The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26

That is the intention Of the whole
Juror.
The Importance of the battle lies not
in the standing or ability of the men,
but because Cans has trapped Nolan
after a long chase. Both men claim a
title that is relatively obscure when
the heavies are considered. But Tex
Richards knows knothole from a
green apple and the press bureau of the
fight club at Goldfeld must be ac-
knowledged. as the finest that ever per-
colated over the pike.
i. !. !.
Deal May Be Cancelled.
w OCH, the new magnate Of the
~ Minneapolis Baseball club is
n n confronted by new danger.
The Trib isn't quite settled in its own
mind, as to whether it is going to let
the deal stand, and on Thursday even
ing in the midst of breathless denun-
citation of professional baseball politics
exclaimed:
Has Watkins retained any 1.-THE or title to
any of the Minneapolis baseball club stock?
How much money did Havenor Of Milwaukee
and Tebeau of Louisville, and Lennon Of St.
Paul scrape together to 60 in on the deal with
Koch?
Koch yesterday at first refused to give out
any information whatever when confronted by a
representative Of The Tribune in the office of
his lawyers. He said he would have to see
Havenor, for Havenor had been his friend in
this transaction.
The perils Of being confronted' by
a deep-sea going correspondent whose
spectacless CLEAN as the rays of sun
rbf iooo
every moustache hair was bristling
with righteous wrath is appalling.
Koch had best start looking for an
open track to the uncut if this Nemesis
is hiking along his back track.
-. Truth from Milwaukee.
TWO Milwaukee writer's who lis
a tened to the great "trial' of
~ Wednesday had the nerve to
give their personal opinion of it. They
were Andrews, Of the Evening Wiscon-
sin, and Rowland, of the Journal.
Here is what they say:
THE JOURNAL.
TIL: trial Of Kelley and Lydiard by the d.
AeCtolS ou cuutSeS VI having conSpIeu 10 ruin
the league and to blast the professional reputa.
ton of Umpire Clarence Owens by securing al
legged false affdavits that he had wagered on
baseball game in Minneapolis on July 1S
amounted to nothing.
Afhdavits of gamblers were presented by
both tides and to the man up tree it seemed
as tho one side OF the case was just as good
case the other, with the exception that
one side was not allowed the latitude Of the
other.
Lydtard claimed that he had acted in good
faith and Kelley denied that he had anything
to do with gathering or filing the complaints
against Owens. {
On the stand he accused President O'Brien
of having "been AFTER him all season, and
said that he had refused to have anything te
do with the Owens incident because he feared
the directors were 'laying for just such an
opening" to GUST him from organized baseball
was brought out by Attorney Boutelle of Min
neapolis, who represented Kelley and Lydiard
that the board Of directors of the American
association had never recognized Kelley as
president Of the Minneapolis club still they
had summoned him to Milwaukee to show cause
why he should not be expelled from that office
There are many phases to the case which
create the impression that nothing but Kelley's
expulsion from baseball will satisfy some of the
interested parties, and it is only question Of
how far their influence goes and of how fal
they will use it.
The sympathy of the ballplayers and Of the
public seems to be with Mike Kelley and thu
action of the national commission will be anx
1ousy awaited.
EVENING WISCONSIN.
The testimony produced at the hearing wa.
very weak indeed and would never convict