St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-02
DIAMOND DAsHEs.

How players often get their second wind"
is curiously illustrated in the case of Pop
Smith, Boston's second baseman. Less than
a decade ago he was considered played out
and could not secure paying engagement.
He himself evidently thought the same thing,
for he at that time had accepted position in
a grocery store in this city. His salary was
trivial and he would not have taken the job
had his base ball prospects looked anything
but gloomy. Horace Phillips rescued him,
and Smith was put in as member OF the
Columbus team. His playing there was Of
such line description that Pop was one of the
stars transferred to Pittsburg in the big 1884
deal. There he maintained his even record,
and Boston purchased his release at cost OF
50. 600 Next season viii find him In his old
place with the Bostons, drawing $1,000
salary.
President Brush of Indianapolis, has the
championship bee buzzing in his bonnet at a
lively rate. He feels rather proud over his
success in holding his players against all the
efforts of the brotherhood to get than away
from MIN. and be will feel that he has been
rewarded for his efforts if they now take the
pennant.
Pitcher Healy writes from Cairo. H., that
he will not play with Kansas City in the
Western association next season. He also
adds that he has offered to return his adj
vance money to Kansas City, but President
Speas has not yet answered his letter.
The Comiskey combination left Latham at
Denver fiat broke. and that despite the fact
that he had been advanced more than 500
by the Chicago Players league club. He
stopped over at Denver and telegraphed on
to Chicago for another allowance.
Comiskey was the only one of the st. Louis
Browns who have jumped to the Players
league who expressed any sorrow over leaV-
ing st. Louis. The rest all felt that they and
Won der Abe had squared up all accounts
and owed each other nothing.
Secretary Scandrett says the Pittsburg club
last season paid Carroll salary of $1,000;
Calvin, $4,000; Maui, s., 600; Fields, 81, 800;
Kuehne, $1,000 and Dunlap $500. These
players have all left the club now and Joined
the Players league.
The colors asked for by the National Lea
que clubs to date are: Chicago and Pitts
burg. black; Boston, Cincinnati and Brook
Ign. red; Cleveland; blue; New York. ma
W. H. Jordan. who played left field last
season for the Dallas, Texas team, last week
accepted terms offered by the Washington
club. Ted Sullivan declares that the new
man is second Wilmot.
Harry Schaffer, the old third baseman of
the Boston club, has three broken ribs,
caused By the breaking of q shoestring,
which threw him against the curbstone.
The Western association umpires next sea-
son are to wear blue uniforms with brass but
tons, and TO come upon the field without be-
ing thus arrayed is punishable by fine.
director of the Worcester club says it has
just been discovered that last years Jersey
City club, owned by John b. Day, never put
up Iilc SOuO al dii.
George Munson's contract with Won der
Abe has still another year to run, and he
talks of suing the "boss president for his
salary for the entire term.
Tom Tucker is left-handed batter. This
| leads the World to remark: HE also uses
| his left hand in his ravorite pastime of sign
| ing contracts.
Kansas City has decided to make an out
| fielder out of Elmer Smith. Next season he
| will play in right when not i'll the box.
Bug Holiday has told President Stern that
! he isn't touching drop and goes to church
every Sunday morning.
| Manager Macullar denies that Con Stroth-
| ers has been signed by the Des Moines club.
Three hundred young base ballists have
applied to the National league for places.
The New YORK league team will do its
| spring practicing at Charleston, s. G.
The Chicago league team will go to the Hot
| Springs about March 1.
| Reilly, of Columbus, is coaching the
| Princeton college team.
The Dartmouth college team is in the
| hands of Arthur Irwin.
Comiskey will take couple of teams to
| Mexico next winter.
Hub Collins has become Louisville real
| estate owner.
/ Old Tom York is hustling for q Hudson
| river league.
| Guy Hecker will manage the Pittsburg
| league team.
| Lip Pike wants to act as umpire of some
| league.
Rochester paid Columbus $500 for Green
| wood.
New Haven made money in base ball last
| year.
Perry Werden, Of Toledo, is clever wing
| shot.
| Umpire Jack Brennan is i'll in Indianapo-
| lis.
Burch wants to be fielder for Omaha.
Jack Crooks is to captain Columbus.