Evening journal., 1903-12-30
PORTS AND SPORTSMEN
BALTIMORE TEAM
FOR NEXT SEASON
Many Players Well-known
Here Have Signed With
Orioles
HANLON CLAIMS FREDDY" MAYER

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Edward Hanlon. chief owner Of the
Baltimore baseball club. and Hugh Jen-
nings. manager OF the team, met in
Baltimore on Tuesday to talk over the
coming season.
After the interview Jennings said he
was convinced that Baltimore would
have an Eastern League club in 1901.
and Hanlon said the same thing. The
question of the cities, other than Bal
timore which would be in the Eastern
League circuit was discussed, and
neither the manager nor owner could
or would say what changes, II any.
would be made in this respect. Mr..
Hanlon doubted If there would be any,
and he felt assured. he said, that there
would not be more than one change
at most, and he was not prepared to
say what this change might be.
| He asserted that there was lots Of
money behind the club i'm the league,
and the only fear OF the financial
hackers of the weaker clubs was that
the American Association and Eastern
League might make a merger.
Manager Jennings said he thought
the time was not ripe for any such
merger.
Mr.. Hanlon said that at the Eastern
League meeting at the Victoria Hotel
in New York next Monday the circuit
would be formed-a circuit which, he
believed, would be very close TO II not
Identical with that OF last year.
Mr.. Hanlon announces that he has
his nets out for a strong club for Bal
timore. and Jennings Is sure Hanlon
will assemble a bunch of players OF
merit for him TO begin work on. Han
lon viii in 1904 be, as he was last year,
manager Of the Brooklyn IN. " club
Mr.. Hanlon says he has so far signed
for the Baltimore club Hayden. Castro
Kelly, Lyons. Jones and Burchell
Though Hearn is now with Brooklyn
he viii be an Orioie when the time
comes. Weigand. who is now in York
land Wiltse and Griffith also belong
virtually to the Baltimore club and
will play here.
Jennings and Wilbert Robinson are
two TRUSTEES" They have not signed
but have accepted terms. and that's al
that is necessary, so far as they ars
concerned.
Manager Jennings. who has beer
busy with his law studies in Ithaca
has not had time since last season I,
pay much attention TO the formation
OF the Baltimore club. the work having
been done by the owner. Mr.. Hanlon.
Il am well pleased with the worl
Mr.. Hanlon has done" he said, ''an'
! know that he has more up his sleeve.
Personally / am all right and vii
, do all / can to make the Baltimor
team win the 1904 pennant. My arm
is good and strong. / have batted ant
, thrown and have done gymnastic worl
and the arm is as good as ever. / thinl
it is better than ever.
Il don't care what league the OriOle
drop into in 1904; il win be a fightini
factor. and all the players who hav
been signed or have had contracts sen
to them for signatures are men VIII
! will work to make the club a top-notch
, er regardless Of personal records, an
this means more than the casual oh
I, server imagines."
, Manager jennings law course end
! in the coming year providing he grad
!, yates. SO far he has undergone a har
. examination and is guessing whethe
: the umpire is going 70 call four ball
or three strikes and out. He hopes {
!. get through his examinations by tn
!. middle OF April. II not he will have I
remain in college until May l. Just a
!. soon as his examinations are conclud
4 ed he viii take charge OF the Orioles.
: William ]. Clarke, captain OF tn
!. Washington baseball club, who
!, studying medicine at Baltimore col
lege. met Hughey Jennings at the Dia
q mond yesterday and after a baseball
nedico-legal controversy between tn
!, two students Clarke was asked If h
would coach Princeton College and tn
{. Annapolis cadets before he joined III
Washington club.
II am considering propositions frol
! the two institutions" he said. "an
J Just as soon as find how general bas,
:, ball matters are to go 1 shall decide.
Lyons, who Hanlon claims he ia
! signed, is none other than "Reddy
y Mayer, the clever infielder whom man
Of the fans have been hoping woul
> wear an A. A. uniform next season.
- It was also reported that Wilbi
- Robinson would be behind the bat
a South Side Park, but he seems to I
- one of the fixtures on the Baltimol
team. Wiegand played on the Bait
n, more team for a short time last SCI
u son and made good. It is reporte
however, that some of the fans got
IA kidding Curtis, however, and he SUI
- denly left the team and went back
;, York. Although the Orioles are CLAIM
Ig ing him, il would not be surprising
N Wiegand either played in York or w
=, Transport the coming season.
. Nearly all the players referred
p as having been signed by Hanlon a
m well known here. Burchell pitched
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4, sons. Hayden and Jones have oft
played here on visiting teams.