The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-15
BEALL is BOUNCED
PEI THE MINNEAPOLIS
CLUB OWNER
WORDS OF CHEER FROM POWERS
Head of National Association Prom
Uses Whitfield Organization Sap
pOrt-Liftie Accomplished at
Kansas City Meeting.


KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 1.-THE
Western League of Professional Base
bali clubs and the National Association
of Minor Leagues met in this city today
to transact business in the mutual in
terests of the two organiza tions.
The sensation OF the day was the ex-
pElsion of A. 3. Beal, who held the
Minneapolis franchise, from the Western
league. Beall it is charged by the mag
mates violated the confidence of the
Western league by trading his ball park
in Minneapolis to George Tebeau for the
park the latter owned in Denver.
p. T. Powers, president Of the National
Association of Minor Leagues; Secretary
j. IL. Farrell and NJ. H. Sexton, chair
man of the national board of arbitration.
all addressed the meeting and promised
the Western league the hearty support
of the National association.
Other important business transacted
was. the awarding of the Denver franchise
to D. c. Packard and the appointment of
committees to visit the cities applying
for admission to the league. The result
of the investigation of these committees
will be reported to President Whitfield,
who will then make the necessary Sc
lections TO complete the circuit.
With President James Whitfield in the
chair, the Western league held its first
OF en- meeting of the present meeting this
aft ernoon, with the following magnates
AMI applicants present:
j. II. Manning, Kansas City; Thomas
F. Burns, Colorado Springs; w. a.
c. McKibben, St. Joseph w. P. Chase.
representing Frank Flynn, of Des NIoines:
A. B. Beall. Minneapolis; ]. F. Reilly and
Il L.. Little, Pueblo; D. c. Packard,
yer
Thomas Dowd, applicant for Milwaukee
franchise, and J. Andrews, who is ap-
plicant for the Peoria franchise, were
rcp1 esented by proxy.
Powers to the Rescue.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting were dispensed with and P. 7.
Pow ers, president of the National Asso-
citation of Minor Leagues. was presented
and addressed the meeting.
Previous to the meeting Of the Western
League, a conference attended by Pres
iCent Powers and other members of tn.
National association and President Whit
field had been held at which it was de-
clded that the National league should
remain loyal to the Western league. in it's
fight with the American association. Civ
ing the Western league financial aid, if
necessary, and moral support at all
times. In his address President Powers
reiterated this sentiment-and formally
pledged the support of his association to
the Western league.
President Powers gave a history Of
the progress made by his organization
since the New York meeting last Octo-
Der He took occasion to denounce
Thomas j. Hickey, former president OF
the Western league, who, he said had
attended that gathering and pledged his
support to the National association lie
said that since then Hickey had proven
himself traitor, and ridiculed Hlckey's
statement that the American associa-
ton could become member of the Ma
tional Association of Major Leagues
President Powers assured his hearers
that players in his association would be
penalized, and that every man who fails
to show up with his club at the beginning
OF the season would be fired, and that
no individual club would be permitted
to reinState him.
j. H. Farrell president of the New
York State league and secretary Of the
National Association of Minor Leagues,
followed, and after scoring Hickey in
dOrsed President Powers pledge Of sup
port to the Western league. He announc-
ed that there are now fifteen league in
the National association
M. H Sexton, president of the Three
L. league and chairman of the ma
tional board of arbitration, spoke along
the same lines as Powers and Farrell
In the course of his remarks he said
that Hickey could not get into the major
or minor national associations, and that
he had the distinction of being at the
head of outlaw baseball organization in
the United States.
A. ID. BeaII Is Expelled.
Then came a surprise Thomas p.
Burns, of Colorado Springs made mo-
ton that A. B. Beall, of Minneapolis
be expelled from membership in the
Western league. No charges were pre-
ferred, the motion was seconded and i'm
mediately carried by a unanimous vote
Mr. Beall arose to speak, but was
promptly declared cut of order and Ie-
fused a hearing by President Whitfield
Mr.. Beall left the meeting. Later Pres1-
dent Whitfield stated that the charge
against Beall was that Of aiding the OPP
position league by transferring mis- Min
neapoliS park and improvements to
George Tebeau, of the American associa-
ton.
A committee on circuit, consisting Of
Messrs. Van Brunt. Manning Rourke and
Burns was appointed, and the meeting to
take recess until evening.
AT the night session the committee on
circuit submitted it's report, which was
adopted. D. c. Packard received the
Denver franchise, and Rourl1e of Omaha,
was appointed to visit Des Moines and
Sioux City to canvass the situation in
those cities. 1t was also recommended
that committees be appointed to visit
Pueblo and Peoria. All of these commit
tees, after making their Investigations,
will report to President Whitfield, who
will then take action on the applications
of these cities for membership in the
league.
The magnates all favor the invasion of
Indianapolis and Louisville, and in COM
pleting the circuit these cities will doubt
less be given the preference if they de
sire to join the Western hague. The COM
mittee on circuit approved the applca~
tion of Thomas DoWd, who is now in
Holyoke Mass, for the Milwaukee fran
chise
BEALL TO FIGHT EXPULSION.