Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-30
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Local Stockholders Now Con-
troll Senators.
NEW CAPITAL SECURED
OUTLOOK FOR COMING SEASON A
MOST PROSPEROUS ONE
New Automobile Record-Winter Golf
Local Fencers Won-New
Orleans Races.

orleans Races
Late Saturday afternoon President Ban
Johnson of the American League met the
stockholders Of the Washington Base Ball
Club in the Offices of Attorney Minor, and.
after a short conference. the stock held by
the league was turned over to local capital
lists. This action throws the club entirely
into the hands of local people and the end
most devoutly wished for by the fans"
has been brought about. Messrs. Johnson
and Miner have been working diligently
toward this end for the asst three months,
as the former was determined that only To-
cal people should control the club. Hereto
fore Mr.. Johnson has been practically the
manager OF the team and dictator Of Its
policies on account of the big holdings of
the league, but from now on he will be
entirely out of 1t and all trades. transfers
and engagements will be attended to by the
new officials.
Attorney Minor visited all the local stock
holders, secured a majority Of their sigma
lures to the assessment proposition. and
when this was accomplished the new In
vestors entered the club. The newcomers
are w. H. Rapley of the New National
Theater, Edward j. Walsh. the well-known
real estate man, and Messrs. Henry T.
Corcoran & Thorn. These new people have
taken over the American League stock and
will make the Washington club one of the
strongest financial organizations In the
country. To say that President johnson
was delighted over the sale of the stoc
to local people, puts the matter lightly, as
he has been working on this plan ever since
the American League came east and locat-
ed in Washington. For four years the
Senators have been handicapped for want
Of abundant funds to carry on successful
campaign, but from now on 1t should be
plain sailing. 1t is expected that all the In
debtedness of the club win be paid off and
the season opened with fully $4,000 in the
treasury for necessary expenses.
Senator'S Southern Trip.
This will allow a southern trip for the
team, move that has not been made for
three years, and the Senators will take
their preliminary training at Charlottesville,
Va, the home Of the University Of Vir-
ginia. These training grounds have become
historic on account OF the Boston and Bal
timore clubs training there the years they
won the pennants In the National League.
The Washington people can hardly stand
pennant winner at the first efforts Of the
local owners, but If Manager Stahl can
push the aggregation up two or three
notches there will be great joy in the ma
tional capital.
Attorney Minor is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia, and Of course knows
every nook Of Charlottesville, and for this
reason. If for none other. the team will be
taken there. The playing field is sheltered
from the winds of early spring, as the in
field is practically sliced off the mountain
side and Is located in beautiful valley.
Directly back of the field is a commodious
club house, with it's gymnasium and baths.
and, altogether, 1t Is an ideal training place
for ball club The fact of Mr.. Minors
connection with the club will insure I'M
usual attentions from the Charlottesville
Nor a Sano mill rn1l rroT
into splendid condition during their two
weeks sojourn there.
Washington has always been weak sis
ter in the American League on account Of
the black mark made against base ball here
by the regime of the Messrs. Wagner In
1901 Manager Manning had to bring back
ing from Detroit, in Fred Postal to get
started here, and ever since the local peo-
pie with money have been holding aloof
Last season President Johnson branched
out on entirely new lines, getting fresh
blood into the organization, and the salts
factory sale of Saturday afternoon was the
result. The American League, as 1t stands
today, Is one Of the most substantial or
CARNATIONS effected since base ball has be-
come national pastime, and an era Of
prosperity Of unusual proportions is now
ahead.
Good Schedule for Next Season.
Another point that the local stockholders
should not lose sight of Is that the Amer
lean League works together as body
There is no throwing down of a club be-
cause of politics effecting the organization
as was done by the National League In
years past, but every member thereof is
treated exactly alike. Last years schedule
was an exceptionally good one for the
washington club on account of rich dates
with Boston. but from present indica tons
the cltleS Will be shifted from Boston to
New York. and the Senators will again get
games that are bound to turn out big
financial returns.
OF the playing strength of the Washing
ION cruz httle can De said at present. The
club has many bright youngsters under
contract and when they get Working hard
and earnestly under the direction of Man
ager Stahi wonders may be accomplished.
Ihere Is always that uncertainty about
base ball that makes 1t the greatest sport
in the world. -.
This afternoon another meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Washington club will
be held at the offices of Attorney Minor
and Messrs. Rapley and Walsh will be
added to the board of control In addition
permanent officers will be elected and fu-
ture plans decided upon.
Before leaving Washington for Now yorl,
Saturday afternoon President johnson said
to an Evening Star reporter:
Eradicates Syndicate Ball.
1.-THE sale of the Washington club re-
moves the last vestige of syndicate ball in
the American League The new owners are
T. C. Noyes of The Washington Star. Scott
Bone of the Washington Post, Harry Rap
ley, owner of the National Theater. and
Benjamin 8. Minor, the ell-known lawyer.
who will be the secretary. Mr.. Noyes will
be the president and Jake Stahl will be the
manager of the team.
II have gone over the schedule with
President Puliam and can say that every-
thing will be satisfactory. There will be
only five conflicting dates in New York city
as against eleven last year. The New York
Americans will open the championship sea-
son on April IA in this city and will go back
home to open American League Park on
April o. week later. The Washingtons
will play in New York on the Fourth of
July. Griff1ths men will play In Phila-
delphia on Decoration day and the cham
pion Bostons will come here on the same
day.
"As far as the demands of the minor
leagues are concerned. you can say that
the American League will never accept the
proposition that they have submitted The
pi OPPOSITION Is all in favor of the minors
They want 1880 for each player drafted
from Glass A, and that the number to be
drafted shall be limited to one player from
each club. That means that the supply Will
be small and that the minor leagues can