The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01

doubt but that the game is a permanent
fixture as cold weather sport. Never in
the history of st. Paul has there been
so much interest taken in bowling as
there has during the past winter. and
never before have SO many good bowlerS
developed. The present season will soon
be closed, but next fall will see it open
with the sport more popular than ever.
Some baseball managers are very set
In their ideas and when they run up
against players who are Of the same mind,
why there is liable to be trouble. George
Tebeau has mind OF his own and he
never fails to let people know 1t. Eddie
LeeWe, who played shortstop for Tebeau
in his ideas so that when Mr.. Tebeau
tried to dictate 1errns to the light-haired
shortstop early in the season there was
clash. LeeWe, who played good ball for
the Kansas City club, was cut from $3.50
! to SITS per month. Leewe was willing to
accept a reduction in salary, as he was
aware that all the players were being cut,
put ne considered that in view of the
loyalty he had shown the Kansas City club
during war times and the fact that he
mad played good ball, entitled him to at
would not play for less than 5000 and then
the trouble began. Mr. Tebeau finally
notlned the Milwaukee boy that he would
be cut to SIPS a month for declining to
sign when first asked. Then Leewe be-
came nettled and replied that he would
rather quit the game for good than to
submit to such action. He Kept his word
Dy refusing to report for duty and when
Tebeau found out that Leewe was not
bIuffing he started on a new tack He
made a new offer of $3.50 month and told
MIN that he would be barred from the as
ISOLATION If he did not accept at once
and report for duty Leewe stood pat
and wired that he would start at once to
join the team if given $3.50 per month
and not cent less, having waived $50
In the season to the owner of the club
Iepeau wired back accepting the terms
ana LeeWe reported for duty. Now who
was the gamer by the delay and trouble
OF fixing up the deal? Leewe lost nearly
two weeks salary, but practically gained
MS point as regards the amount of salary.
On the other hand, Tebeau made the Kan
sas City club look very punk and got the
fans sore in that city besides having to
pay practically what Leewe asked in the
first place. He would have been money
| ahead to have signed the man in the first
place at the terms asked, which were not
exorb1tant, and then the fans would have
peen more satisfied. 1t Is all right for
paSepaH managers and owners to keep the
salaries down; they must keep to GER
tain limit but then there are cases where
a player IS entitled to some recognition
Young Corbett the Denver champion.
who was recently defeated nv Jimmy
Britt, has arrived in England and has been
introduced to all the big guns there az the
featherweight champion of the world Cor
oett is not the legitimate featherweight
champion. 1t is ridiculous to claim the tt
tie for Jimmy Britt but he is lust as much
entitled to it as Corbett. Terry Mccoy
eTn and Gorbett fought at 126 pounds at
Hartford, Conn, which is four pounds
ABOVE the limit, and then Corbett fought
Britt at 129 pounds. and was defeated. To
be candid both Britt and Corbett belong to
the lightweight class, as neither one can
do much better than 1873 at ringside.
Gorbett IS great little fighter and all
that; but why not give Britt the credit
due him for winning? 1t is the same on the
other side of the pond with Tom Jenkins.
the wrestler. He has been claiming the
championship of America, but the truth
Is he was defeated in a match for the
title with Frank Gotch, Of Iowa, only four
or hye months ago. Tom is a splendid
wrestler, but he should give the man who
defeated him the credit of victory. If
Corbett wants to hold a championship he
can do so no doubt by establishing a spe-
cha! class at $50 pounds, but he cannot
claim and hold the featherweight title. for
ne is not featherweight and has never
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