St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-01
There was young twirler named Viau,
Who pitches ball swift and triau;
But welt till our ''Tip"
Hits that ball clip,


Hits that ball clip,
Then the young man Will feel Bl1au.
st. Louis Republican.
Sutcliffe is a fit companion for the
sluggers; he lines them out with a vi
ciousness that is truly Michiganesque.
''Sut'' is also doing good work in the
outfield.-DetrOit Free Press.
Crooks must learn to quit kicking at
the umpire'S decisions if he wishes to
retain the respect of the st. Louis pub
lie. His contract does not require him
to kick.-St. Louis Republican.
The game of ball Sunday at st. Louis
between Won der Ahe'S two teams, the
Browns, of the American association,
and the Whites, of the Western league,
resulted in victory for the Browns by
score of 2 to 1.
Manager Watkins has telegraphed
Won der Abe that there will be no games
unless they are played simply as eXhi-
bition games according to contract.
This will probably be Chris last chance
to play with the worlds champion.
Before leaving Boston last fall Rad
bourne said he would never pitch an
other game with the Boston club. The
directors sent out notices to all the men
on Monday to report for duty and Rad
bourne was among the first to respond.
Ted Sullivan says Fuller. of the New
Orleans, is the coming shOrt-stop of the
country. He covers as much ground as
any player in that position, is good
striker, and clever base-runner. He
reminds one of Mcclellan, of the Brook
lyns.
Ed Williamson, of the Chicago team,
has written letter to one of the Pitts
o1x cin hi 70
butter, sugar, milk or potatoes. He ad-
says that careful diet will reduce
weight.
Ted Sullivan is slick chap. When
at New Orleans he told the people there
they could easily get the earth if they
wanted it, and when he got to Birming
ham he told the people there that the
MaroonS would capture the bunting
Sporting News.
Last Sunday the Cincinnatis beat the
New Orleans club. Score, 2 to 1. Null
lane and Widner pitched. Each club
made six hits, and but two fielding
errors were made, both by New Orleans.
The game was played in the short space
of one hour and ten minutes.
Thenumber of miles which each West
ern association club will have to travel
is subjoined:
Club. Miles, Club. Miles.
Minneapolis. =. .6, 4O4 Kansas City .....7, 733
st. Paul l..........6, ,696 Omaha go. ....S. 100
Milwaukee .."..7 ,455lD lDes Moines. .....S, 227
st. Louis. .......,7, ,694 Chicago. .......S ,256
Total number Of miles to be travelled 60, ,655
The New Yorks' experimental third
baseman, Cleveland, writes: 81 am in
excellent health and am playing ball at
1S5 pounds. Mutrie told me yesterday
after a game, YOU'RE the man I've been
on the hunt for over three years. Your
play reminds me more of Jerry Denny's
play than any third baSeman l know
In the sixth inning yesterday Crooks
played it low down on Latham. He
concealed the ball, and when the
sprinting third baseman hoped off
first the ball was slyfy tossed to Beckley
and the dude was caught ten feet off the
base. The shouts that greeted the
trick were deafening.-St. Louis Re
publican.
Billy O'Brien, of the Washingtons,
has been slugging the ball at terrible
rate all along the line of the southern
trip. He is hitting the ball harder-if
such a thing is possible-than be did
last year, and he is regular terror to
third basemen. He nearly knock George
Washington Bradley out of time in one
of the New Orleans games.
Of the youngsters taken into the
league last fall it is pretty certain that
Wilmot. Hoy, Crane, Slatterly, Cleve-
land, Farrell and Clarke have made
good their places already. Some Of the
others that are still on probation will
succeed also, but it may be set down as
a certainty that some of the ''phenoms''
will be open for engagements in the
minor leagues by the 1st of May.-Chi-
cago Times.