St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16
BASE BALL BRIEFS,
DOings Of Players just Before the
~ Seasons Opening.

"
"a Seasons Opening.
d A. G.. Spalding. always practical, takes this
view of the rebellion: "rhis thing had to
come. 1t was only question of time. You
know no man can start up business and
make a success of 1t without having his en-
ployes take it into their heads. at some time
or other. to run things for him. We've just
c got to this point. and we will come out of it
with flying colors.''
The Baltimore club received ST. 900 for
Foreman's release. The contract jumper
will get S3, 200 per season for three years on
personal contract with President Stern.
When not engaged in playing ball his con-
tract supulates that he is to receive $50 per
month al an emplOye in the clothing store of
President Stern.
The building inspectors of New York are
keeping close watch on the erection of the
grand stand al the Players league grounds
in that city. They do not want repetition
of the scare which occurred on the polo
grounds last summer. 1t is SAID they will in.
slst upon asphalt foundations for the grand
stand pillars.
Now that Pitcher Calihan has broken a
promise to Buffalo and signed with Roches-
ter. the Buffalo papers have discovered that
the young man isn't SO very desirable after
all. as he has to be fed with stick of candy
before he goes In TO pitch game i'll order to
keep him in good humOr."
Won der Abe has seventeen men under con-
tracC, diiQ tne lisI VIII prODaDiy reacn twenty
before the end of this month. If The Boss
President fails to secure good team out of
the lot his proverbial good luck i'll this line
will have indeed deserted him.
AS Leblanc is getting III condition South at
the expense of the New York club, the Co.
lumbus club would enjoy double triumph
over Day should Leblanc be awarded TO Co
lumbus. inasmuch as the Buckeye club wonld
have the man in good condition at no eX-
pense TO itself.
In making up Cleveland's spring tour
Manager Schmelz has covered the farWestern
territory, region never before invaded in
the spring by a league club hence it is likely
to prove profitable with good weather.
Kick Carpenter is chatting under the fear
that the Cincinnati club will hold him until
the season begins and then release him when
all the big clubs are filed up. If he is to get
his release he wants it now.
There Will be Il great saving of mileage in
the American association circuit this year.
The longest jump any club will make will be
70 miles. or 40 miles shorter than the
longest one year ago.
President Byrpe, Of the Brooklyn club,
says that the league magnntes never signed
an agreement guaranteeing that indianapolis
and Washington should remain in the league
this season.
The Baltimore News is agitating local
syndicate scheme to take the club out of the
hands OF VOIIierhorst and Barnie and return
II to major league company.
Bug Holidays prize silver bat. presented
to him in SIS for being The best batter in
the Des MOines club, hangs in Jim Keenans
Cincinnati saloon.
The situation In Worcester is not inspiring.
The latest is that 10 money has been sub
scribed and no efforts are being made to OBJ
tain funds.
Pete Browning wentto Hot Springs, as he
expressed it, TO get his lamps in shape so
that he can see flea at one hundrt d Yards"
The Cincinnatis are to report to Manager
Tom Lotus March Il. They will be released
fifteen days earlier at the end of the season.
The Syracuse club will put up two ball
groqnds-one in the city and one at Three
Rivers. which is twelve miles from ,yracuse.
Tits thought that the Toledo club will be
given some trouble oyer Sunday games by the
Toledo Law and Order society.
McGunigle thinks his Brooklyn team the
best i'll the league
Tim Keefe is training the Pinceton col
lege pitchers.
S Joe Quest seems to have dropped out Of
sight altogether.