The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-30
WESTERN LEAGUE IN CHICAGO.
A Club May BE Located There for
the Season of 1899.

the season OF 1893.
CHICAGO July 29-Managers of the West
ern base ball league are CARRYING on neso-
tlauons to locate a club in Chicago next
season. whether the plan will succeed de-
penus III some measure upon John T. Brush
ane cincinnati magnate has for some time
CONSIDERED the ACCESSIBILITY of locating one of
me National league teams at Indianapolis
whlch latter city. although in the Western
league, has practically been only a farm
ior the benefit of the Reds.
The management Of the INDIANAPOLIS team
mas aroused the ire of several of the West
ern clubs and double game is now in
progress If John T. Brush attempts to in
ciude the Hoosier town in the National
league circuit, the minor league will in
wade Chicago. That has been agreed among
the men who hold the destinies Of the lesser
league In their keeping. The minor league
magnates have gone further and have in Sc
cret meetings discussed the advisability of To-
eating IN Chicago. Brush or no Brush.
o,' Une Oh the reasons actuating the Western
clubs IN coming to Chicago has been the large
attendance at the exhibition games pIayed
by several teams in the city during the sum
!ier. Inc promoters argue that with reduc-
tlon IN admission fees the people would turn
out and the innovation would certainly he q
paying one. There is another important rea-
son, IT Is asserted, which will come up for
settlement at the annual meeting of the
BOARD OF directors this fall.
AT present there exists an agreement he
tween the two leagues, which falls due ON
Sept: 80, and bears upon territorial arrange
d dients, tne exchange OF players and other
"DETAILS Inc agreement ever since it was
maze, has been renewed annually, but it is
positively stated in certain quarters that
TINS compact will not be renewed this fall
at least not as 1t now stands The Western
league will have several surprises in store
at the close of the season, and one of these
clubs. e-i'
One of the miner league magnates, whose
interest IN the league is considerable, is au-
thor1ty for the statement about the pros
pectiVe changes. When it was suggested that
perhaps the Western league would seek to
enter some of the towns abandoned by the
Western association, the league magnate re-
piled:
You may be assured that we are not
after towns the size of Rockford or Rock
Island. We are after bigger fish, and we now
stand good show of locating at least one
OF our clubs where we can draw on a mil
lion and half of people fer our patronage
Chicago. for instance, would not be such a
poor city for one of our teams. 1t is right
between our clubs in the East and the West
and 1T certainly would pay"
President Johnson, of the Western league
was asked concerning the negotiations that
have been going on. He refused to either
confirm or deny the report. There may be
some changes at the end of the season. he
saId, but it is too early to discuss them
now. The Western league is getting along
all right, ard We have nothing to complain
of just now"
I1dII, VI tHe CnlCdSO Dali cluD
said he Gid not believe that there would be
another professional base ball club in Chi
cago next year. He said that to make any
changes it would require the unanimous con-
sent of both leagues. That the compact was
made only annually, he did not consider
weakness.
In connection with the proposed transfer
of one of the clubs to Chicago it is said that
Adrian c. Arson will manage the Western
league club if located in this city. Arson
has been trying for some time to get control
OF one of the Western clubs and his friends
say that he is now nearer to the object of
his wish than he ever WAS before