The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-30

Lennon the sagac5ous man from 81, 81;
Paul, and an application from ms city
was duly put on file.
longer said Somers, of Cleveland, ne
would have lost his coat and vest; his
franchise, and $6,O
''11hese gatherings of magnateS, SAID
the veteran Ted Sullivan, who was In
the corridor ''are so full of warm Yapor
I thought | was in a Turkish bath.
swan to land, and now want TO say xLaaI
have forgotten but one thipg-hoWs 20
please the crowds; which pay. the NAN
dollars al the gate.
The Times Herald says Lennon will
have a team here. despite the lack Of
success that attended his Chicago visit
1t says:
George Lennon was there in the inter-
est of st. Paul. Lennon left for nome
last night without having reached any
conclusions with those present Lennon
claimed to control the only two ball
parks in ST. Paul, besides having the
lease on Saulpaugh's grounds alter July
ed too much in the way of concessions
and was turned down. 1T is regaroed as
certain, however, that Lennon VIII nave
a team in st Paul
The Tribune has the following:
The actual cause of the delay in Or
eanization until next week was the dis
coyery by the promoters that they had an
unexpected problem to deal with up IN
who leased the grounds there from
Charles Comiskey, and also secured a
lease of the Minneapolis grounds alter the
expiration of the present lease In June,
the purpose of selling out to the hickey
or the Burnham league, whichever was
willing to offer the best inducements:
AS soon as the new nagnates sized Up
the man from st. Paul they sent MN
back home to think it over for a Few
days. after having called his attention
he faRf
lease would be valueless TO the Hickey
combination without Minneapolis in the
same league and that Mr.. Saulpaugh
controlled the grounds in the latter city
mill June % so that it would be impos-
sible to use them for the other league
for fully half of next season. Neither
team is likely to locate Team IN ti' hss
been demonstrated that enc is not SO de-
sirable as both.
The Record reports l. this way:
The new league is expected to check
the expansion movements of the Western
league. which works under the protectloll
of the national agreen2e emit. Fresi9ent
Hickey says he will take in Kansas city,
MINNEAPOLIS and St. Paul, ana possibly
Louisville and Indianapolis. IN doing SO
.5Ne will come in direct conflict with the
American league and its newly formed
ally The conflict will be fierce one II
a compromise is not reached. Tor the pig
leagues will back the fight. Manning
says he came out ahead IN the scramble
for grounds in Kansas City, having Sc
cured a f7ve-year lease on his old grounds.
Tbfs he will turn over to friendly parties
Who will have entire charge of the CLUB,
Manning devoting all his time to his
Washington club Saulpaugh holds his
grounds in Minneapolis. and the new
league fones to get Lennon, with grounds
in St Paul Tfe scramble In Louisville
may result in favor of the Western
league since Pulliarn, a friend to the Ma
tional League, holds the grounds there.
The American league orga nizers: yester-
Gay expressed entire confidence III their
new venture, saying they believed they
had come out ahead in their first tilt with
the National league combination.