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St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

and Watkins. the Kansas City
nanager). AS McGonigle and Watkins
are now managing rival teams in the
same association. little incident
which occurred in st. Paul will not be
out of place. On the first trip of the
Bay City team to st. Paul the GLOBE
commented on the individuals of the
Michigan nine, speaking in high praise
of all of them except McGonigle, whom
it termed broken-down Lacquer who
had seen his best days. The next day
Watkins gave McGonigle his release,
and the latter said the GLOBES COM
ments had given the Bay City manager
a cue for his action. McGonigle drifted
into the Muskegon team, thence east to
the New England league, and later had
the good fortune to secure the manage
ment of the Brooklyns.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
MAKING BASE BALLS.
Automatic Machines That Wind
Better Than Human Hands.

Winding base balls by hand is thing.
of the past, says the Philadelphia Re-
cord. Machines have been invented to-
do the work automatically, consequent
ly every ball is Ill its fellow. Each
machine winds two a Is at one time. A
little para rubber bali weighing three
quarters of an ounce, around which one
turn has been made with an end of a
skein of Old-fashioned gray stocking
yarn. is slipped into the machine. Then
another, after which the boy in charge
touches a lever, the machine starts, and
the winding begins. The rubber ball is
hidden in few seconds and in its place
appears little gray yarn ball that rap
idly grows larger and larger. When it
appears to about half the size of the
regulation base ball there is click, the
machine stops. the yarn is cut, and the
boy picks out the bali and tOsseS it into
a basket. When this basket is full it is
passed along to another boy who runs
similar machine, where & half-ounce
layer of worsted yarn is put on.
The hext machine adds layer strong
white cotton thread. and by watching
closely as the white appears Oh the sur.
face of the gray the beauty of the wind
ing machine can be appreciated. There
is perfect regularity and no point where
the thread crosses oftener than in
another. A coating of rubber cement is
next applied. and half-ounce layer of
the very best fine worsted completes
the ball with the exception of the cover.
Each ball when completed must weigh
five and a quarter ounces and measure
nine and quarter inches in circumfer-
ence. The minute differences in the
balls are equalized by the thickness of
The cover.
Every ball and cover is weighed be-
fore the cover is sewed on. The cover
resembles two figure IS in shape and is
cut from selected and specially prepared
horse hides. There is only one kind of
professional dead-bail made, the sup
posed differences lying in the cover and
stamps only. The patentees of the
winding machines employ 500 hands at
their factory in this city and have about
10000 dozen balls now in stock.
Several cheap grades of balls are also
manufactured, those retailing for and
10 cents being made from pressed
Gather ShaVingS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

describe the game without diagrams so
as to be intelligible. Imagine a
diamond-shaped field with goal
or base placed at each corner
with paths joining these four bases. 1t
is the endeavor of each team to get as
many runs around the circuit of bases
as possible in a certain number OF ;;i:-,
nings. So far the game certainty bears
decided resemtiisf;ca TO that known as
''rounders." In the center stands the.
bowler or pitcher, fifty feet from one of
those goals called the first base, and he
pitches a ball to the batsman, who
Stands at the first base, and the bali
must pass him at certain height tbe-
tween his knee and shoulder). He.
strikes at it. and If he hits it and sends.
it sufficiently far to enable him to get to-
the second goal before one of the OPP
posing party can catch it and send it
into the goal before him, he runs for
the second goal accordingly. and when
he gets once around the four goals he
counts a run to his party
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

be cranky, and when he Wasn't sup
ported In ti!st-class shape he used 10
rip out at the men who made the errcrs.
Athletics, but he got over that and he
is great man for any team. They are
wrong when they say that Lovett was
of no assistance to Omaha. He was
never out nights knocking around and
drinking beer. He was in bal-playing
condition every day. aud when lie was
in the box he was working every min
ute to win. In fielding the position you
can't beat him, don't care where yod
pick your men, and he is good hitter
for pitcher. Give me nlne Of Low
etts and will win any pennant."
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

was bitterly waged throughout the
three months the league lived. No less
than three pitchers III the organization
broke their arms in the act of de-
livering the ball. Elmer Foster closed
his brief but brilliant career as pitcher
that year. He returned to ST. Paul
after his second trip East early in
August with bandage about his right
arm, having injured the muscles in
pitching at Peoria. The injured limb
gave him much trouble for some time,
and the management OF the st. Paul
club got restless because of his being
out of the team so long and threw out
broad hints that Elmer was too tired to
play ball. After little spat or two
with the powers Foster consented to go
into the box, although he protested his
arm was not yet in condition. The
Milwaukee team was the attraction, and
Foster took the pitchers position among
the plaudits of crowd of over 1900
people. most of them called out by the
announcement tnat he would appear
after a long rest. Doffing his cap in
recognition of the cheers, he be-
gan operations onlittle Hogan, then
the right-feIder of the Milwaukees. At
Hogan's call for low ball Foster let
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
a brother of the St. Louis

pitcher.
Baltimore is credited with desire to
sign Ed Hogan and Simon, of the
ROchesters.
The Kansas City club will spend
several weeks at Colorado Springs in
March.
John Clapp, the once famous catcher,
is now living in retirement near Ithaca.
N. Y.
Dunlap and Pete Conway have gone
to Hot Springs to soak six weeks.
Cincinnati expects to carry no more
than fourteen men next season.
The American association season will
open April II and close Oct IA.
Boston will pay Charles Bennetta sal
airy of $500.
McShannic, of Pittsburg, may go to
Des Moines.
Female pitchers would add hustle to
the game.
stratton is now Sunday school
teacher.
Little did Sam Wise think. when he
jumped his contract with Cincinnati o
join Boston in 1882, that the Beaneaters
would treat him as they are at present.
At Boston, Sept. 23, 1881, Joe Hor-
nun@ put out ten men, and cut off run
by one of the most marvellous throws
to the plate ever seen on ball field.
Will Hart, the we'll known pitcher,
has decided not to play ball this year.
but will remain in Cincinnati working
at his trade-that of typesetting.
The first man to attach his name to a
Houston contract was Charles lsaacSOn,
of last seasons Austin club. He will
play first base for the team.
Staley says he has a new pitching
kink which will make him holy terror
next season. He also has a new trick to
nail baSe-runnerS.
The Omaha club has released Ed
Meyer. an outfielder, and the Chicago.
Western club has acted similarly with
George Mutton.
Ii Des Maines drops out of the West
ern association, Lincoln, Hastings, La
Crosse, Winona, Eau Claire and Duluth
are available.
The California league season will
probably open March 4. and until then
there will be no games Of Importance
on the coast.
Boyle says that the Browns have noti
yet received their share of the associa
ton prize money captured by the
Browns.
Syracuse says Boston has been tamp-
ering with Conf Murphy. AS if
Boston would do such a terribly rude
thing.
Milwaukee tried to buy Joe Herr from
st. Louis and the clubs agreed on $500,
but Herr would not sign with Milwau-
kee.
What has become Of Pyle? The
league drivers put him in the shade long
ago, and he has not broken out since.
1t is rumored that the Athletics will
have band of music at every game
next seasun.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
If Baltimore gets into the soup it can
be consOled by the fact that it is oyster
soup.-New York Herald.
The International clubs have the
option of 3311s5 per cent of the gate re-
ceipts OF 500 guarantee.
Legg, the Indian half-breed who
caught Mark Baldwin at Duluth, has
signed with Springfield.
Newark has released Shannon, so
there will be no hitch on that score with
Louisville.
Papa Force will be found at st.
Joe.
Pittsburg is undecided about Staley.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

cnI thefe was among the pl.J>. 1 he
great John Clarkson was pitching for
Saginaw, and those who saw his twirl-
ing then and have seen it since say his
work IN the box during the months OF
June and July, 1884, was the best he
has ever done. On the 4th of July he
appeared in game at st. Paul, and the
Sanity City batsmen went down before
him like chaff before the wind. He had
them absolutely paralyZed. After they
had batted once around without getting
asuspicion of hit they simply stood
with their bats on their shoulders and
were called out Oh strikes. Among the
men who faced him in that game were
Elmer Foster, now with New York:
Billy O'Brien, the great home-run hit
ter of Washington: Charley Camel. the
catcher with the iron hands; Joe Wer-
rick, for several years the three-bag
artist of Louisville; "Toothpick''
Graves, recently with Minneapolis. and
EN- Hengle. the present captain of the
Flour City nine. Two days later the
giants of the West-Clarkson and Ca
ruthers-met in Minneapolis, and
each of them pitched the game of his
life. 1t was the greatest contest ever
seen in Minneapolis. At the end of
nine innings the score stood to 4. The
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Ted SuIIiyan,s Pet Proiect.

Ted Sullivan is busily engaged in
preparing for his European trip. He
will leave here about the middle Of
April. Two teams will be organized
and games played in Paris during the
exposition. Ted said that gentleman
Of Washington would be interested in
the clubs, and if the European venture
proved a success and the men developed
any proficiency he would bring them to
this country in 1890 and play exhibition
games. If il is possible, expert cricket
players will be secured, and exhibitions
ofs cricket will be given. Sullivan
originally intended to organize a French
club to play against the English team,
but, as ne has not had time to study the
language, he abandoned the idea.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
OUR NATIONAL GAME,
As Described by Melbourne
Newspaper Man.

Considerable interesting matter from
the Australian newspapers commenting
on base ball has been printed that
served to show the impression made by
their first view of our national sport.
The following from the Melbourne Tel
egraph will show how the Australian
scribes labored to instruct their readers
before the ball players had arrived:
The game of base ball is played by
nine side, and though the whole theory
of the thing is delightfully."- simple, it
would be difficult, if not impossible to
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
SPORTING SIFTINGS.
Tips on Various Matters of Inter-
est to the Fraternity.

Miss Laura Wilson, daughter of W.
FL. Wilson, proprietor of Abdallah park
in Cynthiana, KY, was married re-
Gently in San Francisco to Robert B.
James, of that city. Miss Wilson, who
is recognized as authority on horses.
went to San Francisco few months ago
to accept a position on the Breeder and
Sportsman, published in San Francisco,
and met her now husband there. Mr..
James owns large ranch in California.
In free editorial expression of his
opinions about things i'll general and
pugiliStS in particular Sullivan says:
"McCaffrey seems to be the Jonah of
pugiism. He gets on more matches that
never result in anything than any other
man in the world. | see he is after
Dempsey now. Well, even though Jack
would have to give away about thirty
pounds, Dominick will only get place.
If he is such wonder as he says, why
doesn't he meet somebody in his class?"
The Dwyers say that Sir Dixon will
not leave them until they are through
racing him, and it was with that under
stan ding Messrs. Clay q WOodford, of
the Runnymede stud. Kentucky, made
the payment of $4,000. This means
that Sir Dixon's stud qualities only were
bought.
"Black and Blue" expresses satisfac-
tion with the work of the handcappers.
OF Exile he says: "At mile anda
half Exile would be very dangerous.
but at the suburban distance he has
never been noted success. In the Bay
Ridge handicap, at mile and half,
Mr.Lawrence, with great nicely of detail
recognizes this by placing Exile at 120
pounds without increasing the weight
of Firenzi, and by reducing Sir Dixon,
Kingston and Hanover. 1t lis exception
ally well DONE"
James Harbert challenges any 1876
pound man to lift dumb-bells not to
weigh less than 100 pounds, at the next
athletic exhibition given in st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
The Minneapolis Nine.

Manager Morton yesterday received
the signatures of Mike Morrison, the
Cleveland pitcher. and d. West, of Co
lumbus, first baseman and fielder. This
makes fourteen men signed in all, and
he now only lacks another catcher and
a third baseman. He calculates to hold
Sprague, and says if he does not,
Sprague will not he able to play ball at
all this season. He also has Dugdale
reserved as catcher, SO his nine is prac-
tically filled.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Clarkson, Caruthers, Getzein,
Foutz and Baldwin We're
Among It's Players.
The Great Game in Which
the Two First Named Took
Part in Minneapolis.
Something About the Three
TWiplers Who Broke Their
Arms While Pitching.

No better Illustration Of the rise and
fall of the base ballist can be found
than in the old Northwestern league.
Five years ago this spring one OF the
most stupenduous ventures known to
the national game was launched at Chi
cago. Representatives Of twelve cities
in the states of Michigan, Indiana, Hill
nois, Wisconsin and Minnesota met and
organized from successful association
of smaller pretensionS the Northwestern
league, an institution later on discoV-
cred to be remarkable combination of
glitter and gall, built on the sands of
hope. The league, however. was a
wonderful institution, and will be a
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
RIVAL TO CALVIN.
Cleveland's New Pitcher Holds
Men to Bases Remarkably Well.

For many years Jimmy Calvin, of the
Pittsburgs, has been considered the
best pitcher 70 hold men on their bases,
but it seems that Martin Duck, of the
Clevelands, is even better than
"Pudie." Ex-Manager Wood, of the
Toledos. says: II see great deal is
being said about Galvin's cuteness in
watching or holding runners to the bag.
1t is not generally known that he will
have worthy competitor for honors in
this respect this season: but such is the
fact, and young Martin Duck, of the
Cleveland club, will be his contestant.
His actions in the box will be equally as
puZZling as those of the genteel James,
while am of the opinion that his ac-
tions are somewhat quicker. Umpire
Barnum will bear me out in the asser-
tiOn that Cleveland has Jared better in
him than she anticipated, and with Sny-
der at the receiving end they will cut
Off great many stolen bases" Jim
had better look to his laurels.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
national game Fonr of the victims

national game. Four of the victims
were spectators, two of whom dropped
dead from heart disease aggravated by
excitement. the third. a young girl,
being hit by foul bal. ssid the fourth
being hit in ts ..o temple by the ball. One
wu...r; i;il umpire hit by a pitched ball.
Two players died of heart disease while
playing, one in the box and one on
short stop; one was accidently struck
by bat, one was struck by base-run-
ner, three were killed by being hit by
pitched balls; one, a catcher, was struck
in the breast by foul tip. 1t is note
worthy fact that of the twelve deaths
not one was professional.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Latham Talks OF Going West.

BosToN, Feb. 9.-Artie Latham, the
St. Louis Browns third baseman, is now
at his home in Lynn negotiating with
Manager Piercy, of the Pioneer club of
San Francisco. Latham says Won der
Abe has not paid him in full for last
seasons work, and if be gets his price
(s3, ,5O0) he will start for the Pacific coast
at once and let the American associa-
ton sing. He has been promised the
captaincy of the Brooklyn and Athletic
cubs if he can secure his release from
Ct I OuiS
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Erby Wants Big Dam ages.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-John III. Erby, OF
this city, the owner of the famous pac-
ing horse u Bet. brought suit against
the Missouri Pacific Railroad company
to-day for $1,000 damages for injuries to
the animal which was being shipped
over that road on train which was
wrecked. The owner claims that his
horse was the fastest PAGER in the world.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
May Go to Ethionia.

Tim Keefe is thinking of taking q
team into the heart of Africa, to play
before King Kiwewa, the successor of
Mwanga. In this case roast missionary
would probably be succeeded on the
royal bill of fare by something like the
following:
Frlcasseed pitcher, Ia inshoot.
Broiled short stop, a Ia Evangelist.
Ragout of catcher, without the mask.
Fricandeau of umpire, garnished with
decisions. @
Unless Tim thinks he would set well
OH the African stomach, he had better
reconsider the matter
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Morton's Mastiffs Win Medals.

NEwBURGH, n. Y, Feb. 9.-The
prizes at the dog show were awarded
last night. Rex and Wanda, two mas
tiffs owned by Vice President-elect
Morton, were awarded the first and
special premiums in their class. Lady
Harrison won prize, but Ben Harri-
sou failed To Scnrn
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
LOVETT DEFENDED.
The Pitchers Old Manager Says q
Good Word for IL

NJ A n A G E r
Frank Selee tells
me that one of
the Omaha pa
pers is doing Low
EFT a great injus-
tice when it says
that he was of no
use to the Omaha
team last season,
but was rather a
nuisance, writes
a Boston CORE
spondent.
THAT is all
d e q d wrong" Z"
s a Us Fra II X.
"I.Oyett used to
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

the season understood thaS be was to
play there in 1887. He was Eat told
different until about a week before tie
season opened. That caused him to be
knocked from pillar to post. He is now
satisfied that he can get to Hamilton
and lI;e under Swartwood's manage
fnent
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
CARTER AND IVES,
The Billiard Experts, to Appear in
ST. Paul This Week.

Eugene Carter and Frank Ives, the
billiard experts, have given several eX-
hibitions during the past week at Min
neapolis. The sudden change in the
temperature made the conditions un-
favorable to good playing, and they have
not appeared at their best, although
Ives work has been quite clever. Last
evening they gave an exhibition. before
the De Soto club, and this week they
will appear at the Standard Billiard hall,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

, WIFI
Sa sinaw, Faatz,
Arundel. Clark
son, Whitney (the
great third base
man of the Giants]
Spence and Tom
Forster:withMus-
kegon. NJ e. yers,
D0nnelly and Pat
ton; with Grand
Rapids, GetZein,
Cast field an d
Stockwell; with
Bay City, Morri-
son, Foutz. Davis,
Cudworth, Nc
Gonig | e It h e
Brooklyn III a IL
+o0arl Rol,,,,cOn
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

has ever Deen seen on ST. Pauf Dali
field as occurred at the end Of this
Grand Rapids series. On the Bay City
team were men who have since become
famous. Chief among these was pitcher
Dave FOutZ. This player was so great
a success that President Won der Abe.
of the Browns, purchased his release
for $1,000 and thus broke up the league,
as Bay City dropped out when FoutZ
was sold, to be followed in rapid snc-
cession by Saltwater, Fort Wayne,
Terre Haute. Peoria and Muskegon.
A little later others went to smash and
one or two teams were dropped. Finally,
as last resort to keep the league alive,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Milwaukee
held a meeting and admitted Winona to
a four-club league. which lasted about
a month, when all the clubs except St.
Paul disbanded. The Saints took trip
to Cincinnati. St. Louis and Kansas
City. playing with the Union clubs of
those cities. In the hasty sketch above,
many of the prominent players of the
league have not been mentioned. For
instance, with the Milwaukees were the
"onlv' Cushman, Lady" Baldwin.
Tom Morrissy and Cal Broughton; with
Minneapolis, little Nichols, now with
Cincinnati; with Saltwater, Pickett.
Roche, Winner. Shomberg and Dealy;
with Peoria. Plnckney. Burch, Trick
McSorley and Fulmer; with Quincy.
KID Baldwin, Sullivan and Cor
coran; with Terre Haute, McQuery.
Van Dvke and Hellman: with
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Rain interfered.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 9.-The racing
which was to have taken place here
to-day has been postponed on account
of heavy rain until Monday, Feb. IL.
All entries and bets stand.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Old Anse Overcome.

CAIRO, Feb. 9.-The All-American
team defeated the Chicagos in game
of base ball played here to-day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

fight was fierce
! Y W a e e d
t h I 0 ugh the
tenth, eleventh.,
t W e fifth, tllir-
t e e nth, four
teentl, and ff-
teenth innings
without a score
being added to
t h e lily OF
e i t h er club.
when darkness
put an end to
t h e S truggle.
The contest for
4 - 4
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
No encouragement.

Time.
What made you tell me lie, John
ny?" angrily inquired Mrs. Brown. "Be-
cause" pleaded little Johnny. 81 knew
you would lick me if l told you the
truth ,,
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Effects of Abstinence.

Philadelphia Record.
Winks-"Jinks swore off New Years,
didn't he?"
Minks-" Yes"
Il thought it likely. He's drunker
than ever saw him before"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
the sphere pass from his fingers with
fearful velocity. There was sound as

ing broken from a
tree, the ball flew
over the line into
the players bench,
twenty feet to the
right of Tie bats
nj a IL. f O S t e I
Grasped his right
arm with his left
hand, his face as
sumed an ashen
: hue, and he fell in
q heap in the box
in a swOoD. He
Ouickly recovered
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
NOT ALL VELVET.
The Amount of Financial Risk
Involved in Running Ball

Club.
The costs and profit is of running a
league base ball team are prominently
brought to light by the financial
troubles of the indianapolis base ball
club. Each stockholder and guarantor
of that club on Jan. 2f received yer y
elaborate and exhaustive printed state
mant of the organization affairs, COW
ering the entire period since it was
bought from st. Louis, in March 1887,
up to the time Of the surrender Of the
franchise on January q. This reveals
the following interesting state Of affairs,
briefly told in figures. which we all
know never or hardly ever lie:
RECEIPTS. -- ..'s
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Fatalities of the Game.

Base balls mortality list was rather
high last season, no less than twelve
deaths being directly traceable to the
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
Which Half?

Judge.
Polly (the chambermaid)-'I was only
half liked by the family lived with
last, and | had to co." Bridget the
cook)-"From me own experience an
yure looks. dim layin' bets it were th'
master half that liked yeZ."