St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-17
The MILWAUKEE, CLUB.
A Radical Change-.-It May Join
the Americans

tnG hEntFECdHSs
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 16.-There is about
to be radical change in the Milwaukee
Base Ball club. The club has for many
years been owned jointly by two gen.
tlemen. 1t has been profitable prop.
erty even in bad seasons. and the own
ers have had no occasion to complain OF
| it as an investment. But since the close
of last season change has been con-
tempIated. III. d. Quin and his partner
| some time since concluded that stock
| company in control would better answer
| the purposes of the business than the
arrangement of its present owner
Ship They were equal partners in
the concern, and the greatest stumbling
block in the way of the formation OF
the proposed stock company was the
question of division and disposal OF
their shares. Many plans were pros
posed ana number OF suggestions
made, but none of them met all the exi-
gencieS of the occasion. There was ale
ways a hitch. and not until Wednesday,
did boh partners get together and
finally agree upon and accept plan by
which the partnership will be dissolved
and stock company formed to include
both the present owners. The Milwau.
kee Base Bail club is incorporated with
capital stock of s25, 900. The club has
always paid. and there has never yes
been any occasion to touch the capitaI
stock. A portion of this stock will be-
sold to form the new company, which
will be capitalized at the same amount,
S25, 200. In order to facilitate the Or
saniZation the club owners have de-
cided to put valuation of 81 900 upon
the
FRANCHISE AND PLAYERS.
When the sale is made each of them
is to receive $1,000. $1,000 in cash and
81 900 in stock. The balance of the
stock will be sold at 500 snare, $50 in
cash to be paid on each share subscribed
for, and the balance subject to assess
ment. The stockholders will form q
board of directors and elect their Off.
GERS. Ali questions pertaining to the
club will be put to vote for decision,
and it will be carried by a majority OF
the stock. The two present owners Will
carry between them probably about
5000 worth of stock. They are also
owners of Athletic park. which they
will not sell, but expect to lease it to the
new organization for a term of three
the lease will be $1,000 for the
first year, $500 for the second, and
s., 900 for the third. This amount in
the three years would little more than
pay an interest of per cent upon the
money invested In the park, the inter.
est amounting to $500 annually. The
stock company would have full control
of the grounds during the term of its
lease, including all privileges, which
amounts to more than $1,000 each year.
There will be no difflculty about com.
pleting the organization. as ther6
are q number of Milwaukee men
To rot l<aalr
OF the baseball stock, and several
of them have been urging the
stock organization with considerable
solicitation. The matter will be pro.
ceeded with slowly, but will be consume
mated in such time that the team Of
1890 will play under the direction of a
stock company. One of the first acts Of
the company will be the securing of a
frst-clasS manager.
MILWAUKEE SOUGHT AFTER.
One of the directors of the Milwaukee
club received dispatch from Sam Nor.
ton Yesterday, announcing the With
drawal of the Kansas City club from
the American association, and asking
him not to enter into negotiations with
the American association people until
matters could be talked over. This
would indicate that Morton fears the
withdrawal of the Milwaukee club from
the Western to find place in the,
American association, Such fear
would be we'll founded. as the Americana
association has had its eye on Milwau-'
kee as a desirable successor to any;
seeding club, and the probabilities are
that the association will make a direct
proposition to the Milwaukee directors
in the very near future, asking them to
fill the vacancy left by the withdrawal.
of Cincinnati. The most desirable
cities now left for the American
association to draw from are
Milwaukee. Detroit, Rochester. To-
ledo. and Syracuse, and it is
a well-known fact that Milwaukee
is the best town of the lot from finan-
cial view. Hence this city stands in
the light of necessity to the American
which the Milwaukee men will consider
well before acting upon. To find
place in the American association ranks
is not a matter to he so highly priced as
it was at times before. The question
which asserts itself is whether the
Western association with the addition
of Kansas City is not a better OrganiZa-
ton than the American association.
This question is especially forcible IN
view of the chaotic condition of affairs
in the last named association. Not
only have two of its best cities with
drawn, but in addition all its players
are in danger of being gobbled up by
the National league. which is left almost
without playing material by the seces-
sion of the brotherhood men. Nearly
all the old league players have signed
brotherhood contracts and league man.
ayers have openly said that they would
have IT, go in and buy the American
associat on players by the wholesale.
While affairs are in this situation. the
advisability of Milwaukee seeking any
new affiliations is very doubtful.