The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-29
KELLY WILL FIGHT
TO The BITTER END
Minneapolis Manager Declares He
Will Not Be Treated
as Slave. 80
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, March 29.-Altho the national base
ball commission and the controlling faction OF
the American association have declared Mike
Kelley, president Of the Minneapolis club, down
and out as far as organized ball is concerned,
the case is by no means over. The commission
says that player under reserve can become
bench manager. and at the association meeting
in Chicago yesterday it was freely given out
that Kelley would not be recognized as an owner
or manager in any way.
Mike held forth at the Auditorium, but Secre-
tary J. D. Lidyard Of the Minneapolis club at
tended the meeting at the Grand Pacific hotel
for the purpose of comforting with the rest OF
the magnates. Mike Kelley will fight to the
bitter end II the Minneapolis stockholders will
stick to him, and the indications are that they
will not quit without struggle.
is stu lea ma @ that the enre e
the season gets fairly started unless the Tebeau
| faction sees fit to recognize the rights Of the
/ Minneapolis club and Kelley. Kelley stated
for the Minneapolis people. but rather than
/ lay down to the Tebeau and Lennon faction he
will quit baseball, rs he doesn't believe any
court In the land will sanction the traffic In bail
players the same as slaves.
Win Schedule Victory.
Altho the formal American association meet
ing not held yesterday as scheduled, the
Havenor Tebeau-Lennon faction inconse-
4 Guential victory over the Watkins crowd, as the
/ schedule Of the committee appointed by them as
Z directors was agreed upon with few minor
changes made necessary because Of an oversight
by the committee. The schedule will be adopted
at the adjourned meeting which is to be held at
1890 o'clock tomorrow.
There were no formal meetings T. J. Brice,
president Of the Columbus club, who arrived from
California in the morning, asked that he be given
time to look the situation and consider the
schedule as he had been out Of touch with
q baseball for some months This request was
4 granted by the controlling faction, and 1t was
also decided to postpone the meeting Of the
board Of directors until tomorrow morning.
However, there was an informal meeting OF
the magnates to consider the schedule late in
the afternoon. Charles Ruschaupt of the In
Ndisnapoiis club made the statement in the lobby
Il of the Grand Pacific that indianapolis had been
badly dealt with and that the schedule must
Nbe changed, or it would not pass. When the
#magnates were assembled this contention was not
pruved, and the only change affecting the eastern
clubs made WAS when Ed Grillo agreed to trade
Sunday, July /, Sunday with the Columbus
FL club, for Sept. I, Saturday. There was no &C.
8casion for this except that Brice wanted another
Sunday and Grille good-naturedly made him a
slpresent Of 1t.
Changes in Twin Cities.
The other changes were in the dates of the
western clubs in the twin cities in September.
THE committee overlooked the fact that 1t was
2impossble for the Kansas City club to get to the
twin cities in time to play morning game on
n Labor day and this necessitated switching
8iof dates To overcome this 1t decided to
8Ihave Milwaukee play morning and afternoon in
Minneapolis In September and Kansas City to
slplay two games in st. Paul on the afternoon OF
slSept g. This change necessitated the additional
8scEanges as follows Kansas City in Minneapolis
BiSept 4. 8, 6, 7: Milwaukee In st. Paul Sept.
Ia 3. G, I: Kansas City in St. Paul, Sept (two
Apamesl: Milwaukee in Minneapolis Sept. 8 two
5games).