The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-02-03
COL OMAN
DROPPED OUT
Ned Hanlon Now Has the
| Baltimore Baseball
Field All to
Himself.
BuFFAlo's NEW sRAND STAND
Bids to Be Open for ii Today
Manhattan's Schedule
for the Season.
BuFFAio's NEW GRAND STAND

this city yesterday morning. They We're
due to arrive much earlier than they did,
but landslide delayed their train for
several hours and President Pierce, Sec
retary OBrien and Manager Stallings
were rather weary after the long session
in New York and extended railroad trip.
Manager Stailings was seen at the
Lenox Hast night, and when asked if any
thing had happened that was not report
ed, he replied:
'sYes, to my mind, there was one inn
portant omission to the reports, but its
coming so late may account for its alb
sence from the papers. The aspirants for
an Eastern League franchise in Balti-
more many people know was between
Harry Goldman, who is one of Balti-
more's best known citizens, and Ned
Hanlen Of the Brooklyn (National
Lcague) club. Well, just after cur meet
ing had reached an end Goldman notified
President Powers that he was down and
out and would waive his claim for a fran
chise. 1t may have been frameup, but
leaves Hanlon with a clear field and
there is no doubt that if he pays Charley
Dooley. who is the actual owner Of the
Montreal franchise. fair price for his
property which includes all players, Bal
timore will take the place of the Canad-
ian eity as member of the Eastern
League. A meeting will be held at Balti-
more on Thursday when the three presi-
cester and Powers of New York, with
Heasrs. Dooley ard Hanlon will meet to
fry to reach an amiable end. This com
mittee of three has full power in the mat
ter aud its decision viii be taken as final
by other clubs in the league. The COM
lnittee, especially Mr.. Pierce, will see
tnat Montrears interests receive just con-
siderafion in making the change"
What Of the report that the Ameri-
can League would take up Buffalo, pro-
viding the grounds in New York were
Eot forthccning?" was asked Mr.. Stall
ings.
Nothing, absolutely nothing. Just
because we did not wish to tie up to an
agreement of long standing, the story be-
came we'll circulated that President
johnson had been after us to hold Buffa-
10 open. There is nothing to it, I assure
you. We are well pleased with the East
ern League, but have different IDEAS
about a tieup than the others and for
that reason only refused to accept the
ten-year proposition. Just as good bail
4. 41.ss 7 =,
the others and the attendance is fully up
to many clubs in the major league, so
kwhy should we desire to make change
Baseball stories can be made more read
lily than base hits
what is new, locally?"
sNos much. except that we expect to
be in our new offices tomorrow, where We
will open bids for the. privileges at Olyna-
pic Park. The directors have aad no
regular meetings as vet, merely informal
talks. Plans, however, for the enlarge
ment of the gNandstand. which have been
submitted by Beshune, Bethune & Fuchs,
have been approved, and work On taem
will be started as soon as the weather.
will permit, in fact the bond requires the
work to be completed BY the fifteenth day
of April.
The double-deck idea has been aban-
doned, but the grandssand viii bc ex-
tentsol 81 feet at each cnd, which will
allow 1000 persons to be seated. while a
row of private boxes win run around the
front of the stand While this extenssea
of the grandstand appears to have taken
off some of the bleacher room, the seat
ing capacity Will remain the same, for
where now the bleachers run Up about
eight high, the new stands viii extend
back to the fence, going up into the air
for eighteen or twenty tiers. The ticket
Office arrangement viii also be more ecgl-
yeniently arranged and the entrance viii
be on the level, no runways being used
In fact, when the new alterations are
made. We, will have quite a model base
ball park. one more Convenient in every
way for the patrons.
.WtH the team train South, as first IN
tended?"
THAT was the arrangement talked OF
last year and | see no reason to change
it. We expect to open in Buffalo on
April 18th in game between the Yam
nigans and Regulars. believe that the
people like TO see the entire family toz
gesner in one game aud know jsist who
are to be here for the season, That viii
be on Wcdue day. and on saturday Man-
ages Jimmy Collins of the Boston sAlner;-
can Leaguel club will be at Olympic
Park for m exhibition game. There Are
many othcs games pending, 50 tists the
Buffaios VIII get plenty Of practise be-
fo1e the race Is on.
Many of the local fans are under the
MONEY LOANED III IvArELv