St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13

The Minneapolis ball team is. not out
OF the woods. 1t struck a lead out of
the forest toward a clearing, but the
path is narrowing down. and there is
imminent danger of its ending in a
slough hole. The team went to Duluth
Tuesday night, as per schedule.
Three men who were on the
point of deserving followed yester-
day morning. On that score the
team Is all right. The trouble is all To-
Gated on the financial end of the line.
AS each hour passes it becomes more ev-
idcnt that the GLOBE was right at the
start when it said there was a scheme
in the disarmament of the team. Yes
terday morning the GLOBE stated that
the prevailing opinion was that Hach's
interest in the team was still as
great as ever, despite the nominal
sale to two business men represented
by Sam Morton. Subsequent events
have proved that that theory was cor
Iect. 1t can be put down as a fact that
Hy l.. IIach is still, to a large extent,
tie owner of the Minneapolis ball team.
He diSbanded the team because
EEe Vas losing YaOney
and Hach will never stand to lose. He'll
quit first. He threw up the team to
excite public interest. ii would appear
and TO get some one in to bear part of
the losses. should there be any hence
forth The scheme worked all right at
the start, but there is danger that it
will fail through now. 1t is we'll
known to those who are deep in base
ball secrets that Lewis Harrison, of
Smith and Harrison, and Horace Libby,
the merchant tailor, were the two
''bUsineSs mem Whosthrew themselves
into the yawing chasm, as 1t were. and
put the team on its feet. But Hach
still retained his interest. He gave this
fact away himself when the team was
about to start for Dulnth Tuesday even
ing. Three ball players were missing,
Hach went out to look for them, and
spent the whole night in seeing that
they were
Not Induced to Jump
to the association. Had be been out of
base ball for good and glad of it, he
never would have done so. That gave
away his interest il the team. Last
night there was a rumOr atlOat to the
effect that one Of the men who had
llDAulSCu 10 tdCA lllC lCdul liuu SlOh IL
sorry for his bargain. The deseTter, it
was said, was Lew Harrison. This ru-
NOR came to the GLOBE so late that
Harrison could not be seen to verify it,
but il came from so many directions
that it bOle the appearance of truth.
This is the gist OF the base ball deal as
gathered from at least a dozen sources
yesterday. Hach was losing money.
He didn't like to lose. He disbanded
the team, but he knew that base ball
was not dead in Minneapolis, and if base
ball was to continue he wanted to get q
piece of it. So Harrison and LiDbey
were induced to take hold OF
tie team. The goSsips say
that Libbey didn't put up any
money He, it is claimed. was
Only s'IzOrse''
representing Hach. Harrison, suppos-
ing that he and Libbey were going in
on even terms. was not 10th to enter the
base ball world because his business
acumen told him that money was to be
made. Now ii is said that Harrison be-
gan to suspect yesterday that he was moi
exactly on the inside. He discovered, il
is said. that his money was all that wa;
going into the combination. With thai
understanding he quit. He refused II
put I'D his cash against Libbey'S sup
posed cash. All day yesterday there
was much hurrying hither anC
yon among the people inter
ested in the team. Hach was
as busy as anybody. RumOr tell:
Of dozen men being approached OF
the subject of baseball matter. Ii
some cases the local pride argumen
was used to induce men with cash Il
come forward with it for the glory O
the town. How it all ended is not de
finitely known, but it looks very much
at O'Clock this morning, as if the Min
EeapOlis ball team is where it was twC
days ago, almost gone for good.