The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-25
SPORTS
LINES DRAWN BY
BASEBALL BOSSES
knitting of President Grillo Is De.
manded by the Syndicate
Interests.

Chicago, JAM 25-Unless all efforts of the
Tebeau-Havenor cabal fail, Joseph D. O'Brien
of Milwaukee will be elected president of the
American association at the annual meeting
which takes place at the Grand Pacific hotel
this afternoon, and Mike Kelly will, in all like
lihood be made chairman Of the board of d.
rectors to succeed George E. Lennon, who an
nounced last night that under no circumstances
will be accept the position another year. The
st. Paul magnate says without reservation that
the meeting will be the last that he will take
part in, and that, except for temporary financial
interests, he is through with baseball.
The selection of Mike Kelly for the most
| important position in the league is the logical
sequence Of the movements Of the majority
among the owners of the clubs in the league.
G. S. Havenor Of Milwaukee has said that he
would not accept the position, and with Lennon
out of it and George Tebeau an impossbi1ty,
| no other owner in the faction except Kelly Is
available.
| Lennon said last night that Kelly would be
elected president Of the st. Paul club today,
| and that would end his connection with base
ball management.
| waukee club will be here but Cornelius Corcoran,
| who is conversant with the politics of the game
| so far as the American association Is concerned,
! arrived from the Cream City last night Will
| Havenor's proxy.
There is considerable interest in the future
| of the Toledo club, as Kelly is anxious to sell
| and while there are many prospective buyers
none is satisfactory so far for different rea
| sons. It is understood that bonafide oner was
| made Kelly by responsible parties which would
| enable him to get his money out and make
profit by the transaction but no deal will be
! closed until after the meeting, as the balance
Of power politically rests with the Toledo iran
chise. n .~. T..
Tom Lotus is here and is anxious to buy thu
Kansas City club, and if he cannot get thai
property he wants Toledo. It is understood
| that the terms offered him for the Kansas City
club are not satisfactory to him. and that thu
deal will not go through unless the present own
ers are willing to compromise AS far as 10
ledo Is concerned, Mike Kelly's interest repre-
sents about $4,000 in cash, and he will 1nsis
upon getting back the money he has put Int
the club at least
Every club is represented here. T. J. Bryce
of Columbus and w. H. Watkins Of Mtnneapol1
and indianapolis arrived early today, while TIE
beau has been here for some days. Nike Kel
will represent Toledo and Cornelius Corcoran
George Tebeau and George Lennon will vote TO
Milwaukee, Louisville, Kansas City and st
Paul.
The fractional lines appear to be closet
4 drawn as ever, with Tebeau, Corcoran and Ler
non controlling five votes and representing
firm majority. President Grillo Is here, an
there are many evidences Of his personal popl
larty with the magnates and newspaper mel
| OBren was expected here last night, but we
stalled in the snow at Sun Prairie, Wis, on b
way from Madison to Milwaukee.
Edward F. Egan has been awarded verdi
of $500 so against the Winnipeg baseball cit
\ by a jury in Ramsey county. Egan sued f
4 1925. So claimed under his contract with Il
/ club of which he was manager last season. II
\ defendant club made a counter claim for $500
alleging nonperformance Of duties called for
j the contract.