St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-03
SHORT HITS.
Newsy Items About Players in
Many Leagues.
When ball and bat are put away,
And chill November's near,
The clubs have plenty time to brag
of What they'll do next wear

Many Leagues.
When ball and bat are put away,
And chill November's near,
The clubs have plenty time to brag
OF what they'll do next year.
Boston Globe.
club, one night last week, or rather in the
morning, while returning from his news
paper duties and carrying bundle of news
paper clippings, was accosted by a suspicious
policeman, and upon Indignantly refusing TO
state what was in the bundle, was yanked to
the station house by the Jealous but indis-
Greet official, who, keen on the scent for
burglars, mistook the rich, but honest, re.
porter for one of the thieving fraternity. OF
course, at the station house the blunder was
at once cleared up to FogeIs satisfaction
and the crest-fallen officers discontinue.
Nick Young calls attention to one Of the
new rules, which requires the ball to be re-
turned to the pitcher before the game termi-
nates in the following instance: Should the
game be tie at the last half OF the ninth In
ming, and the side at bat have one or more
men on bases, all the runs that are scored on
a subsequent safe hit will be counted PRIOR
to the return OF the ball to the pitcher. For
instance. two or three-bagger will be credl-
ted to the batsman after the winning run has
been scored, and should he make a nome
run hit that must also be accredited to him
Jim Hart left San Francisco in melan-
choly mood. He roomed at the Baldwin
hotel with Tener, and when the time came
to remove the baggage of the ball tossers to
the Australian steamer the porter look harris
grip along. The grip contained not only
the managers full stock of clean linen, but
also documents and valuable cipher, by
which Hart and Spalding proposed to CORE
spond by cable at Il small expense. Hart
vas condoled with by the local base ball
people and departed today in good trim,
although he mourned over the cipher.
Mr.. Davidson says there is nothing in the
report that Jim Hart is to resume the man.
agement OF the Louisville team. He says:
Hart has the controlling interest in the
alter in Milwaukee and he will probably turn
his attention to that line of business in the
future. l will manage the club myself next
season, and will accompany the team on all
its trips. EsterbrOok or Barley will captain
the team.
First Base Ball Player-Well, old man,
I've taken q villa at Nice for the winter:
Will you come over and see me? Second
Base Ball Player-Thanks. awfully, me boy,
but I'm going to try to buy seat in the
United States senate, SO I'll be too BUSY to
get away. Remember me kindly to the sWells.
New York World.
One of the results of Manager Watkins trip
to st. Louis was the arrangement Ct a series
of spring games for the championship OF
Missouri between st. Louis, Kansas Ci and
st. JOSEF b. Six games will be played i'll each
city. and they will probably begin about
April 1.
Billy Earle is one of the most promising
ball players that ever stepped onto dla-
mOnd. Arson takes kick at himself every
time he sees he boy play. as Il old man
was vorJ anxious to secure him for the
Chicago team next season, and only lost him
by about TWO hours.-San Francisco Call.
The Burch who died recently in Texas is
not the ex-Brooklyn outfielder, as was pub
lished all over the country. The Brooklyn
boy is on ranch in the territories. The de-
ceased was not as good a ball player and
Burch was only an assumed name.
The Stockton club has practically won the
championship of the California league, as the
club, with a lead of six victories over Haver-
ly, cannot now be overtaken. The Hayerlys
will finish second, Pioneers third and the
Greenwood q Moran club fourth.
The Detroit club is making an effort to Sc
cure third baseman Ralph Johnson. of the
Kansas City Western Association club. Man.
ager Watkins wants johnson for the Amerl-
can Association club. but Ralph would rather
play in a minor league.
According to Chicago paper. in 1887 An
son received $4,000 for his services. that
being his share for player and stakeholder.
Several years the profits of the Chicago club
have exceeded $4,000 and Anse has been
| in for big share.
what if the good ship Alameda should go
down with Arson, Williamson, Wood and
the rest of the American ball-players? There
take their places. ''-Chicago Herald.
George Shafer, who has seen and batted
against about all of the left-handed pitchers
in tine country, says that Sprague, whom
| Chicago lei go without fair trial, has devel-
oped into the king of them all.
Jim White was completely taken back when
informed that Brouthers had signed with
Boston, and for a long time could not be
mace to believe that Dennis had gone back
on him.
.borchers is going to try his luck with the
Canton club next season. He has too much
spunk to return home to California without
achieving some sort OF success in the East.
1t was pretty mean man who, when
asked to umpire base ball game between
two colored mines, Immediately called the
game on account of darkness.-Yale Record.
Jack Sneed is no longer in the hardware
business at Memphis. He is now in Omaha
with his wife and may manage the club there
next season. He was notreseryed.
The players of the Kansas City Western as
ISOLATION team gave Jimmy Manning $3.50
gold medal at the close of the season and he
retaiated with a banquet.
On Oct 81, Pitcher Anderson, Of the
GREENWOOD q Moran club OF the Pacific
coast, retired the strong Pioneer club for no
hits.
Arthur and John Irwin, Murray, Hartnett.
Mccarthy. Slattery, McKeeVer and Quinn ere
Wintering at South Boston.
The Amherst college nine is to have O base
ball cage next season. About $1,000 has
been raised for the purpose.
Van Haltren did not accompany the teams
to Australia. 1t is said he will shortly marry
pretty Oakland girl.
Director Billings gives Mike Kelly the lie
by insisting that the fines imposed by Mana
ger Morrill, did ''go.'
The New York club has decided not to
play either the st. Louis or Brooklyn clubs
in the spring
Mike Kelly says he has lost twenty pounds
since the opening of the Two KellS' hotel
in New York.
Pitcher Sprague has secured winter job
as treasurer of dramatic company.
Thirty-three International batsmen made
over 100 hits each last season.
Cleveland has twenty-five players to choose
from, including nine pitchers.
The All-Amerlcas won every game from
Chicago with Tener in the box.
Among the supplies of the Australian tour
lists were 10000 cigarettes.
Charles Lewis has signed to hold down first
base for Peoria next season.
Alvord, of the Des Moines team, has gone
to Sacramento, Cal.
Billy Halves is idling away the winter
months in Lowell.
Won der Abe is in earnest over trading off
Tip O'Neill.
Rumor has it that Boston will release Dick
Conway.
Big, fat Billy O'Brien is wintering in Kan
sas City.
The Boston club has released Catcher Tate.
Nessit will winter in Oneida. n, Y.