The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-01
LUMLEY HAS JUMPED
ANOTHER OUTFIELDER SIGNED BY
MANAGER KELLY FoRGETs
ABOUT THE CONTRACT
DAVE BRAIN GOES TO BUFFALO
Third Baseman Accepts Offer of
More Money, and VIII Play With
StaIIings - Kelly in
Richmond.

George T. Stallings and the other Pow
ers agents are still at work and another
ball player who signed to play The 1902
season with the St. Paul Baseball CLUB
has listened to the happy tale Of much
more money. Harry Lumley, outfielder,
is the latest addition to Manager Mike
KeNly's list of deserters
When Manager Kelly was in the East
on a hunt for fast balltossers he met up
with one Lumley, an outfielder, playing
with Syracuse, in the New York State
league. The figures showed Lumley one
of the fastest felders and best stickers
in the leagde. and Kelly started after
him Lumley was asked his terms, ana
after Kelly had filled in the blank
spaces on the contract he wired President
Lennon that he had signed fast out
fielder
Last week word came to St Paul from
the Lumley haunts, and this rumor told
that Lumley had signed a new contract
to play with Syracuse and that he intend
ed to forget all about the St. Paul paper
signed and turned over to Manager Kel-
ley.
Kelly Sent Telegram.
Manager Kelly heard the report and to
try out his man wired him to report at
Richmond for practice April l. Lumley
wired back at once that he would be on
ing and asked for information regarding
his transportation
Manager Kelly stopped worrying when
this message reached the baseball office,
but the manager stopped his thoughts of
trouble too soon, for now comes another
report from Syracuse. and this latest re-
port declares that Lumley is to jump his
st. Paul contract and play With the team
directed by Sandy Griffin.
law
early this season. The outfelder closed
the season with Syracuse last year, and
when the team was reorganized this year
he signed with Manager Sandy Griffin
The Syracuse management notified
Lumley to report and then learned that
before he had signed with Syracuse he
had signed to play with the St Paul
American association team. The SYRIA
cuse management refused to recognize
this contract and repeated the order to
report.
About the time the order was repeated
Manager Kelly heard of the trouble and
ordered Lumley to report at Richmond
for the spring practice. LumIey when
Kelly's order arrived, appeared to be
willing to come West, but since that time
he has evidently changed his mind again,
for the last report states positively that
he has jumped his st. Paul contract and
will play with Syracuse.
The Syracuse management stopped at
nothing in their attempt to hold this
player from st. Paul, and threatened to
make him the defendant in a civil action
the moment he donned a St Paul uni
form.
Brain q Contract Jumper.
Davy Brain has been advanced to the
real ''rubberleg' class for he has, as
e G o e limited, jumped his con-
tract with the st. Paul management
Manager Kelly, who will reach Richmond
today, saw Brain in Chicago Sunday
afternoon and the third baseman admit
ted that he was spending money supplied
by George 7. Stallings. Brain will if
the money holds out, cover the third sack
for the Buffalo team this season.
Brain. like almost every other player
signed by Kelly. signed at his own
terms. Stallings offered more money
and Brain, refusing to be bothered by
the little honor ideas that influenced
Charlie Chech, accepted the offer
Brain explained to Kelly that the
American association Of this season was
not the Western league of last season,
and that being young ball player he
did not care to take chances If the
American association failed to go through
the season he would be on the outside
until he paid the National association of
Minor Leagues the $1,G00 fine demanded
Of all outlaws" Brain, according to
the explanation made to Manager Kelly,
did not care to. take chances at $3.50
month while Buffalo was Offering $500,
but he admitted that he might be induced
TO risk few things with the Saints if
the Lennon management promised to
meet the Buffalo offer.
Manager Kelly passed through Indian
apolis yesterday on his way to Richmond.
The leader Of the Saints will reach the
training ground today and will at once
make preparations for the three-game
practice series of games with the St.
Louis National league team.