Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
BOASTS BRUSH AND McGRAW.
Player Donlin Says Mistake Was Made
In Not PLAYING Boston.

A special dispatch from Cincinnati says
that Mike Donlin, the scrappy center
fielder of the New York Nationals. is there
for visit He is very sore on the acuoh
of Brush and McGraw in refusing to play
a post-season series with the American
League champions, and does not mince
words in talking about it.
Donlin was in New York for a month
after the season closed, and had splendid
chance to sound the New York fans ana
find out what the sentiment was, and pre-
diets that the American League will have
all the better of the patronage in New
York next season.
Donlin never looked better in his life
than at present, and his looks bear him
out when he says he Is taking the best OF
care of himself and intends to be in condi-
ton to play the game Of his life next sea-
son. He has not signed with New York for
next season as yet, and says he Will take
his time about doing so.
Benefit Melted Each Man $429.
In regard to the post-season series and
the situation in New York, Donlin said:
Every man on the team was more than
anxious to play the post-season series,
whether it was with the New York Ameri-
can or any other club We did not care
what club it was-we wanted the post
son games.
1.-THE so-called trip around the world was
never even considered by the players, and
Brush and McGraw soon found out that
not five of the men would take the trip.
1.-THE benefit performance rendered us by
Brush was all right in its way, but it was
like giving child five cents and holding
q quarter where he could see 1t, but not
get It,
"Brush's benefit netted each player $429.
while If the post-season series had been
played the receipts to the players would
have surely averaged 81 600 each or more
why, it would have been impossible to
put the people in the Polo Grounds who
would have turned out for the games. and
can tell you there was a sore bunch of
ball players around the clubhouse when
McGraw refused to stand for the post
season games.
Will Support the Yankees.
1T was really a personal affair with Nc
Graw, but it knocked the New York play
ers who had worked hard for him out of a
big bunch of money. Not only that, but It
will affect the receipts of the New York
team next season in manner that will be
a revelation to Brush and McGraw.
Il know this, for 1 was in New York for
a month after the season closed, and many
a fan told me that It would be the Ameri-
can League ground for him next season.
THE subway people have made arrange
ments to run special base ball trains, leav-
ing from downtown and making no stops.
These trains will take the fans from
Herald Square to the gates of the ball
grounds in less than twenty minutes. and
back downtown in the same time. There
is no question but what Grit and his bunch
up on Washington Heights will have the
call in New York next season."
The scrappy outfielder was with the Gin
cinnati team in New York last summer
when the attendance was given out as over
$4,000 LAS a matter Of fact" says Dom
lin, 1.-The actual paid admissions on that
day was 10000, and a number of times
after I had joined the Giants the attend
ance ran over 5000. Brush made a bar
rel of money this season, but when it came
for a chance to allow the players to pick
up some coin Brush let McGraw con him
into refusing to play the American cham
pions."