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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS CLUB.
Prospects That the Hoosier Cap
itaI Will Remain in the League

Prospects That the Hoosier Cap
itaI Will Remain in the League.
The sensation of the week was the
failure of the old indianapolis assocla-
ton. The moment of the announce
ment, the base ball oracleS began admit
ting clubs all around the country. One
put in Brooklyn, another Cincinnati,
third Buffalo, and New York enthusi-
asst thought Twin City club about the
right size for the peg hole. None of
these gueSSeS, however, are within
mile of correct. The fact is, Indian
ayoliS will remain in the
league. Offers for the club have
been numerous. Dickinson q Talbot,
of Indianapolis, have authorized the
statement that they will pay all debts,
dollar for dollar, amounting to over
$4,000. providing the franchise, play
ers, lease of grounds and bill of sale of
the grand stand are turned over to
them, and they will agree to maintain
the club and strengthen it wherever
possible. This is the most liberal prop
Osition made yet. If accepted it will
wipe out all the debts of the club
by paying them off and place the
club in the hands of men who
will have great interest in seeing that
it is managed properly. The PROPOSE
ton that was sent on TO President
Young proposes to pay the $4,000 due
to the directors and in bank, the S9,250
due the guarantors, the $1,000 which is
McCutcheon's claim, and any other
debts. President Brush has raised a
stock company with a capital stock of
10000. Some of the best men in the
a franchise was warded to Young.
Brush says that they stand in exactly
the same position as other applicants
for the franchise.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
CLEVELAND GETS sPRAGUE.
The Arbitration Committee
Awards the Pitcher to the For
GifHr

The Arbitration Committee
Awards the Pitcher to the For
est City.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 2e.-The Cleveland
clubs management is indeed hustling
towards getting good team together
that will cope with the other league
teams this season. Nothing has been
left undone in the line of getting first
class material, and Manager Lotus
is at present hustling like beaver.
There has been plenty of news per-
tanning to the club during the past week
going the rounds. Two very important
transactions were made which has
doomed base ball to its highest extent in
this part of the country. McAleer and
Sprague have been landed and general
progress on all sides is noticeable. Nc
Aleer, the heavy batting outfielder
of the Milwaukee club, was wanted by
many clubs, but the ClevelandS had
the call, and for 81, ZOO in hard cash and
Keas and Alberts, the Milwaukee club
released him, and Secretary Hawley
was not slow in having the new conner
sign contract. He will be played in
left field. Radford will cover center and
Twitchell is to look after right field,
though if Columbus needs him badly a
trade may be effected for Daily, of
the Was6ingtons. Secretary Hawley
signed Sprague on Tueseay, taking
very big chances as to whether the ar
bitration committee, which was to try
his case, would consent to such move,
but the signing of the player was in
deed very wise move, for President
Young decided the casein favor of the
CleYelandS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
BARNES ISN'T HOPEFUL.
The st. Paul Manager on Base
Ball in England.

John Stone Barnes, whorecently went
to Ireland to claim a fortune to which
he fell heir, writes as follows about the
possibilities for the future of the Amer
lean national game in Great Britain,
says the Sporting Life:
"Well, it may be more interesting for
you to learn my ideas of introducing
our national game of base ball into
Great Britain. While in London | spent
quite pleasant time with a number
of the leading sporting men, and after
several debates on what it would cost
to make the game of base ball popular
here. we arrived at the unanimous con-
clusion that the outlay would run the
Bank of England dry. also had
several conversations with the more
unsophisticated class of Euglishmen,
and they informed me that the 'gawme'
l spoke of was over 100 years hold
'ere,' only under another name
FOUNDERS. l saw at once it was use
less to converse any further with this
class of sports on that subject. 10 put
it all in nutshell, | am strongly of the
opinion that when base ball is popu-
lar game in Great Britain you and L
will have long put On the golden
slippers and passed to the beautiful
shore. as at present in this country, in
their estimation, there are only two
games in existence - foot ball and
cricket"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27

always liked me. Say. call the salary
the same as last season, and Arlie is
yours for 1889. Come, now; that's a
good fellow! Give the old standby a
chance for his white alley
"'Oh, $500 will bridge me over my
present financial troubles. What do
you say?'
"'Well, let it go. Tell Munson to fix
up your contract
"Five minutes later Lath's name was
at the bottom of st. Louis contract.
The show with which Latham was
travelling is reorganizing, and will be on
the road again soon. Although Lath
made big money last base ball season
and has drawn $110 week with the
Fashions Co., he had just so cents in
his pocket when he signed the contract.
He is the most improvident player in
America. He never touches intoXicat-
ing liquor. but in spite of this fact is
always dead broke. What he does with
his money is past finding out"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
NAMES JULY 8
AS the Day on Which He Will
Shine

SHINE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Prof. John l..
Sullivan is angry at the published
reports of recent spree. He CON-
ments upon the recent criticisms upon
him in the illustrated News in this
fashion,:
81 am uot at all surprised at the
roasting received in some New York
papers last week regarding my drink
ing. 1t is not worth denying. / am
used to this ssort of abuse nowadays.
There was time when it would have
bothered me, but am too much man
of the world to take much notice of it.
In fact, the more attacks of this kind
on my personal and public doings are
made the better like IT. It's the best
advertising man can get.
$50 on, my brothers Of the press, pitch
in. / will be there all the same on the
Sth day of July, and you'll have some
thing worth reporting in your paper if
you are in the Notwithstanding that
may shock the people more than my al
legged racket of last week.
"There are lot of weak sneaks who
follow me around and watch me like
cats when eat. drink, sleep, walk, talk,
sneeze, wink, sit, stand, run, jump, ride,
read, play, joke or do any mortal thing.
If / was not a strong man they would
certainly turn my head by making me
think / am the greatest man that ever
lived. know and feel that can whip
any living man in fair, square fight,
but am not great orator, artist, actor,
doctOe or lawyer am just what /
claim to be, and nothing else."
Sullivan has black eye. He came
by it in this way: While he was in
Behan's saloon, Boston, some of his
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
Long John Is Wrathy.

Cincinnati's first baseman. Long John
Reilly, who is on strike for bigger
salary, has grievance which he shares
with many players in other clubs. Says
he:
ssIf I don't get what ask for am
done. Matters were misrepresented to
me year ago. when l signed. but you
can gamble that won't be fooled again.
1 am not the kind that wants the whole
hog or none. I want the hackers of the
club to make good profit On their in
vestment, but when they go TO work and
pay players from the minor leagues sal
aries that in some instances are $500 in
excess of what receive, then am not
going to be stinted in my demand"
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friends tried to get him to 60 to Cook
ms, where he could be kept from whis-
ky. AS last resource, Annie Living
ston was sent for, and upon approach
ing him she said: "John, come with
me. You are not doing right" He
sneered at her and turned to the bar for
one more drink. She tried to pull him
toward the door. whereupon he made
motion as if to strike her. The woman.
quick as a flash, clinched her right hand
and planted it with telling effect upon
Johns right eye. The giant gazed at
her a few seconds, and the look of sur
prise on his face was ludicrOus. Then
he took the girl by the hand and shook
ut warmly. You have done what no
man here could have DONE" he said,
and ordered another round of drinks.
A few minutes later he left the place
with her
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27

for St. Paul. am betting hats, how
ever, that the young man with the lurld
hair will be ready when we want him.
Morrissy is reported to have I'M
bosomed himself to a Milwaukee Sentl-
mel reporter in the following aStonish-
ing fashion: 81 have not signed with
st. Paul yet, and l don't know that L
will. Of course / am held under the
reserve rule, but am n0body's slave,
and if st. Paul wants to hire men for
song they can count me out. The salary
limit rule is bOb-talled affair, when
provides for maximum, but says moth
ing about minimum wages. ST. Paul is
offering chromOs as prizes, but Studl-
ously avoids mentioning pay for serv-.
ices. The club has only signed two of
the old men, Tuckerman and John
Sowders. O'Brien, of the Ohio State
league, is also signed, and Treadway, of
the Central league, will play left field.
st. Paul don't want the pennant, and
all they care for is making some money
by hippodrome pure and simple"
If this is what the first baSeman said,
the GAINESVILLE papers have evidently
not kept him posted. The players
signed by President Thompson are as
follows: Treadway. Mains. O'Brien,
Doyle, Farmer, Werrick, Pickett,
Reilly, Broughton, Tuckerman and Sow
ders. OF the old men not signed there
are only Murphy, Carroll and Morrissy.
Only thirteen men will be carried by
the management, so it is mathe-
NAUTICAL certainty that one of
the three men will not get
a berth in ST. Paul. The men of the
team will be placed about in the follow
ing order: Pitchers, Sowders, Tucker
man and Mains: catcherS, Broughton,
Doyle and Farmer; second base.
O'Brien; third base, Werrick or Reilly;
short stop, Pickett; left field, Tread
way. This leaves first base. center field
and right field open. 1t is expected
Murphy'S contract will be along in
few days, and then Carroll or Morrissy
may be engaged. 1t is not sure, though,
that Werrick may not play first base
and pitcher right field, leaving both
the old players out.
Manager Barnes considers the Des
Moines outlook decidedly shaky. He
thinks the sale of the backbone of the
team to Toledo means probable diSSolu-
ton. AT the same time he is not quite
sure what the association may do in
case of a break at the Hawkeye capital.
''Of course" he says, 1.-The league will
be an eight-club organization. We have
taken in Denver and st. Joe, and can't
drop either OF them now. Plenty of
cities will want to enter, however. Lin
coin. Neb., looks like the most promis-
ing town in the list. Hastings, in the
same state, is also good town. Then
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
THE GREAT PROCTOR KNOTT.
How the Junior Champion and
Futurity Winner Is Wintering.

Futurity Winner Is Winterfng.
Sam Bryant has ten horses in his
stable at Louisville, and all the racing
world knows that he expects to cut a
wide swath this year. Eight of the lot
are two-year-Olds, and include a full sis
ter to Proctor Knott and a full brother
to Come to Taw. Some extracts from
very readable article in the Courier
Journal will serve to show what the
noted owner of Proctor Knott will cam
paign with this season. His string is as
follows:
Proctor Knott, CHI e, three years old, by
Luke -Tallapoosa.
Come to Taw. br C, three, by Long Taw-
Mollle Seabrook.
Etruria, b f, three by Leonatus Apple Bios
som.
Maj. Nolan, b c, two, by Great Tom-Bon-
eta.
Uncle Bob b c, two, by Luke Blackburn
Vintage Time.
Lexington, CHI C. two, by Long Taw-Mol-
lie Seabrook.
Conrad o, b C, two, by Ten Brock Allegro.
Fast Time, be, two. by imp. Midlothian
Peerless.
Charlotte Cushman, CHI +, two, by Luke
Observation-Disclosures.
Flambesu, C, two, by Forester Bounce.
The stable also includes two year
llngs, one brother to Come to Taw.
MIR. Bryant personally manages the lot,
and in fact would not permit any other
trainer in the world to say how his
youngsters are to be handled. The
stable arrangements are perfect, every
horse being so situated that no accident
could happen without the own
er being Immediately acquainted
with the fact. Proctor Knott,
as might be expected, occupies
the post of honor, a roomy box at the
extreme end of the stable. The box is
divided by partition rail, which keeps
the hero of the Junior Champion and
the Futurity on thick bed OF clean and
sweet straw. the other compartment be-
ing required to give the trainer and en-
plOyes easy access to the crack, for he
nearly always has one or more pairs OF
watchful eyes on him. Since last fall
the great gelding has taken On consider
able flesh ana has filled out wonderful
ly, but it speaks we'll for his trainers
care, that while he seems to wear com
Portable amount of adipose tissue his
muscles are as firm as they ever were,
and it would require but little prepare
ton to fit him for the post. His legs,
always as hard and sound as flint, are
simply perfection, there being not one
blemish on them, and taken altogether,
Knott is the same great racer, only
larger and stronger, that he was last
year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27

itance from deceased uncle. He says
he found affairs about as he expected,
and the estate will soon be placed at his
disposal. An incident which amused
him immensely occurred when he
landed at Queenstown. A native of the
land where the shamrock grows sat on
a package at the wharf peacefully
smoking his pipe. When Barnes bag
gage was tumbled out, showing on the
end of his trunk the inscription, John
S. Barnes, st. Paul, U. S. A. the big
Irishman's face lit up with a smile as
he said: "Well, hoW'S things in Ire
land? l see you've just come over from
New York. We read American papers
when we want news of ourselves"
The genial manager said his
voyage was devoid of incidents of
general interest. His experience on
the briny was exactly like that of 999
of every thousand-a feeling soon after
the steamer pulls out to old ocean that
man is but mite in great world, fol-
lowed by yearning for the earth. He
got through it all, however, without
having to be thrown into the Atlantic in
a shrOud, as though nothing had hap
pened.. Speaking of next years team.
he said;
THE St. Paul club lsIin excellent trim
and we Will be able to play with the
best of them. Our old players were all
under reserve, and we didn't have to
put up so much advance money, nor did
we have to surrender our best men to
the older associations without getting
something for them. The players Of
the team of 1888 will not all appear here
in 1889. Of course you know Durea
and Earle have been sold, and it is pos
sible we may let some club in one of the
big associations have one or two more
of the stars. However. there
Will be many familiar faces in the Cap
ital City team. The adoption of sal
ary-limit rule made it necessary for us
to cut expenses, and some of the boys
kicked loud and long over the proposed
reduction of salaries. They are coming
to their milk, though, with alacrity, and
we will soon have all of them we want
corralled. eilly rushed into print with
the statement that he would not sign
with st. Paul at the salary offered, and
stated that he was ready to sign with
anybody. When he saw his talk in
cold print he was paralyzed, and
fastened to tell President Thompson
he did not mean it and signed a
contract with ridiculous haste. Pickett
was also inclined to step outside the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
CHRIS AND ARLIE,
The Great Third Baseman Inter
views His Boss and Signs.

II
views His Boss and Signs.
'While in New York President Won
der Abe secured Latham's signature to
a contract" says the Cincinnati En-
quirer. 1.-THE st. Louis magnate was in
the Grand Central hotel when Lath shot
athwart his vision from the hotel door,
and with sort of P. Rooney-dance-me-
otf-the-stage-skip drew alongside der
boss president"
"'Hello, Chris, here's your Arlie,'
shouted the irrepressible third base
man.
eyes. and l can pretty near guess
what my Arlie wants. was tie presi-
dents retort.
"'Now, what do you suppose it is?"
inquired Lath.
"a little sum of advance money!
Somebody must have told you,
Chris; you guessed 1t the first time.
Little Arlie is down to cloth, and he
must get grub-stake somewhere. By
the way, Chris, how big touch will
you stand to-day? Of course you want
the freshest man on earth for next
seasOn?'
"'That depends retorted the st.
Louis magnate. If you are prepared
to stand a cut of $500 am ready to talk
business
".Oh, now, Chris! don't be hard on
your favorite player. You know you
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
sTAMBOUL.
A California Stallion That Is Com.
lug to the Front.

A California Stallion That Is Com.
lug to the Front.
The California trotting stallion SIAM
boul will be one of the sensational per-
formers on the Eastern tracks this year,
and from his performances will be
formidable competitor even for Guy.
Patron and Prince Wilkes. STEAMBOAT
is being wintered at ROsemeade ranch,
San Gabriel, Cal. He now rates seven
years old, and as he took two-year-old
record OF 2:37, a three-year-old record
of 2:2615, a fOur-year-old record of 1928,
a five-year-Old record of 2:171a, and a
six-year-old record of 2:1422ss, he has shown
q remarkably steady and rapid improve
ment. Whether he has yet reached his
limit is an open question, but as he IS
regarded as an absolutely sound horse
and is hampered with neither weights
nor heavy shoes, his prospects are I'M
usually good. After winning the Ma
tional stakes in California his shoes
were taken off and all four found to
weigh only 161a ounces, and he wore
others of the same weight when he took
his record of 2:143. Woodruff took the
first heat of the National race in 2:17.
with Stamboul Tapped on his wheel.
The latter took the second, third and
fourth heats respectively, in 2:17, 2:17s4
and 2:17, showing himself very game as
well as fast.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
THE MINNEAPOLIS TEAM.
Eleven of Its Fourteen Men
understanding About the
New Men.

New Men.
Manager Sam G. Morton, of Mime
apolis, has now signed eleven of the
fourteen players he expects to begin the
season with. Last week in Chicago he
signed Duke" Jansen as catcher. Jan
sen played this position with Denver in
'S6. with Syracuse in 'S7, and with
local Chicago nine last season; also Tom
Pierce, of the Princeton college
nine as first base. and Milt West, a
right fielder, who played last season
with the Columbus in the Tri-state
league. He confidently expects to get
Sprague ultimately, and says that the
qualified articles of the National associ-
ation will not permit Cleveland to hold
him. The board that will de-
eide the matter does not meet
until March, and the report that
Cleveland'S cause has been ratified, is.
he says, mistake. Sprague has signed
for Morton Hende rShott, who pitched
for Lafayette, Ind, in the State league
last season, and Byrnes. a Cleveland
pitcher. Morton is now Oh the lookout
for another battery and a third base
man, and when he gets them his nine
will be complete.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
Umpire, ]. ii. Nanny, OF Rockford, III.

Umpire, J. ii. NANNY, OF KocRloru, III.
when Arson Joined the Forest Citys in
n, he was the greenest specimen of
humanity that ever donned a uniform.
That he is self-made ball player goes
without saying. His style of play is
different from anybody-it is peculiar,
and might be properly termed AN
sonian." He has no superiors and
scarcely an equal as winner. His near
est competitor may be found in Comis-
key. Place Arson in charge of the
Bostons for $50, and the pennant would
be won before Bunker Hill day ami
versary. That is what Boston wants,
but they never will get Arson. as he
and the Chicago club are one and the
same. JAS. F. MCKEE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
DOMlNICK'S Def,
Mccartney Is Anxious to Fight
Dempsey to a Finish.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
I PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-The Sun
day Item tomorrow will have a letter
from Dominick F. Mccartney, in which
Che says he has made repeated efforts to
get On match with Sullivan, Mitchell,
Dempsey, Kilrain, Killen and others,
but has been unsuccessful. He singles
Dempsey out for some remarks reflect
ing on his ability. He wants a fight
to finish with Dempsey with skin
tight gloves, Queensbury rules. Nc
Caffrey says that if either of the San
Francisco organizations, the California
Athletic club, or the Golden Gate club,
should be willing to guarantee a purse
of $1,000 he is satisfied tie have the
match take place in that city under their
auspices. In addition to the purse he
is willing to wager SO, 500 to s., 900 on
the outside that he will win. He puts
up forfeit of $500.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
RESULTED In A TIE.
The ChicagOs and All-Americans
PLAY q Game at COlumbO.

COLOMBO, Jan. 26.-The Chicago and
base ball teams arrived
here last evening and played a
game this Afternoon. A large
crowd of spectators was present.
The game was watched with intense
interest, and the beautiful play of the
teams was enthusiastically applauded.
Owing TO want of time, the game was
called at the end of the fifth inning, the
score then standing tie, each team
leave on their homeward journey to-
night,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
FLEET.FOOTED WANITA.
The Little Filly Which Will Break
Records This Year.

A phenomenal young trotter is owned
in Wyoming, says Gallagher in the Chi
cago Tribune. Last summer, when AK
tell showed mile in 2:2414 at Washing
ton park, his owner offered to match him
against Bell Boy or any other three
year-old in the country. Those who
witnessed the performance believed
Mr.. Williams was safe in making the
offer, and had the ''def'' been accepted
the great two-year-old would have been
heavily backed. Against all three
year-oIds then known AXtell appeared
invincible. When he was entered in
the three-year-old events of the Over
land park fall meeting the stakes looked
like gifts to his owner. But his owner
did not bring him here. Had he come
here he would have been beaten, and
badly beaten. Among the entries
against him was the roam flily Wanlta,
three-year-old, by Aberdeen, dam Wy
oming Belle, by loves Pilot. She was
entered by her owner, A. G. Beckwlth,
of Evanston, WyO. She was brought
here about three weeks before the meet
ing opened by William Y. Weiand, who
developed her. Anticipating the COM
ing of Axtell, Weiand worked the filly
quietly. When there was anybody
around he usually sent her miles in
about 2:2S or 2:29. A week before the
meeting opened Weiand concluded 10
feel of the filly and see if she had her
speed. The track was new and rough,
at least two seconds slower than Wash
ington park. He waited until near noon,
when the other trainers had finished ex-
ercising their horses and gone to town.
and then brought her out. She went to
the half in 1:11H and came home in
1909, completing the mile in 2:21. The
third quarter was covered in :351aa, and
the final in "a. 1t was an easy mile,
and Weiand is positive she could have
beaten 2:1S that day. and could have
gone in PIG during the meeting.
Rain Prevents Races.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-The races
have heen nOStnOned until Monday on