The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-16
TROUBLE AHEAD
FOR PITTSBURG
Sunday Ball Question In
wolves Smoky City.
NEW WORKERS TO PROTEST
Claim That if They Cannot Play on
Sabbath Neither Can the
Pirates.
NEW WORKERS TO PROTEST

Baseball men are now anxiously await
Ing the decision OF Chairman Hermann
OF the national commission regarding
the right of the New York American
League Club to play Sunday games al
Ridgewood, L. 1. According 20 President
Pulliam, of the National League. and
one of the commissioners. the whole drift
OF the argument centered on section >
article 3, Of the peace agreement. which
reads:
The party of the second part hereby
guarantees that none Of the leagues i'm
its membership shall establish or main
tain club in city on the circuit of
either major league. or within five miles
of the limits thereof without the con-
sent in writing of the major league club
or clubs located therein and recorded
I'm the office OF the secretary Of the ma
tional commission, Jersey City ex-
cepted.'
City" the Contention.
The contention Of the National League
is that the Greater New York club is
restricted in the playing to Manhattan
Island, that being the construction put
on the word city in section 2. On the
other hand. the Greater New York club
officials and President johnson of the
american League are positive that the
word city cannot mean anything else
but all the boroughs with the excep-
ton or Brooklyn, and Ridgewood. they
say, Is not IN Brooklyn or in Kings
county. OF which Brooklyn is a part.
Inc American League men further saw
that II was well known at the time
me peace agreement was signed that
the Greater New York club had not Sc
iected its grounds. and the understand
ING was tnat IL could locate either in
the Bronx or on Manhattan Island
no matter what decision NAV be made
Dy chairman Hermann. il IS well set
tied that the parties in the dispute will
, aolae oy H. but there promises TO be
SION ana incidentally the Pittsburg club
will be affected.
Trouble for Dreyfuss.
In a statement yesterday President
Gordon, of the Greater New York club.
SAID that an adverse decision for his
club would mean that the Brooklyn
club could not play Sunday games as
Ridgewood. and that all the clubs in
the two big leagues would be restricted
10 the cities named specifically in the
joint peace agreement This OF course.
would include the Pittsburg National
League club. which has grounds in the
city or Allegheny instead OF within the
limits OF Pittsburg.
President Gordon was emphatic in the
declaration that az the Greater New
York club was not allowed to play IL;
fourteen Sunday games at RidgewOod
ne would ME a protest with the national
commission against the Pittsburg club
ana furthermore, an application would
be made for a franchise to operate a
major league club in the city of Pitts
burg proper They have no right Presi-
cent Gordon claims, to play in Allegheny
CITY when their franchise calls for
Pittsburg.
Agreement Entered Into.
President Gordon admits that an
agreement had been entered into be-
tween Frank Farrell. OF the Greater
New York club. and Manager Hanlon
OF the Brooklyn club. whereby the lat
ter was TO have a share in the dates
AZ Ridgewood. Subsequently. however
50 President Gordon claims. President
Ebbetts. Of the Brooklyn club, opened
negotiations for a lease OF RidgeWood
Park This. said Mr.. Gordon was adj
mitted by the Brooklyn official at the
recent meeting Of the national commits
sion, and. according to President Cor
don. repudiated the authority Of Man
ager HanlOn. before the commission to
do business for the Brooklyn club.