The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-01

Are Directly Interested I'm West
ern League Amairs-Eight-CIu
Circuit for the Major Orgnnfza-
tain Would Mean New Territory
and Players for westerners.
CHICAGO, March 3.-(Special )-There
is growing belief in base ball circles that
there will be big break in the National
league, and that the Western organiza-
tion will profit largely thereby. Presi-
dent Ban Johnson Is non-committal, main
tanning, however. that no schedule differ
ent from that published was prepared at
the meeting recently held in Milwaukee.
1t Is argued that this Is perfectly natu-
raj position for Mr.. Johnson to take, for
1t would be in decidedly bad form for that
official to show his hand pending the de-
velopment of all that is now going on
In the major league. In fact 1t is an open
secret that the National league magnates
are at war, and that 1t is the intention
of the more powerful members to crowd
out the weaker clubs, If it Is possible to
do so.
LOUISVILLE DISTRESSED.
Louisville is already the gridiron.
Without Sunday games the Colonels can
not pay expenses, and the schedule
adopted in New York failed to allot Sun
day games to that organization In suffi-
cient number to help it out. President
Dreyfus is now In Washington, making
an appeal to President Young for a vote
by mail that will give to Louisville what
that club thinks 1t Is entitled to in the
way of Sunday games. 1t Is openly pre-
dicted that nothing will come out of this
action. and the result will be the down
fall of the Colonels. Then Baltimore and
Cleveland will gracefully retire, and will
be followed by Washington. That will
make the circuit what the big ones in the
National league seek, and the end is near.
WESTERNS ARE ALERT.
The magnates Of the Western league
are well aware of all that is going on,
and are quietly awaiting developments.
The retirement of the national organiza-
ton from Cleveland means that the West
ern will put the Columbus club in that
desirable city, and that it will also have
the pick of players who will be thrown
out by the reduction In the major league
circuit. Manager Comiskey of the st.
Paul club. like President Johnson. IS say
Ing nothing. He is as wise as any of the
base ball men in the big or little leagues.
L
crash comes, and will take what he
wants. 1t is understood that If Lotus
goes to Cleveland he will have the sup
port Of Comiskey. That may and may
not mean more than moral support. At
any rate Comiskey is anxious that Cleve-
land should be taken into the Western
league fold, and he will do his part in
securing the desired end. Vanderbeck, of
the Detroits, openly states that he eX-
q hio Snit-lIn in the National
league and says he expects to strengthen
his club from players who may be let
out What will be bad for some of the
big league magnates will be good for
those in the Western organization.
s, GETTING READY =,
The preparation of players of the West
ern league for the season now at hand is
a problem that is causing much anxiety
among managers. At Milwaukee there
has been made an arrangement that Is
novel, but at that may prove effective.
Manager Mack has prepared grounds be-
meath the grand stand, where the pitch
ers can work, and there he proposes to
get them into shape, unless the weather
moderates sufficiently to permit of some
more desirable arrangement. The st.
Paul team will likely do its early practice
work in Chicago. Other Western league
teams are complaining of the persistent
bad weather, and it is possible that the
opening of the season may find some
players a bit stiffer than is desirable. A
few games will remedy the evil, however,
OPPOSE RECONSIDERATION.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. March 31.-President
Frank de Haas Robson, of the St Louis
Rase Ball club, has received a telegram
from President Nick Young, of the Ma
tional league, asking him whether or not
he would reconsider his vote on the
adoption of the playing schedule for the
coming season. In sending his decllna-
ton, set forth in the appended telegram,
Mr.. Robson stated tonight that the
Louisville club had open dates so ar
ranged that they could very readily ar
range to fill in all their Sunday games,
and that such clubs as New York, Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg and Boston, among
Others would have plenty of open Sun
days while in the West in which to play
in Louisville. AS to the st. Louis club
he would certainly play all the games
scheduled in Louisville, but, since the
schedule had been made and approved
by unanimous consent, he did not pro-
pose to be coerced into playing either
there or any place else on any date for
which he was not scheduled. The Sched-
ule was not adopted at the recent New
York meeting until after 1t had been
carefully gone over and discussed, Mr.
Robson continued and Mr.. Soden, who
held the proxy for several clubs, among
them Louisville voted for its adoption
President Robson was very emphatic in
his declaration that the Louisville club
will have ample opportunity to fill out
it's quota of Sunday games in the open
dates for Sunday playing in the present
schedule. President Stanley Robson, Of
the Cleveland club, holds a similar opfn-
ion, and their position in the matter is
set forth in the following telegram sent
late last night:
ST. Louis, March 30.-To N. E. Young,
President and Secretary National League
and American Association, Washington,
D. c.: The schedule adopted by the league
at it's meeting last Saturday does not
prevent Louisville club from fixing dates
for Sunday games with Boston, New
burg. or other clubs. We therefore de-
cline to vote for reconsideration.
Frank de Haas Robson
President st. Louis B. B. C. and A E.
Company
M 8. Robson,
President Cleveland B. B. c.
Won DER AHE TO SUE.
ST. LOUIS, March 31.-As soon as pa
pers can be prepared, Chris Won der
Ahe's attorneys will institute suit in the
United States court here to recover dam
ages, which they claim he has suffered
by reason of an Illegal conspiracy on the
part of the National league magnates to
depreciate the value of the Sportsmans S
park and club. Every club in the league
| will be made party to the suit. How
we'll the alleged conspiracy is claimed