Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-27
TRICKY NIKE WINS A STEP
OantillOn Has Meeting Delayed for Time 10
Work on Tebean.
FIRST RESORTS TO COURT INJUNCTION
ass.Ske ForestaIIs Him on This
aud Then All Agree to Meet
In Omaha next satur-
cay.

The meeting of the Western league
magnates, which was set for last night,
did not come on according 20 schedule,
Tor the reason that the Cantillon element
did not want to meet at that time. This
agreement FINALLY was made and signed:
1t is hereby agreed upon and by the fol-
lowing parties representing the under
signed base ball clubs Of the Western
league that they will meet at Omaha on
hotel at 10 o'clock In the morning, pro-
vided N. L. o'Neii president Of said West
-epreseTtatives Of the club Of said Vest
srn league on or before that time.
n. .. cANTILLoN, Des Moines club.
r. r. BURKE, Denver club.
w. A. ROURKE, Omaha club.
N. link, Pueblo club.
w. +. DUNCAN, Sioux City club.
WILLIAM HOLMES, Lincoln club
81 When the trouble arose at Vinton
Street park last Tuesday over Cantillon
Manager Rourke of the Omaha team wired
all the managers, asking their co-cpera-
tion IN the matter OF Strengthening out
the affairs of the league, 20 that such
disgraceful scenes could not happen In
the future. He also wrote lengthy let
ter to each club owner, setting forth the
complaints he had to make against Pres
4dent o'Neil, the joke head of the West
srn league Mr.. Burke OF Denver wired
he would be here, but wanted to look over
the situation before taking any action.
Manages Holmes OF Lincoln telephoned
he would be with Rourke on the prop
osition to have better government, and
owner Duncan Of Sioux City did likewise.
Selee wired to the owners of his club
FOR instructions and heard nothing until
Mr.. link appeared In person Saturday
morning. The upshot was that all the
clubs were representede in Omaha Sat
urday morning and the public was led to
urday night, persuant to a call from Vice
President Myrick. former owner OF the
Des Moines team,
Cantillon slipped into town and got
busy. He secured J. A. C. Kennedy for
his attorney and prepared a petition TO
present to Judge Day of the district
court. asking for an injunction to prevent
a meeting being held, alleging that Mr
Rourke and the owners were trying "a
break up the league and especially we're
going to try to take Cantillons fran
chise away from him.
Rourke, however, got wind OF what was
going on and forstalled The program by
seeing the judges first and asking that nc
Injunction be issued without a fair hear.
ing. So when CantiIlon presented his peti.
ton to Judge Day the hearing was set for
o'clock Saturday afternoon. This was
not what Cantillon wanted. He wanted
some action which would stop the meeting
altogether. for he saw that such a storm
had been raised against him and his man
O'neil that the latter stood In a fair way
of being ousted. AS to the matter Of TAX.
Ing the franchise from the Des Moines
club. 1t was not even considered All the
managers who are after O'Neirs scalp say
that all they want is an executive who will
see that the games are run by competent
umpires and that the affairs OF the league
are conducted on business principles.
When Cantllon saw his Injunction game
was baked he asked for conference OF
tsthe magnates ana meeting was held at
O'Clock in the ONCE OF Tom Lee In the
New York Life building, who was repre-
senting the Omaha team. Here, after con
siderable discussion. the agreement wa.
signed by all the representatives.
CantiIIOn seeks Tebeau's Aid.
Cantillon's apparent object In having thi
meeting delayed,-and none will deny tina
It was through Cantillon's influence tina
the meeting was postponed-is to hav,
more time TO work on the Tebeau elemen
in Colorado This Is taken as indlcatinl
that up 70 yesterday Cantlllon had no
succeeded IN securing an ironbound pledg
from Tebeau 10 exert his influence to Civ
Cantllon the Denver and Pueblo votes
Whether the scheme can be worked GU
during -the-week remains to be seem bu
those who are hoping for fair play believ
not
Cantilon has got his .creduous youn
journalist over in Des Moines so worke
up over this affair that the young one