The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

Directors Award the shortstop to st.
Paul Under Certain Conditions.

Paul Under Certain Conditions.
The board of directors Of the American
Association, who had a voice in deciding
the Clingman case, met at the Grand Hotel
yesterday and awarded Clingman to the
ST. Paul club. George Tebeau. president
of the Louisville club, w. H. Watkins. pres
ident of the Indianapolis club, and T. j.
Hickey. president of the American Associa-
ton, were the only members of the board
that had voice in the matter. as the other
directors were personally interested in the
case. President Bryce, of the Columbus
club, accompanied by Captain Barker, his
legal adviser, were at the meeting TO give
the Columbus end of the deal After
lengthy session in the morning, the board
adjourned at noon TO meet again at
O'Clock During the afternoon the directors
Hickey left for Chicago and Tebeau went
TO Louisville during the afternoon. Before
leaving for Chicago President Hickey issued
the following statement:
The board awarded Clingman to the
st. Paul club. This decision was made
after going over all the evidence In the case
in a careful manner: Clingman must play
with the st. Paul club and no other club
in the American Association unless released
by st. Paul to Columbus. The st. Paul
club must tender Clingman a CONTRACT with
in fifteen days calling for a salary equal
TO what his contract with the Columbus
club calls for"
President Hickey said that this was the
only decision that the board could make un-
der the American Association rules and res
ervation. He said that personally he would
like to have seen Clingman go to the Col
umbus club, as Columbus is one of the best
ball towns in the Association, and with
Clingman there the team would have been
strengthened and the attendance increased.
tSs he of the tb CLUB th
boards decision. Under the ruling the st.
Paul club must offer Clingman a contract
within fifteen days, and If this is not done
CliDgman will be at liberty to resign with
the Columbus club.
The evidence showed that Clingman had
attached his name to the list Of Milwaukee
that he did this at the instigation of Have
nor, of the Milwaukee club. who said he
wanted Clingman's name on the list so
that 1T would strengthen the team. Cling
man holds release signed by H. ID. Quin.
who was president of the Milwaukee club
during the first part of 1902 Quin has not
been recognized by the American officials
since the middle of last August
1t is said that several new things came
to light at the meeting OF the directors
yesterday. 1t is believed that Havenor
traded Clingn,an to ST. Paul with the utter
ior motive of later securing control of his
services. The directors considered all the
evidence and after hearing President
Bryces statement decided to make the de-
cision given above Mr. Bryce said that he
believed he was in the right in the matter
and ana that was the the reason ne appealed to
i
he enjoined the umpire and the Toledo club
from interfering with Clingman playing
with Columbus. 1t is believed the matter
will be adjusted within the next few days
so that Clingman can continue with the
Columbus team. This will have to be done
by st. Paul agreeing to some kind Of trade
with Columbus.
The agitation about the foul strike rule
continues in Boston. and will continue. one
| sporting writer of the Hub says, until it is
wiped off the map. The writer says re-
garding the rule: What nonsense this
talk about a fair trial of the rule. Why,
We had it here all last season, and if six
months Is not fair trial, pray, what is? The
people here have got out of the kindergar-
| ten class and know the game thoroughly,
| and no one can tell them what they want
| better than they know themselves. Over
| 5000 fans in Boston and all parts of New
England have expressed themselves on the
matter, as Ban Johnson can testify, and L
guess Johnson now wishes he had been well
enough to be present at that peace confer
ence in Chicago, which went back, as Char
| ley Comiskey says, thirty years. Johnson
| himself is authority over his own signature
that the American League will change if
/ their patrons say the word, but he is bound
| to start the game with it,"
The stories that have been circulated con-
| corning the rowdyisin at Louisville have
not been exaggerated. 1t was reported last
season that visiting players were assaulted
and insulted on the grounds at Louisville,
| and in the opening game at Louisville last
| Wednesday, when Indianapolis came near
| losing the game, the rowdies assaulted
Kogriever. The Louisville newspapers are
| trying TO stop the rowdyism. The Courier
| Journal criticised the actions of the crowd
that prevented Hogriever from securing
/ Odwell's hit in the ninth inning of the
| opening game. The report of the occurrence
in the Louisville paper was even more Sc
| we're than sent to the Indianapolis journal
| by its sporting editor. After describing the
chance sof Louisville winning on Odwell' S
hit the Courier-Journal said:
| IF this ball went safe the score would
i be tied. Half hundred men In that little
/ group in right field made rush for the
ball il descended. Hogriever, the In
dianapolis right fielder running like the
tall man SHE'D his derby hat at the bunch
/ of leather and yarn. He missed the de-
scending object by the fraction of an inch.
/ but this was enough to prevent Hogriever's
/ hands from touching the ball, and il fell
into the crowd Quick as a fash Hogriever
dove between the excited spectators. hot
after the ball that he realized might cost
| Indianapolis the victory. Biff! bang a
! real-estate dealer landed Hogriever's
nose; doctor took punch at his eye.
but missed by a few inches, while a WELL
/ known politician kicked at the sprawling
/ player. Before and behind and on either
/ side of Hogriever men pressed in. and
| when the Hoosier finally emerged with the
| bali Odwell had made the circuit OF the
/ bases and Walker had tailed ahead OF
| him The score was to 2, though a mo-
ment before IL looked as If Louisville had
not chance TO get runner across the
plate"
! And the Louisville crowd really ap-
plauded the actions of the rowdies in right
held IL was most remarkable scene for
a ball field. and the Louisville people ex-
cused IL by saying that Clymer was as
J saulted in Indianapolis last Labor day.