Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-07-24

western League toward the National
League has OF late undergone marked
change, says a Minneapolis dispatch to
sporting Life. Instead of cordial 10y
ATTY there is now open hostility, and
much talk OF leaving the National
agreement. President Beall of the
minneapolis Club is particularly angry
with this sort of protection" ladled
out by the big league. disguised with
the alliance and angered beyond meas
ure over the utter lack of considera-
ton shown toward him. :.
BeaIrs Grievance.
are many, but the particular grievance
which has aroused his anger to an
acute stage is the failure of the big
league TO extend to the Western
League, and especially the Minneapolis
Club. the protection which has been
paid for in cold. hard, mercenary cash.
Three players are now chasing the
elusive" in the Western Association,
whereas by all the rules of the game,
these three should now be in st. Jo-
seph aiding the Millers in taking PEN
nant honors away from the Saints.
Cases In Point.
Outfelder Lefty Houtz last season
deserted the Sioux City Club, which
Mr.. Beall then owned, at ST. Joseph,
causing the "Soos" to lose the entire
series there and with ii the Western
League championship. He was prompt
ly suspended, and this suspension has
never been raised. Along with the
other reserved Sioux City players he
was transferred to Minneapolis. yet to-
day he is playing. despite Mr. Beall's
protest, with Marion. Another fragrant
case is that of outfelder William
Smith OF the old Toledos. He signed
Minneapolis contract and accepted s25
advance money He failed TO report,
and is now playing with the Dayton
team OF the Western Association. Time
and again Mr.. Young has been notified
OF the facts. but William Smith con-
tinues to play with Dayton.
Third Baseman Babb's Case.
Another troublesome case is that of
Third Baseman Babb OF last years
Fort Wayne team of the Interstate
League. That league failed TO pay its
protection money and ceased to have
standing. II was then raided, Mime
apolis securing Babb. There was con-
siderable correspondence on the ques-
ton OF salary. and compromise on
basis of slS5 per month was agreed
upon. The terms were formally ac-
cepted by Babb and $50 was sent him
as advance money. This gave Min
neapolis the claim to his services.
While the contract was in his hands
Babb returned the advance money TO
Mr.. Beall and signed with Fort Wayne
OF the new Western Association. AS
in the Houtz case. the National Board
has been fully apprised of the facts,
but President Young declines to act.
Beail Has Notions.
Mr.. Beall is under the impression
that President Young is trying to save
the three players for the Western As
ISOLATION, owing to fear of offending
John t. Brush, as the Indianapolis
Club. which he is suspected OF being
the owner OF, Is a member of the West
ern Association. Mr.. Beall further
voices his conviction that the Amer
lean League would not do business
that way, and that its protection is to
be preferred to that OF the National
League. He does not. however, openly
advocate withdrawal from the Nation
al Agreement, although Manager Jack
Glasscock is strongly in favor of such
radical STEP. George Tebeau, the
whole thing in the new Kansas City
Club, Ia no more friendly to the old