The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
HICKEY ASKS
FOR FRANCHISE
Association leader Formally
Demands Transfer of
Saints.

The next move in the attempt to take
the st. Paul baseball team away from
this city is up to the American associa-
ton.
President Hickey, of the association. ap-
parently intends to pay no attention to
the threats of the local club owner, for
yesterday President Lennon found in his
mail a formal demand nom the league
president for the transfer of the st. Paul
baseball franchise. Jared How, the at
torney ande~vicea president of the local
clup, is now in Chicago and upon receipt
OF the letter from President Hickey Presi-
dent Lennon wired Mr.. How to call on the
league president and make plain the po-
sition taken by the local management.
L nave instructed Mr.. How to tell
PRESIDENT Hickey just where we are att
said President Lennon yesterday II have
explained the situation to him and he is
TO tell the American association that the
st; Paul team is not to be transferred I'M
til have exhausted all efforts to hold it
here -
l am through with the association so
Tar as any of these so-called agreements
are concerned. We will now consider
only the written ten-year. agreement. The
rest l repudiate, for Z insist that in at
s Selaiptiing TO take snap Judgment the as
tsoc;Iatlon mas broken faith with me- 44
The ten-year agreement is an agree
menf signed by the directors of the league
ana az n1nds al the club owners for a period
OF ten years. That agreement is Signed
by Messrs. Bryce, Watkins. Tebeau. Bicke
sey, sHavenor and George Lennon and is the
agreement that will hold the American
ASSOCIATION to. Anything 1 may have
agreed to during "a discussion of the sifu-
atlon VIII receive no more consideration
Tried to Be Fair.
Il haye played fair with the American
ASSOCIATION until this demand of an i'm
medfate transfer of my franchise was
mace. and regret to admit that the att
tItude of several of my supposed friends
mas q surprised and panied me.
A,,,a, $1,000 by PRESIDENT Hickey when the
american association threatened to col
lapse before it had been really started.
Inc Western league. was determined to
enc f1lckey'S baseball career, and 1 had
OHefS from the magnates to remain in
the western and have about ANYTHING I
wanted, but stood by Hickey to win or
AT that time St. Paul was the kew 70
the situation: If l had held my fran
chiSe III the Western league that lea cue
would have been able to put teams in st.
ASSOCIATION would never have progressed
Iartner than the paper stage 1 gsaped
the american association for Hickey. and
this is the way 1 am repaid = -
Hickey and the others are not salts
ned with st. Paul because the town was
practically a hole. in the treasury bag. I
was cOihpelIeo % 2dfnlt this. but l want
to give the town another chance, and I
intend to give it another chance if the ten
year agreement is worth anything
Il Wlll.sell nay Baseball holdings when
the courts decide that the association
has a right toiftake the team from ST.
Paul and not before I have an option
on a site for down town park and think
will be able to secure this new SPOT. but
now it Is baseball for st. Paul, new park.
Lexington park or any old spot, unless
the courts decide that must give up the
team"
The peace agreement signed by the Ma
tlonai and American leagues will not hold
the American association out of Chicago
franchise. The American association is
a member of the National Association of
Minor leagues. and, anticipating this peace
Of the big leagues, fled claim for ter
ritoTy i'm Chicago several weeks ago
Though the American and National
leagues join in the national agreement
this claim of the association, if properly
filed. must be respected.