Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-16
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Serious Squabble Over Games
at RidgeWood Park.
BOTH SIDES ANGRY
EXCITING BOWLING CONTESTS IN
THE DIFFERENT. LEAGUES.
New Orleans Races-Corbett to Meet
Britt-International Chess
Base Ball Notes.

From a statement made yesterday by
Joseph Gordon. president of the New York
American League club. there is trouble in
store for the Pittsburg National League
club in the event of a decision by Chairman
Hermann in favor of Brooklyn's protest
against Sunday games at RidgewoOd. Mr..
Gcrdon's statement, which also includes
some inside facts about the recent base
ball conference at Chicago. is as follows:
Chairman Hermann will render de-
cision shortly. and the New York Amer
leans are ready to abide by it, for We be-
lieye that Mr.. Hermann is man of fair
ness and will make a ruling in strict ae-
cordance with the merits of the case But
we wish to say that If the decision goes
against us it viii mean that the Brooklyn
club cannot play Sunday games at Ridge
wood. and that all the clubs in the two
big leagues will be restricted to the cities
named specifically in the joint peace agree
ment. This will include the Pittsburg Ma
tonal League club. which has grounds IN
the city of Allegheny instead of within the
limits of Pittsburg. In the event of rul-
ing against US. therefore. we will file let
ter of protest with the national commits
sion against the Pittsburg club and, fur
thermore. an application will be made for
a franchise to operate major league club
in the city of Pittsburg proper. If the
peace agreement is to be enforced in such
a manner we wish to see that no favortes
are played.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn CLUB
has given out an interview relative to the
Chicago conference. which has prompted
to follow suit. We would not have
talked for publication had Mr.. Ebbets re-
NAMED silent. but as he has made several
statements which are misleading, We feel
that they should be answered.
In the first place, the American League
a In
and buster. Mr.. Farrell's statement that
he made an agreement with Manager Han
lon by which the Brooklyns could have a
share in the dates at Ridgewood was not
refuted. 1t was shown that the agreement
was made by Messrs- Farrell and Hanlon
at the Benning race track last fall. 1t
was also shown. and Mr.. Ebbets admitted
it. that after the agreement with Hanlon
lad been made Mr. Ebbets opened nego-
tiati0ns with Ambrose Hussey for lease
of Ridgewood Park. Mr.. Ebbets also adj
mitted reluctantly that he had asked Hus-
sey for written proposition on the sub
ject. which was duly considered. although
MI Ebbets tried to convince the commits
sion that he merely wanted to listen.
1t is fact that Mr.. Ebbets repudiated
the authority OF Manager Hanlon, before
Brooklyn club. although the National
League men present said that they had
never heard of such a proceeding before;
that Hanlon's authority had never before
been questioned by them in any way.
AS Mr.. Hermann was placed in an awk-
ward position. the American League men
suggested that the lawyers. of Messrs- Far
rel and Ebbets gst together here and select
any supreme court justice to decide the
case. but Mr.. Ebbets. would not consent.
He said that the commission. consisting OF
two National League and one American
League man, was good enough for him
This suggestion was not intended to reflect
in any way on the Judgment or integrity of
Mr. Hermann, but to relieve him rom
the necessity of deciding such a delicate
question.