Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-10
FLYNN WILL REFUSE
5. TO CO TO KANSAS CITY
Pittsburg First Baseman Will Quit
Game Rather Than Figure
in Deal.
WANTS TO PICK CLUB
IF HE GOES TO MINORS
Politics Said to Be Mixed Up in
Boston Club Deal-St. Louis
F., Browns No Joke.
BY j. ED GRILLO

1T il is true that the Pittsburg club has
decided TO send me to Kansas City am
through with base ball. This was JACK
FIynn's statement anent the report that
he would play with the Kansas City team
next season.
. Il have no intention of going to Kansas
City, and that settles it,. I am not over
estimating my own ability and am willing
TO return to the minors If II. is the jung
,ment of the club owners that L am not
fast enough for major league COMPANY
but If go back I want to pick the cinb
want to go to or I'll quit the game.
This is no idle threat. but / mean every
word of it
: FIvnn has the reputation of being very
determined once he takes a stand. tie
held out two years ago when, after ST.
Louis had drafted him, he was sent to
milwaukee. where he refused to go. He
held out nearly all that season, and was
finally sold to St. Paul, where he wanted
10 play.
Flynn naturally realizes that he could
have chance with several American
League clubs. and he thinks 1t an IN
Justice to send him 10 a minor league
when there Is chance for him to play IN
fast company.
The following from the pen of William
Weart of the Philadelphia Telegram
makes it appear that there Is base ball
politics in the Boston club deal:
1.-The old adage about there BENG some
fire where there is so much smoke applies
to the affairs of the Boston National
League club. This club has been reported
sold several times of late. first to Gov
elect Tener of Pennsylvania, then 10 Pits
burg capitalists and next to New YORK
The latest story is that William II.
Russell, an insurance broker OF Ne"
York, has put up $4,000 to bind the PAR
gain Mr.. Russell is not known In base
hall hut a very ingenious story Is toiu
that he broke down in health ana, OWING
to his grea. fondness for the natlohai
game. decided to buy a club as g. means
of recreation. .
This story sounds little fishy, but 1t
will be recalled that the late Senator Dur
ham became the principal owner OF IHe
Phillies nearly two years ago lot q SUMS
reason. II Mr. Russell has purchased the
Boston club, suspicion is certain 10 De
.1irected toward the new owner or owners
TO find out who is. the man higher up.
The alleged sale of the Doves nus IA
with the story which I heard in Chicago
during the worlds series, that Messrs;
Taft and Murphy own three Nauonai
League clubs, and that they were tneh
'tlickering for the purchase Oh the iour'n
club.
No intimations have yet been made that
Messrs. Taft and Murphy are mixed up IN
the Boston affair. but 1t has been SO long
since Charlie Murphy was accused or any
thing that some one is bound TO point the
finger of suspicion at him.
It was limited to me today that the man
back of Mr.. Russell might be found TO De
Harry Stevens. who has made a fortune
out of base ball by working his way up
from a score-card boy in small town to
caterer at various ball parks and athletic
events in New York.
year ago the sale of the Phillies
played q big part in National League
politics. and the purchase Of the Doves. ii
contaminated. may have a deeper sig
nificance than a mere change of owners.
The depiorable condition Of the st.
Louis American League team is attracting
general attention. Henry Edwards OF the
Cleveland Plain Dealer takes the follow
ing fling at the Browns:
- 1.-THE st. Louis American League club
is no longer a joke-it's a tragedy, and 1t
certainly behooves Robert Lee Hedges to
get some good players, and to appoint
manager who can whip winning team
into shape With good team, there
would be no better base ball town in
America than St Louis, which practically
has no other sport inf the summer time.
In the days gone by the base ball play
ers had to share the patronage of the
sporting inclined with the banktails, but
the runners have been barred from the
Mound city for many a year and the
town would go base ball crazy IL it were
given a pennant winner.