Salt Lake Herald | 1902-01-09 | Page 7 | Western League Holds Meeting

WESTERN LEAGUE II HOLDS MEETING Magnates Decide to Keep Ke Organ Organization I Intact l 1 HICKEY TURNED NED DOWN t I WILL WILE WIL v EIGHT K NEW hEW W AMERICAN AMER CAN ASSOCIATION Omaha Omaia Neb Ne Jan 1 Half a t dozen Western league baseball n magnates maae cane came cameto to town fD n morning trams trains to ko e enfer fer with Manager W A Rourke of this eIt They wre President Jams James Ja Manning cf If Kansas Kan City Thomas Thomaa F Born of of I ICO Colorado CO Springs and representatives re I 1 1 Milwaukee and aad It t is known that overtures MY Ue beut made sd Me Meby by President HIckey to Manager Rourk Rourke to come into the American association with his hla hl dab aad park ick pa and Rourke has hu hua creed a to make a final reply repay to offer sitar after the conference today The meeting was secret cret and of ot short duration Van Vaa Brunt of St t Joseph J h tel tel graphed that he Would be unable to get geth hire h re and it was decided to hold another other meeting in tn Kansas City It was wH given out otter the t th meeting that t white while no formal action had bad been taken It was de decided de cid to keep the be th Western league leque as II now constituted in tact at any coet cost One o othe of the magnates said Id that President HIt Hir keys kt proposition to compromise would not noi be considered and that nee Ing de deCided that Ut the W l I hague ague guf would have a team teem in 10 thIs thia city President d Manning Rourke and auna lad and ar pi ts waukee will WIlI all leave eave ve on 00 after val iraln for Kansas City CIt where they wm meet Van Yan Brunt and the Indiana ata te to morrow