St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-24

q April 10 to 25-When
the team will begin regular games in
Mllwaukee-several contests will oc-
cur. Seven of these will be with the
of the Twin Cities, each club taking
the gate receipts of the games it
wins. 1t will be week yet before
the passage of the ordinance allowing
the Minneapolis management to put in
its grand stands, but it is thought the
grounds can be put in readiness for at
least a portion of these. preliminary
contests. The roster of the st. Paul
team will be: Tuckerman, Sowders
and Mains, pitchers; Broughton and
Farmer, catchers: Hawes, first base;
stop; Reilly, third base; Tredway, left
field; Murphy, center field. and
CARROLL, RIGHT FIELD.
The last named has notyet signed
contract, but Manager Barnes says
there is positively 10 doubt as to his in
tention of putting in the summer pull
ing down flies for the local nine. 1t is
not yet certain, however, that Pickett
will remain in st. Paul. Dame Rumor
promising young short stop is to go
elsewhere. That there have been
many offers made for him is certain.
but their source is known to the
newspaper fraternity in but few
instances, and the outcome of the whole
affair is shrouded in mystery. One of
the correspondents received on Friday
telegram from his paper in New York,
inquiring whether or not Mutrie had
made an offer for Pickett. 1t was de-
MED here that any negotiations were
pending. 1t is known. however, that
Manager Barnes is willing to part with
his player for a round consideration,
and it is equally certain that the New
York team is trif1e
SIIAKY AT SHORT.
Young Wagenhurst, the Princeton
player signed during the winter, is re-
garded as too green for campaigner,
and it is uncertain whether Ward will
play in New York, Boston or Washing
ton. President Day wants to pocket the
$40 0 offered by Washington and give
some young infelder chance for dis
tinction. He has heard of Pickett and
regards him with favor. 1t is not be-
yond the probabilities, therefore, that
the New York management has
put out feeler to discover what Pick
ett's release can be purchased for. 1t
private letter that Pickett will
be wanted there in certain
contingency. If Ward doesn't be-
come a Senator. there is big
chunk of daylight between second and
third into which good man must be
thrust. 1t is understood that Wilmot,
O'Brien and Hoy, all of whom have
played with Pickett, have sent letters
to Washington urging that the crack
Western Lacquer be given place at the
Capital city. Another report says Ted
Sullivan has been commissioned by
President Hewitt to come out West and
buy the PLAYER. AT this iuncture big
money will have to be put up for
Pickett. Manager Barnes says it is late
in the season to secure good man for
short field. and he does not propose to
CRIPPLE HIS OWN TEAM
without getting his price for Pickett.
This is said to be not less than 81, 500
nor more than $1,000. Attendants of
games in st. Paul would be sorry to see
this really great player sold, as he is the
life of the contests in which he appears.
In the field his work is done with agil-
ity, neatness and accuracy; with the
bat he is a safe, hard hitter, and on the
bases he is tricky, speedy and timely.
The st. Paul team as whole is some
thing of an enigma. Apparently, ii
outfeld, of average strength with
the willow, and pretty fair
ON the bases. Upon the work
done in the box much depends, but the
success of the three young men hired
to do the pitching is problematical.
Mains comes with powerful body and
good record. The question to be de-
cided is whether he will build to the
past or sink into obscurity. Sowders
and Tuckerman are base ball phenom-
ena. Their pitching is of such an un-
even character that the unexpected is
constantly happening. When it is pre-
dlcted they will be killed." chances
are largely that they will strike out
from ten to sixteen men, aud retire the
side with two hits and no runs. On the
other hand, when they strike a clul
with which they are
SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CINCH,
two and three-base hits and home ru Ms
are ratified out o if their delivery in be.
wldering profusion. The uncertainty
of their work is so great that games in
which they pitch are excellent ON which
to make blind bets. However, their
fate is not unlike that of many of the
best pitchers in the country. They are
older by a year than last season. and
steadier work may be expected from
both. Farmer and Tredway are two
unknown quantities. Of the former, il