The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
The CIingman Case.


and asking the Eastern players for
their new excuse.
The Clingman Case.
The Clingman case is compelling
considerable discussion about the
American association circuit at the
present time. Billy CIingman played
in the association last season as the
manager and shorstop of the Milwau-
kee team. When the season closed,
Quin and Havenor, the owners of the
Brewer team, started a row that has
apparently landed Quin on the outside
and left Havenor at the head of the
team.
Clingman was Quin's man for man
ager, and, when Havenor won out
Clingman signed with the Columbus
team. When the contract was an
nounced, Havenor Immediately served
notice that the shortstop and former
manager was reserved by the Milwau-
kee management. Clingman was re-
ported as saying that he had not re-
served himself when making out the
list of Milwaukee reservations, but
Havenor claimed he had the reserva-
ton in Clingman's own writing.
Confident that Clingman was a Mil
waukee player, Havenor, who had al
ready gone over the Minneapolis clubs
reserve to sign Phyle, traded Clingman
to st. Paul for Phyle, Phyle belonging
to st. Paul by virtue Of a trade with
Minneapolis, and this is the condition
of affairs at the present time.
Clingman, on the face Of the evil
dence, belongs to ST. Paul, but Column
bus insists that he belongs to the Sem
ators. Bryce, without doubt, bases his
claim on Clingmans statement that it
was clearly stated in his contract with
the Milwaukee club that he be ex-
empted from all claim for service in
1903.
Clingman belongs to Columbus if he
can show President Hickey that his
contract with the Milwaukee team ex-
empted him from reservation for the
1903 season, but if he cannot make
good this claim, Milwaukee had the
right to trade him, and he belongs to
| st. Paul.
Clingman may be able to prove his
case, but the farce that Bryce. of Co
lumbus offered to turn over two play
ers to Milwaukee for this disputed man
leads one to believe that he has, at the
| best merely verbal agreements, and
these will not go far when the case
is taken up by President Hickey.
Jeffries' Fear of Murder.
Moving about the country as one Of
| the stars of a troupe of alleged prize
| fighters, has either sharpened the wits
| of j. JeffrieS, or the champion of the
world is being guided by ore Of the
| most versatile press agents loose to-
| day.
J. Jeffries, who has concealed the
| championship Of the world far from the
reach of rude, hardened knuckIes, now
gives as his principal reason for re-
| fusing to meet J. Corbett his hatred for
the former champion.
Mr.. Jeffries would turn loose and
| knock the top off Of J. Corbett in short
| order, but for the fact that he knows
| he will begin to contemplate doing
| murder the moment he sees his enemy
| in ring with him.
Next week the champion will, with
| out doubt, have a new reason and
| while he and his advisers search for
| new excuses, the opinion that the
championship is held by man who is
| afraid to defend his title will continue
| to grow.
Jeffries has many friends and more
admirers, and they all believe that
| COrbett is talking simply for the adj
vertising, but the champion Is disap-
| pointing these friends and admirers,
when, instead of deserving the stage
| long enough to call Corbetts bluff, he
| devotes his time to branding the former
| champion a liar and pointing out a
| burning desire to do murder
Billy Mac.