The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-26
CLINGMAN TO PLAY
SHORT FOR THE
SAINTS
American Association Board
of Directors Awards the
Player to St. Paul Club,
and Bryce, Of Columbus,
Accepts the Decision.

The Clingman case has been settled
and the shortstop is now the undispIG-
ed property of the st. Paul team.
After long and stormy session at
indianapolis yesterday the American
association magnateS who had gathered
there in response to President Hick-
ey's call for a meeting voted to award
Clingman to the st. Paul team, and t.
j. Bryce, president of the Columbus
team, announced that he would not
dispute the decision Of the magnateS.
Clingman was not turned over to st.
Paul until Bryce had exhausted all eff
forts to hold the shortstOp. He threat
ened to withdraw from the association,
and declared that he would only re-
main with the understanding that
Clingman would continue on the Co.
lumbus team. Bryce offered to pay
anything within reason to the st. Paul
club for the shOrtStOp, and insisted
that this was the only proposition he
would make.
The board of directors discussed the
offer, and anxious to end the dispute,
instructed President Hickey to wire the
following telegram to President Len
non, of the st. Paul team:
Board recommends in best interests of
association that you put a reasonable
price on Clingman. Answer"
President Lennon did answer at once
and the answer of the local club owner
GIueu all ClldnC6 1Oc columbus. PRESIDENT
Lemons telegram was as follows:
Columbus could not have CIingman for
$4,000. don't need the money, and l do
need Clingman. George e. Lennon"
Several hours after this telegram had
been sent on to Indianapolis the press
dispatches announced that the board of
directors had awarded Clingman to ST.
Paul and that Bryce had accepted the
decision Of the board.
The press dispatches also announced
that, by an understanding reached by
TllD
would, after short delay, be returned to
Columbus by the ST. Paul team.
President Lennon was notified by T h e
@ b e last night that the st. Paul club
had secured CIingman and also of the
agreement reported by the dispatches.
Regarding this agreement Mr.. Lennon
said:
There is nothing to that report. Cling
man has been awarded to st. Paul, where
he belongs and he will play with the st.
Paul team. He will not be returned to
columbus, and l know nothing of any
other agreement"
Bryce made hard fight to hold Cling
man for the Columbus team and for a
time threatened to seriously rupture the
American association, but the American
magnateS refused to be dictated to bv
the one man and Bryce in the end, seeing
nothing but defeat for Columbus, was
influenced by his better judgment and
surrendered.
Bryce's threat to hold Clingman even if
II We're necessary TO wreck the American
association bothered the Hickey follow
ers, who preferred to hold Columbus in
the association. but rather than allow
one man to run the league President
Hickey prepared to adopt drastic meas
ureS.
The league leader anticipating trouble
secured the lease Of the ball park at
Grand Rapids and then notified the diff
ferent club owners that they should stand
ready to reduce their teams and order all
lions at once
Had Bryce failed to accept the decision
of the board of directors at the meeting
yesterday the Columbus franchise would
have been revoked and with the extra
men called for President Hickey would
nave organized team and placed it in
Grand Rapids
Bryces surrender marks the Clingman
case closing incident