Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

two things. the club win change hands dur
ing the present week and the games be
played on the old National League Park
site, or the present officers will continue
and American League Park in the north
east be the Mecca toward which ali lovers
of the national game will have to journey
this summer.
From close inside informa ton the first
named proposition seems the more probable
and the chances are that Washington has
seen the last of the genial Fred. Postal and
the humorous Lotus. President Ban. John
son has just concluded a tremendous job
of locating a club in New York, and when
he comes to Washington it Will be a small
matter for him to arrange the details for a
transfer of the Senators entirely into local
hands. This detail has probably been
turned over to Mr.. Johnson by Messrs.
Postal and LOTUS, and all arrangements
will be completed in a few hours after the
great base ball leader reaches this city.
The local capitalists, who desire to pur-
chase the Postal and Lotus holdings. will
not stand for the park out in the northeast
section of the city, and as soon as they
gain control OF the Senators arrangements
will quickly be made for the transfer of the
club to its new home. From 800 to 1000
persons can be depended upon to visit the
games at the 18th street grounds who would
never make the trip to the present grounds
In the northeast. A majority of this class
belong to the grand-stand patrons AID the
financial advantage Is too big to be over
looked
President Johnson Is hourly expected In
Washington, and the important announce
ment of the sale will quickly follow his ar
rival.
Anent the Delehanty situation, it may be
stated that the big fellow will play in
Washington the coming season or remain
idle What Manager McGraw or Del
desires cuts a small figure in the calcula-
lions of the American League. 1t is doubt
full whether McGraw could get reply from
any Of the American League magnates
should he write a letter making PROPOSE
lions for a trade. His efforts to wreck the
young organization and his weli-known hos
tilty to President Johnson has certainly
made him persona non grata with the
American League magnateS The New
York National League team is very weak in
the batting line, and such a man as Dele
hanty would help out the Giants wonder
fully. OF course, Mr.. johnson and his fell
low-American leaguers are lying awake at
night thinking over plans to strengthen the
opposition. Delehanty will get 5000 for
the coming season from New York whether
he plays or aot-that is the New York clubs
funeral. He also owes President Postal
5000 advance money-that is the latter's fu-
neral but IL the local capitalists get hold
of the club Mr.. Delehanty will join the SEN
ators or have plenty of time on his hands to
play the ponies.
Manager McGraw and Delehanty are well
aware of the fact that should the leading
batter of the country remain idle for a
season he will be dead one In the ma
tional game hereafter. Delehanty must
keep working to remain in the game az a
leader. Once he rests for whole season he
knows he will be relegated to the "has
been class.
Outside Of the proposition Of whether he
plays with the New York club or plays at
ALL the fact must not be lost sight of that
Delehanty not only belongs to the Wash
ington club, but to the American League.
Befa'e he can be traded to New York the
consent of the other seven clubs in the
American League will have to be secured,
and 1t Is hardly likely that Connie Mack.
Jimmy Collins, Armour, Barrow OF Comis-
Key, who need just such stlcker as Del"
would waive their rights to benefit Mr..
'Mugsy'' McGraw.
The peace agreement sealed the fate of
just such clever gentlemen as Mr.. Dele
hanty. and there Is olly one route for him
to foiiow-play with the Washington club
or get out of the business.