The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-11
DONOVAN HOPES
TO Do BETTER
Will Try Hard to Improve
Senators.
DWYER IS KNOCKED HARD
Much of Teams Trouble Attributed to
Him-Patsy to Allow No
Butting In.
DWYER is KNOCKED HARD

outing IL
They're all here again, Kittredge, Sell
bach. Bill COughlin. and the rest of the
bunch. Bill brought with him what's
left of his 200 one-dollar bills. Some one
had the nerve to dub them odds-on IA
vorites-one-to-six shots. They're
the Senators.
But there has been another and an
important addition TO the fold. Patsy
Donovan Joined the team at Philadel-
phia yesterday and came TO Washington
with il. From now on Patsy will be the
high mOgul and VIII try TO lift the team
out of Lass place
Donovan comes here under the agree
ment that he is to have complete con-
troll of the playing end of the club. No
butting in on Patsy. To demonstrate
this he refuses to sanction the reported
deal whereby Setback and Kittredge
were traded to the New York Ameri-
cans Tor Anderson and Bevine.
May Save the Players.
1t is said that Clarke Griffith will
consent 20 call of all negotiations.
which, however. have gone so far that,
should he so desire, he might make a
lot OF trouble for the local club. and
possibly, if not probably, get the play
ers Farrell. the head of the New York
club. says he will claim the local rnen
ne washington end or this deal was
engineered by Business Manager DIVER
As soon as Patsy Joined the team ht,
t tstlOiist ra5ed; thinking the club was
Deing worked at both ends from the
block the trade -
donovan next act was to try 10
GET young Winters. the hard-hltting
SeOthern League ouJfielder, to come u
terms he expects Winters 10 turn up
within the next week
ne new manager will not play in 20
Gay game, as he is in poor conditio1
lie hopes 10 get down TO form IN 3
couple or days. Should Winters lcin
tAe cruz, the Washiae .On Outfield Will
present much stronger appearance
l6aI At any lime this year Selbach 5
playing as good as he ever did Dono-
var IS an acknowledged star, and Win
tsls comes highly touted
Want Change.
With Donovan at the helm it IS
thought that things viii move along
more smoothly. All season there has
neen trouble between Business Man
Ter Dwyer and the players, ana under
nan more popular the team shoul1
make Z much better showing.
r - = also an unfriendly feeling be-
~ IN the minority stockholders and
tho-e Wno control the club. The per-
~
which theT bought because of q spirit
o lOc-l sporting enthusiasm say that
eii4sss they are given a square DEAL
Dhicl they claim they have not re-
cS-vees something is going TO drop in
the Washington Baseball Club
4 meeting OF the minority stockhold-
e. was held on Saturday, and a COM
>E4ttee or two appointed to put their
case before Thomas c. Moves. who has
much 10 say In the affairs OF the club
1T this meeting the dozen persons IN
attendance he f1rrfra
ION that the present management is IN
satisfactory, and Its continuance
menace, not only 10 the club itself as
sporting proposition and as an eX-
ponent OF WaShingtOn's Well-knOwn en-
thusiasm for baseball, but to the none
Iary interests of the men who hold the
smaller blocks Of stock
Stockholders Demand Change
SO dissatisfied were the rnalcontents
ilIat they favored an immediate
change in the management. They say
they have been snubbed at the grounds,
ana that the management is running
the club in an autOcratic manner. heed
less or the advice or suggestions OF the
men who have their money invested.
All ultimatum was sent 10 the manage
smenI that If they did not receive proper
ecognitiOn they viii proceed TO take
appropriate action.
The men on the committee appointed
visited Mr.. Moves on Monday afternoon
him. They demanded a place on the
board of directors. and IL is said. asked
that W. J. Dwyer be deposed as bust
ness manager.
Mr.. Noyes replied that he thought they
were certainly entitled to representa-
ton on the board and would take steps
70 have them represented. He conceded
with the indictments. whose names are
withheld, in their opinion that as long
as they had money invested they should
know 10 what use il was being put and
what was going 10 become OF IL.
The matter Will be closed within the
next week, IL Is thought.
This revolt OF the minority stOckhold-
ers revives the rUmors that have been
persistently current 70 the effect that
little real money passed in the alleged
sale OF the club by the American League,
and that the controlling stock which was
supposed 70 be bought outright by Wash
ingtonians. is so tied up with conditions
OF one sort and another that II is really
still within the control Of the league.
and Washington Is as much a syndicate
city as ever.
Who Owns the Club?
Nothing that the directors or the man
agement has been, able 10 say has
changed the opinion % many Of those
familiar with the situation that there
never was a real sale but merely a ten
tative agreement that the local finan-
ciers should take over the stock II they
found they could do anything with lie
club.
Frank Harvey the contractor who has
Instituted suit against Ban Johnson and
the American League. for not having
received payment, which he fixes at
$1,000 for having removed the stands
from American League Park and erected
them at the Seventh Street grounds. has
received word that Ban Johnson Is i'll
In Chicago. Mr.. Harvey has agreed to
let the matter drop for few days.