St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-18
DIAMOND DASaES.
Brief Notes of Base Ballists in
Many Leagues.

the Polo grounds during game OF ball be-
tvs eea New York and Chicago. The men,
arce in full-dreSs suits and were dubbed
walters by the crowd. Chicago suffered an
ignom NOUS defeat by the score of 10 to 2,
whereupon somebody remarked that 1.-THE
walters were in the soup The phrase
spread through the crowd like wildfre, and
the cranks kept it up for many days after
wards.-Sporing Life.
John Tener who. by the way, is secretary
and treasurer of the Australian party, writes
to relative in Pittsburg speaking in glow
ing terms of the way that the Chicago and
All-America teams have been received wher-
ever they have appeared since leaving Chi
cagy. The players, he writes, are all in good
health and having good time. The venture
thus far has proved financial success, aud
the managers are daily in receipt of news
from Australia speaking Of the way the sport
is being doomed i'll advance in that Island
continent.
A Central League player, speaking OF home
umpires. says: I'VE were playing the Can
tons this summer with resident of the town
as umpire. This individual grew excited as
the game proceeded, and at one stage, when
the Cub juggled the sphere into his sleeve
and hacked toward q runner. the umpire
shouted: Hold your basel Stricken has got
the ballr"
Pitcher Morris says: II was not controlled
by any desire to bluff at all when asked for
that the club could afford to lay it and that
my work for last season warranted me in
asking for it. I tell you what Will do.
If Director Converse viii say that the club
cannot afford to pay me $500, L will sign
for So, 900, or So 500 if necessary
Next years Cincinnati team is now COM
pleie and will be as follows: Earle, keenan,,
Bligh and Baldwin, catchers; Smith, Null
lane, Viau and Duryea. pitchers; Reilly, first
base; McPhee, second base; Beard, short
stop; Carpenter, third base; Tebeau, left
field; Holiday, center field and Nicol right
field.
There is some talk Of sending Cleveland
team 10 San Diego, Cal, for the winter. If
il goes it will consist of Seward and O. Brien,
pitchers; Cross and Mcclure, catchers;
Faatz, Slricker, MCKeon and Tebeau, infeld
ers and McAlaer Browning and Twitchell,
outfielders.
Won der Abe says he will give President
Day, of the New Yorks $1,000 for his base
ball plant. As the annual profits of Days
club are over s. 900, 1t is likely that there
are capitalists who would be glad to see Won
der Ahes offer and raise it considerably.
In a card 10 the Sporting Times Mike
Kelly fatty says he will not play with the
Boston CLUB if John Morrill, is connected
with it in any capacity. And as what Kel
says goes with the Boston managers, Honest
Johns case is probably settled.
Pitcher Sullivan says he will demand $751;
900 for his salary from the Cowboys next
season. He will do this with the hope of
| securing his release. as he has been Informed
that Manager Watkins will release any player
who demands high salary.
Mutr1e intends to take the New York play
ers to Cuba for practice next spring. There
will be nothing too good for the Giants i'll
1899 unless they loose too many games to
suit the controlling powers
The applications tor league umpires are
rolling in. Already the following candidates
hoy tl1v cd Re ar1i
Henderson. Bobbie Matthews, Billy Hague.
Billy Mclean, Billy Carlin, Curry. Devlin
and Frank Lane.
Tener will be secured by Chicago, if pos
sible, for next year. He has comfortable
position as an auditor of a gas company III
| Pittsburg. and does not like to leave It, lie
| will not de eide till spring.
| The Boston directors arc conducting still
| hunt for new manager. Failing to get
Lotus, they are laying their ropes for Man
| ager Hackett, of the Syracuse Stars.
Manager John Irwin. of the Wlkesbarre
Pa. and Catcher Miah hurry. of the Lon
| dons, are running billiard room in South
! Boston.
| The association presidents are in New
| York watching each other and wondering
| who is going to jump into the league on Nov
| 81.
Beckley's best work with the stick was
| done away from home. His home batting
average was 1873. while abroad it was $50
Won der Abe will make half dozen
| changes in his st. Louis Browns next year
He wants Curt WEIGH for center field.
| Managers McGunnigle, of the Brooklyn
club, and Cudworth, of the Lowells. have
| gone to Maine on a hunting tour.
The Athletic management will not accept
| President Reach's proposition to use the lat
| ter's grounds next season.
! The league will hold its annual me citing In
| New York Nov. q. The association will
| meet in ST. Louis Dec. IL.
Yank Robinson would be invaluable to any
| restaurant keeper-he is such gooC
"walter. sporting Life.
! There will be several important changes
made in the makeup OF the Philadelphia
| team for next season.
Pete Conway was overhauled by Horace
| Phillips the other day and refused to sign Oh
! name his terms.
The American association is much mixed
1t may be that it will contain but six clubs
| next season.
| Manager Barnes has letter from Borchers
| in which he requests trial as pitcher in ST
| Paul.
| Pete Wood, Hamilton's crack pitcher, has
| signed contract to play with the Phiilles.
| Clements Farrar and Sanders are the three
leading batters on the Philadelphia team.
Tom Burns viii go to Hot Springs in the
spring. Tom will have lots of company.
| 1t is said that Louisville is Touring on q
| deal with Kansas City for Sam B arkley.
The Sowders boys-Billy. Len. Dave and
| John--Will all winter in indianapolis.
| Charley Bennett had but fourteen passed
| balls this year III seventytwo games.
New York and Brooklyn, like Cincinnati
| have had enough of toboggan slides.
Van Haltren is the best batting pitcher OF
| the league. Pete Conway is next.
Kid Gleason has signed Philadelphia
| contract for next year.
| The National leagne meeting will take place
| at New York Nov 81.
Boston claims to have paid $50 900 to Wis
| ting clubs this season.
| Johnson. of the Boston club, will receive
| IS 600 for next season.
| Lauer. Pittsburg's new catcher, gets S1.5OC
| for next season S work.
| Radbourne has opened billiard hall at
| Bloomington. III.
| McAlaer of milwaukee, will winter in
! Youngstown, o.
Robinson, of the Athletics. will winter in
| Radkord late Of Brooklyn, has signed with
| The base ball scorers Will meet in St. Louis
| in December.
| New York will work Crane regularly next
| year.
Frank Selee will organize club at Osh-
| kosh
Sam Thompson will winter IN Danville
| Ind.
| Beard may captain Cincinnati next year.
| Pitcher Serad has signed with Toronto.
! Kid Baldwin will winter in Quincy. ILL.,
| Washington made $500 on the season.
| Pittsburg wants to sell Pop Smith.
| Holiday is in st. Joe.