Evening star., 1903-12-15
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Importance Of the American
Leagues Coming Meeting.
MANY POINTSTOsETTLE
NAMES OF OWNERS OF WASHING
TON CLUB TO BE KNOWN SOON.
Many Interesting Bowling Battles
Sherman outplayed De oro at Pool
Good Basket Ball.
MANY POINTSTOSETTLE

The coming meeting of the American
League in Chicago next Thursday promises
to be one of the most important ever held
by that organization. 1t will be most in
teresting to the followers of base ball in
Washington. not alone on account OF the
sale of the Senators, but also on account
of the general legislation. The situation in
Washington and Detroit is to be straight
ened out. the reserve fund which las ac-
cumulated for three years and which
amounts to nearly $4,000 10 to be distrib-
uted among the eight clubs OF kept intact
for emergencies and the abolition Of the
foul-strike rule Is most probable; Inc
schedule for next season will also be dis.
cussed, but its adoption will not be untli
the spring meeting.
Sale of the Local Club.
The chief point that concerns Washington
is the sale Of the local club. When Pres
ident Johnson was In Washington he told
a Star reporter that he was not in the city
to sell the club, but to get something def
mite in the way of a proposition so as to
present 1t to the full meeting in Chicago
this week Just how the situation stands
can be CLEANED from the following inter-
view given to Joe via OF the New 1orh .1
left Gotham for home. Mr. Johnson said:
'"The American League Is not In favor OF
q tweIye-club circuit. and stands for TWO
organizations. The report that several Ma
tionaI League men want to consolidate
surprises me. We are in fine shape. and
see no reason why we should not continue
as we have In the past. There Is $00UW IN
the American Leagues treasury, ana L.,e Inr %
delphia-made more than soO,OOO last sea-
son. I have secured new owners TOT the
Washington club. men OF wealth ana ma
tional reputation. whose names W1u Dc
40 40 ,,,bIic af orr neetine 1. ChtcaEO next
Thursday"
The Prospective Owners.
Just who these influential bidders for the
Washington club are cannot be announced
at this time for fear of blocking the deal.
but should the present arrangements go
through, the Senators will have as good
backing as any club In the country. The
capitalists In question are enthusiastic low
ers Of base ball, and have gone into the
game with something besides the idea OF
making money. Attorney Wilton J. Lam
bert, counsel for the Washington club, and
one or two others who think OF buying the
team, will probably leave for Chicago to-
morrow to attend the meeting. IL other i'm
pcrtant business engagements do not inter-
fere. At the meeting decision Will be
rea ached as to whether 1t will be better to
carry the club along and endeavor to re-
gain the thousands lost last season, or
turn it over to the latest bidders. A hint
from the inner circles Is TO the enect that
the local capitalists are willing to saddle
themselves with one-half of last years
losses in addition to the old-time purchase
price, but MIR. Johnson wants them to be
responsible for the entire amount. some
thing like ST, ,OOO This sum can easily be
recouped next season by the American
League with team that can hover around
the first division, and the magnates In
control are fully aware of this fact, hence
the obstacles in the way of concluding a
deal Mr. johnson has always been aux-
ious to have local people In charge. and this
Is big point in favor of the new would-be
purchasers. BY the time the meeting is
over 1t will probably be known definitely in
whose hands the Washington club will be.
The situation in Detroit President John
son has declared. Is most favorable, a new
syndicate having been formed to take some
of the trouble OF Magnate Angus hands,
which will leave the circuit intact and give
him chance to Strengthen the team