The Washington times., 1904-03-27

The Washington Baseball Club viii
play on the Seventh Street grounds this
season. So says Wilton ]. Lambert. at
torney and probable president Of the
club The Washington Brick Company
instituted a protest against the clubs
playing at the Seventh Street grounds
on the ground that the club had agreed
20 lease the American League Park
grounds for five years. beginning from
April l. 1890, at an annual rental OF $500
The. case instituted by the Washington
Brick Company against the Washington
Baseball Club was 10 the effect that the
local franchise had secured d lease on
American League Park for d term Of
five years and that, as the league still
owed the company $3.50 rental from last
year il. the company, had only
the grandstand as security. The new
club owners, William J. Dwyer and
Thomas c. Noyes have opposed this
complaint made on behalf of the brick
company. and it is probable the baseball
people viii win out IN the case. Even
If they do not, however, the club viii
play at the Seventh Street grounds. as
arrangements have already been made
whereby new grandstands and bleachers
will be erected.
Of Representatives requiring all en-
ployes of the Government to work un-
til 4:30 o'clock. put a crimp in the game
here as far as the American League
Park is concerned. 1t would be at least
5:l5 before persons could get out 10
see the game at last years grounds, and
the new owners. If they get the Seventh
Street gorunds, viii make a ten-strike.
IL takes about one-half an hour TO get
from any Of the downtown departments
10 American League Park, while any
one can leave the Treasury, State, War,
Navy. or Pcstofice Departments, end
get out 10 the seventh street ground
by A: a.
No new players arrived here yester-
day or last night, bat Winters Jacob
sen. and Bill Clarke are expected 10 be
here tomorrow. Tom Lotus, who Is
temporarily managing the team VIII
have the men out TO practice tomorrow
and may get them out today In the aft
/ ernoou. Within the next two weeks,
though. il IS probable that Patsy Dono-
van OF some other playing manager will
come here.
I Patsy is stu involved in case
/ against the St. Louis National League
Club claiming that the RObinsOns owe
/ him a part Of last season. salary. Pat
/ sy, apparently, has clear-cut case
and should win out, IN which case he
/ would be free 10 come here Jimmy
/ Manning too is seriously considered
/ but the Kansas Cityan's terms are
/ thought 10 be TOO steep, and he viii
probably give way TO some playing man.
/ ager. who can be secured for much less
| money.
The letter purported 10 have arrived
/ from the IHldebrand boys 10 Lew Drill
/ stating they would play here this sea-
son has not yet arrived. ana Lew claims
/ he has not even seen the original which
( says they would play here. Arthur Hi
I debrand. tie older boy, did write 20 Lew
/ however. asking what the outlook and
| conditions here were II Is probable
/ both OF these boys will play here and II
/ is to be hoped they viii. as three OF
! every four ball players on the club. exc
/ cept those VINO are afraid of losing their
I jobs. are of the opinion that the Prince
/ ton College men viii surely make good
One Of the tWirlers, for instance, who