| Show IKE I KELLEY OF ST. ST PAUL THOUGHT TO BE USING THE THELi THEt 5 t Li SEATTLE M Vires Tres Secretary Klepper I e He Has Another Proposal to toI I Consider Along With One From the Directors BATTLE EATTLE Nov 12 Is Is Michael Michaell l Angelo KeIl Kelley y of oft t i St. St Paul putting over some Machiavellian Machiavellian Mach Mach- stuff on the good natured Seattle baseball I e directors 1 Although Mike Ange may be sincere in his correspondence with President I Jim Brewster and Secretary Bill I Klepper events of the last day tor or so would seem to lend color t ta td tda a a belief that Mike is using Seattle as i 3 cudgel over ove some baseball club in the American association When Secretary Klepper and Kelley got together in California aft after r the St. St Paul managers manager's club chub I Iliad Hlad lost the minor league world series serles series to the Vernon club of the I Pacific Coast league and an exhibition exhibition exhibition ex ex- series to 10 the sixth place San tSan Francisco outfit the Easterner Easterner East East- I erner expressed a desire to come cometo cometo J to to Seattle and take charge provided provided provided pro pro- i vided he lie could purchase a half i iI interest rest in the club I Klepper lepper Informed Kelley th that t a a. halt half haltS j I interest was not for sale but that he S could buy a block of stock amounting to or if the stockholders were agree- agree i. i might be boosted to The Id not mot want to sell more tb than n nt to t o anybody as it is desired rt stock dock among a a considerable n leaf men for tor the moral eft efto ef- ef f r r i I t t U mod r an d to come north to i S Klepper but became ill a and l 8 I s nt t he would make make- J tie the e trip after bo he t e ter Instead he took toole the first tta tia tor fort forSt St St. Paul wIring that he would come com 0 out oat to Seattle after the directors 11 had d p aed on his proposition to purchase some come of or the stock The directors met last but inasmuch as they Continued on page 3 3 MIKE KELLEY Continued from page 2 were proceeding without the ten days days' day notice required by the bylaws concluded to postpone the meeting ten days io to tomake make their Wiatt action legal At that time the bylaws were wore amended so that the annual meeting would here after be held In NoI No- No I vember That done Kelley was wired I that his name had been received with more favor than that of oC any other of ot the numerous candidates for Cor the position and asking for an ro expression as s to when he would woula c come coma e to Seattle for a C conference f A MESSAGE FROM MIKE Kelley replied yesterday and IIi Iri ett effect cJ this is what he said Have another proposition under ender way and will let you know my answer as soon as I have disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of at It it On the ta fade face e the telegram it would ap pear that Kelley I Is negotiating with some other American association club either St. St Paul or Toledo where plans are being made to oust Roger Bresnahan as minority stockholder minority stockholder and manager of ot the club The TIle probabilities are that Kelley is about to buy the St. St Paul club For years baseball men have had the Idea ea that ha Kelley I was y s a apart part owner of the I si iI taut Kaui J duo WhIch he lie has been running run- run I ning t to o suit himself for Cor several seasons but Klepper sayS says that Mike told him that not a dollar of ot the stock was owned by Kelley Mike e had been working for Cor the salary there was in it It appears that the ball club Is owned by John W. W Norton Norton Nor Nor- ton who takes no active part in the conduct conduct con con- duct of ot the club and who turns Kelley loose each year to produce a winner Kelley nelley has hns had marked success as a manager manager man man- ager alter at St. St Paul and it is thought would rather stay a of at St. St Paul where he is pOpular popular lar than come West Vest although he has said he would like to manage a club in the Pacific Coast league It If Kelley was using the Seattle club asa as asa asa a stepping stone to ownership of ot the St. St Paul club or any other class AA club for tor that matter he did a good job While hile the Seattle club is willing to wait walt until the annual meeting for Kelley to st step p one way or the tho other he will get no offer after atter the meeting as the directors plan to look 1001 elsewhere Salary offered by the Seattle club appeared to be favorably received re received received re- re by Kelley so there is no kick from that standpoint r CLYMER FAILURE MAY BE CUE t Looking at the situation from another standpoint it ft Is possible that Mike 1 takIng tak tak- ing a cue from the failure of ot his former league mate Bill Clymer Is looking around to see what sort of ot material Is In sight for the Seattle club before beCore putting putting putting put put- ting his John Hancock on a contract Clymer came carue out to the Pacific coast with the Idea that the tho circuit was about as fast as the So Southern thern or Western Vestern leagues Class as A o organizations N Bill confessed t that l or he had a Underestimated the league and J that It was much faster than he had thought He will probably now admit that it Is about 6 faster taster than the American association WARES UNDER CONSIDERATION It Is lg no secret that the Seattle tors tore aro casting around for another manager manager manager man man- ager in event that they conclude not to tone ne negotiate further than next week with Kelley If It a a. Pacific coast man Is to be named It Is ie understood that considerable support will be given Clyde Wares than is no smarter ball player In Inthe Inthe inthe 1 the circuit If It he were selected It would mean four tour pla playing managers Red fled Killefer Kille- Kille fer of ot the Angels Bill Rodgers of the and Ernie Johnson of ot the Bees Bles It appears that Eddie Herr Is out of at the question on account of his ills salary I demands ds which the Salt Lake club could not meet Herr was not much of ot a success success suc suc- cess Cl'S last season Plentifully supplied with players by the St. St Louis Americans Americana for tor which he scouted before taking inking over the the- reins rains at Salt Lake he did not supply luPPy a n. recruit to the St. St Louis club Ho Ile finIshed finished finished fin fin- third with the leading hitter the leading run getter the leading lending base stealer the best catcher and a flock of ot other firsts or near firsts an ending that did ld not speak speak well for far his managerial I ability ty ROY CORHAN TOO NERVOUS The information secured on Roy Cor Cor- Corhan han of ot the Seals Seale Is fa that the infielder Is too nervous to be bo a n good manager and for that reason will doubtless be given I Ionly only passing consideration Nobody has mentioned Harry Wolverton manager ex-manager I I of the Oal Oaks 5 the tho Senators Senator and the Seals I Ito 1 to the Seattle club and it appears that Harry has bas spent himself In the tho league I |
