The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-20
HICKEY IN ST. PAUL
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN AssoCI-
ALTON HERE TO CLOSE
WITH WILMOT
SURE OF MILL CITY FRANCHISE
Statements of Western Magnates Do
Not in Least Disturb Hickey's
Serenity-SituatiOn Is
Unchanged.

Inc campaign headquarters OIL Inc
American ASSOCIATION of professional
baseball clubs are now located in St
Paul President Hickey, the now ia
NOUS head of the new organization, ar
rived in this city yesterday afternoon
and is now the guest of George E. Len
non, president of the st. Paul American
association team. Mr.. Hickey intends to
be in the city several days, and before his
departure he promises that the question
of the ownership of the Minneapolis
American association franchise will be
definitely settled.
Walter Wilmot will have the Minneapo-
lis holdings. He will be the sole owner
of the Minneapolis franchise and ball
parks. The circuit committee of the new
organization, at a meeting last Sunday,
voted to award the franchise to Wilmot,
and Mr.. Hickey is here to close up the
transaction. He will hold a conference
with the Minneapolis man this morning
1--WE stand today just where we stood
when we organized our association" salt
President Hickey yesterday. we will
start off the 1902. season with the circuit
agreed Upon at our meeting in Chicago.
Z We are not bothered about the claims
: made by the Western
THE Western magnates are fighting
just for one thing. They want to force
us out of Kansas City They do not in
tend to enter Milwaukee and they are
trying to hold on to st. Paul and Mime
apoIs in the hope that they can force
compromise from us.
''You need not worry about the Amer1-
can league The American will have
teams in the towns it has named for its
circdit We have that Minneapolis loca-
ton and we will have a team in Mime
epolis.
whitfield is net holding the lease for
the Milwaukee park. Up to date he is
minus the lease, and the American VIII
have first chance at the Milwaukee
grom ds The Western cannot afford TO
&c into Milwaukee and the Western mag
mates know it. AS / said before, they are
simply fighting to push US out OF Kansas
City We, viii not be pushed out OF that
town.
"Tebeau has the real location in Kansas
City and he will have the support of the
Kansas City baseball enthusiasts Ihey
showed the Western last year that they
did not think much of the teams from
towns like Des Moines, Colorado Springs
. Denver. and they even protested against
Omaha How can the Western, with
these small towns, hope tc go IN there
and meet with success?
Keith Cannot Have Omaha.
Touching upon the Omaha franchise,
Mr. Hickey refused to make pubic me
name of the man who will be matched
in the baseball favorite contest against
William Rourke. The president of the
American simply said that the American,
was making good all its claims, and as
soon as possible the name of the new
Omaha magnate will be announced.
Tt might be said at this time that the
American Omaha representative Will not
be Mr. Buck Keith, retired magnafe
we'll known in Omaha baseball circles
Mr.. Keith Travelled all the way to Chi
cago several days ago, and, according
to the story of the American magnates,
appeared at the meeting of the circuit
committee to ask for the Omaha fran
chise. Now the American men have
learned that Mr.. Keith was only anxious
to find out just what the American
wanted to do about Omaha, and believing
that he has found out he no longer de-
sires a franchise IN the new organiza-
ton.
President Hickey during his interview
told a new story of The American asso-
cations reputation of the national
agreement of the minor leagues of the
country According to Nh Hickey the
American only renowned the agreement
when compelled to do so.
When the organization of the new asso-
citation was first preached the towns now
in the American were suggested as the
circuit. Toledo and Columbus are two of
the towns interested. These two towns
left the Western association to join the
new organization. The Western asso-
citation voted to permit the withdrawal
of Columbus. but objected when the res
ignation of Toledo was rendered.
Strobel, of Toledo, was anxious to go
to the new organization. The supporters
of his team were pleading with him to
make the change. Strobel offered to
present a petition signed by every baes-
ball supporter of Toledo asking for the
change but still the Western refused to
permit the withdrawal of Toledo.
western Forced to Break.
The Western association forced the
break? If the Western association had
permitted the withdrawal Of Toledo the
American could and would have asked
permission to join the national agree
menl. The Western refused and the
American had to repudiate all connection
with the national organization to secure
the disputed town.
This explanation by the president Of
the American shows up for its real worth
the foolish tale of Brush's connection
with the American-the tale disclosing
the 'shrewd attempt to smash the national
agreement Of the minor leagues.
Enthusiasts and critics following base
ball in the West know that long before
the minor leagues adopted their national
agreement the plans for the organization
of the American were being worked out.
Baseball writer's in the East started the
story in attempt to make Brush and
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