St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-19

That the services to be rendered
by COmiskey are to play
first base, captain and manage
the team for term of three years, was
openly stated. OF course everybody in
terested in base ball would like to Know
what will be paid for those services.
and ''cranks'' about town are already
guessing and figuring. Outside Of Com
iskey and the White Stocking officials
the only person who claimed to have
any information on the subject were
Arson and Jim Hart, who said they un-
derStOod ''Commy" would get $500 Il
year. Jim Hart said: chats what he
was offered when we were out on the
coast, and l guess it's safe TO say he
didn't sign for any less. Secretary
Brunell would not say anything about
the salary beyond admitting that it was
a big one. But" said he. I'VE
had TO get him. We couldn't af-
ford 10 let him escape. He is the
best in the Countrywide greatest first
baseman and the greatest captain in the
profession. Just see what he did in st.
Louis. That's enough to convince any
bOdy of his value. He is a man You
can depend on, and he is heartily in
be was great favorite, and the people
down there are sorry 10 lose him."
A more delighted man than Fred
Pfetfer could hardly have been found.
'.Its great piece OF work. said he.
''tO get this maR-go0d management
and good luck. With him on first FL
be able to play second base. something
] was not able to do in the old team.
You'll not find him tied to the bag. He
covers more ground than any other first
baseman you ever saw, and at that he's
always at the bag when he ought TO be.
It's great, tell you"
he did yesterday, when he walked into
the headquarters of the Players:
League. Still he complained Of being
tired. He had been travelling for eight
days. and during that time had slept
only one night in bed. He was in a
hurry to get through with the business
on nd so that he could go to his
fathers house on the West side and
take rest. Referring to the Browns
trip to the coast he said:
ut was the longest ever made on land
by any club. We have been away since
Nov. ]. and have travelled about 1O. 600
miles. We went to Kansas City, then
to Denver, playing few games at in
termediate points through Kansas.
From Denver we returned East until
we struck the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas
line, on which we went through the In
dian territory into Texas. We worked
through Texas to New Orleans, and
from there west through Texas TO FL
Paso. and thence to Los Angeles. From
Los Angeles we went TO San Francisco.
and from San Francisco to Portland and
back. 1t rained nearly all the time we
were on the coast, and we played only
few games. Coming back we went TO
Portland, from there to Salt Lake, then
TO Denver and st. Louis, reaching our
starting point Wednesday morning."
How do you feel about coming to
ChicagO?"
~ like it, and / regret leaving ST.
Louis.. Chicago Is my home. but had
played so long in st. Louis and had
made so many friends that | was at
tached to the place. ] know it isn't
Chicago. but it is a good town and !
must speak well of the people there. ii
we only have a winning team here, and
] think we will, I'll he happy. We have
great team of individual players. and
if they only work together l don't see
how they can be beaten. propose to
do my part to help the team TO win.''
''What about the report that Baldwin
wanted to sign with SpaIding?''
''There was nothing in it. The bows
had 10 take things easy on account OF
the rain, and they all felt good and were
full of fun. Ravens. Spalding's agent,
approached Baby who strung him
along. That's all there was to it. lie
didn't think Ravens would take il
seriously and telegraph Spalding.
Ravens also approached Ryan, and
Ryan got hot and notified him not to try
1t again. We left Badly and Latham