Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-18
Galveston "FanS" Anxiously
Await the Nationals.
BIG FAVORITES IN TEXAS
American Association Decides to
Place Club in Chicago.
MEANS A FIGHT TO A FINISH
Four First Choices Win at New Or
leans-Lipton's Offer Accepted.
Big Shooting Tourney.

Business Manager Fowler of the Wash
ington base ball club has received long
latter from Jim Nolan. The Stars CORE
spondent at Galveston. saying in part
that the fans" down there are anxious
~ waiting for the Nationals TO put in an
appearance. and incidentally that the
thermometer has been lowering around
the GD mark for the past week.
Nolan says he has been trying to per-
suade Manager Cantiilon to take the team
TO the Seaside Hotel next spring. as the
BOYS will be nearer the beach and have
much more room. The big hotel will be
able to provide each player with sepa-
rate room, as it is the off season down
there when the team practices. and the
distance to the ball park is about the
same as from the City Hotel.
The Galveston ball park is in prime
condition at present, the groundkeeper
having worked on the infield ever since
the season closed to have 1t in shape for
the Nationals. This groundkeeper is a
great admlrer of Manager Cantillon and
he almost worked himself to death last
spring to please the Nationals boss.
Nolan winds up his letter by saying
that the Nationals were great favorites n
Galveston last spring. and made such a
fina impression that the chances are big
that they will be met at the depot with
a brass band when they get off the cars
next March.
last night telling about the new Union
Base Ball League. which is to be an
OUTLAW organization next season. and
also saying that club in Washington
was among the possibilities. The pro-
1ectors of the new league have evidently
not visited this city recently, or they
would not think of placing a team in
Was hingtou. In the first place there is
only one site obtainable. the old grounds
in the northeast, and with free base ball
few squares away and only one car
line to the park. the patronage would
naturally be small. Washington had one
dose of minor league base ball, and the
hacker of that venture dropped a snug
little fortune We will venture the pre-
diction that after President Lawson has
visited Washington and gone over the
situation he will call off the proposition
TO place Union League club in this
city.
If the news from Chicago. published in
another column, telling of the decision of
the American Association to place club
in the Windy city under the management
of James Callahan, is true, the western
magnates have certainly stolen a march
on the American and National leagues
At the recent meeting of the American
League in Chicago President Johnson
was authorized to fight the American As
sociation tooth and nail should it place
a club in Chicago, and the National
League is in full accord on this PROPOSE
ton.
When the American Association mag
mates learned of the firm stand of the
American and National leagues on the
Chicago club subject. they gave 1t out
that the project would be dropped for next
season, but that a fight on the matter
would surely come up at the major
leagues meetings next fall. From pres
ent indications the American Association
gave out this bit of information to throw
evidently decided to go to war, as the
start hostilities.
? HoM<fhe American ascot ton expects
TO live\ 1lsroughout next seaton with the
majors Arrayed against it is known only
to them If they have not yet
signed thair players for next year. the
reserve ruiz will not hold. and the chances
are that cfntracts will not amount to
muchy The1 old men in the big leagues
are too XisS to take a chance by signing
with an outlaw organization. but it is
doubtful il the youngsters can be held
hck by the American Association
Then. again/the American Association
viii have rS|be backed up by the minor
leagues of the country. and this will be a
hard proposition, as the men at the head
of thu venturesome league are not any
too popular with the Eastern and smaller
Furthtr news from the seat of war
Chieago-will be awaited with interest