The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-14
MANY RUMORS OF
BASEBALL WAR

been ssemmed by some brilliant play on
the part of the enc whom death new
claims.
Mercer was touring the West ygith the
/ AI=AmPriean team and Ga a few days
| wss GO have returned to Detroit to as
/ ssu7e the player management OF the De
/ troits fer the coming season President
/ Angus, of the Tigers had great faith in
! MERGERS ability and expected him to
! bring out all that was best In The band
! Of ball players collected for the Michi-
/ gan city this coming season.
I Tom sharkay will get arst chance
/ with Jack Munroe. the Montana miner
/ The newcomer will take the Sailor on
before giving JeRFies chance to wipe
out the old score.
The Sailor and Miner met IN Chicago
! yesterday and had verbal understand
/ ing. The manager Of Munroe refused to
/ agree to q Eix-round bout In Chicago
because he said It would interfere with
I twenty-round engagement later on.
/ for which a purse OF $4,000 had been
/ offered.
/ sharkey wanted Munroe TO agree to
/ sign articles at once, but 10 this Ball. his
manager, would not consent, until after
| Nunroe and he had visited New York.
sharkey did get the promise that he
would be given first crack.
While reviewing matters .'touchin' on
and appuTtatnin 10" contract jumpers
one is inclined lust about now to drag
! big Ed Delehanty under the Iimelight.
This much talked OF ball player has
put himself IN an unenviabIe position
through his ability to vault from one
league to another. until il seems as If
he had about reached the end of his
ro9e.
There viii be little regret by those IN
either league if the Senator's crack out
fielder IS forced to roam in smaller pas
lures in quest of living First he jump
ed the Nationals. bounding over into the
Johnson organization, and then he vaults
back for more gold into McGraw's little
band.
But this is not all. Before deserving
TO New York for a fat advance. this
same player had accepted 81 600 from
the Washington management It was on
this claim Of the locals that the con
ferees at the Cincinnati gathering de
cided that DeI's place was IN the Ma
tfonal Capital.
In doing this, New York was caught.
The crowd headed by McGraw had adj
yanced the "pIunger" g 500. which he
now says he does not intend to pay back.
he maintains that he is entitled to the
money, but sets forth no defense for his
cloudy position.
1t does not seem just that Del, under
an agreement OF peace. should be al
lowed TO come here, unless forced to give
back the money he secured from Mc-
Graw. From the good feeling that pre-
vailed, and the understanding that cb- !
tanned al Cincinnati. it is more than /
likely Del viii have 10 come up with the /
$, SEQ or make good his threat to quit
basebaH-whieh many believe would be I
q foolish move on the big fellows part
The sporting fraternity of England. /
ireland. and even Scotland have prom /
Using time ahead for the uext few
months. if that trio OF pugIlists, Joe +
Cans. Terry McGovern and Young Cor
bett make their threatened "trip across
the broad Atlantic. Not one OF 1he
three has been busy of late gathering IN
money, and me little that might come
their way from the tour Of the British
Isles would about reach the spot, and
open the way for a better disposition
and some good dinners
Cans has been sent against three or
four boxers lately, but they were of the
caliber that would not draw big
house. Such men as Charlie Seger and
Gus Gardiner may be good enough for
the champion TO NOW them down. but
they do not bring money into the house.
None Of the three have been abroad
so they should be well received They
the best in American pugiI-
ism, and there are many surprises in
store for Britishers. Cans, Corbett. or
lIcGovern VIII not have TO worry much
over a possible defeat From the stuff
Of which England's present boxers are
made they could easily dispose Of a
couple Of champions each night.
Il is the opinion Of al least few
Of those who were at Cincinnati that !
the fans win probably not see many 7
nrefseagee mpionshtps as an ANAL Z
was freely predicted within
Few years One OF two made th. guess
hat the Two leagues would c5usoIf-
late after ths coming season. while at
least one predicted that the present
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