The sun., 1903-03-12
Big BALL DEAL COMPLETED.
BAN JOHNSON'S ANNOUNCEMENT
PROMISED FOR TONIGHT.
American League President says All De.
tails VII, he Made Public without
Faii and That the New club WIN he
Owned Exciusive,y by New Yorkers.


tails VIII he Made Public without
Pan and That the New club WIN he
Owned Exclusively by New Yorkers.
After an sll-day session at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday. the American League mag
mates adjourned until 7 o'clock tonight.
Incidentally they completed all remaining
details OF the big baseball deal which has been
hanging fire for months and President john
son made the positive announcement that
he would make public everything at clock
tonight.
Il know ! have made many promises In
regard to this matter" said johnson last
night. which have been compelled. through
force Of circumstances. TO break. but this
time there will be no slip-up. as we have
cleaned up the deal completely. ] shall
make the lone-looked-for announcement
at Q O'Clock tomorrow night. when l will
make public the location OF the grounds. the
name OF the president Of the new club. and
possibly those OF the stockholders and will
review the workings OF the deal from the
time we FIRST made arrangements 70 come
into this city. In other words ] viii make
good all that I have promised the baseball
public Of the metropolis.
Il do not cnre TO say at this moment whether
we have located on Manhattan Island or In
The bronx, but that will be public property
the new club will be owned entirely by New
York men The American League Will not
hold dollars worth Of the stock. and Am
glad Of II, because there might be cry OF
syndicate ball The new club will be tncor-
poratcd under the laws OF the state OF New
York and when that has been done the omcers
will be elected forthwith The club VIII De
capita allied at not more than 100000 ana
there will not be O raft OF stockholders. One
ha 40 nd wil
interested The new club assumes every
thing II will bear the entire expense of bui.o-
ing the grounds, will assume the saary Ist
Of tn, team, which has been signei ana viii
also carry n long-ierm lease OF the properly
II will let all the contracts. ana WORK on tne
grounds will begin next Monoay ""nou.
fail VIC have about seven weeks III "nich
to get everything in shape for the opening
Of the season here on April 30. and the con-
tractors have guaranteed 70 cohpiee '"e
work inside Of that time limit
aThe new club has already posted large
forfeit with the american nsssn,e. LsnST,s " of GOOD
faith and as soon as y has eeen incorposH rres.
the president will sign the ten years ,1nTse ~nS,
SsSs SlsSs Ss.s sn and sshss yen:
10 run These people have been reaoy rSsrsa Sa
Scf %SnsS pe n..Ssd :ss to We build H'sss tie
They TS"a are me men Of woSith and influence and
ha noted AuuAreIy WIN ub. III
sncct This has been almost dimcult propo-
sitiop to handle because OF the many eIeirs
10 he met but we have been patient ann we
feel that we have accomplished e'sah"c
Il decline TO talk about o question Of IN,
ters,cting streets. as that does not Gu, in1ch in1,
of figure with the new club A. Tar AZ po..,
ical influence Is concerned ] may say 'na,
il In. not interfered with us a. all We naNe
received fnir treatment al the hapds OF tnoee
we have been dealing with and wish t9 tnank
the New York public for i'e long lnauleensr,
All Of the American League men VIII remain
In town until after ! make my al annSn1'nVc, nS1' %
mcnt tomorrow night Then they VII 20
home tired but contented. Tho Amertcen
LeaV,e will enjoy the most suocessiu' Se~so"
In its history. ,uA, o. IA
the Iocation Of the grounds some o. tne
wise men aid that they would De AZ Lenok
nrenue aud i4sth street, extending noun
two blocks on the Harlem River bank. wh,ie wha,
others sprung a new story TO the enect VIZ. ~
the hs:or estate had provided arr,hef shs s
cns, Of tie i0ist street location; Al OF .ne
other sites already mentioned IN IHE onS
were also the subjects Of eoeeip. Inose wno
have been in close touch with the Amencel
irseue men for the last three weens lhe.eu
thst the new grounds would be on Hanhaatsn
island. The new club ,ie, owned by tne
rse.hundred tn usand dollar syndicaie mon
toned in TUg SvN several weeks ago