St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-23

to win fame with the fowling piece are
buslly training for the event. o. E. Remey
is running twenty-three and one-fourth
miles every day. and sparring continually
with every cigar sign that falls in his way.
He does this to improve his wind and to get
into form for upper-cutting the targets.
Genalissimo Wettleson visits the gym
nasium twice every month and
TO win the first prize Jim Gray juggles
heavy editorials several hours every day, and
says that he'll be horn swagged' if he don't
get that prize There has been some talk of
barring II. S. Varnum report having be-
come current that he writes poetry, but the
managers will closely watch his behavior
from now until the date ui the shoot, and
govern their final action accordingly. Teddy
says he can bring down big game in a
municipal bear batting contest, and is con-
the clay pigeons. Black Jack Logan
has won fame and fortune at the national
sport Of shooting craps" SO that he has
reason to think that he can do we'll with
birds as targets. H. d. Hudson thought of
entering the lists, but he has concluded that
the guns might adopt the mannerisms of re
porters, and refuse to wait for him to fire
them. W. L. O'Brien Jr., although lover
of sport, says that the cane Is his favorite
weapon, hence declines to enter the match.
ing. He says that he can his
jumbo ali right, but he it
not SO sure about bird "Old Man. Bar
tholomew, having parted with his whIskers.
and therefore, having no obstruction to his
vision, has decided to enter. He will be al
lowed the use of a swinging crane with which
to handle the gun. In fact, nearly all of the
regular newspaper workers are preparing for
the event, with the exception of two we'll
known journalistic lights, who are under
stood tc be barred as men with records.
Il
Jfenv one doubts that the base hail season
is near at hand a short stroll about the city,
with eyes opened for observation, would sat
isfy him that the query, "How's de score?''
will soon be most common one. Already
the small boy. with his little ball and big bat,
is on the vacant lots and his wild sbriek of
fan i'm out Jimmy" or ''baster FER
hard, Swipsey,n make the welkin ring,
to say nothing of the ring to do up the other
fellows. In every livery stable, and in every
sunny spot that is protected from the still
chilling zephyrs, are little knots of interested
''cranks'' telling all about how Duke held
the opposing nine down in several games
last year. how Minnehan saved the day by oft
and timely hitting, how Foster raced around
the bases, and how Papa" West won the
game by putting it Gt meaning the balD over
the fence. The ice is about all out of the
park. The first game here will be on the
17th Of next manth. and everything is ready
for the summer increase in the death rate,
which is the only salvation for the base ball
loving clerk.
Il
Several times in the course of every twelve
months some one will be found who will re-
fer to Minneapolis as city noted for its
culture and love of art, and that it is coming
to be recognized everywhere as an art center,
a city where the products of genius are vel
coined and appreciated. Hereafter let all
such dealers in adulation forever hold their
peace. Minneapolis is pretty good
sort of city, but it possesses within its
classic precincts so many misguided
to effectually queer good many
laudable enterprises which are fully in ac-
cordance with nineteenth century ideas.
Ever since the exposition was first opened
there has been discussion as to the advisa
bility of opening it on Sunday. There is no
doubt in the minds Of progressive people