The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-26
SAYS IT'S On TRE SQUARE
GUS KOCH TALKS ABOUT THE NEW
NATIONAL BASEBALL ASSO-
CITATION
NO MORE FANCY SALARIES
Nat KiIIfIea Thinks the Newly Or
ganized Players Protective As
sOciatiOn Will Be Beneficial
All Around.

MILWAUKEE Wis, Oct. 25.--Gus
Koch. who is acting as executive for
the National baseball association, states
that the meeting which was TO have
been held in Chicago the middle of Oc-
tOber has been deferred until the latter
part of November, when ii will be held
in either Chicago or St Louis, probably
the latter. Mr. Koch says that all the
talk about Kansas City's taking the place
of Detroit IN the proposed circuit is
little premature; that Kansas City has
not been asked to come in yet, although
he would prefer that city TO Detroit on
account of Sunday ball I'VE have six
cities solid now" he remarked, and have
the right ones to choose from. There is
hardly any doubt about Washington's
being the fourth in the East, while we
have Detroit, Kansas City and Louisville
to select from the in the West. We are
not blufinS, as many would like to be-
1ieve, as we will demonstrate after the
meeting in November. ] see the papers
say that MCGraW and Robinson will be
in the American league in Baltimore. I
would like to wager a few dollars that
they will not. l do not carer TO talk for
publication now, but after the meeting
the public Will know that there will be
two big baseball leagues in the field next
year"
From remarks dropped here it is un-
derstood that Fittsbury is 1gurad as a
possibility for the fourth city in the West
ern part Of the circuit, but NJ ssrs. Hav-
enor. Quin and Koch are as dumb as
oysters on the subject
PLAYERS UNION
Mat Killilea, president of the Mil
waukee Grub, thinks the game of baseball
will be greatly benefited by the organiza-
ton of tie Players Protective associa.
ton. THE players realize as well as
any one that the game needs bracing up
remarked Mr.. Killilea, "and they are not
going to jeopardize their own interests
, by making demands that are not within
bounds. They also realize that the mag
mates cannot pay some of the eXorbitant
salaries which have been given in the
past and make any money. The players
are well aware of the fact that only
three Clubs in the National league made
money last season and they are not go
ing to kill their own means of livelihood.
They will want more of an equality in
salaries, which is no more than right
The times for eXorbitant salaries nave
passed; that is where few men draw
all the money and the balance simply fill
in. I think the men will work more IN
harmony with the managers hereafter
and take more of an interest in the well
fare If their respective clubs, as it is
to their interest to see that the clubs
are on paying basis. Business men
enter baseball from business standpoint
and they certainly eXrect to receive re-
turns on their investments. It is no more
than what is expected from any enter
prise"
The Cincinnati club has claim for
Second Baseman Beck, of the Toledo
club and for Pitcher Moore, of Dayton.
In fact both have already been drafted,
but from Information at hand they both
belong to the Cleveland club, having been
secured by Manager McAleer some time
ago This will mean more trouble for
John T. Brush.