The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-01

I doe.. TO manage ire Minneapolis club next
season rather than play WITH n,a3oe
ssnia ss@ sn s.n 70 OPEN u.o,isssss
have the owners q: the minneapolis team
op.:' them. with che 81. Lpuis club With q
view to SecuE:is: t.s release fr0m the hat
Ter club Failing tna:. IL would have been
time enough to take the matter into the
courts as Z. last resort.
The club Owner. U.snaRer or player whO
resorts To IA" courts {" contrOyeHt the
peculiar laws c:.der which tasebali Of ne
"essisv IL conducted. by that act alone an
. 'asonix-s ::1e entire body Is,l!tic 0f hase-
i'sii a. operated under the national agree
'nsnt u would he an easy matter. In all
probability. To N'uck the entire BASEBALL
str'ictwre through zinc medium, of the
'-ourfS il ~t.e-i aI.,.s., lawyers were en-
pi"y"d. - Kelley il able 10 have de-
,.!-oD of rhs sI,p:eU. court II baseball 90
aide br 'i,.- .Sw courts. he IL regarded
:. dangerous man by club owners IN gen
';ai. and there is no NAY {" compel them
I" Tec.gn:z" w emSln. him in baseball.
What kci!e. may DO any player In the
country might d" with the help "e the
h~. snI. once the practice became fash
i"faple among players. the national agree
;.i'E, would b. useless as a toOthpictx tn
;''yk cf chickens. No club owner would
know frvns one sca-sn To- another whether
he had one PLAYER or score for the next
t"ars team. and chaos would reign ALSO
ut. Therefore. il il that Mike KELLEY. al
Iiiougi; rarsuu.!!. iiaei by both mAgnAies
an! 'iay.rs /. ."uni Ia be made to feel
lie weight - the. dtspieAsure. 1t ie a
:'.at;sr "f .si!p:",er'i"n with them and. IL
the Storm Einxs advisers we're wiser.
the would hicago Tribune.
Adrian q. susnE generally vas c"nsid-
red ore ~ tue goat riAnaxers-bui he
Was rot. writes Hugh Fullerton.
III never forget the shock experienced
when discovered; that fact The o,d team
-'i,.. ci,a!nri.ns-n.edel 10 manager. they
"n. man had about as much Z" gay a.
;l.. o;h-rs. TIN. teams AnsOn managed
Az his L,'i.s ye.!s w... AEson's-and th'y
did NOT 10 We'll.
Th.. idea the WAGER. hal Of Ans.sn's
managerial ability IAs shown during the
hearing Il IN. case III kurns agasns; the
f':ttshurg bali 'iub years ago; Burns.
T";npl. tr 'he Chicago club and b" start
e; witii "a l"Es term contraj. The club
dropped him aud j.. hrolsh. sui, on IN.
lawyers ior the P:,,s:.ur: club know son.
"f III" inner workings of she cid '';;ol,r
wall ui:ieii.'
Ans"n vas Called I: the stand lie
rf"i,..i Burns to The sxi... hs DECLARED
bee Was a good judge -: ball players. In.
dead. ;in,!er questioning. he .s:d he would
'ak. RIrHs's Judgment of a player ~
Rurns WAS called.
MIR. Eurns.' SAID the opposing lawyer.
II" E"u remember conversation that
vcu had With Mr.. }. concerning signs used
GA IN. chicago in:islI?'
Ike! n.any c"nN. satiOns with him
about ;E. CLUB said Burns.
10 ~"u '~m-m',sr telling him abo,::
your s.rr.: sixnais-''
Il n.sy LA.e-I don't remember any
cssbsctA! conversations.
Don't YOU remember that in ~onversa-
'i"n With Mr.. J. you told lin that you
aud Williamson ard P:effer had q set g,
signals that yot, didn't Yet III. sSii Man
know. h..aue. h: Nas scch AN oil hunk
head n. C"uftn'' understand them?'
'HsS. SIR. said Burns. And then An
son WAS sorry kc had praised Burns o.
- judge o: players.