The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-27
cUCCEssFUL IN ORGANIZING NEW
WESTERN BASEBALL
LEAGUE
VAN BRUNT's REVOLT AT END
Hickey Will Resign From Presi-
dcncy of Old Organization to
Manage the New-Opposi-
tiOn Is Faded.
NEW CIRCUIT A STRONG ONE

ST JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 26.-A new
baseball leaue, to take in Minneapolis,
St. Paul, Kansas City and Omaha, in the
West, and Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Co
lumbus and Toledo, in the East, was
formed here today, and the revolt of the
Western league was ended, an agreement
having been reached between President
Hickey, w. T. Van Brunt, owner of the
ST. Joseph club, and George Tebeau, of
Kansas City. President Hickey will re-
sign at the annual meeting of the league,
to be held next week, and his successor
will be appointed. Van Brunt will give
up his ST. Joseph franchise, since st.
Joseph is to be placed in the minor
league and Tebeau, it is said, will go
with the Denver team. Tebeau agreed
to sign pledge not to employ single
Kansas City player.
The league formed today will be dis
tinct from the new Western leaue as
now planned, and which is to comprise
Denver, st. Joseph, Colorado Springs,
Sioux City, Des Moines and probably
Lincoln.
Messrs. Hickey, Van Brunt and Te-
beau were in conference for some time
here today, and late in the day President
statement:
after the close of the season of 1901,
there was a general demand by the base
ball people of certain cities without a
club for me to take the initiative in form
ing a league that would be good busl-
ness proposition for the Individual cites,
as well as a chance to better and advance
my own condition, which is certainly
human and right that have and which
no one should criticise. With that end
in view I started to work and the result
was that a circuit has been formed COM
prising Minneapolis, st. Paul, Kansas
City and Omaha in the West, and Mil
waul1ee, indianapolis, Columbus and To-
ledo in the East. While we are already
organized, have called another meeting
for Nov 90, at Chicago, at which time
we will close up some minor details. This
new organization must not be confused
with the Western league, as 1t is dis
tinct organization entirely. A meeting
of the Western league will be held next
week. at which time the business of last
season will be closed up and my success
sor elected"
President Hickey said he would certain
ly resign as president of the Western
league next week, but refused to say
where the meeting will be held. So far
as he knows, and so far as can be learned
here today, this ends the revolt.
Van Brunt, who headed the revolt, said
he would not stand in the way of Pres1-
dent Hickey's advancement, but seeing
no opportunity of getting st. Joseph into
the larger league, said he would nave
nothing more TO do with baseball.
The report of the formation of a new
baseball league, in line with Mr.. Hickey's 8
announcement of several days ago, indi-
Gates that he has succeeded in defeating
the opposition the part of several
Western league magnates, prominent
among them the disgruntled Mr.. Bean, OF
Minneapolis. The report will be hailed
with delight by the fans everywhere, Tor
it promises better baseball for this sec
ton than the Western league furnished.
The new circuit is almost an ideal one
and every city comprised in it can sup
port a team of the first class. Baseball
in the Twin Cities could never prosper in
the good old way while cities like Colo-
rado Springs and St. Joseph We're in the
list.
Rumors as to future moves on the part
of Hickey and others prominent in West
ern baseball are flying to and fro.
Among them is one to the effect that
George Lennon, of ST. Paul, may take
the Kansas City franchise off Tebeau's
hands, now that Tebeau is practically out
of Kansas City. Several of the wise ones
insist that Hickey has a great scheme m
view. They say it is his intention to act
as president of both leagues-to be a con-
Meeting link between them, and thus 70
become a Colossus in the baseball world
if his recognition as president of the
Western league is accepted, Tebeau in
Denver will represent his interests just
as we'll as if he himself were in on the
ground floor. 1t is said that Hickey de.
SireS to get Beall out of MINNEAPOLIS and
it is likely that efforts will be made TO
get BeaH located again in 500 City in
the minor Western league circuit. If
BeaIl were TO go, the fans of the Flour
City could possibly bear the separation.
AT any rate the new move is one that
will appeal to the great majority of base
ball enthusiasts. 1t promises a revival OF
= the 'good old days" of the Western
league when it was a real league and a
real factor in the baseball situation OF
the country.