Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

bilities for the league in which he has
staked bis base ball reputation. When
daylight comes each morning he hunts up
the nearest reporter and outlines to him
another campaign Of triumph. This one Is
taken at random from a choice collection
OF Interviews furnished the Colorado press
during the week by the effervescent Mr..
Burns.
The story that has been going, the rovnds
Of the press TO the enect that the western
league will disband in a day or so has not
the slightest foundation. l have SAID that
the American was on the run and \ still
Manning and President whitfield strongly
urged me TO ALLOW the entire western
league situation TO be printed put would
that I am privileged to give out any secret
information at present.
Friday next Van Brnnt Of 81; J9segh O anq
the situation. The manager OF the Mil
waukee Western league team Will &C
american association will never play ball
in Milwaukee. Havershaw, hair owner OF
the team with Harry ouin, Is at outs Win
his partner and wants to come over TO the
Western, bag and baggage.
In Kansas City l predict that the situa-
ton is going In favor OF nine tne M Tshnsu viii
ever play there. Hickey has offered 20
make concessions to Van BIunt and myselI,
but | did not care to talk TO MIN. Inc
American association magnates are scared
and scared badly. They have two cities
that they can count on ColumDus a snr
the nrst month, but poor afterward. They
are tied up everywhere else ana are Ieaqy
to- confer with us IL we care TO hays mem;
and has offered to pay the expense OF me
Western league circuit committee " u VIII
they have got plenty Of backing. Watkins
OF indianapolis now wants 70 accept ouI
proposition, but l have not decided ABOUT
this yet.
Mr.. Burns could confer no greater favor
on several thousand Omaha ball cranks
than TO allow the whole situation
in regard to the Western league to be made
public. What we want to know Is the
truth. Pipe stories have lost their grip
here. Omaha expects to have a team In
the Western league this season. Expects
to get good ball and will give It good
patronage, as 1t always has, but Omaha
wants to know something more definite
than has yet been confded to the public.
Three or four weeks ago the people here
were worked up to a fever stage over the
prospects OF getting into faster company.
That prospect was blighted and the blight
is properly ascribed to Mr.. Burns. Now
that II is certain that Omaha Is to be In
the Western league, the faithful here
would like TO know what they are going
to get. The "just wait" story is getting a
little monotonous. AT the time Of the Kan
sas City meeting Omaha was the biggest
toad in the Western puddle. Now that
Omaha As fixed, the tune has changed and
1t is ivan Brunt OF st, Joseph and My
self" who are running the show. Well
SO far as Omaha is concerned, Messrs
"Van Brunt Of st. Joseph and Myself are
welcome to the lime light IL they will only
do something. We are weary, oh, so weary
OF the fairy tales we have been told. Lei
wan Brunt of st. Joseph and Myself" gel
action and quit talking to us about pulling
towns out Of the American association. i
we are to have Peoria, Sioux City, Wichita
Emporia, Pueblo, Lincoln, Wahoo, Pacific
Junction or any other towns to make uI
the circuit, let US know It. omaha has the
most loyalslot of ball cranks in the world
but this suspense is killing US" Please
good Mr.. Burnk, the next time Van Brunt
Manning, Whitfield OF anybody else ask
you to give up the situation, do It. Bss'
ball is different from a mining deal, YOU
know. You must have public support Il
make a ball team 60.
Yesterday the Western league magnate
met ct st. Joseph and admitted, after du
elaboration, that there is no prospect o
the Western having q team in Indianapoli
this year, but they still hope to get int
Milwaukee and st. Paul. Rats. This fools n,
one, but reminds all who ever saw the pla,
strongly Of Topsy's confession to Mis-