The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-06

Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. - 49,. 49,
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. Elm reference to the
claim Of the Minneapolis papers that F. W.
Robinson. who testified before the American
association at Chicago, does not work for the
Northern Pacific company and is not known
there, President o'Brien Of the association says:
1T matters not what they think. The man
testified all right; and know him, there
need be no fear as to our being unable to
procure the man. am investigating this affair
and win give out absolutely no news concerning
1t until have completed the work. Then the
matter will be given to the public" -.
It seems well established, upon the word Of
President j. B. O Brien, that Of W. Robinson
does not exist-at least under that name. :.
Minneapolis Is wondering why. q. ....-' 90.
After the famous meeting at Chicago the coun-
try at large was bombarded with partizan stories
of the affair. The Minneapolis magnates were
branded as Williams of 7 the deepest dye, The
stories told Of the depths Of moral DEGRADATION,
Of perjury. Of bribery, and attempted to show
| that the Minneapolis baseball management was
nothing less than an aggregation OF alleged
crooks and men who would stop at nothing to
blast the reputation OF an umpire.
Much was made of the evidence Of Robinson.
His evidence was bolstered. up in every way.
He was described in detail "a conductor Oh
apois.'' His home address was given. To an
unsuspecting reader it looked a. tho this man,
strictly on the level had refused to DO oor.
about attempt at 4 dirty deal. ,..,'
| TheJ ournal started ont to try and get
at the truth Of the Whole affair It was the
around offering brides for such a purpose "a
bawling out" as the ball players say. such as
would last him lifetime. Robinson was
the man to give the first information, and the
first move to find him was battling. His Min
neapols address, given in Chicago was that Of
4 vacant lot. The superintendent Of the North
ern Pacific knew OF no such man. The pres
ent and new city directory had missed him.
| Eror Nilrro uloo2 af uP6a m
hrming word. 1t was short article In the
Free Press OF that city. in which oBrien was
quoted saying that Robinson" gave fcti-
tious name and address at Chicago, and that he
and the directors knew the right name. That
this was permitted. as 1t was desired to '''pro-
teet the mans Job. T.. -: = ''' ~
No one doubted but that man gave such evi.
dence as was quoted in the press stories, but
why should he hide behind subterfuge! There
is no employer Of labor in Minneapolis or any
other city who is going to discharge an EN-;
when the telling Of the truth and an exposure
reflects but credit upon the narrator. .s.,.s.
If O'Brien and 1.-THE directors. knew this
man was sailing under an alias, why did they
not 50 inform the reporters and let the evil
dence go out weighted with its anonymous char
acter. 1t was sent out with every brand of
authenticity attached to 1t and as bit Of
owners Tho creditability Of the club witnesses
was attacked in every way possible and every.
thing done to make 1t appear that Robinson
was one OK the nODlest types OF pure mannO0Q.'
O'Brien has at hand the explanation that he
bears no responsibility for the work Of the re-
porters, but had he taken the trouble to ex-
plain to them that he was suppressing the name
Of this witness 1t might have given different
phase to the case. II he is fair and intends
to be fair turnout this whole business, he should
not permit such bit Of business as this to &c
thru. .,..
Minneapolis followers Of. baseball want the
truth If there has been dirty work on either
side they want to know all about it. The Min
neapolis press will not cover I'D any deal" nc
matter whom 1t may hit. But the action Of the
Investigators in permitting this man Of straw
to be blazoned before the country as a fearless
exposer Of iniquity. while he was at the time
upon the whole affair. The Investigation, i,
continued along this line, will never be fret
from suspicion of all-around jobbsry, and thu
q AS it is, the discovery that Robinson II
not the name of the man, that he gave falls.
address and false story Of his occupation goe
far to solidify local opinion on the side OF thu
local magnates. ..-s . Il: - sss..:.. - "a
The writer Is willing to give Joe D. O. Brel
full credit for every act which deserves credit
If he did permit this man to go on before thu
false address and false occupation, he has mad
r mistake which will be very hard to rectify
p lIf it done. 1t was needless procedure iron
e every standpoint and one open to the mos
d Manager Chance Of the Chicago Nationals say
,. he has another, "Buck" Ewing in Tom Walsh
- the Kansas catcher. n. =. .-s ~
The New York Americans have developed int
pitcher killers Of the first class this season.
William s. Quinn who went to Harvard earl
In the year as coach Of the hammer and sho
candidates, is to be the successor Of Jack Nc
Masters as trainer of the Harvard football an
other varsity athletic teams.
According to plans now making, tournamen
for the American billiard championship eightec,
inch balk line, two shots in, will be held i
New York early in September for a trophy an
a cash prize.
The Birmingham club has made great ur
hill fight and once again is leading the souther
i league.
Chelsea fight promoters perhaps will Civ
Sandy Ferguson an opportunity to box JAG
Johnson in the future
The stable of Ed Geers has shown mp r.
markedly well this season. $50
, The tennis tournament for the Iowa char
pionship is scheduled to take place this week J
Des Moines.