The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
SPORTING NEWS.
DeIehanty May Yet Play With
the Gotham Club.
Washington Fans Believe He
Will Leave the Senators.
TOO MUCH IN ADVANCE.
Not Willing to Pay $4,000 for
the Champion Sluggers.
Case of George Davis With Chi
cage Is Very Similar.

New York, Jan 26.-Delehanty and
Davis may be members of the New
York ational League baseball team af-
ter all. A Washington baseball enthus-
last who is connected with the Wash
ington club, and who is now in this
city, says:
1.-The Washington club is not in a
position where it will be willing to pay
the $4,000 advance money that Dele
hanty received from the New York
club. In the first place Dele
hanty, Notwithstanding his big reputa-
ton throughout the country, was not
popular last year in Washington He
was looked upon as somewhat of
gold brick. and there is not unan-
imous feeling among Washington fans
that Del is the whole thing. He is not
considered of so much Importance, at
any rate, that he is entitled to a bank
presidents salary
ITO tell the truth Del queered him
self in Washington and there would
be few tears shed if he went to other
pastures. The Washington club direc-
tors, I am sure, will not pay 'Defs'
back bills to secure him.
Taking this into consideration with
the fact that Del does not want to
play in Washington and does desire to
play in New York, the faIlacY of fore
ing the player to do what he does not
want to is evident
'sDelehanty's work with Washington,
if made to go there and obliged to play
for almost nothing, would necessarily
be half hearted at the best.
4 look to see Delehanty a Giant the
coming season and am willing to bet
that he viii be"
ANOTHER CASE.
George Davis case is similar to Dele
hanty's. Manager COmiskey, of the
Chicago American League club is
known to have no use for any player
no matter how good he may be, who is
not with him heart and soul. He will
not stand for a "suil1er"
Now Davis, if he had to pay back 81
500 to the New York club from his next
seasons salary. would not have much
more than cigarette money coming to
him. and that would hardly leave q
margin for long shots with the ponies. -
Davis. to play good bali, must have
congenfal surroundings and undisturbed
connection with the ca plains office
when the ghost takes its semi month
/ ly walk.
Magnates Somers and Filfoyle. of the
American league, left this city Saturday
/ for Philadelphia where they will talh
over the dubious New York situation
with their cohorts President Ban
johnson will Join them there today, and
all hands VIII then come on to this city
early this week. Messrs. Somers and
Kilfoyle did not give out the location
OF their new grounds here, but the Pas
time A. c. grounds (old Jones wood. at
Sixty-siS1th street and. Avenue A, was
sprung as a possibility This makes
about the 'steenth possibility so far.
President Pplliam and John T. Brush
will be here today also. so that the field
Of operations viii be in this burg now
+ for some time to come.
Christy NathewsOn called at head
quarters today looking as fine as silk. =
/ He has been hunting in the Michigan
woods for q month with Bowerman, ana
killed deer by the carload.
Mol Eason. pitcher. also called on
/ Secretary Knowles Emmett Heidrick
the famous outfielder, is also in town.
but cannot talk business owing to the
new peace pact.