St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06
DIAMOND DRIFT.
Briefs About Ball Players in All
Parts Of the Country.


the worlds champions next season. The Sun
denied the report but Manager Mutrie ad-
mitted that Campbell might be tried by the
New York club il no other first.class short
stop should be available. Campbell's friends
would rather have him play with the Boston
team.
Manager Mutrie has poor opinion Of the
great Kelly. Without Kelly he said. 1.-THE
Kelly in the team there is no knowing where
the club will end. The nine is still an ex
ample of the evils of the star system, and
there is no player, who acts more like star
than Kelly. Kellyism and failure will be
synonymous terms in 1889.
Director Billings says that so far as the
Boston club is concerned it doesn't matter
whether White goes to Buffalo or New Zea-
land. Pittsburg- probable feels about the
same way, and if both recede from their bar
gain with Detroit that club will find it diff
cult matter 10 get another buyer,ln the league
at least.
The Milwaukees have signed Sutton for
manager of third base; Klussman for second
base; Poorman, q fielder; Wells and Shenkel,
pitchers; Schildknecht, catcher: Walsh at
short stop, Hawes first base: Fuller, change
catcher and fielder; Lowe, McAleer, Mask
rey. fielders; Wells and Crossley, catchers;
Griffin and Winkleman, pitchers.
Several papers are saying that Mains who
has signed with St. Paul for next year, was
failure in Chicago and Lima last season. He
pitched but two games for Chicago, winning
one and losing one, and never played in
Lima. This is a funny sort of failure
Sporting News.
Just before entering in the Buffalo deal
sign with Pittsburg if he was paid by Detroit
81, 900 of the money Detroit would get for
him. The answer was that this was out of
the question, but that advance money would
be guaranteed.
Omaha will have a strong team. Among
its players will be Campana, Cleveland,
Breckenridge, Leighton, Kennedy, Clarke,
Maggie, Cooney. Crooks Annis, Miller and
Meyer. An attempt is being made to secure
Nichols, and Selee will manage the team.
In all probability there will be a rival to
the California league next season. d. r.
McNeal and A. j. Piercy are the projectors,
and it is their intention to establish firstciass
teams in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose
and Santa Cruz.
The Cincinnati club is sollcitous about that
part of next seasons schedule running from
May 20 to June IL. Conflicts with the La
tonia races during that period would hurt
the club.
Cincinnati and Kansas City are the only
association teams that will present "Austra-
liam tourists in their ranks next season. Earle
and Jimmy Manning will be the respective
stars.
According to Wheeler Wikoff's circular,
George Mcmillan has signed with Canton.
The same players contract with Toronto
was promulgated several weeks ago. How is
this?
Ad Gumbert still insists that he will not
sign Chicago contract for 1889. and that it
would take much more than 50. 800 to tempt
him to play professional ball another season.
Won der Abe says that the talk Of the re-
lease of O'Neill to the Athletics or the Brook
lyns is all nonsense. O'Neill will continue
to play his old position with the Browns.
1t is pretty nearly settled that viii Dalzell
will start in as regular pitcher of the Yale
club next spring, and if he fails to make
good showing Stage will be called Oh.
II Indianapolis gets Getzien, as now seems
likely Healey and Shreve will be released or
sold as Getz1en. Burdick and Boyle will be
all the pitchers the club will GARY.
Afeature in last seasons California league
claving as compared with previous seasons
was the small number of passed balls which
marred the records of the catchers.
Manager Watkins thinks blue uniforms are
''hoodoo," and the new Cowboys attire
will be black shirt, with gray pants and
dark-colored stockings.
Indianapolis will carry but thirteen men
next season. Pittsburg, Washington and
Cleveland will also dispense with all useless
material.
Manager Charlie Morton has, it is said.
vainly been endeaVOr1ng to mako deal with
Des Moines for the players Of that club.
White and Rowe paid $500 for the con-
trolling interest in the Buffalo club.
THE league classification plan is unpopular
in New York and Boston.
Won der Abe wants Pickett to play short in
the Browns.
Pat Tebeau will hold down third for
Cleveland.
Ewing was twenty-eight years old Christ
mas day.
Bug Holiday lost $500 on the election.
Cincinnati's salary list is over $4,000.
Moffatt, the pitcher, has quit base ball.
Toledo is negotiating with Werden.
King has signed with st. Joe.