The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-26
ST.pAUL0R ST. LOUIS
SAID THAT MANAGER COMISKEY
Is WATERING IN HIS All
FECTIONS.
Won DER ALE MAY SIGN HIM
TO RESTORE THE MOUND CITY
GANG TO BASIS OF PROS
PERLTY.
GRAND RAPIDS THE EIGHTH.
Autis,Icl Claims the Western League
Committee Has Promised Him
the Franchise.

Manager Comiskey, Of the st. Paul
base ball club, spent his Christmas with
his wife and nieces as guests of his
father, eX-Ald. John COmiskey, in Chi
cago Gossip says that there Is a
chance that the SANITY City manager
will go down to st. Louis before his
return. with a view 10 coquetting with
Won der Abe in connection with the
management of the Mound City team.
1t is generally understood that the
Teuton, as manager, has not made any
money in recent years, and it is also
whispered that he looks favorably on
the four-time pennant winner and
would re-engage him if they could get
together on terms.
Comiskey has been interviewed by
a Chicago paper relative to the alleged
possibility of his buying Won der Abe
out. He says:
Il would willingly be a bidder for that
plum were it not for the fact that it would
take a small fortune to get 1t. | Know that
Won der Abe offered to sell for $l00, W and no
less He was offered at one time $50, coo by a
Cincinnati man, but declined it, because he
said 1t was then worth $4,000. 1t has become
more valuable since then, because the game
is on better footing. No. do not think Won
der Abe Will be lost to the game Tor some
time to come st. Louis is a great base ball
town. and Chris franchise is worth nearly
as much as the price he sets on 1t.
Meantime, A. E. Antisdel, of Grand
Rapids. announces in special tele-
gram to a Chicago paper that the West
ern league committee accepted his
proposition If he will carry out the
promises he made them. He says:
| told Ban Johnson and the rest OF them l
was backed by stock company or reputable
business men here, who Will guarantee sup
port for the team. We are going to put as
good a nine in the circuit as can be got to-
gether Moreover, we are going to give bonds
that we will stick Among our plans is one
which l think is brand new. We intend to
dispose of 500 season books to the games at
reasonable cost. These will be transferable,
and will certainly meet with ready sale.
The disposal OF these will insure financial sue
cess.
The stock company is to be called the Grand
Rapids Base Ball association, and is to be in
corporated with a paid-up capital Of $4,000.
Among the leaders in the enterprise are A.
May. II. W. Beecher, b. J. Reynolds, c. j.
Reed. c. u. Heath and myself We are now
looking fer grounds. We have no players yet
but we have the money to buy them and We
will have the best in the market too.
The Chicago Chronicle says that
President Ban Johnson admits that the
location of the eighth club is practi-
cally determined upon.
Al Spalding, who reached Chicago
Saturday, on his return, sizes up the
Arson situation thus succinctly:
Neither President Hart nor I have any idea
what Arson will do after his contract expires
Jan. 30.
We have not approached Arson at al in the
matter nor has he approached US
President Hart and have positively reach
ed no decision in the matter whatever.
We will have no conference and will decide
nothing till after Jan. l.
My trip to Europe with Capt Arson had not
bit of bearing on the base ball question.
l deny that | am backing a scheme to in
duce Arson to go to st. Louis
Anson,' so far as / know, has made no at
tampts to go to St. Louis or anywhere else.
Mr.. Hart, Mr.. Arson and myself are on the
best of terms. We have had no disagreement
of any kind, for there has been absolutely no
occasion for one.