Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23
YANKEES NEW HOME
Both New York Clubs to Play
on the Polo Grounds.
AGREEMENT FOR ONE YEAR
Officials of Giants and Highlanders
Sign Papers to the
Effect.

NEW YORK, January c3.-It is all set
tied whereby the Giants and the New
York Americans both are to play at the
Polo Grounds this year. The arrangement
POLO Grounds this year. The arrangement
was consummated yesterday afternoon
III the office of President Hampstead of
the New York National League club. 1t
was i've minutes to by the clock, the
sun shone down from cloudless sky and
a peaceful calm hung over the city when
Mr.. Hampstead and Frank Farrell, the
local American League magnate, dipped
pen in ink and then and there signed the
agreement which creates situation
hitherto unknown in organized base ball
that is, one which finds clubs of both
major leagues using the same battlefield
for whole season.
After the document had been signed
Mr.. Hampstead gave out the following
statement:
Mr.. John T. Brush prior to his demise,
learned that by reason of a series of
vexatious delays it would be impossible
for the new grounds being built by Frank
Farrell at 18th street to be available for
the use of his club at the beginning of
the season of 1913 1t later developed
that the former grounds of the American
League clup at 16Sth street could not be
had for another season under any cir
cumstanceS.
Bearing in mind the generous and
timely offer which was made by Mr.. Far
rell, who extended the use of the Ameri-
can League park to the Giants when the
stands of the Polo Grounds were burned
to ashes within an hour in April. 1911,
Mr.. Brush prOffered to Mr.. Farrell the
use of the Polo Grounds for such dates
in 1913 would be needed by the owner
of the New York American, League club
prior to the completion of his new park.
AS the New York American League
club finds itself homeless at the inau-
guration of the season of 1913 the New
York National League club takes pleas
ure in offering to Mr.. Farrell the
privileges of the Polo Grounds during the
season of 1913 only.
That the public may have a fair and
intelligent understanding of this arrange
ment the New York National League
club desires specifically to state that this
is in no sense a permanent agreement,
but one which endeavors to apply the
principles of the golden rule to base
ball"
AS the agreement is one year only.
next season the Americans are to occupy
their grounds at Kingsbridge, now build
ing. The financial ARRANGEMENTS between
the two clubs for use of the Polo Grounds
are private.
There has been at no time any friction
between the clubs in bringing the plans
to a head said Secretary Foster of the
Giants. nor was there any hitch what
ever with the Lynch estate, owners of
the property. Reports to the latter effect
were incorrect. There were, however, "A
number of details and technicalities to
be worked out and decided before the
agreement could be signed. One of these
had to do with the schedules of the two
leagues to find out just how the dates
for the New York clubs had been dove
tailed SO that there would be no con-
ficting
date at the Polo Grounds this season.
When one team isn't there the other will
be. A point agreed to by Mr.. Farrell.
and cheerfully, was that his club would
give up such dates as may be required
for the playing at the field of games
Harvard and Yale mines. In case those
colleges have to play a third game the
Polo Grounds will be available. and this
may force one or two double headers
on the New York Americans The latter
were quite willing to accept that cond:-
ton
The New York American League club
was incorporated in Albany Monday and
capitalized at $3O0.OOU. The name of the
corporation is the American League Base
Ball Club of Manhattan. The incor-
porators are William p. Coe, Russell II.
Kittel and Henry Van Ardsdale. jr.
clubhouse for the American League
team is being built at thS-reOlo Grounds.
Visiting American League teams will use
the same house used by visiting National
Leaeuers Frank Chance. as result
of the transa ction yesterday, VIII be pre-
siding over the destinies of his new troop
of diamond experts under familiar sur
roundings