St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-10
TOO GOOD To GIVE UP
The Western Association Will
Continue to Do Business
as Usual.
Not a Single Manager Except
Hart Has Cause to
Complain.
Even Milwaukee Will Stay
in Until the Close of
the Season.
Hart, Of Course. Feels Sore,
and Why Should
He Not?

Manager Morton, of the Des Moines
club, was seen last evening in reference
to the rumored disbanding of the West
srn association. He said there was no
truth in the story whatever. AS far as the
Des Moines club was concerned, he was
strengthening it by signing new men,
which certainly dId not Indicate that
his club, at least, had any intention of
retiring from the association. The
weather was against all the clubs in the
beginning of the season, which had the
effect of discouraging many of the
managers, but now the prospects were
bright, and he saw no reason why all
the clubs should not continue until the
end of the season. If jim Hart made
the remark attributed to him. lie was
probably disgruntled owing to the Mil
waukees' defeat by the new Sioux City
team. He thought Milwaukee was as
good a ball town as there was in the
circuit, and did not believe Mr.. Hart
would be in favor of withdrawing at
this time.
DIES MONIES Is NOT WORRYING.
Special to the Globe.
DEs MONIES, To-. July 9.-The dis
patch sent ont from Milwaukee stating
that the Western league is about to go
to pieces, is not considered trustworthy
in base ball circles here. Secretary
Sherman, of the Des MOines, said: Il
think this report was sent out to inlure
the association. While DeS Moines
has not become immensely wealthy
this season, we believe the association
will come out all right. The DeS
MoineS team have played but seventeen
games at home, and when they get back
more games will easily make up for the
past. The Des Moines team is all right,
and we are not worrying about
losing anything" What about the
other clubs? "All can say for them is
that Menges. of Kansas City. reported
some time ago that he was 5000 ahead,
Omaha was ahead early in the season,
Chicago is holding her own. and st.
Paul is away ahead.
HAD REASON TO LAUGH.
Vice President w. A. Parks laughed
at the idea Of the association going to
to pieces and said: '.Des Moines wants
to and will play the season out. He
does not believe there is any truth in
the report. Sam Morton has agreed to
play tho season out unless Davenport
buys the team. | believe everything
will come out in good shape"
81. BAt l. II MONEN AHEAD.
Secretary Poupeny, of the st. Paul
club, said: The dispatch is due to the
dependency into which Manager Hart,
of the Milwaukee club, has fallen, ow-
ing to his losing several games of late.
His talk about the Western league going
TO pieces is all bosh. AS to the financial
condition of the clubs in the league, |
am in a position to state that the st. Paul
club is money ahead. The Chicago
club is about even, and so Is Des
Moines and probably Minneapolis. The
Omaha and Milwaukee clubs are each
something less than 81 ZOO behind"
MINNEAPOLIS ASKS NO SYMPATHY.
Manager Gooding, of Minneapolis, is
not feeling especially good over the re-
suits Of the efforts of the fanatics to
close out Sunday base ball, but still
takes cheerful view of the situation.
1.-The Western association started
out in very bad luck with the weather.
1t seemed to rain constantly, and when
it was not raining at the time to call
game, it was doing worSe-threatening
rain, which permitted games to go on
and yet keep people away. The asSO-
citation is just now pulling itself to-
gether for good run toward fine games
and profits. 1t seems highly improbable
that Hart made the remarks credited
him. He has Just paid 800 for Pitcher
Griffiths and has a new park
which cost $4,000. L don't believe
he said it OF meant it. He may have
been feeling little sore over the loss of
nine games in ten. but that was all. AS
to the finances of the Minneapolis team,
will say that had we been allowed Sun
day games a handsome profit for the
season was assured; hut as it is we are
not badly Off, and ask no sympathy.
The team has met with miSfortuneS and
losses, and again has played good ball
and won fine games. We are holding
up our end all right and so is the asso-
citation. Davenport may succeed Chi
eago, but if any city wants to step out
there are dozen ready to step in.
THOUSANDS TO THE GOOD.
Manager Manning, of the Kansas City
night. When asked how his team was
hourishing he said: I'VE have no COM
plaint to make, whatever. l think,
without reference to the actual figures,
we are from $1,000 to $1,000 ahead. The
team has been we'll supported at home,
and of course the travelling guarantee
more than meets expenses. | do not
think Jim Hart said the association
would go to pieces. There is no reason
for it, ahd he has too much sense to say
so, anyhow. SO far as | can Judge
every team is in fair way, and the fact
that we have often received more than
the guarantee on days not Sundays nor
holidays shows that very fair home
support is being rendered. Since the
association received protection the fran
chiSes are valuable, and there is a future
for every one of them. No manager or
owner is in hurry to sell out. Speak
Ing for Kansas City, can say we are
ahead, prosperous and happy"
MILWAUKEE ALSO WILL STICK.
Special TO the Clone
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 9.-There is
no basis for the assertion that the West
ern association will disband, and the re-
ports to this effect are founded on
a statement from Manager Hart to
the effect that the finances of
the association were in bad
fix just now, and that if patronage con-
tinued as bad as it has been heretofore
the prospects are for more than one dis
bandment. One thing is certain, and
khati is that the Milwaukee club is from
$1,000 to $4,000 behind, and it would
seem more from the actions of one of
the directors, who has become
very sour of late, and denounces the
people for not going out to see the club
in greater numbers. However this may
be. the Milwaukee club will under no
circumstances disband unless compelled
TO do so by the previous disarmament of
Dther clubs, as there is plenty of money
back of