The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-19

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today, especially in the cities around
the association circuit
The national commission has de-
cided to keep its fingers out of the
muddle and now it is up to the direc-
tors of the league to settle their own
trouble.
The Mill City fans say they will
stand for no one but Kelley and I'M
less the powerful Lennon Tcbeau-Hav-
enor combination takes to the woods
Kelley will never play in Minneapolis.
A rumor from Milwaukee says that
Joe Cantillon will go to Minneapolis
next spring to take charge of the
much-abused Millers.
Joe would be a big favorite and
success in the Mill City hut the trust
baseball evidence would be too strong
to do the game any good.
1t now appears that there is but one
solution to the trouble and that is a
settlement with Kelley whereby Mike
will remain in charge of the Minne-
apolis team.
Charley Comiskey turned an addi-
tional $4,000 to his players after the
worlds championship, and this. with
the money they received as their share
of the players receipts. will give each
member of the White SoX team about
$1,000. Nice little wad to tide over
the winter months.
Frank Chance is being severely
criticised for the way he treated Mord
Brown in the worlds series. Chance
admits that he made mistake in
working Brown three times in six
days when he was not in condition.
OF course. Brown was willing. be-
cause he is that kind. but it is re-
cognized as a mistake. Brown had
not pitched for a month. and was not
in physical shape to stand such Il
| strain. There are many cases on re-
cord of great pitcher being ruined
| forever by such a strain. 1t would
not have injured Overall or Ruelbach
to have, worked them every day, but
it was taking IA big chance to stick
Brown in three times in a week.
1t is said that Jimmy jackson will
wear Columbus uniform next sea-
son. There is small chance for Jim
my hanging on with Cleveland. Con-
salton has earned a place as a resu-
lar. which leaves James out in the
cold. Jimmy would still be strong
man in the American association.
Pickering will be used regularly in
the st. Louis outfield next year, and
Emil Frisk will be kept as general
utility man. Emil would be great I.
stick In now and then in a pinch with
that long black bat of his
There was an interesting illustra-
ton at Chicago last week of the ad-
vantage to baseball in general of hav-
ing an honest and fearless executive
at the head of the National league.
The firm stand in support of the rules
governing the worlds series taken by
President Pulliam was the. only thing
that prevented Ban Johnson from
getting away with scheme that would
have been unfair to both of the con-
testing clubs and deliberate insult
to Messrs. tombstone and OI-oughlin
who had been appointed to of1iciate
throughout the series. After the sci.
ection of O'Loughlin to act as the
American league umpire Jack Sheri.
dan let out such whine at being
left out in the cold that Ban deter.
miner to propitiate him by forcing him
in on the good thing. Withdrawing
OLoughlin would have mortally of.
Tended that competent judge of play
So Ban conceived the foxy scheme Of
appointing two more umpires to work
on alternative days with tombstone
and OLoughlir. BY the use of some
mysterious influence he induced Chair
man Hermann to stand for this lille
gal plan. But President Pulliam STOOD
firm for enforcing the rules. which
declare that two umpires shall worl
throughout the worlds series. He re-
fused to appoint another man from
the National league staff, except t.
act as substitute in case of necessity
Ban obstinately tried to bull his plar
through. but he ran up against firm
exponent of the rules in Mr.. Pulliam
and also some determined opposition
from Charles Murphy. who expressed
in no uncertain terms his opinion o.
the scheming of the great one. MIR
Mr.. Johnson found that he had abou,
as much chance to ignore the rules
governing the worl.s series as he
has to exert any influence in baseball
outside OF his own organization. Both
ccatesting clubs had to look to Presi
dent Pulliam for the enforcement OF
the rules. and they did not look in
vain. In this connection it is a pleas.
ure to note that Mr. Pulliam is alb.
solutely sure of reelection to the
presidency of the National league. A
canvass of the clubs in the league
shows that Messrs. Brush and Herr.
mann are the only n,asnates who will
vote against him. The other club
owners. without exception, express
approval of his able and honest meth
DDS, and lock upon the attempt to de-
feat him for selfish. personal spite as
a large joke.