Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-01

the desire TO secure players which would
help out Manager Frank Selee Of Pueblo.
Upon arriving on the coast / secured an
agreement with, the officers Of that league
whereby any surplus or regular players all
lowed to go by the Coast league should be
turned over TO me in preference to other
leagues which were hot after them. I was
promised the use OF the pick OF the league
for the remainder OF the season provided
the league broke up, and in any event the
pick OF those released when the clubs began
cutting down. / waited on the coast day
after day for a fortnight after 4 was ready
TO come east for the especial purpose OF
being on hand when the cutting process
came. Then Morley of Los Angeles let sew
eral OF his players go east without the sane
ton OF the league. To replace these men
the league picked up all the surplus players
from the other clubs and turned them over
to Los Angeles before that club went north,
thereby cutting me of from the talent l
had been counting on securing.
Il have heard nothing from headquarters
In Chicago where | have my .offices with
President Charles Comlskey OF the Chicago
American League club. |. did not suspend
Jack Doyle of Des Moines, for 1 was not in
formed Of his actions, and II he was sus-
pended with any show of authority II must
have been don by my secretary;
Il understand that howl has been made
on the ground that Umpire Keefe stated
that prohibited him from hnng anyonet
Every club owner in the league who has
the ability to read and understand what he
is reading about can find the reason by re-
ferring to the circular which sent to them
all. This circular orders umpires to expel
them. With every expulsion goes a fine or
$40 and the umpires have strict orders to act
as my personal agent in collecting these
lines before allowing the offender to appear
on the playing field at any other game,
This is the only satisfactory way of han
ding troublemakers.
Il have sent to Chicago to have my mail
and all data regarding umpires and the like
forwarded to me in Denver, and ] intend
to stay at this end Of the circuit until the
meeting is held at Pueblo. .
so far as the charge that switched
Umpire j. Ira Davis goes that he would not
handle games played by sDes Moines is con-
cerned, 1 can show a schedule Of work
mapped out for the umpires running from
the first of the season until May "a For
the present series Davis and Keefe come
west and Fuller remains in the east.
Il am not doing any worrying about the
present situation, but intend deVoting all
my energies toward helping Pueblo, and the
eastern magnates who are intent on helping
the league along will do well to forget their
own chickering's long enough TO come across
with some talent"
President r. r. Burke of the Denver Base
Ball club arrived home from his trip 40
Omaha and Des Moines yesterday after
noon. He said that little was'done by the
magnates except to come TO an agreement
TO provide for a meeting In case President
O'Neil did not issue call. If Burke, Dun
can and Holmes have anything to spring
they are keeping 1t dark unfit the formal
session. Sandy Griswold OF Omaha, who
the presidency in case ONeilli was yanked
off the pedestal. informed President Burke
that he would not accept the job IL IT was
offered him on gold platter Up to the
present Omaha goldsmiths have received
no order for the platter. =.