The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-08
WARMERS BIG JUMP
OUTFIELDER SIGNED BY ST. PAUL
BREAKS HIS WORD A SEC
0ND TIME
KELLEY THROUGH WITH HIM
Player Will Now Go ON the Amer
lean Associations BlaeIIist-Lo-
cal Management Will Not
Deal With Jumpers.

Frank Warner, the outfielder signed by
Manager Mike Kelley during the winter
season, must now go on the list as a re
bounding contract jumper.
Warner signed with Kelley at his own
terms many moons ago. Then the agents
of the National Association of Minor
Leagues started after the boy with the
gutta percha legs and in few days they
had him guessing. Warner knew that he
had signed with Kelley to come to st
Paul-but the money offered by the pi-
rates looked big when spelled out in a
telegram, and after a few short thoughts
he decided to Jump. He returned Presi-
dent Lennon the advance money paid him
by Kelley. Bill Wilson overlooked this
slight detail.
Kelley refused to accept Warmers de-
cision as final and started after the con-
tract jumper. Warner lives near Rich
mond, Ind. and after Kelley had a talk
with the rubber leg he decided to turn
down the accepted Des Moines offer and
come back to St. Paul Kelley wired
Lennon that he thought he had Warner
back in the fold.
Kelley was in a hurry.
Warner was to accompany the ST. Paul
team to St. Louis. He had concluded his
talk with Kelley and everything was
lovely. He was to come back with the
team to st. Paul and not single soul
would ever remind him of the day he
tried to jump to Des Moines
Ihe Saints packed up their uniforms
and started down to the little depot at
Richmond to catch the train 10 ST Louis.
kelley walked on ahead for he wanted
TO see Warner and lead him up to the
IalthIul ones who came right on for their
do. -
Kelley looked around the depot and
then he looked around the place once
again. He was starting a third look
When the station agent wanted to know
II ne was addressing Mr.. Kelley KEEL
ley admitted it.
Here is a telegram" said the man.
More pad news, suppose, said the
manager, biting off the end OF the envel-
It was. The telegram read:
helley-Changed my mind again.
Des Moines. My brother Chained me ne
70 the seat for | am liable to change nv
mlnd again and fall off the car trying 10
get back to ACKNOWLEDGMENT
arner Is now up ahead Of Dave Brain
on the list Of contract jumpers, and with
Kelley mark against him it is safe ia
promise that Mum" Warner is through
with the American association of profes-
oIonal baseball clubs
Manager KeIley's method of deaIine
With the contract jumpers is meeting
with the hearty approval Of the loca
1ans. Kelley could have held Brain. co1Ilf
nave held Warner, Winters and even Bill
wilson by Offering more money, but these
men all signed with ST. Paul at their owr
terms and the new manager of the Saints
refused to be bullied into giving then
more by the agents of Powers, Stallings
ct al.
Kelley may be blamed by a few Of the
excited one for permitting men who Iool
fast enough for the leading team Of tnf
new league to escape, but The maiorit,
OF the st. Paul fanatics would much IRE.
teI TO see Kelley signing bunch Of bush
1eaguers before giving IN IN tha fa1Io1-,
who have no respect for the names tbeI
attached to baseball contracts.