Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
DELEHANTY NEEDED.
Local Enthusiasts Want the Heavy
Batter to Return tn WASHINGTON

The news from Cincinnati Saturday night
That the American and National League
magnates had reached an agreement on a
peace footing was received with great favor
by the Washington fans. In the first
place 1t assures a permanent club for this
city, and, in the second, Delehanty will be
once more member Of the Senator'S
News comes from New York Philadelphia
and Baltimore that John T. Brush, Rogers
and Hanlon are dissatisfied over the agree
ment, but as they are in the minority the
chances are that they will have to make
the best of a bad bargain. OF the three.
Col. Rogers is the only one entitled to con-
sfderation. Brush has only minority In
terest in the New York club, reports to the
contrary notwithstanding, and Hanlon is
receiving salary of $4,000 from Brooklyn
as manager The five National League
magnates at the conference represented
their own money and cannot be blamed for
agreeing to almost anything offered by the
American League. They lost money last
season. and on the face of things stood to
lose more next summer. Under the new
rules. the reserve clause will be recognized
and the National League can now go to
work rebuilding the fences which were
wrecked through the shortsighted policy in
sisted upon by that organization for the
past twenty years.
The peace conference was a great victory
for President Ban Johnson and demon
Strates that he Is the greatest leader the
game ever saw. He has been wise enough
to work along the lines totally ignored by
the National League, and his success can
be ascribed to this shrewdness johnson
has made 1t point to win the favor of
the press. and in this way he has made the
public his friend, while the National League
treated the scribes almost as enemies,
bringing about the inevitable result-failure
In looking over the list of players as
signed to the different clubs several mys-
teries of the past few months are cleared
up. Harry White. the ex-Georgetown boy,
issued several bulletins to the effect that
he had not signed with Chicago, but he
must have been hooked up" at the time
Detroit gets the largest group Of would-be
"grasshoppers," Crawford, Donovan, Kit
son and Elberfeld all being assigned to that
team: George Davis goes back to Chicago,
and Delehanty comes to Washington.
reporter of The Evening Star made a
tour Of the resorts where the fans con-
gregate on cold days, and consensus of
opinion was that the big fellow will be
heartily welcomed. There were a few who
New Yorks, but when the big increase in
! salary was considered the offense was
somewhat condoned. Delehanty is typi-
cal ball player, looking out for himself at
all stages of the game. and he should be
considered only from point on the ball
| field. He is undoubtedly a star, and will
make the Senators formidable next season,
as he will have running mates Ryan and
| Setback. The infield needed only this bat
| ting strength to make the team size UP with
| the best in the American League. and it is
| not going too far to say that the Senators
| as at present constituted on paper are fully
| 40 per cent stronger than last year.