Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
Special Dispatch To The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ST. LOUIS, January 1t was because
the Cubs lost the worlds series to the
Athletics that u. \. Fletcher's all-star
proposition fell through. Authority for
that statement is Ed Honey. the Cardi-
mails heavy-hitting first baseman and
pool hall keeper. who was Col. FLETCHER
pick for work on the All-Natlonals initial
sack 1t was cut and dried all summer
and fall for the two teams TO go out
under the Cincinnatian's management
Just as soon as the armies of Mack ana
Chance completed their big engagement.
When the national commission ordered
the presidents OF all the big and little
league clubs not to rent their parks 10
Fletcher the busy promoter went "a
searching for a satisfactory layout IN
middle west town. He eventually mt
upon Athletic Field, in Kansas city, ana
if the Cubs had stood pat following their
sweet trimming from the Athletics the
An-Stars would have had it out in H. e.,
per Fletcher's oft-published program.
Players Meet in Chicago.
I'VE opened our last series of the sea-
son in Chicago Sunday, october 3. stated
Honey after completing a marvellous run
of two at straight-rail in his 1th street
resort Wednesday afternoon. Fletcher
greeted us at the Breevort Hotel upon
our arrival He told me to show up at
the Victoria Hotel at O'Clock that night
that a meeting of the players was to be
held and that all arrangements for the
post-season series would be completed
Il showed up at the Victoria Hotel at
the appointed hour. All told there were
sixteen players there. All swore their al
legiance to Fletcher. The Cubs, Miner
Brown in particular, did lot or tax
ing. and their chatter had the true ring
to it, 1t was agreed that we would open
in Kansas City just as soon as the Ath-
letics and Cubs got through. tele-
gram was sent the owners of the park
in Kansas City. accepting their terms
for a seven-game series. Uniforms were
would defray our own expenses to and
from Kansas City and pay the hotel Dill.
Fletcher would turn over the hve-hun-
dred-dollar checks as soon as We went
on the field for the first game. We would
also get a split Of the daily receipts.
Cubs Quit to a Man.
1--WE were mainly anxious to play the
games to show the national commission
what we thought Of it's ruling forbid
ding any transforming in the fall. AS
l have already said. the Cubs chartered
like SO many parrots. they were bound
to go through with their end of the
bargain, and it was simply up to us
fellows to string with them. We closed
the season in Chicago Saturday, October
-, and 1 beat it up to my old home in
La Crosse for a weeks fishing.
II took my base ball tCgs with me and
arranged for my Pullman to Kansas
City. 1 though: all along that the games
were going TO be played, and called off
one pleasure trip so as to be In readi-
ness for the 1rarch to Kansas City. Well,
the Athletics started peppering the Cubs
and finally Miner Brown and those other
orators backed out. They had figured
on defeating the Athletics. but when
they got the hooks thrown into them they
weakened, evidently wanting to stay in
the good gr.ces of Mr.. Murphy and the
honorable commission"
Cobb and Others Were Willing.
That shows how close the post-sea son
series came to being played. Now for
another chapter. We were in Philadel-
mia I've Weel, heforo tho Afhlaficc opd