The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-01
Sporting Gossip
That New York Park.

The repeated claims of certain Ma
tional league men that the American
league is to fail in it's attempt to in
stall ball team in New York is wor-
rying the friends of the Johnson league,
for any fall down in the plans will mix
things in a beautiful muddle
If Johnson fails to carry out his
promise to have a team in New York
when the season opens the American
will be in a peculiar position, for John
son & Co. burned the bridges behind
them and there can be no turning back
with honor.
Baltimore would hardly work up any
undue excitement if the American
came back to the Oriole town. Johnson
Pnd his followers finished up the work
that McGraw- started last season and
threw the worthless remains over
board. Baltimore refused to stand the
blame for McGraws work and wanted
another chance, but the American was
headed for New York, and there was
nothing doing for the Maryland folk.
With this the situation the American
can hardly turn back to Baltimore
Out of New York and with Baltimore
out of the argument, what will the
American do? 1t has been said that
the Johnson forces would establish a
camp near the terminal of one of the
Gotham ferry boat routes, but this is
The Johnson league must have eight
towns in its circuit, and if New York
and Baltimore are out of the question,
what then?
1t is here that the minor leagues in
terest themselves in the fight, for any
attempt on the part of the American
league to pick a new eighth town for
its circuit may be responsible for a
war that will hold the minor leagues
from any agreement with the major or
CARNATIONS.
The American league cannot pick
new Eastern town for It's circuit with
out interfering with one of the minor
leagues in that section of the country.
1t must pick an Eastern town if BaIti-
more is to be considered an impossi-
bli1ty and New York holds it's gates
closed.
Comiskey, when bothered a short
time ago by questions regarding the
New York team, said:
Wen, what if We do not go into New
York;"
If the American fails to make good
its New York invasion it will be com
PEELED to either pick a new Eastern
town or surrender to Baltimore.
And Johnson cannot feel sure Of a
prodigal son reception for his organi-
cation. He can no longer return even
in humble spirit to the MARYLAND
ely anu Optdln forgiveness Without
considerable trouble. The Baltimore
butchers may hold standing order for
the slaughter of the fatted veal, but
Baltimore no longer controls the obese
calf supply.
To get back into Baltimore the
American league, that organization
made up of the best blood of the base
ball world, would have to talk 1T over
with the National league, that organi-
cation of old fogy ideas Hanlon, of
Brooklyn, has secured the Baltimore
park, and Hanlon is a National league
man.
Time will and must change the con-
ditions, but at the present moment it
looks as though the Johnson league
had dropped Baltimore, failed in it's
reach for New York, and put itself in
line for trouble with the minor leagues.
Fighters Who Talk.
Jack Munroe, of Butte, Mont, stayed
four rounds with Jim Jeffries, cham
pion of the world, and in doing SO
started one of the most extensive talk
tests ever noted in the fight world.
Not fighter able to break into even