The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-22
Local Club, Chicago American, Mil.
waukee and Kansas City Teams
Coming Here.
THEY WILL PLAY SPRING GAMES
1t Is limited That if American
League Team Is Driven Out of
Chicago 1t Will Locate in
This City.

Two baseball teams of three leagues will
make st. Louis their training ground in the
early days of April. The St. Louis Ma
tional League team will train at League
Park. 1t IS the intention of the Chicago
American League team TO train at Attn
letic Park, two blocks away from League
Park. The Milwaukee team of the same
league is also scheduled to train at Ath-
letic Park. George Tebeau wants Athletic
or Handlan parks for training grounds for
his Kansas City club of the Western
League. While it Is scarcely possible that
the entire quartet can he accommodated in
st. Louis. 1t seems quite certain that the
Milwaukee and Chicago teams can be taken
care of at Athletic Park. Tebeau may find
quarters elsewhere.
1t may be that there will come about Il
test OF trahesive power between the rival
leagues and clubs. The Chicago and Mil
waukee teams will play daily exhibition
National League and Kansas City Western
League Clubs may play. exhibition games at
League Park. They will all be looking for
puaiic patronage. The result will be 10
IL certain degree Indicative of the popu-
larity. outside and beyond playing merit, of
the National and American leagues.
Two st. Louis favOrites-Charlie COmiS-
key and Jimmy Burke-will be with the
American League teams. Pete Bowling. the
pitcher of the Milwaukee club. is also well
known in st. Louis. where he pitched Tor
amateur teams. C~omiskay has Joe SuEden
and other old st. Louis players on mis- team
In both clubs there are several good men,
George Tebeau will have a good club In
Kansas City With Mr.. Robinson short OF
catchers. the Kansas City team should give
the ST. Louis outfit 4 rub Eow and then.
So the games at both parks should De in
teresting. Then. st. Louisans who are OK
perts in such lines will have a chance 70
see for themselves and judge which article
of baseball they like-American, Gctlonai
or Western League.
Among baseball people of the 'inner cir
cle'-that Is, among men VINO are connect
ed in one money-making way or another
with the game-it is limited that il Comis-
keys American League team is legislatsu
out of Chicago it may be located In 81
Louis.
1t seems that when Comiskey wanted to
move his team from st. Paul to Chicago III
1900 he was Obliged by terms Of the National
basebell agreement. under which the base
of James Hart. owner Of the National
League team In Chicago. before he could
play baseball in that city. He received
said. that Comiskey's club should never
play baseball in Chicago save under the
rules and with the permission OF the Ma
breach of this alleged contract is said to be
5000 for each game played outside the ma
tional agreement. AS the American League
has cut loose from the National League,
and as it is now operating in opposition to
that body, Comiskey's club will not play in
Chicago with the permission of the National
ILedSue- Ills UelHS In case. IIe ~
League may seek to have the alleged provis-
Ions under which Comisky's club was given
permission to enter Chicago enforced. II
the court e~nforces this alleged contract
Comiskey must move out of Chicago with
his club.
In such a case. It is argued. he would nat
urally come to st. Louis, the scene of his
early triumphs, as well as m admirable To-
cation for his club. 1t IL also said that
George Munson. Chris Won der Abe and 9TH
er old-liners and friends Of Comiskey have
been urging him to come to st. Louis. or.
at least. to get an American League team
here. Won der Abe never loved his sue
cessors in the ownership of the st. Louis
club. Munson held some valuable conces-
sions from the Messrs. Robson up to this
season. when these were withdrawn. This.
it is said. did not tend to make comiskey's
old partner in the glory of the four-time
winners. less a friend of Comiskey.
All this talk is merely given for what it
worth much. With four baseball clubs. two
race tracks. two boxing clubs. two wrestling
clubs. some seven or eight college baseball
and athletic teams. all claiming public in
times bid fair to be quite lively in ST.
Louis during the ides of April.