St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-20
DIAMOND DAsHES.
Gossip About Players in the Sew
epal Leagues,

Speaking of the money that the Cleveland
club made last summer. President Frank
Robinson made the statement one day last
week that every cent of profit made by thes
club was during the week of July 4. Prior.
to that time the clubs receipts were greaters
than the expenditures, but the surplus was
used in paying back the price of the Detroit
franchise. III the week of July 1t seemed
as though fortune had at last deigned to
smile upon the Forest city. Bya wonder
fully good streak of luck the fight was at
fever heat, Boston being only few games
ahead, and Cleveland crowding it hard for
first place. The enormous attendance at all
the Boston games just about represented
CIeveland'S profit for the SeaSon.-Cley Gland
Leader.
Rochester this year furnishes a magnate
who will be heard from later, if all accounts
are correct He is Gen Henry Brinker, press
ident of the club, and the new vice president
of the American ASSOCIATION. A native of
Meeklenburg- Germany, he emigrated to-
America Wheua mere boy. He did brands:
about the docks, and finally became an at;
tache of butcher shop. Then he went into:
the produce business and saved his earnings.
To-day he owns railroad stocks. distilleries,
and breweries, and his wealth is put at
100000.
The Milwaukee club has signed a new
pitcher named Charles Heard, of Philadel-
phia. Heard has pitched for number of
emi-professiOnal teams, and is said to be
very successful twirler. BE is highly recon-
mended bv Shoch who has been trying for
some time to get him to join the MilWaukees.
Friday he telegraphed his acceptance OF
terms, and said he would leave Immediately
for Milwaukee.
The management of the Milwaukee club is
going to cater to the best class uf people this
season. and has begun the work of reforma-
ton about the park by excluding liquor of all
sorts from the grand stand. The cry of
beer and cigars" will be heard no more by
tbor nf q
mitted free every day except Saturday and
Sunday.-MilwauKee SentlleE
Pitcher yiau, who has been the prize dress
er of the Cincinnatis is jealous OF pitcher
Rhines. who is not only doing clever work in
the box, but has come out in fawn colored
oyercoat, patent leather shoes and an i'm
ported English hat.
Among the stockholders of the Peru club
is Chinese laundryman. He tried to play
ball with the boys the other day. but caugh t
liner in the stomach. He yelled: me
play my money, but no play bale. New
York Star.
The Unions and the Omaha shop nine will
play on the West Seventh street grounds this
afternoon. The battery for the Unions will
be Mattoeks and Williams, and Breslin and
Lynch for the shop nine.
The Central Park Base Ball Club of Mime
apoiis has been recognized, and would like
to hear from any amateur nine in the Flour
CITY.
The Philadelphia brotherhood grounds
have Just been completed,
Ezra Sutton will probably sign to play third
base for Hartford.
Bill Brown has at last arrived in New York
from Frisco.
Jack Doyle will be cont nued at short by
Columbus.
la nders has been signed to catch for the
Albanys.
Toby Lyons has caught the Syracuse public.
Hoy is doing excellent work for Buffalo.