Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-03
enforced. This is warning against all bluff

enforced. This is a warning against all bluff
legislation.
The price paid St. Paul by Columbus for
REILLY was 1000, instead of $4,000, as re-
ported broadcast through the land.
1t has leaked out that the nature of the
hitch in the Boston Omaha deal for Kid
Nichols is that Nichols insists on on IN alf OF
the purchase money. The Omaha manage
ment would De foolish to allow the presump-
tuous youth single nickel.
Ben Young, the Western association ex-
umpire, is now seeking his fortune in the
mining regions of California. He has great
expectations, and, while he is not meeting
with much success at present, he hopes to
see the day when he will be worth barrel
of gold,
base when he played with Louisville as the
past season he was tried at second by st.
Paul and played wonderful game IN that
position He will undoubtedly strengthen the
Baltimores, as IN addition to beingy good
fielder he is a hard hitter.
Minneapolis is rapidly acquiriug.a reputa-
tion as "fate' city. The latest piece of
''news" from Mortons bailiwick is TO the eff
feet that Spalding and the Boston trlumvirs
are interested in the Brotherhood league, and
that they have invested large sum of money
in the undertaking. In view of Spaldlngs
threat to fight the brotherhood to the end,
this is rather tishy story.
Billy Hart, the pitcher, has returned from
his engagement with the Des Moines club
and is sticking type on an afternoon daily.
Billy says base ball has been an awful
''frost' in Des MONIES this summer. Last
season they had a champion team, and the
poor tal'enders OF this season in consequence
drew crowds of the tWo-nen-and- ycloW-dog
description. Commercial.
Ex-Manager Watkins, it is said, spent over
$4,000 IN getting the present Kansas City
team together This includes the purchase
of the old Western association franchise
from Menges, but not any salaries. He has
also been allowed to give liberal salaries,
and his salary list it is claimed has been
larger than that OF any other team in the as
sociation except st. Louis, Brooklyn and the
Athletics.
No less than five important base ball meet.
ingI will be held in New York within the
next two weeks. The brotherhood meeting
will be the first, Nov. 4; the board of arb.
tration meets Nov. II; the Joint committee
on rules Nov. ~; The National league Nov.
l3 and H. and the American ASSOCIATION Nov
13. In some respects the brotherhood meet
ing will be the most important of the lot, as
it will be likely 10 largely influence the action
of the Others
Charles Haclsett ought to make an excel
lent manager for Kansas City. He has ex-
perience, TACT patience, self control, dignity
ana an iron will, all essential to SUCCESS in
the position. He has developed probably as
many crack players as any man IN the bust
ness, and has always succeeded in getting
team work out OF his men. as evidenced by
his showing made with the Cleveland
Brooklyn, Newark and Syracuse teams in
tue past
There is no club in the American associa-
tion that has had so many of its players laid
off with injuries as the Kansas City team
Ever since early in May the club has never
| at any one time had its regular teaLI in the
| field. Burns, Hamilton, Long, Hoover, AL
| vord Pickett Conway and Swart2el have all
| been unable to play for long periods at a
| tme owing TO injury or sickness, However,
! she got about her proper place in the PEN
| nant race, next TO last.
In 1885, when Jack Crooks was playing
! with Minneapolis, an item statlug that Jack
! was the son of the famous Indian fighter,
! General Crooks, was started on the rounds.
| II has recently been resurrected, and Is now
| enjoying its second "swiug around the Cir
| cle.h But there is nothing of IT, The gem
| erals name IS Crook--without the final s.
| while Jacks name is Crooks. Jacks father,
| Colonel William Crooks, ls one Of ST. Paul's
| old settlers and a democratIc politician OF
| some note. He was colonel of Minnesota
regiment during the war, hence his title.
| Elmer Foster and L. j. Hengle are busily
| at work arranging a programme for thelI
J winter sports at the Palace Ice rink on the
| the base ball grounds at Minneapolis. The