St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-10
BASE BALL BRIEFS.
Gossip About Players in the Vari-
Gus Big Leagues,

The SUBMITS. of ST. Paul Park. and the
Sentinels, of Daytop's bluff pay at Pullman
avenue to-day. Batteries for the former
Beals and Damrkoeger. for the latter. BOtt and
Spindler The Sentinels prepared 10
meet all clubs whose members are between
sixteen and nineteen years of age. Follow
ing are the players and positions: Spindler,
catcher: Bott, pitcher; Brewer, first base ;
Davis, second base; Griffin, shortstop; Nc
Donou gh. third: Mccullough, Phillips and
Jaeger in out field. Address Rude Bott Gs5
East Fourth street. Albert Gatzka, the
catcher of the Diamonds. will umpire the
game
A commercial base ball league, consisting
of the following clubs: Standard Oil Com
pany. LindeKes, Warner & Schumacher
Company Z, First regiment and The City
Statesmen, has been organized. Each club
will play nine games in all, CONNIE ncing
Saturday, May IL, with Company Z vs.. The
City Statesmen, and the Standard Oil Com
pany VS.. Lindekes, Warner d. Schumacher
c. 7. Spear, of Company E, is the president
and secretary of the league. The next meet
ing of the league will be held next Wednes-
day evening in Company Els room at the
army.
The Burr street nine defeated the Alerts
yesterday afternoon by a score of Ia to . The
battery for Burr street was Mullane aud
Smith, and Merthie and Klausterman for the
Alerts. The features Of the game were the
fielding of the Burr Streets and the home
runs by Barlow. Banning and Pearlman.
The Metropolitans will play the Acmes on
the st. Albans street grounds this afternoon,
for SIS a side. This promises to be a very
interesting game, as both clubs are made up
of good players. The batteries will be Holmes
ana Snow for the Metrop1litans Davidsoni
and Reichow for the Acmes. E
Joe Gerhardt has been released by Louis.
vile. The papers would have none OF
Move up, Joe, and really forced him out of
the team.
George Miller has made q bet that the
Pittsburgs will average seven runs to the
game this season. He must have money to
spare.
Matt Kelly and Jerry Hurley were released
by Cincinnati, but Kelly objected, and they
were placed on the list again.
The once noted catcher, John Clapp. of
the old New Yorks, is now policeman ia
Ithaca. ~
Lou Hardie, the old Chicago catcher, has
been signed TO play with Oakland. rs
Buck Ewing now keeps his arm encased in
red pepper bag to keep it warm.
Kansas City wants Elmer Foster. Cincin-
natl has first call on his services. vnr
The Washington club is said to be making
money despite its poor showing.
Hoy is as much thought Of at st. Louis as
WEIGH was in his palmy days.
Kuehne has made hit in Columbus and
may be regarded as fixture.
Cleveland is now in undisturbed possession
of Second Baseman Childs.
The Philadelphia league club will give
Pitcher Hustled trial.
Comiskey has sore finger, but persists i'm
playing just the same.
Terry, the Brooklyn pitcher, has an aggra-
waited case of malaria.
Willie McGill is now full-fedged member
of the st. Louis club.
Dunlap will play third base for Washington
when he RECEIVERS.
Pop Smith has been signed by the Wash
ington club.
The Cincinnati league club has let Frank
Foreman go.
Charley Bastian is in Philadelphia without
a job.
Danny Richardson's throwing arm is sore.
Tom Sullivan has signed with Rochester.