The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-29

cation was supposed to be entombed bv
the expansion of the American league.
Rlchter, who, unlike most promoters of
baseball, seeks the good of the game in
stead of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of his own
pocket, had lain quiet for six weeks, and
was not counted as a figure of any nc
ment in the onward rush of the rival
leagues.
Yesterday, cool and smiling, he regis
tered at the Leland, and called a meet
ing of his followers for o'clock in the
evening. The news took the breath away
from the troopers of Ban johnson and
the American people resolved not to hold
any night session. resting quietly till
Rlchter's allies had had their say gum,
Koch, Havenor, Sphinx, Irwin and Peter
son. the colleagues of Richter, were said
to be in hiding around the hotels and
various gentlemen, according to the regis
ter at the Leland, had been ASSIGNED
rooms under the names of Smith. Jones
and Brown, the said rooms being ada
cent to that of the promoter
RlchterS mission according to one rtl-
NOR, is to conclude a treaty of peace with
President Hickey, of the old Western
league, to declare war upon Ban Johnson,
ana, with the full cognizance and ass st
ance OF the National league, to organize a
powerful body, holding Baltimore. WASH
ington, Louisville and other American
league towns
Hardly had this rumor gone the rounds
when 1t was reported that Richter hal
come to join forces with Ban Johnson
and to help him fight the National. Then
came report that Richter was acting in
dependently, and would jump wherever
the best inducement was offered
he held a conference with BfC johnson
ana several American leaguers during the
afternoon, and the talk was of no nm
friendly nature
HICKEY ON THE WAR PATH
Late in the afternoon President Hickey.
OF the Western league-the anti-Johnson-
ian Western-came upon the scene. ac-
companied by various angry neonIe
Hickey is almost wild with wrath at the
cool decision of the American league to
retain Minneapolis and Kansas ChS
winch he had counted on as a profitable
held, and which had been formally
awarded him by the National Ieague
mickey forces drew up where ttey could
Watch developments, but made no active
moves during the day
+ hallY, late In the evening bau NAV
10, 9nllssarteS OF the Players assoc a
ttoIl' began TO hover round the corridor rs
eager 10 grasp any opportunity to hetter
t t,le cohdltIGns of their contracts. When
the camps dispersed for supper. there vas
beautiful chance of a uuadr;noIIfa1.
war, with absolute uncertainty as to the
t biGteqIne. The clouds cleared consldera-
a. - w. "iiS4l IT was given out that
Tie fNtchGeIlteS had made this propoSition
TO Ban Johnson: -ei0-i
81. Louis, under the management of Al
sphinx to have franchise in the Amer
gan leaSue; Boston. under Arthur. Irwin
70 nave another franchise; the yaTir,1S
national asSocia ton promoters to be -
eI3 Ell st9 5;6 IN the American league clubs,
ana Rlchter-thIS was merely q riin1or'
pTt Suong onc-tn be made s. Co et9rv
OF the united forces
u TINS proposition was not accented b,,
Johnson 1t would be next offered to Pres,
ioent Hickey, so went the tale.
AT o'clock the National associotion
men men went into conclave, and th,. base
uati WWqrld, waiting IN the lobby, smok d
Fred Pfeffer was prominent in the
1 [feat Northern during the afternoon.
iIeHer has been offered the Iouis[iIia
I1anchse in both the Western lea mas
ana has declined the honor. Should -
thlrd club be located in Chicago lie viii
os oIsered me infant to care fer as h
And all day long James A. Hart. III
only only NATIONAL Lacquer on the grcuna
talked California products " tn hi o.
etS, ana PAID less than ten miaates' at
tehtlon to the whole proceedings.
NIGHT SESSION SECRET.
The right meeting was kept under COW
CT IN aoIe style, a stack of gumshoes ten
Ieel nigh forming the only cIew IN fJ,a
proceedings of the National as oci ii n
people. 1T was definitely settlej Sc orc
midnight that the Richterians would nrce
Ier thelr towns and money where thew
ScGio get the b1St advantages for them
seIEeS-the presumption, therefore IA
NNorlnS their jumping to the American
league, and the addition of x -stof sn5
~ Louis TO that OrganiZati ton