The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-24

the St. Paul club. Evans is now heading
for some ball park in the Eastern league,
and Bean is fitting himself to a Roch-
ester uniform.
The report that Bean had deserted
came as a surprise to the st. Paul man
agement for not one week ago the in
field wired for and received transporta-
ton from his home in the East to De-
troit, where the Saints were playing an
exhibition series.
on the way to Detroit Bean stopped
off at Rochester and then Manager KEEL
ley heard from him. The infielder called
the manager of the Saints up on the long
distance telephone and, without wasting
time, asked for his release. Kelley re-
fused to let the player go and he then
promised that he would come on to De-
troit and join the team. Two hours later
Kelley received a telegram from Roch-
ester. Bean signed the short MESA ge
which told the manager that the inf1eld-
er had decided to remain with the
Rochester team.
Evans disappeared while the team was
playing in Detroit. Stallings' agents ap-
preached several members of the ST.
Paul club while the team was in the
Tiger city and made them golden offers
Higgins and Hurley were offered much
money to jump, but the two players re-
fused. Evans also received an offer and
he accepted it. The management first
knew that he had deserted when the
time for leaving Detroit arrivd.
Evans, in leaving the st. Paul team
has originated considerable trouble for
himself, for President Lennon intends to
make an example of this rubberleg.
Evans may realize before he is through
just how Pitcher Addie Joss felt when he
discovered that the grand jury in Toledo
had indicted him for receiving money
under false pretenses.
Evans Drew Much Advance.
Evans has been a busy salary drawer
ever since he signed with the Saints, and
President Lennon now holds the stub ends
of checks footing up to more than $500
Evans has this money, or had it, and he
will either return it at once in answer to
the demand wired him yesterday by Pres
ldent Lennon Or the st. Paul magma te
will swear out a warrant for his arrest
Lennon was greatly surprised at the ac-
ton of this man, for only last Friday he
received a letter from the pitcher VINO
asked for transportation for his wife and
baby to st. Paul. He also asked Lennon
to engage rooms in some good family
hotel for Mrs. Evans and the baby.
President Lennon refuses to style Pitch
or COgan a contract jumper, but the fail
Ire of the alderman to put in an appear
ahce mas started the worry thought work.
ing again in the st. Paul baseball office
Cogan has not announced that he does
not intend to join the Saints, but all tele-
grams addressed to him fail to bring
back an answer, and the local manage
ment is now waiting to hear the worst.
All this is hard luck indeed for the
Saints, for it leaves the pitching staff in
a badly crippled condition. Chech and
Ferguson are the only pitchers able to &c
IN and work Cook is still true to his
agreement, but the southpaw has bad
arm and cannot take his turn on the slab
Kelley is already arranging for a new
twirler, and Hank Gehring, the local boy
who worked fast with the club at the
close Of the 1901 season, may be hurried
TO the front.