The Washington times., 1903-08-11
". LLan,bert Returns TO City.
Tells Why Syndicate He
Represented Did Not Par-
chase Local Outfit.
Liabilities Probe to Be TaUiCe
The Amount GiOen Out by
Postal and Auor-JobnSon
Soiicitous of Tom Lotus.

Wilton J. Lambert returned from Deer
Park, Nd, this morning. and through, a
statement he prepared for The Times
and herewith printed new light is
thrown on the recent deal.
Lambert's Side of It.
To Sporting Editor Of The Washington Times:
see by the press reports that there
has heen much speculation INDUCED in
with regard to the baseball deal. So
far as the situation is known to me. it
is simple. know of no one having been
turned down or unfairly treated by any
Of the participants.
Early last week was authorized by
some Washington capitalists TO make an
offer to Mr. Postal for his stock. AS I
did not want to interfere with a report
ed negotiation between Mr. Postal and
others. told Mr.. Postal that. should the
prospective deal fail had instructions
to submit an offer On Friday Mr.. Pos
tai advised me that the proposed sale
10 Mr.. Jacobsen and others was entirely
of, and that he was open to offers.
Offered $4,000.
Acting for those I represented, Of
fered him S12,O 900 for his stock. subject
TO definite information as TO the clubs
Indebtedness, which had been reported
TO be about $4,000.
". J. Dwyer, one of the parties in
terested, and myself met Mr.. Postal and
Mr.. Ailor at the Raleigh about o'clock
TO inspect the books and close the con-
tract. We then found, to our surprise
that the liabilities we're more than
double what we had supposed them Il
be. Under these circumstances my
parties refused 10 purchase at the
price mentioned. whereupon Mr. Posta
asserted Mr. Johnson had stepped IL
acd was ready 10 take the stock trou
him for a cash consideration.
Johnson Buys.
OF course, we did not desire to inter
fere in any way with purchase by Nh
Johnson, so stopped negotiations. Nj
Johnson was communicated with IN
proceeded with his arrangement. No
have not as yet been informed as I
what VIII be Mr.. Johnson's policy. bu
presume he is desirOus OF continuin
Mr.. Lotus.
The parties making the offer throug
me insisted as a condition preceden
that they have full power in the matte
OF debating the local management. The
proposed to change the grounds t
Seventh Street, and were abundant
able financially to place a irst-clas
winning team IN this city.
WILTON 7 LAMBERT.
When questioned further, Mr.. Lam
bert says he does not know what dis
position Johnson viii make of his stock
but that he does know. from question:
Propounded by Johnson, as to what dis
position would have been made Of LOT
tus. that his welfare alone actuated thr
step Of the big president.
Eastern League?
It Is a safe bet that Johnson pai
about one-haIf as much for the stock a
Mr.. Lambert's parties were willing Z
do. Possibly the stock was taken a
security for money advanced to Postal
and that no real deal will be effecte
until next season, when Johnson ca
place Lotus somewhere else. and the
the chances are Johnson will transfe
the Washington franchise to anothe
point and relegate the National Capita
70 the Eastern League. which has bee
freely predicted by baseball men a
large.
Il is further known that had M
Dwyer and conferees procured the clu
Lotus would have been at once De
posed, Walter Hewett would have bee
appointed 10 take care of the clubs
financial aDd and pin CLARKE auDofDta