St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-25


grow weary while chasing three-baggers
way under the seats"
President Won der Abe has made the
players of the Browns and 2Whites an
offer of 500 to each man. if the teams
come in first, second OF third in the
championship race in their respective
associations.
The receipts of the games in New Or
leans played by the Cincinnati club paid
the entire expenses of their Southern
trip, and from now on the money taken
in is to be divided among the players.
Manager Selee has decided to play
Campana on third base for the Omahas
and dispose of Doran's release. Here's
great chance for somebody. Doran is
ball player in both field and at bat.
Des Moines will have three old Balti-
more players Oh its pay roll this season:
They are Daniel Stearns. Macullar and
Traffley, and they are a fine trio, all in
fielders, and good ones at that.
Chicago will play in St. Paul on the
morning of July 4 and in Minneapolis
in the afternoon. Milwaukee will play
in Minneapolis in the morning and in
St. Paul in the afternoon.
George Shaffer has been offered the
management of the Lincoln club. He
will, however, probably play with the
Des Moines club, which has offered a
liberal salary.
In the matter of the recent schedule,
Manager GoOding thinks the Twin
Cities get decidedly the best of it, as
they travel just 2 200 miles less than Des
Moines.
Joe Hornung has been playing base
ball professionally for fourteen years.
He says he feels as young as he did
when he started. Joseph plays good
ball yet.
Wilmot and Hoy, two of Washing
toms new kids, have been doing some
heavy stick work against the New Or
leans club. Hoy made eight hits in three
games.
Daily and Baldwin, of the Chicago
club, came near being suffocated by gas
at Hot Springs few nights ago. An
open tranSOm was all that saved them.
The Bostons will play twenty-four
consecutive games at home between
May 25 and June %, and will complete
the season with fifteen games at home.
Just three weeks from Wednesday
the base ball season will open at Min
neapolis. There must be violent
change in the weather before that time.
Manager Gooding has decided to offer
to divide among his team 10 per cent of
the gross profits of the season, as an in
ducement to united work.
The grand stand at Minneapolis is
completed, and the grounds will be in
perfect shape for the opening game
with Omaha, by April Is.
The Philadelphia clubs mileage for
the year ending Feb. was 29,292 miles.
The club has membership of 120, in
GLIDING twenty women.
The lawsuit between the rival Kansas
City clubs will be begun by the Ameri-
can club as soon as the Western club
plays it's first game.
At the Western association meeting
in Chicago, Tuesday, Secretary and
Treasurer Sam MortOn'S salary was in
creased to $500.
Gilks, whom Manager Hart, of Mil
waukee, tried to sign last year, will be
the Cleyelands' star pitcher this season.
All the Des Moines uniforms are
padded but those of the pitchers, so the
boys will have no fear of sliding"
Hanlon has made proposition to the
Detroit management to purchase his re-
lease, but it was not entertained.
Boston has signed John Morrill, to
play first base, and act as both captain
and manager Of the Bostons.
There are eighteen conflicting dates
in the Western association schedule of
the Kansas City club.
Bushong will take up permanent resi-
dence in Brooklyn and practice his pro-
feSsiOn, dentistry.
Louisville ladies are up in arms. There
will be no more free admissions for them
in the Falls City.
''Lady" Baldwin has at last signed a
Detroit contract. About $4,000 is the
figure.
The Austin club shut out the Cincin-
MATHS in well-played game Wednesday.
Another brother of 'sBilly" Sowders
has signed to play with Lima, 0.
Shannon has sbeen released by Kala-
mazOo and will go to Omaha. g N4sS
Charlie Tindill wants to be an Inter-
national association umpire.f
Brooklyn has released Ed Swartwood.
He may go to Des MOineS.
Washington thinks Deaf Mute Hoy a
notable base runner.
Morris has taken to bicycling as
means of exercise.
Bob Caruthers and Mrs. Caruthers are
in Washington.
Watson, the eX-Duluth pitcher, is
making nails.
Beecher has been released by Pitts
burg.
McQuery is to captain the Syracuse
team.
COlgan will catch for Denver.