St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-24
THE MINNEAPOLIS TRANSFER
Is COMPLETED by PRESI-
DENT JOHNSON.
ALL APPEAR SATISFIED.
MIR. BARNES ASSERTS THAT
HE GETS OUT WITHOUT
MALICE.
HE Is GOING TO ENGLAND.
President johnson Says Thar
Base Ball Is Booming in the
West.

There was q short conference yes
terday afternoon at the West hotel.
Minneapolis, between President Ban
B. Johnson, of the Western league of
base ball clubs, and Treasurer Muir
ply, of the local association, at
which the latter turned, over to the
former the cold spondu1ix which he
agreed to deliver to John S. Barnes
for the latter's interest in the local
business.
Mr.. Johnson quietly put it in his
jeans, to be kept there presumably
until the receipts of the last Eastern
trip are accounted for. After the
conference at the ball office, the
players gathered themselves around
a commodious russet leather valise
and there divided several hundred
dollars due them as salaries. Per-
hapS this was the reason why they
played such hot game yesterday.
They were alone on the bench at
yesterdays game, except for the
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ringing the bell when they scored,
which was Manager Barnes most
arduous labor. John S. and his fac
totum, Flynn, were neither Of them
present at the opening Of the game,
but they came in late. Some thought
they had to pay to get in, but this
is not true, as they were admitted
i - -
ethics, which entities ex-profession-
ais to free entrance.
Joe Werrick will not be released
as long as he plays the style Of ball
that he did yesterday. Great Chief
Borchers, however, was given his
walking papers at supper time last
evening.
7 am through with the Minneapolis
base ball club, and I amt going to do
any more knocking Of anyone" de-
clared John S. Barnes, former Mime
apolis base bali magnate, last night
in the West hotel. I am in base ball
for my natural lifetime, though.
There is more money in il than in
anything else, and every one in the
league is my friend. I wish them
1 V y
John s. Barnes arrived in Mime
apolis at 40 yesterday afternoon. He
was Immediately closeted with Presi-
dent Johnson, and some minor ar
engagements connected with the deal
whereby Murphy and Martin become
managers CT the Minneapolis team
were perfected. Barnes says he is
perfectly satisfied with the way mat
hlz- Il
chance TO take his choice to either buy
or sell, and he preferred to sell The
exact amount for which he and Flynn
had sold out he did not desire 10 an
aounee, stating that it was consider
ably less than $1,000, as stated by the
papers. There was no wrangling in
the Chicago meeting, he declared, and
the stuff that appeared in an evening
paper about his sprinting match at
Hudson he characterized as all rot"
The Chicago meeting was very
quiet" he said, ''and we knew it
would not do to wash our dirty linen
before the league. Flynn is out of il,
and we intend to take a base ball team
to England this fall as we had planned.
We have arranged with a number of
players from St Louis and Chicago
ready to start in about thirty DAYS.
taking about fifteen men with me.
Take any Minneapolis players? o
yes, few, but not many. By the way.
the boys rendered me a sort of a re-
ceptien yesterday afternoon, and
every one of them said they were sorry
TO see me CO.
How about those suits in the dis
trict court %
They will be dropped There is
now no feeling between Murphy and
/ The whole thing has been squared. -
President Johnson came up at this
juneture and he proceeded to lay into
an evening paper, saying that It had
grossly misrepresented the statements
he had made, and that he had not in
any way reflected upon Mr. Barnes.
as ore would infer from reading the
article.
Messrs- Barnes and Flynn have full
hlled all Of their obligations to this
league, he said, -'and they retire for
business reasons and of their own ac-
cord- They have disposed of their
stock in the club to Thomas M11rnbv
and they had the privilege of either
buying or selling. l make this state
- ~ DUH MI. FLYNN
and Mr.. Barnes
Capt CoHiskey, of St Paul. Attor-
ney Booth, John S. Barnes. Flynn and
President Johnson formed quite a
party in the West hotel lobby last
night, and the relations between the
members of the quintet seemed TO be
the most amiable possible. Murphy.
however, was not present.
President Johnson was in very
hopeful frame fof mind and to a
| G e reporter talked enthusiastic
ally Of the future of the Western
+ league He said the league is in bet
ter shape than ever, the receipts be-
/ ing third larger than last year. when
/ the members thought they had done
| remarkably well
Base ball." said he. has had
boom in the West, which to me is an
indication that good times are return
ing Minneapolis is an excellent ball
town, and. if the club is handled prop
erly. it will make plenty of money.
The trouble in Minneapolis heretofore
has been mismanagement The var
ious clubs are making a pretty fight
for the championship, and every thing
is in hrst-class shape"
GRUBER CLOSES THE GAP.