Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
NED HANLON IS
CHIEF ASSET Of
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Baltimore Owner Has Had More
Experience Than All Others
Combined in New Organization.
By Frank G. Menke.

10y II dllh VI. Altuhp.
NEW YORK, Jan. S0.-without
any idea or intention OF
knocking" the new Federal
League or its promoters, It can truth
fully be said that there IS one man
among the hackers OF the organiza-
ton who has had more baseball ex-
perience than all OF the others COM
bined. That man is Edward Hanlon.
When II comes TO actual baseball
experience, first as a player then as
manager and afterward as Clue
owner, Hanlon has a record of
achievements that none OF the other
Federal generals can measure up to
Foxy Ned" as he was called In tho
old days, knows big league baseball
from turn stile TO flag pole, and IL The
new organization can be made a win
ner Hanlon looks to be the man to
turn the trick.
In Baltimore, where Hanlon is to
place Federal League team. he man
aged a National League team for sew
eral years. Later he owned the East
ern League team in the same city.
Hanlon's first move after taking
over the Baltimore franchise In the
Federal League was to engage Otto
Knabe, the crack second sacker of the
Phillies as manager of the team. In
grabbing the Philly star. Hanlon
showed that the prospects OF war
with the National League did not
bother him.
A BASEBALL war would be no new
experience for Foxy Ned" He
was with Pittsburg when the Broth
erhood was formed in 1891. and
promptly jumped to the new organi-
cation. When the American League
made its famous raid on the Nation
ais, which resulted In the capture of
more than 100 players Of the older
organization, Ha Ion was managing
the Brooklyn team. What the Amer
lean Leagucrs did TO Hanlon's team
was a-plenty. When the new league
got all the Brooklynites they wanted,
Hanlon didn't have much better than
a Class OUTFIT left to represent the
Dodger City.
Hanon had won his second PEN
nant for Brooklyn when the three
year war between the American and
National Leagues began. The Amer
lean Leaguers went right after the
champion Dodgers and succeeded In
landing % OF their star players.
Among the number were Lave Cross
Dave Fult2. Joe McGinnity. Willie
Keller, Harry Howell, Fielder Jones,
Joe Yeager Joe Kelley, Jim Sheck-
ard, Addie Joss, Jim Mcclure, Char
ley Farrell, Frank Kitson and wild
Bill Donovan. Some baseball talent
that, for one team to lose.
HANLON struggled along with the
remnants Of his Brooklyn team
until the close Of the 1905 season. and
then retired from big league com
pany He next turned his attention
10 the Baltimore team of the Eastern
League. For some time previously he
had been in control of the Baltimores
During the next four or FIVE years he
was successful as minor league
magnate Then he disposed OF his
Baltimore interests to Jack Dunn and
retired from the game.
IN making his re-entry into the
baseball arena. Ned" has bumped
into another war right of the bat.
In the American National muss he
got the worst Of Il in the matter OF
losing players. In the present scrap
he has reversed the situation by do
ing the kidnapping himself,
Hanlou Is native OF Norwich.
Conn, and is now In his nifty seventh
year. Like the majority OF bah play
ers, he gained his flrst experience In
the back lots In his native town. His
first professional engagement was
with the Providence ,eam Later he
played with Fall River Rochester
Albany, Cleveland and Detroit, in the
order named II was while with De-
troit, in 1856, that he first became an
important factor in the national pas
time. In that year he played center
field and acted as captain for the De-
troit team. which won the champion
ship.
NEVER a hitter OF more than ordi-
~ nary ability. Hanlon made his
reputation chiefly as fielder and
base runner From 1889 to 1891 he
played in Pittshurs In 1892 he took
charge Of the Baltimore team. The
orioles finished IN tbs cellar in that
year and The year following But dur
ing the three years beginning with
1894 they won the pennant and In
1897 and 1898 they finished IN second
place
Hanlon went to Brooklyn as man
ager of the Dodgers in 1899 He re-
manned there seven years and won
tive remnants What he will do This
season with "a new team in new
league remains To be seen