The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-24
TALES BY GEORGE EBEBU.
LOUD TALK ABOUT WHAT HICKEY,
TEHEAU, BEALL, LENNON q
co. WILL Do
TAKES KANSAS CITY HIMSELF
And Hopes 10 Make More Than the
$4,000 Denver sheIied Out
TO Him Last
Season.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 23.-George Tebeau ar
rived yesterday from the East, where
he was in attendance at the league meet
ing, and in ends remaining over for the
holidays. His baseball address has been
changed from Denver, Col TO Kansas
City, Mo, ana the latter part Of next
week he VIII depart for the '-Kaw' me-
tropolis and make himself acquainted
with his new environments. When KAN
Sas City. among other towns, was vaeat-
cd by the American League, the West
ern league added it to-its circuit and
Tebeau. who had previously been located
at Denver, Where he landed his aggre-
cation first in line during the past race,
was awarded the franchise formerly held
by Jimmy Manning, who remains a dis
chile of Ban 3. Johnson, and goes to
Washington, d. c., next season.
Teheau prospered we'll at Denver. and
1t is with some regret that he leaves that
town for Kansas City. Besides winning
the championship, his profits for the
season were upward of 80, zoe, and there
was every indication that he would be
able to repeat there another season at
least. But the Western League is chang
ing its circuit ard St. Paul and Mime
apoiis, other former American League
cities, which have been discarded by that
organize ton, may also be added by IIick-
ey, Tebeau e Co Thus, with a changed
circuit, which is rapidly assuming tha
appearance of the former Western
League, there was no premise that the
far Western cities would be retained
more than another year, and Tebeau,
when tkR Kansas City franchise was Of
fered him. accepted, knowing that thera
was little if any danger OF it ever losing
its membership. Tebeau may build en-
tire new grounds when he reaches Kan
sas City, as he Will go there meaning to
stay and ready to invest his money in
affording the city a. strong team and q
suitable park He has his entire pen-
nant-winning Denver team under reserve,
and the bulk OF it will wear the blue
next season He will, of course, strength
en- some, as the company promises TO
be faster than it was during the past
campaign, but he will be equal to the
emergency, and promises that Kansas
City will no longer be inflicted with a
tail-end team, as it has of late years, bar
ring '9S. when Manning landed his war
sicrs at the top of the heap.
The Western League has no kick
coming at its treatment by the National
League magnates in New York last
week. declared Tebeau last evening.
president Hickey ard myself attended.
and our treatment was most fair. or
course, with the American League va,
eating Kansas City, Minneapolis and ST.
Paul, it left those cities Our property,
if We wished to add them, and We did
However, cur circuit for 1901 is not yet
completed. and will not be known until
after our coming meeting, which viii
likely be held the second or third week
in January, either at st. Joseph or
Chicago. 1t is pretty nearly cinch that
we viii increase our circuit to eight
clubs, but just what cities will be with
us remains to be seen. The league has
had prosperous season and is well
fortified TO &C ahead on almost any line.