St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02

and is about the only man TO day gifted with
the science. deXterity, and good enough
"hvsical makeup to face John L. Sullivan in
@ CONTEST
When Nitric was asked the other day what
he would do with the men who are now un-
der contract to the New York club II the In
annapolis team should be eventually trans
ferred to New York he said that he would be
true to the men who had stood by him, and
that he didn't propose to do any Of his play
ers an injustice. Everybody would be
treated with The utmost consideration and
& fairness.
/. :, 'fhe Sioux City club has been completed
by the signing of Henry Seibel, the pitcher
who was disabled last year. The club as now
made up for l~9 is as follows: Pitchers.
Burdick, seibel and Devlin: catchers. Crotty,
Crossley and Murphy;. first base, Powell; ;
second base. BrOSnan: third base, Kappell;
short stop, Stevens: outtielders, Glenn, Cen
ms and Cline.
The first base ball accident Of for 1890 was
reported last week as follows in a dispatch
from Wheeling, W. Va edward Lathrop.
an eighteen year-old boy, was playing ball
with some companions In Brooke county,
north of WellsDurg, Feb. Is. While running
fora ball young LathrOp ran against the cor:
ner of house. He fen to the ground and
died in few minutes
Buffalo telegram saws: ELTON Chamber
lain, who Is wintering here, says he regrets
having engaged with ST. Louii. He will re-
port for duty when Won der Abe wants him,
but he don't believe he will ever play game
there. Won der Abe is now negotiating with
Brooklyn and Cincinnati fer the sale Of
Chamberlain to one of those cities. Brook
Ign is the most likely to get him."
The members Of the Boston league team
have been ordered to report for practice on
y arch 10. After a fortnight spent i'll the
gymnasium they will start on an exhibition
tour, playing in Hartford. New Haven, Wor-
cester. Providence. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Wilmington, Trenton, Newark and Jersey
City.
The Boston league club has signed Catcher
club. He has been highly recommended as
good catcher and heavy batsman. He has
never played professionally. He is twenty
seven years OF age, about five feet eleven
inches in height and weighs $50 pounds
"Peek-a boo" Veach writes the Cleveland
league club officials that with 1.-The help Of
Providence he'll prove the report about his
drinking capacity malicious and untrulhful' ~
Sounds AS II he were performing the opera.
ton so graphically described by Kid Baldwin
as Throwing the harpoon,'
Vincent Daily, the new California catcher
OF the Cleveland league nlne ranked third as
batsman last season. In nluety-two games
al the bat ne stepped TO the plate 4l3 times.
1873 times of which he placed the ball in un-
covered territority,and reached home ninety
four times.
Mike Dorgan will be found once more,
after the lapse of many years, in Syracuse
uniform, III which he first won natio nal
fame. The Syracuse club signed him last
Monday. Pitcher Casey, late of the PhillIes,
was siIDed on Thursday; also Catcher Pat
Dealey, late Of Buffalo.
The O'Brien family is becoming rather nu-
merons i'll the profession. The American AS.
ISOLATION has there players by that name, the
league one and the Players League also one,
while the minor leagues also contain q few
players of that name.
Fred Carroll says he did not spend two
days trying TO sign Burns. of the Kansas
Cltys. As soon rs ne had learned that Burns
had signed with Kansas City he oheyed the
Instructions of the Players leagne to sign no
man under contract.
The death of Pitcher William Blair at
Pittsburg will cost the Chicago club $50 ),
which that organization paid for his release.
II was not thought that Blairs illness was
serious, and he signed Chicago contract
while on sick bed.
The uniforms of the Boston league team
will be white, with red trimmings and stock.
ings. While travelling they will wear gray
suits with red trimmings. There will be
thirty uniforms in all, making an outfit for
fifteen men,
The Casey signed by the Syracuse club
proves TO be no other than the ex pitcher Of
the Philadelphia league club. When pitch
Ing with confluence he is one of the most ef-
fecJlVe III the profession. but he has weak
heart.
The New York league teams home suits
will Ibe white with black stockings caps and
belts. and the words New York. in black
letters on the breast. The travelling suits
will be of gray with maroon trimmings.
Buck Ewing says: IF a pitcher and
catcher understand their business. and play
tdeir points right, IL is impossible for run.
IN giQal fret SanpnA I dnn'f
how fast he may BE-"
It's great year fur Clarkson. Between the
California trip, his coaching at Harvard and
Boston Athletic club, and his engagement
with the Boston league nine. he has been a
We busy man.
BROOKLYN club will be called brooklyn PARK
The grand stand will seat $50 and the free
seats 5000 mUre. All will be in readiness
April l.
/ The National league meeting, for the pnr.
pose of fixing the schedule dates and decid-
hnod players. will begin in Cleveland
March A.
Thomas. Fl. Hart, of last years Fitchburgs,
OF Massachusetts. and L. j. Gums, of Mil
ler'S Falls. Mass. have signed to catch tor
the Louisville Am eriean association team.
Because Cincinnati's pitchers. Rhines and
Wittr0ck, are not yet of age. a New York
Lord Fauntieroys Of the League"
Paul Radford. of the Cleveland team. will
be pushed aside III favor of Pete Browning.
Al johnson suspects RadfOrd of DISPOSE
ton To return to the league.
A. G. Spaldng SAYS he has not engaged any
ball-players to go TO England as instructors
yet. but is on the lookout for likely men.
President Young says that an offer of So.
500. 900 for the National league might be
worthy of consideration.
Manager Buckenburger. of Columbus, has
notified Leblanc that he must sign by Mon
day or be blacklisted. "a
Power. the ex-league and Western associa-
tin umpire. Is to manage the Galesourg In
terstate league team.
The Kansas City club has purchased
Hoover's released from Toronto for a price
said to be $500.
Not a member of the st. Louis champions
Of the world of 1886 will be in the st. Louis
nine Of 1890.
Tom Brown and George Van Haltren are
still playing with the Knickerbockers Of San
Francisco.
Larry Corcoran has been appointed UNI
pire in the Atlantic association.
Won der Abe has signed a Washington,
Mo-. catcher named Calvin.
Norman Baker will positively play with
Baltimore next season.
Bushong has been practicing dentistry all
winter in Brooklyn.
Pitcher Sprague has signed with Toledo.
SPORTING GOSSIP.