The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
DELEHANTY is
MAKING TROUBLE
Hermann Declares Great
Slugger Cannot Play With
New York.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 19.-The
peace conference between the National
and American leagues in Cincinnati
on Jan. II awarded Edward DeIehanty
to the Americans at Washington and
George Davis to the Americans at Chi
cago.
After signing with these clubs, it is
stated, that Delehanty received $4,000
advance and Davis $1,000 advance
from New York. 1t is now reported
that they not only refuse to return this
advance and play where they were as
signed by the joint peace agreement,
but that they are in practice with the
New York Nationals.
President Hermann, of the National
league club at Cincinnati, today said:
THE Cincinnati team will refuse to
play with the New York National
league team if Delehanty, the great
slugger, and George Davis appear on
the field with the Gotham aggregation.
We shall see whether the two players
are greater than two baseball leagues
If Delehanty and Davis do not live up
to the provisions of the peace COM
pact, we will get together and black
list them"
1t is currently reported that there is
a movement back of Delehanty and
Davis that seeks to break the peace
agreement of Jan. q which assigned
players, fixed the circuits and made
other provisions.
Gordon After the Big Fellow.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The New
York American League club is so anX-
lOus to secure the services of Delehanly
that it is willing to pay the $4,000 Dele
hanty owes the New York Nationals,
and then pay an additional bonus to
the Washington club, at the same time
assuming the players contract at d sal
airy of $4,000 for the coming season. In
other words, the New York Americans
stand ready to put up close to $4,000
for Delehanty's services without re-
leasing Lefty" Davis.
Ban Johnson visited the new Ameri-
can league grounds to decide several
questions. In order to avoid a short left
field fence it was decided before stalk
ing out the diamond to secure the
measurements of the Polo grounds.
Several surveyors with steel tape lines
visited the National leagues Polo
grounds and measured the distance
from the third base foul post up to the
alley in left field, finding 1t just 263
feet.
They were not discovered until the
gave Business Manager Gavin an ex-
cellent line on how to proceed with the
new park. and before shutdown the
playing field was practically staked off.
DeIehanty Asks Advice.
SAVANNAH, Ga, March 18.-Man-
ager McGraw today received a letter
from Ed Delehanty asking what he
should do. Delehanty said he would
play in New York or nowhere He
would be able to play with McGraw's
club in 1904, as his contract with the
Washington club expires this year.
Just how the American league will
look upon this course Is a problem, but
1t is believed President Postal, of the
Washington club, would not turn down
a deal for Delehanty which included a
catcher and outfielder in exchange.
Lauder arrived today from New
York. He says George Davis left New
York by boat and should arrive here
tomorrow. McGraw has heard nothing
from BoWerman, McGinnity, Gleason,
Van Haltren or Mertes. McGinnity left
Hot Springs with Mccain and went
to Baltimore with the intention of get
ting here on Monday.
Van Haltren and Mertes have prob
ably been delayed by floods. Nothing
has been heard from kid" Gleason
since the exchange was made for
George Smith.