The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30

different clubs of the American would
indicate that the new league passed
through a successful season the rumor
that Hickey is slated for dismissal is
becoming more and more general. The
club owners may be satisfied with
their attendance reports, but the belief
that Hickey was not success is
growing.
Hickey, it must be admitted, did not
mingle with the strenuous circle. The
leader of the American may have ac-
complished much in the gum shoe
line, but insisted upon conducting his
league along high moral lines.
Two reasons, and only two, can be
advanced in explanation of the desire
of the club owners to break with
Hickey. Either the magnates are dis
satisfied with the presidents order
to have nothing to do with contract
jumper, or they are preparing to sue
with the association of minor leagues
for peace.
The officials of the minor league or
CARNATIONS blame Hickey for the
American association, and, believing
that he was responsible for the break,
they refuse to treat with the American
while Hickey continues at the head of
the association.
Club Owners Were Willing.
1t is known that several Of the
American club owners were willing to
throw down the cars and go after
players of other leagues, and, as Hick-
ey's purity in baseball stand has never
demonstrated it's ability to collect any
thing for the American, it may be that
the president is to be dropped on this
account.
Right on top of this comes the re-
port of a promised clash between the
magnates.
At the start off the American associa-
ton was not in the best condition. The
league had trouble pushing a team into
Kansas City and almost failed to land
a club in Minneapolis. With everything
at SKIES and sevens the magnates, anx-
ious to live through the troublesome
times, were willing to agree upon al
most any conditions and rumor has it
that the club owners agreed to pool the
profits.
With this understood agreement it
is said that George Tebeau, the Louis
vile club owner, sent in a report of a
$4,000 clearing in the Colonel town
This report, according to the dispatches
from Indianapolis, should have made
mention of profits amounting to almost
$4,000. The Indianapolis dispatch is
believed to have been inspired by Wat
kins and if the club owners believe
that Tebeau made this money and, if
the pool was real, trouble will surely
start when the magnates meet.
Circuit May Be Changed.
In his interviews President Hickey
has always insisted that the American
is to continue through the 1908 season
with it's original circuit, but now comes
the story that the National may return
to a twelve-club circuit. If this change
is decided upon Indianapolis, Louis
vile and two other towns will without
doubt be taken in to fill out the Ma.
tional circuit and this change will NEAR
more trouble for the American.
If the change goes through TebeaJ
can stick to the American and lose
Louisville or he can hold onto Louis.
vile and the American will lose TIE.
beau. Those who know the Louisville
club owner can see where the Ameri
can will lose out If the change goe.
through.
1t will be more of the same in In.
dianapolis. Watkins may be willing t.
continue with the American associa.
ton, but he will hardly let go of In.
dianapr IS If the National attempts tt
include that town in it's circuit.
The American association club own.
ers may have several cards up theil
sleeves, but at the present time the out
look is not the most promising. Thu
Western league magnateS have me
and declared that the war is to con
tinue. Kansas City and Milwaukee are
to remain in the Westerns circuit
Buell., according to reports, has CLOSED
out his American association baseball
interests and the magnates will have