St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
SEEN FROM The STAND.
Some of the Best-knoWn Players
Done Up in Paragraphs.

The Athletics. according to Gillian, Of
the Philadelphia Record, contemplate
signing female pitcher at a salary of
5000. Manager Sharshig has deep
laid scheme by which he hopes to win
the pennant. Billy ought to sign an
official bartender and furnish each man
with a. hose and lots OF sarpaparilla.
They were too ardent in the cause OF
temperance last season, and although
thev put down good deal Of liquor
they did not entirely cut off the supply.
brewery nine has the country seen the
like. The pennant of 1888 was pawned
by the Athletics for booze. This is the
truth, the whole truth ana nothing but
the truth.-Sp0rting News.
A Western writer figures it out that
the Columbus club paid $500 for the
players it purchased, distributed as fol-
lows: $3.50 to the Cincinnati club for
the release of O'Connor, Kappel Bligh
and young Weyhing: $1,000 to the Kan
sas City club for McTammany; $1,000
to Brooklyn for Orr and Mays; 5000 to
the Baltimore club for Greenwood: $3.50
to the Syracuse Stars for Mari, and
5000 to the Washington club for Daily
and Widner, making an aggregate of
S7,45O.
NJ. j. McLaughlan, of Dover, N. a.,
who has officiated in the last few sea-
sons in the New Hampshire and New
England leagues, is spoken of as
young man of exceptional qualifications
for work in bigger league. He bears
an excellent reputation for sobriety,
honesty, capability and undaunted
New England who indorse him for a
N1oa bn cto of nf
leagues.
baseman of the Pittsburg club. says
Fuller, the new shortstop of the
Browns. is a wonderful player in that
position, and that the team will he
stronger in its infield with Fuller's adj
dition than it has ever been. Dunlap is
not given to complimentiDg brother ball
players; lie is too selfish for that; so
that what he says of Fuller properly
comes within lange Of the saying,
"Praise from Sir Hubert is praise in
deed. St. Louis Republic.
Pitcher Staley of the Pittsburg club
says his arm is all right. and as for
stealing bases on him, that will be inn
possible in the future, as he has given
much time to the requirement of
trick which, when applied, will send
the party attempting to steal to the
bench quicker than an accident.
1t is reported that one Western asso-
citation team has already violated the
salary limit. and that President Nc
Cormick is to demand its books for the
purpose of investigating the rumor.
Should the club be found guilty it is
subject to fine OF $1,000.
The Greenhood and Moran club, OF
81 l>, 1<,to IS
money to be able to offer Pickett, OF st.
Paul. 500 per month. This is probably
a fairy tale started by young Mir. Pick
EFT, to work up some Eastern manager.
Sporting News.
- Milwaukee has released Joe Straus
from reservation, and he is at liberty to
sign wherever he may please. Joe is
spending the winter with his wife at his
home in Cincinnati. 1t is rum0red that
he may 90 to DeS MOiDeS TO fill Billy
Alvord's shoes.
Manager w atkins of the Kansas City
club has sent letters to Manning, one
of his players with the Spauldlng tour
lists, to both Cairo and Paris, instruct
ing him to be on hand April l. Man.
ager Schmelz of the Cincinnatis has
done the same by Earle, one of his
players.
An Eastern Wisconsin base ball
league for the coming season is talked
of. The following towns have been
mentioned: Fond du Lac, Oshkosh,
Menosha, Kaukauna. Marinette, Oconto,
Escanaba, Green Bay and Appleton.
Capt. Anson coaching his players in
game Of ball at the base of the great
Egyptian pyramid)-Forty centuries are
looking down on you, Williamson.
Bang the stufing out Of 'er.-Chicago
Tribune.
Won Der Abe wants Pitcher King to
sign for S40O less than he received last
year and Pitcher King wants an increase
of salary This situation seems to afford
a fair basis for compromise contract
at last years figures.
The new Columbus team-counting
the outlay for releases of players and
mprovements-wil cost $4,000 this
year. 1t will take good many quar-
ters to make that up.
Wheelock is soon to be married. An
other case of contract; but let it be
hoped the question of release will never
come up in the latter case.-Boston
Herald.
Jesse Damn, the famous Yale catcher,
will play in Buffalo amateur clubne
season, receiving the delivery OF Cham