The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-04
Ban Johnson Removes Boston
Pitchers Name from American
League Blacklist Leaving Col
Inns at Liberty to Go After Him
KILLILEA AND GROSS
BUY ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE
Statement That Boston Nationals
Will Raid American League
Teams if Dineen is Taken
Treated As a Joke by a Majority
of the MagnateS

Chicago, Dec 3.-M. R. Killilea and
Fred c. Gross will control the st. Louis
club of the American League. Henry
Killilea, who held the majority stock
in the Milwaukee club, disposed of his
interest to these two and the formal
transfer Of the franchise was announc-
ed late tonight when the league ad-
journed to meet March 6 at Detroit for
the schedule meeting.
This question occupied the greater
part of today's session. The terms Of
the sale were not made public. M. r.
Killilea will make St. Louis his head
quarters during the playing season and
McAleer will continue as manager as
planned.
Besides discussing the various phases
of the St. Louis question, the league
took a firm stand on the question of
betting on the result of games by spec
tators. This, it was reported, had
grown almost to a practice in some
cities, notably Boston. At the close of
the meeting, President Johnson an
nounCed that every effort would be
made to suppress the evil and that
spectators caught in the act would be
led to the gates, their money would be
refunded them and their absence there
after would be solicited.
President Johnson admitted that he
had received a letter from Manager
Collins of Boston asking that Pitcher
Dineen's name be taken from the
blacklist. Johnson said he was willing
to do so and that if Collins wanted
Dineen he would be free to sign. He
explained his action by stating that he
had the highest regard for Collins who
had been offered a large salary by the
Boston National league club to jump
his A pripaY T.ao hut LaI
remained steadfast. Therefore. John
son argued, he was entitled to consid-
GRAFTON and as Boston was the club
from which Dineen jumped back to
the National League, he was willing
to forgive him if Collins did
1t is understood that Baltimore has
offered Boston the choice of either
NOps or Foreman. Managers Mack and
McAleer were in conference the greater
part of the afternoon and it was sup
posed a trade was likely but nothing
was accomplished. 1t is said the two
managers agreed upon what players
to go after and divided the list. While
the regular season will open on April
%, Baltimore will probably begin the
baseball season of 1902 at Boston, on
April 10, which is Patriots Day.
Comiskey stated positively today
that he had signed a third baseman for
NiAC SOl4AliA6 SCelooll bul uCCilUtu 10 give
the name.
The excuse of Heidrick and Wallace
for their desertion of Comiskey last
year became known today They as
serted that Griffith was to keep the
matter a secret as at the time Held
rick signed a regular contract and
Wallace an option, such action was
contrary to the rules of the Players
Association. Accordingly the pledge
of secrecy was imposed. The story be-
came known and both men repudiated
their Chicago alliance. Efforts were
made to patch up the affair by shift
ing them to other American League
cities, but Comiskey is said to have
stood for a fulflment of his option and
contract.
The statement by one of the man.
ayers of the Boston National League
team that he would go out after all
American League players if Dineen
were taken from the Boston National
League Club was treated as joke by
majority of the magnates
Several of the out of town magnates
left for their homes late tonight and
the eastern delegation will go tomor-
row.