St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30

reported by Gus SchmeIZ to be one OF
the finest felders in the country. MI.
Thompson has had his attention
called to young Doyle, catcher
OF the Lynn team, who is spoken of as
coming man. Murphy received 1925
month for his services as center fielder
last year, and is considering an offer of
$l75 for next. Nothing has been heard
from Broughton, though Mr.. 1 thompson
thinks he will have no trouble max
ing terms with him. Big Tom
MOrTissy will doubtless be found
guarding first again. Pickett may put
in another season with the Sanity City
aggregation, but the prospects are that
he will go elsewhere. He is one of the
greatest fielders on the diamoud, is not
slow with the willow, and on the bases
is the prince Of the gang. Gus SchmelZ,
on his trip here last fall, offered Pickett
a big salary to go to Cincn-
natl, but Pickett is peculiar,
clubs are now seeking his release, and
it is pretty safe to wager that he will
appear III the spring in either the Amer
lean association OF National league.
When the GLOBE man referred to
Johnny Sowders yesterday afternoon,
Joe POuDeny ventured the information
that Johnny was wearing a mans
hat now," which, translated, no doubt
means that the little fellow wants
more money than the st. Paul manage
ment wants 10 pay him. Carroll, the
fleet-footed flyer of the field, is III a rail
road Office III Buffalo, and from a hint
OF two on the side, it is inferred that he
will not appear in the raiment of the
Minnesota capitals club. Asked about
the prospects of the league, Mr.. Thomp-
son said:
Everything looks rosy; much more
so than ! expected month ago. / was
surprised at the enthusiasm displayed
at Denver. The big Colorado burg is
wild for the national sport, and / am al
ready convinced that Dave Rowe will
make more money than any of us next
year. He is backed by one man who
has money enough to buy the league
ana donate it to charity. In
my conversation with him he said he
intended to give Rowe $4,000 the 1st of
January to begin the signing of players
He intends TO give the city of Denver
good club and remain in the associa-
ton one season. win or lose. 1t is al
ways dry there, and clubs will not be
bothered by spring rains, which very
nearly killed the organization last
year."
What of the other clubs?" was
asked.
Most of them are in tip-top shape.
Good men are behind the st. Joe team,
and it will be given great send-otf
from the start"
"What of this yarn we hear about
the shakineSs of Des Meines."
II have written one of the directors
of the Des Moines club, but have heard
nothing from him. / don't exactly like
4hn A,,Yl Lost L. e
money down there last season, and it
rankles in tie memory. | learn they
want jim Hart to take hold of things,
but jim is tritle chary of taking
chances there. Des Moines put an
immense deal of money in players
salaries last year, got great club
and won the pennant. Their players,
those who were not sold. are still on the
reserve list, and of course will kick
pretty hard on having to take less.
This would make it uncomfortable for
the manager. and if the club didn't
begin high up and stay there the people
would protest. A town that has once
had pennant is hard to get along with.
Having had taste of the best there is
in store, its people jump to the con-
clusion that it is entitled to that sort of
thing for life"
''1n case you should find the league
short club in the spring, what would
you do?"
zone of two things, drop a club or
select another. Six is bad number,
as it is hard to make up q schedule to
keep six clubs playing with regularity.
There will be no difficulty in getting an
eighth city if one of the eight selected
should drop out"
what merit is there in the claim of
certain Western association players
that when they are offered less salary
than they received last season they are
at liberty 10 sign elSeWhere?"
"None whatever. They are under
the plain reserve rule, and we may
raise or lower their salaries. The Ma
tional league has an agreement with
the brotherhood not TO make the
salary of a reserved player less on
the following season than on the
one just closed, but the Western associ-
alton is not bound by this rule. BY an
amendment of the National agreement.
however, we are obliged, if we reserve
and hold player to the beginning OF
the season, to pay him at least 500 a
month for the season. whether we use
him OF not. This is protection for the
player, and a just arrangement"