The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-14
HICKEY IS IN TOWN
PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN AS.
ISOLATION COMES TO
ST. PAUL
HE TALKS ABOUT TRANSFER
Wants This City in the New Leagues
Circuit-The New Foul
Strike Rule Is Dis
cussed.

Thomas J. Hickey, president of the
American association, is in st. Paul. Mr.
Hickey came to the city from Chicago
yesterday morning and during the day
held a conference with Walter Wilmot
owner of the Minneapolis team, and
George E. Lennon president of the ST.
Paul club. The threat to transfer the
St. Paul franchise to some other city
brought the associations president to
this city.
President Hickey visited Mr. Lennon S
store Immediately upon his arrival in
the city, but the st. Paul magnate was
out and the association president went
on to Minneapolis to meet President
Wilmot. Wilmot is member Of the
associations rules committee and,
though the Americans president refused
to discuss his meeting with the Mime
apolis man, it is believed that the new
foul strike rule was thoroughly chopped
up.
In the afternoon Mr.. Hickey returned
to st. Paul and met President Lennon.
He found Lennon firm in his demand
for down town park and agreed with
him on several points Mr. Hickey re
Allies as do the St. Paul fans that down
town ball is the thing wanted and he
is anxious to see Lennon have down
town park, but he will hardly favor a
transfer of the st. Paul franchise.
I would like to see ball played in
the down town district here next sea-
son." he said to T h 10 b e, land
L know that the baseball enthusiasts
appreciate Mr.. Lemons efforts to secure
the park wanted by them 1t he fails
to secure such a park why the fans
know who to blame. They cannot and
L do not think they will attempt to-
blame Mr.. Lennon.
81. Paul Is Wanted.
1.-THE American association wants ST.
Paul in it's circuit Of clubs | notice in
your papers that mass meeting of the
baseball supporters is being talked Of
1 nope that such meeting will be held
for it will show your aldermen that
many of the voters favor baseball in
the down town district. If the meet
ing is arranged I will endeavor to come
to st. Paul and attend the meeting
have inspected the site held from Mr.
Lennon by the council, and 1 might say
without intending to mix too far in this
discussion that a bali park-a painted
fence without show bills, and neat
grand stand-Would certainly improve
the appearance of this particular neigh
borhood
Mr.. Lennon has announced that he
Will remove the team from st. Paul if
ne does not secure a dOwn-to park
MI Lemons desire to give the ST. Paul
fans what they ask for alone compels
this remark. Lennon wants to play his
team In st. Paul, and l believe he would
play at Lexington park before he would
take baseball away from the st. Paul
enthusiasts. Lennon is working hard to
secure downtown park and will secure
such a park, why 1 think that the st.
Eaul supporters of the game will feel
that 1t is up to them to help him out
at Lexington park. Give Lennon and
non VIII give, your people the baseball
Although Mr.. Hickey came to st.
Fa9l from Chicago, where he just con-
GUIDED a long meeting with Ban johnson.
president Of the American league the
president of the American association
had but little to say about the Buffalo
melting which is now being blamed for
that weird foul strike rule
The Foul Strike Rule.
"Our representatives were not permitted
TO vote at that Meeting" said Mr. Hickey,
and it would look like : case of sour
grapes Tor me to start in now expressing
an opinion of the foul strike rule /
or our rules committee-Messrs IViImot
and Watkins. These two men are men
who know the game from one end to the
other. ~ 'iio
81 will say, however, even at the risk
or being target for the sour grapes
cry, uhat do not believe that the troubles
or the umpires should be increased. They
already have enough imaginary lines
TO keep track Of will go on and saw
tnat this rule will not be recognized by
the American association
Walter Wilmot was seen nv m h o
Y o o e yesterday morning AS mem
per OF the rules committee Mr. WiInot
was asked his opinion of the new foUi
strike rule. The Minneapolis man had
JUST returned from a hunting trim and
had not considered the new rule hrt
he declared that he could plainIy see
W Wla It wouid, il adopted, provide a
plgnty OF trouble for the umpires.
Before concluding his interview Mr.
Mickey found time to discuss the cues
ton of contract jumping
Just want to tell YOU one thing
ne SAID, and that is that the man who
jumps an American association contract
VIII never play in this association again
we Will not provide fines for the con
tract jumpers. If they jump out Of this
association they are out to stay. They
can never come back again.
MI. Hickey will remain in ST Paul
To-Day, and With Mr. Lennon will insneo+
several new downtown site that boICe
peen suggested to the st. Paul nae ma
Dy me st. Paul fans The association
president will leave for ST Josenh To- To-
nIght and, reaching that city. will at
once ship his household goods to Chica o q
his future home, = Oiiicdso'