The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-18
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
AND BILL RoURKE HAS ENOUGH
TO FLOAT THE NATIONAL
DEBT
STILL WAIT WORD FROM HIM
Not Ray of Light Spells Hope Upon
the Stroud of WhitfieId's
Nine-Day Prod
ICY.

Another day has been checked off, but
the critics who plunged into this little
Western baseball war, determined to do
or die for the Whitfield league, are still
waiting for some word from Bill Rourke.
The American association magnates
boldly claim that they have secured them
selves against opposition in st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Kansas City and even III
Milwaukee. They prove their claims by
announcing that Walter Wilmot las been
located in Minneapolis, that Tebeau has
secured the available grounds in Kansas
City, that the Western has no holding in
Milwaukee, and that the Whitfield
league will not attempt to enter st. Paul.
While Minneapolis is sewed up against
opposition.
They have announced the end of the
W ar and the announcement has not been
contradicted, but still the st. Paul critics
who have fought to have the city repre-
scented in a third-rate league refuse to
admit defeat, and watch and wait for
some word from Rourke Of Omaha
Rourke at the present reading of the
cards looks like man with troubles of
his own. Before the meeting of the
American association circuit committee
Sunday there was a ray of hope SHIN
mering through the mass of clouds for
the Omaha man, but that Sunday meet
ing turned OF the ray.
Before the meeting there was n slight
chance for Rourke's escape. The PROPOSE
ton to change the American circuit by
dropping Omaha had been preached. Sew
eral of the American magnates had de-
voted considerable thinking time to the
suggestion, but when the meeting Vas
called to order Sunday afternoon the
committee voted unanimously to continue
through the 1902 season with the original
circuit, and that means that an Ameri-
can association team will be located in
Omaha.
President Whitfield has not been heard
from for several days, and Rourke no
longer gives out daily interviews OH the
rosy prospects The Western has not yet
admitted its defeat 1t may claim that
the fight is still on, and that it still holds
several cards up its sleeve, but the facts
at hands give little promise of continued
trouble.
The Western has made many claims,
but a comparison Of the moves made by
the two warning factions will show the
fanatics which organization should be
picked as the winner.
The American association has secured
the ball parks in Minneapolis used by
Beau last ,season-the only ball parks
available in Minneapolis.
Walter WiInot, the ideal baseball man
dSSE VI the hlilHedpOuS mas
been awarded the Minneapolis American
association franchise.
The American association has secured
the old ball park in Kansas City. Tebeau
outbid Manning and secured this park.
Tebeau also controls the other suitable
baseball park site in in Kansas City.
The American association has first cali
on the grounds in Milwaukee.
The American association has ST. Paul
safe, for it has sewed up Minneapolis,
and the Western cannot afford to play in
one of the Twin Cities alone.
On RourI<e's Doorstep.
The American association will place a
team in Omaha. An Omaha man popular
In baseball circles has asked for the
franchise in that town and will receive
At the moment he completes his arrange
ments.
The Western league has announced that
It has secured a holding in Milwaukee
II also announces that Rourke will hold
forth in Omaha, but 1t has failed to make
public the names of the men who are
10 hold the ST. Paul and Minneapolis
franchises.
The Western has voted a war fund of
$1,000. If the Whitfield league moves
Into st. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City
and Milwaukee, 1t will have to build new
ball parks. The $1,000 would help to
pay for part of one grandstand. although
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