St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-10
WHAT WAS THE FIGURE?
President SOden, Of the Boston Club,
Accuses Manager Barnes Of Misrep-
resenting the Sowders Sale.
he Says That Only $4,000 Was Paid for
Him---Barnes Contends That he
Got $500.
Glow and Glover Will Probably Make a
Match---Fhe Bicycle Race Post
poned---Sporting Scraps.

special TO the Globe.
BOSTON, Jan. 9.-The interview
printed West, and wired to Boston, said
to emanate from Manager Barnes of
the st. Paul Base Ball club, In which
tnat gentleman abuses the Boston club,
and calls its management "a set of rob-
bers, etc.," and states that the amount
paid by Boston for the release of
Pitcher SOwders was $500, has an
gered President Soden and the
directors of the Boston club in
no small degree. Mr.. Soden,
in an interview, says that Mr.. Barnes
statement of the deal is exaggeration;
unfair to Boston, and miSlead ng to
st. Paul people. Mr.. Soden says that
the exact amount paid for the release of
Sowders was "a, 200, and as the st. Paul
club had advanced SOwders 800, which
that player will repay to the Boston
CLUB, that the exact sum realized by
Manager Barnes in the transaction was
$500,
NOT A CENT MORE OR LESS.
Mr.. SOden shows Mr.. Thompson's
letter agreeing to release Sowders for
$1,000, which offer the Boston club ac-
cepted. President Thompson was una
pie to keep his agreement, owing to the
interference of Manager Barnes, who
boosted the price TO "a 200. These, Mr..
Soden states, are the facts. He con-
siderS Mr.. Barnes to have acted
square manner IN the whole transac-
ton. MeSsrs. COnant and Billings
unite with MIR. SOden in the statement
that the 81 800 story is myth, and they
defy MIR. Barnes to produce the docu-
mentS showing that any more than
$4,000 was paid for the release of Sow
ders. They claim that Manager Barnes
is trying to square himself with the st.
Paul public for releasing player so
valuable and so popular in st. Paul.
WHAT MIR. BARNES SAYS.
Manager Barnes when shown the
above dispatch laughed a sarcastic
laugh and remarked: $50 they're hot.
are they? Well, that's no more than l
expected, bnt all that's a chestnut. 1t
was all published in the Sporting Life
week ago. We got our $500 out of
it and all the advertising we want,
and half the money is invested
in st. Paul real estate already.
Pm satisfied with my part of the bar
gain, and have nothing more to say. If
those fellows hadn't get burnt, Just a
little, they wouldn't do so much talking.
We did not need Sowders in our pitch
without him. His arm is weak, and, in
my judgment. it is doubtful if it lasts
the season out. Here is what Arson
says about it in the Sporting Life"
MIR. Barnes then prod uced the follow
ing clipping to prove his point:
Speaking of SOwderS having signed
with Boston, the other day | asked
Arson what he thought of him.
"A pretty good man, l guess" was
the big mans reply.
why didn't you sign him for Chi
cago?"
1--WE did not want him. Tt would have
cost more money for his release than [
cared to pay for man whose arm was
in doubtful condition"
"HOw is that?''
last fall he was pitching against us, and
in the third or fourth innings threw his
arm out and had to retire. His arm
was sore afterwards, and-Well, 81, 500 is
more money than | want to pay for
man in that condition"
Don't you think his arm will be all
right next season." 7...- .s..---
II can't tell. Sometimes mans arm
swings around all right, and then again,
sometimes it don't. Look at John
Flynn'S case for instance, and COrcOr-
ans and others might mention. Cor
coran will probably never be any more
good as a pitcher, and little Flynn has
been waiting many a month for his arm
to come around again."
"Then you think that Boston NAV
have an injured twirler on her hands
next season."
sit is just possible. Still. as / say, his
arm may come out all right. / hope it
will"