St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-29
SULLIVAN A SCHEMEERs.
The Questionable Methods of the Mil
waukee Manager to Secure En-
trance to st. Paul.
He Represents Manager Barnes at a
League Meeting Without the
Latter's Permission.
Duluth FranticalIy Fans the Air in
Its Search for Sowders' Curv-
iHnear Enigmas.
Boston Bowls Down Chicago in Fine
Style in the Presence of 5000
Bean Eaters.
Ted suIlIvan,s Gall.


st. Panl base ball team, arrived in Mime
apolis yesterday afternoon to witness the
Minneapolis-Dulu game, somebody told
him of meeting of the league managers,
held the night before, at which Ted Sulli-
van had been given permission to bring the
Milwaukee club to West ST. Paul. to play
the balance of the games scheduled for
Milwaukee. Barnes had heard of no such
meeting. and was mildly paralyzed. He
investigated and says he learned the follow
ing story of Sullivan's cold cheek, to call it
by no harsher name. Tuesday, Sullivan
telegraphed Mr.. Deyine, manager of the
Eau Claire team, to come to Minneapolis to
attend meeting of league managers. De-
vine came up. There were present, Sullivan,
manager of the Milwaukee team; Lucas
of Duluth, Devine of Eau Claire and
Whitcomb of Minneapolis. This made
four of the six league managers. Accord
ing to the story. Sullivan told the managers
that Barnes could not come up, but had
given him his proxy, and had no objection
to the removal to West st. Paul. He also
said he had wired the Oshkosh manager,
and had permission to vote for him. Ac-
cordlngly, no objections were raised, and
there was a unanimous vote to the effect
that Manager Ted Sullivan might come to
West st. Paul. and the gay manager left
at once to bring his team hither. After
Barnes had recovered from the effects of
such an exhibition of cold cheek, he ex-
planned to Managers Whitcomb and Lucas
that he had not heard word of any meet
ING, had not been approached by Sullivan,
and had some rather serious objections to
MIR. Ted Sullivan or anybody else coming
into his territory with a Northwestern
team. Whitcomb and Lucas said they
HAD BEEN DECEIVED
and the three went at once to the tele-
graph office and sent a joint message to
officials of the league telling them to pay
no attention to anything that Sullivan
might say or do, and explaining briefly.
They also sent a message to the president
OF the league, asking him to call a meeting
of managers, to be held in Minneapolis,
Friday night, when Sullivans action will
be topic for discussion. Barnes sent the
following telegram to Secretary Quinn:
Pay no attention to Sullivan until we have
had a proper meeting. For the villainy he
has done he should be expelled.
Barnes said last night to GLOBE man
that Sullivan evidently thought he owned
the league. His action, as he had learned
1t, had made him wIathy. The other man
ayers who had been taken in were also hot.
Barnes said he would see the matter to the
end, as he did not propose to be run out of
st. Paul by anybody in an Legitimate
manner. He showed the reporter the asso-
citation rule which governs the Northwest
ern league on this point. 1t read:
This league shall consist of such profess
sional base ball clubs as may from time to
time be elected to membership, but in no
event shall there be more than one club from
any city.
The meeting in Minneapolis, Barnes
said, was illegal, as the rules require call
either by the president or by four man
ayers. The st. Paul manager promised
last night to make it very warm for Mr.
Ted Sullivan at Friday nights meeting.
minneapolis Wins With Ease.
The first good crowd which. has for a
long time witnessed ball game at Mime
apolis went down yesterday, and was re-
warded by seeing the home team give
Duluth great pounding. For time it
looked as though the league leaders would
be shut out, but an accident happened to
Weber and Sowders was compelled to slow
down on his pitching. Weber should
really have retired, but he stuck it out and
played well, Notwithstanding his passed
balls. Minneapolis won the game from the
start, two singles and triple Dagger, with
a wild pitch, bringing in four runs, one of
which was earned. In the third inning
three singles. a wild pitch and McMillan;s
tumble brought in four more, with one
earned. McMillan's muff, two passed balls
and Murphy's clever base running added
one in the fourth. Sowders' two Dagger,
Traf1ey's sacrifice and Rhue being hit by
pitched ball brought in two more in
tho fifth nd low, 81,
long three-bagger sent two more home in
the SIXTH Crooks hit to center field would
have been clean home run, but he stum-
bled between first and second and was COM
PEELED to stop Oh the first bag. In the third
inning, with two men out Shafer made a
long run for fly. which he could not hold,
and Duluth got
ONE UNEARNED RUN.
In the seventh Reid got base on balls, was
advanced on Legg's out and scored On Van
zandt'S out at first. In the eighth single
by Jones, doubles by Rourke and Masran
and passed ball brought in two runs, of
which one was earned. McMillan'S hit i'm
the ninth inning, with passed ball and
fielders choice, gave Duluth its fifth run.
Minneapolis played a fine game, the errors
being but TWO, one of which was excusable.
Sowders' pitching was remarkable, four
teen men going down on strikes. Up to
the sixth inning Duluth had made but two
scattering hits, and Legg. the leading
slugger, had three times famed the air.
In that inning Weber was disabled, and
Sowders reduced his speed, after which six
hits were made. The general fielding was
perfect and the base running of Murphy
and Rhue most commendable. Duluth
played disheartened game, and Watson
was badly pounded, many long flies having
been hit. Bignall had a finger knocked
out in the fourth inning and went to right
field, Legg going behind the bat. The
score was as follows:
Minneapolis[R p IP IAIETI Duluth. RI b PIAE