with my condition.
thank you"
Charles c. Peddar and s. Y. Eagle. who
represented the Pittbsurg men, W. W. Kerr
and others. at the recent american Leo que
meeting In Chicago and applied for franchise.
say that they are con fident Of gaining ad-
mission. II il understood that Kerr and
p. l. Auten. who want to back the new club.
have offered $50 800 to Angus, the owner OF
the Detroit American LeaVu Club. for the
latters anchise. The indications point to
some sort OF an understanding by which TIE
Pittsburg men will have until the spring
meeting of the American League to close the
deal with Detroit. Fred Postal. president
OF the Washington cub. who lives In Detroit.
says that the Wolverines will stay where
U,
that Tom LOTUS will not be at the head OF
the New York American League Club, but
will stay in Washing on where he has helped
TO make haseba u "a paying venture.
Secretary Hedges OF the st. Louis American
League Club. which signed Mathewson and
Bowerman TO regular contracts last Summer.
after which these players resigne ed with the
New York Nationals, says in regard TO the
recent conciave at Chicago:
about the " Mathewson -Bowerman case but
] think that the American League will take
a decided stand on the player question. II
all the players who are bound to 1903 con-
tracts in the American Lear,ie are conceded
by the National League to be the property
OF the American League will ha We no trouble
n Detroit man who discussed the matter
with Mathewson and Bowerman last week
He snid that they declared the terms OF tho
ST Louis club were not high enough Tney
were. satisfied when they signed with me.
Spe wseh dos srsaS aS'
Mathewson and Bowerman have been on
on a hunting trip. They are in Detroit now.
nesS i2b Both S he With Vii SS the SeM York National
ISsgn" CIV, Club next ars season 1t is true o.
Americans and both Of us would have re-
mnined with that club II Hedges had lived IN
to his obligations He failed 70 make good
players and the st Louis club offered to do
signed with New York"
President Ban Johnson has added James
l.. Hassett of Portland. Me, TO the American
League umpire sta e. uasset: has umpired
for. two years in the New England league
and Is the onl ly survivor Of seventy-three
nnfortunntes who OBLIGATED in that orannian-
tion last season.
say that they are positive that George Davis
will 10 with the Chicago Americans next
season, in spite Of the fact that Davis is re-
ported to have signed recently with John T
Brush During the fall meeting at Morris
Park Davis told reporter OF THE SrN that
he vas under contract to play with Chca GO
next wear and that he would remain with
Comiskev unless he could secure his relea 80
lie adnitted that he was anxious to play
again in this city