Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-02
BELONGS, TO OMAHA
President Sexton Revsrses His Order that
Suspended Pitcher. ~
ST. JOSEPH PROTEST is WITHDRAWN
Rourke Wins Another Point I'm the
Little Game of Managerial
Finesse and Retains His
MI Team Standing.

Some question having arisen as 10 the
status Of Pitcher Brown OF the Omaha
team growing out Of the protest filed By
Byron McKibben Of the st. Joseph team
against Brown, and a subsequent report
from st. Joseph that President Sexton
had honored the protest, a statement Of
the case Is necessary to make the matter
plain. To begin with, Brown is still with
the Omaha team, and will remain with It,
all games that he pitches counting in the
regular standing. In response to a query
sent by The Bee as to the status Of the
Brown case. President Sexton sent the
following reply by wire from St. Joseph
last night:
ing. further hearing. St Joseph's protest
withdrawn
In the early part Of the season Terre
Haute made claim to Brown, alleging the
existence OF a reserve clause in his con-
tract for 1901. Brown told Rourke, Terre
Haute had no claim on him, and as yet
b Terre Haute management has made no
standardization of It's assertion. At the
time Mr.. Sexton ordered Rourke TO release
Brown 70 Terre Haute, Rourke appealed
to the National Board Of Arbitration, aileg-
ing that the Hoosiers were simply trying
to hold him up. No hearing in the case
A88 bN0h A1af III aheAA ~ 1879 :.
passed upon by the National Board Of
Arbitration the services of Brown belong
to Omaha.
In the cape OF McCloskey Of Denver the
facts were different The natioal board
had decided the controversy over this
pitcher in favor OF Little Rock and directed
that he return there. This rendered him
ineligible to pitch for Denver, a fact which
Mr.. Packard recognized. for he imme-
distely began negotiating with President
Finn of Little Rock to purchase the re-
lease Of McCloskey. Before these nego-
tiations were complete. and while McCloe-
key was still Ineligible to pitch for Den
yer, Manager Wilson put him against st.
Joseph in spite Of Manager McKibben's
protest. As q result the game which was
won by McCloskey was thrown out and
counts as no contest or a postponed game.
why Rourke Keeps Brown.
ST. JOSEPH, July 1-(special Telegram.)
Tho directors Of the Western Base Ball
league met here today and 1t Is promised
that out Of these deliberations will come
results that will be Of moment to the en-
tire base ball world. The clubs are repre-
scented as follows: st. Joseph, W. T. Van
Brunt; Kansas City, James Manning; Des
Molnes, Joseph Quinn; Colorado Springs,
Thomas Burns; Denver, d. T. Packard;
Peoria, c. p. Barton; Omaha. w. A. Rourke.
President Sexton holds the Milwaukee
proxy
"Bill Rourke will retain Pitcher Brown"
said one Of the magnates tonight. This
prophecy Is based on the fact that Rourke
has q signed statement, properly sworn to,
tbst Brown had signed with the American
association team Of Indianapolis before
Rourke signed MIN for Omaha This was a
revelation to President Sexton and that Of
hcial said that II this evidence were Of
fered his position in the matter would be
altered. All tina he asked for was fair
treatment for Terre Haute. which claimed
a prior right to Browns services, and the
Western league president, basing his action
on this theory, held out for Terre Haute
until the statement by Rourke. A rehear-
ing of the entire matter was ordered on
the promise that Rourke would produce the
statement referred to. The date Of the
hearing will be decided upon at the meet
ing tomorrow.
All the players who have Jumped from
the Western league to the American asso-
citation we're ordered suspended.
A resolution was passed making fines a
thing Of realty. Henceforth the players
must pay all fines out Of their own pock-
cts. The clubs have frequently paid the
fines and the fact is noted that the dis
cipline Of the teams is injured thereby.
The mAgnates say the Western league
will finish the season as at present consti-
tuted. President Sexton expresses himself
as we'll pleased with the outlook. He says
that all the clubs are meeting expenses and
some Of them are doing a good deal better.
The rainy weather has hurt some, but not a