Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-05 | Page 7 | Retain Organization

I Hickey Bickey and Turned Down by 0 Western WestEn League St Joseph Mo Dec 4 The Western Wa na League LealUe has decided to t stain its III organization organisation practically as aa It U was Wa last year It wak waa w announced after the meeting metUng m here bere today that there may be some ome change later on but it is very ver doubtful The of magnates was called at the instance i of W T r ai Van h B Brunt n of ru this city c and of Thomas F Burns Bums of Colorado Springs the owners of the franchisee francIes franc of these thelle towns The action of President Thomas Thoma Hickey Bickey in forming the Amen Ameri American can association a taking in some ef ot the Uw 4 cities clUes of tf the Western Vestern League Lea ue was calculated sted ted to rUIn rum the league lea u Mr Kr Van Brunt who eho was WIlS left out in the new arrange arrangements menta ments began a vigorous vi correspondence with the magnates at other points with the result that the meeting today satis AtU fid flod ft d the chi eld organisation and accepted I the resignations ons of f President Hickey Rickey Hl k Y George Geirge Tei eAu of Kansas City and George Lennon of St t Paul Mr attempted to secure the ratification of the transfer of the Denver franchise by Mr Packard to himself but tailed failed He is out oat of the th Western League entirely ac a aIng ord ing to the statements of the magnates James H Manning wee granted the Kansas City franchise The Denver Denyer franchise win go to tc some person not yet named It is Isun undecided just who will get St Paul Peu P u but it may be that Mr Lennon will o t taken back into the ta league although althou h there is in some objection I James Jlmes W ld of Kansas Kaneas City will be elected president si s Mr