Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-26
st. PAUL May Sell TO Milwaukee,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 25.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. IA base ball dealof large
dimension is on the tapis. John S. Barnes,
manager of the st. Paul Western association
team has been offered SIS, 600 spot cash for
his club Of twelve men by parties in Mil.
waukee, who, it is understood, are quietly
negotiating for the franchise of the Louis.
vile American association club. The inten-
tion, If the deal goes through, is to put the
ST. Paul men in Milwaukee uniforms and
play them as an American association team
The st. Paul club is already recognized as
the greatest ever in the field by Western
association manager. 1t is unusually
strong at bat, having an average Of .3l6, and
covers every position in the field in fine
form. 1t is so strong that it has won nlne-
teen of the twenty-five games played, and 80
far outclasses all Of its competitors that 1t
doesn't have to exert itself to win Manager
Barnes said tonight that he was seriously
considering the proposition, as the public
was giving him poor support, In spite OF the
fact that he had club which had lost but
one game in four weeks.
Barnes Is becoming alarmed over the
agitation against Sunday base ball also
Mayor Smith refuses to interfere with
the games, but the church people
are active and report that they have support
enongh to get an ordinance through the
council prohibiting Sunday games The
Milwaukee offer IS held in obeyance until
the next meeting of the council when, IL the
prohibitory ordinance is passed the sale will
be completed at once.
Manager Watkins wired from Kansas City
to-day what the release OF Short Stop Pick
EFT and Pitcher Sowders could be purch ased
for. Manager Barnie, OF baltimore, also
sent dispatch asking IL Pickett's release
would be sold for $1,000.
Nebraska City ii; Johnson's II.
NEBRASKA CRY, Neb., May 26.-[Special
Telegram to The BEE. THE game of ball
between the Johnson's and Nebraska City
mines was won by the latter by score OF IA
TO IL.
Tho National League.
New York, May 2f-Result of to.day's
New York. Q Q Q l. 8
Base liits-New York IS, Chicago 10. Err:
rors-New York ., Chicago 2. Pitchers
Keefe and Krock. Umpires-McQuaid ana
Barnum.
WAsHINeToN, May 25.-Result Of to-day's
Washington. 80 Q 9 O. !
Pittsburg. .......0 o O01 o o. 8
Base Washington 5,Pittsburg 8. Er-
rors-W Washington !, Pittsburg O. Pitchers
--Healey and beam. Umpire-Fessenden.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Result Of to-day's
game:
Philadelphia ...l o o 00e % O. 8
Cleveland. .....1 0 o 0 0 l. 4
Base hts-Philadelphia g. Cleveland g.
Philadelphia 8, CLEVELAND 5. Pitch
ers-Buffinton and O'Brien. UEipre-
Curry.
BosToN, May e5--Result of to days ga me: :
Boston ........2 o o o 3 o o. 8
Indianapolis Ia o o o 0 o o o. 4
Base hits-Indianapois 16. Boston Is. Err
rors-lBoston 2, Indianapolis g. Pitchers
clarkson and Boyle Umpirc-Lynch.
American Association.
COLUMBUS May 25.-Result OF to-dsy's
game;
Columbus. ......o 1 10 0 o. 8
Brooklyn. .......l o o -
CIScISsATI. May 25.--Cincinnati-L Louis
vile game postponed on account Of rain.
ST. LOUIS. May 2t.-Result Of to days
game:
st. Louis. .....0 Q 3 o. O9o o 0-lO
Kansas City....2 90 90 o.
DIED.
DELAyEGA-In this city, May rs, of can
Ger, Mrs. Margaret .Delavega, aged 33
years.
Funeral Monday, at s a. m, from Holy
Family church to Holy Sepulohre cemetery.