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.

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NEW YORK. Jan. So.-without
any idea or intention OF
knocking" the new Federal
League or it's 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 IL comes to actual baseball
experience, first as player, then as a
manager and afterward as clue
owner, Hanon has a record OF
achievements that none of the other
Federal generals can measure up to.
Foxy Ned as he was called in the
old days, knows big league base ball
from turn-stile to flag pole, and II the
new organization can be made win
ner Hanlon looks to be the man to
turn the trick.
In Baltimore. where Hanlon is TO
place g Federal League team, he man.
aged 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
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 a war
with the National League did not
bother him.
A BASEBALL war would be no new
"A experience for Foxy Ned" He
was with Pittsburg when the Broth
erhood was formed in 1891. and
promptly jumped to the new organ :
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, Hs Ion was managing
the Brooklyn team. What the Amer
lean Leaguers 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
Glass b outfit left to represent the
Dodger City.
Hanlon had won his second pen
nant for Brooklyn when the three
year war between the American and
National Leagues began. The Amer
team Leaguers went right after the
champion Dodgers and succeeded in
landing 20 of their star players.
Among the number we're Lave Cross.
Dave Fultz, Joe McGinnity Willie
Keller, Harry Howell Fielder Jones.
Joe Yeager Joe Kelley. Jim Sheck-
ard. Addie joss. Jim Mcguire, Char
ley Farrell. Frank Kitson and "Wili
BIZ Donovan. Some baseball talent
that, for one team to lose.
HANLoN struggled along with the
II 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
TO 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 DunneA nd
retired from the game,
IN making his re-entry into the
baseball arena Ned" has bum ped
into another war right of the bat
In the American National muss he
got the worst OF II in the matter OF
losing players, In the present SCRAP
he has reversed the situation by do
ing the kidnapping himself
HHnlon is a native OF Norwich,
Conn, and is now in his seventh
year Like the majority Of ball play
ers. he gained his first experience in
the back lots In his native town, His
first professional engagement was
with the Providence team Later he
played with Fall River. Rochester.
Albany, Cleveland and Detroit, in the
order named, II was while with De-
troit, in 1886 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 a 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
lS94 they won the pennant. and in
1897 and 1898 they finished IN second
place
Hsnlon went 10 BROOKLYN as man
ager of the Dodgers in 1899. He re.
manned there seven years and wor
two penuants What he will do thI,
season with a new team In new
'eague remains 20 be seen.