St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
DIAMOND DOTS.
Points About Players in Many
Base Ball Leagues.

O'Brien, OF last years Canton team, who
will play in st. Paul this season, stood first
as q second baSeman in the Tri-State league
with an average of .943. In batting he stood
sixty fifth, with an average Of .22O.
The latest on the White-Rowe matter is
that White will go to Boston and Rowe to
Plttsburg, and that a 81, 200 man will be
hired to manage the Buffalo team. Bennett
will also sign with Boston.
Wise can, it is intimated. reinstate himself
III the good graces of the Boston trlumvirate
ife he will make written apology to MI.
Soden for his abuse of the latter last fall.
1t is reported that indianapolis has pur-
chased Pitcher SoWders release from st.
Paul.-oporting Life. Hardly. Sowders has
signed to twirl another seas on in St. Paul.
W. H. Scott, of Kansas City, NO., would
like to know the whereabouts of his relative,
Huh, formerly of the Milwaukees. Who can
give the desired information?
Toledo has signed Jack Sneed, late Of New
Orleans and Sioux City. to play right field.
He is high-priced man, but will get extra
pay for captaining the team.
Manager Morton is still negotiating to Sc
cure Elmer Fosters Release and is trying to
get New York to set figure. letter was
received yesterday, but the proposition made
only amounted to a ''feeler.''
Manager Chapman of Syracuse, has in his
base ball career handled clubs in Louisville,
Milwaukee, Holyoke, Albany, Worcester, De-
troit and Buffalo.
st. Louis people don't relish Joe Heirs
displacement by Shorty Fuller. They con-
slider Herr just as good fielder and a much
better batter.
The disposal of Fuller indicates very plain
" that Mr.. Hewitt is confident that Ward is
to play with Washington during the present
year.
Will Hart, whose arm troubled him last
season, has worked OUT all the soreness
and is open for an engagement.
Bonus prices are coming down. st. Louis
paid but 500 for Fuller, and Columbus
would give but $3.50 for Gilks.
Bushong has not practiced dentistry at all
this winter. He says that he is satisfied with
his income from base ball.
The New York club is standing on its dig
nity and will await a formal challenge from
the Brooklyn club.
Cincinnati will have at least one native on
every team in the American association
next season.
Van Zant, the first baseman of the cham
pion Duluth team of 1886, will play at
Springfield o.
Alvord receives salary from Sacramento
exceeding that of any third baseman in
California.
Second Baseman Greenwood has been re-
leased by he Baltimore club to the Column
bus club.
Louisville and Indianapolis have arranged
for four exhibition games in the spring.
Catcher Pat Murphy of the New York
team, is building house in Worcester.
Manager Mutrie says the New York club
will carry eighteen men next season.
The Senators will make trip in April to
Baltimore, Newark and Jersey City.
King has been practicing throwing bricks
since the season closed.
The Rochester International team will be
blue ribbon straight.
Schoenick has reduced his weight from
270 to 25S pounds.
The new Columbus team has Gastright, a
six -footer.
w. II. Lucas will organize a team at Evans
vile, Ind.
Old John Morrill, wants to play short this
season.
widner has joined the Columbus aggrega-
ton.
Elmer Cleveland is wintering in Johnston,
Pa.
Messitt has again signed with Omaha.
Short Stop Fisher will play in Peoria.
Browning has kept sober all winter.
Chicago may let Darling go.