St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-01
INDOOR BASE BALL.
The Militiamen Preparing for
the Winter With Great En- D
thuSiaSm.
twenty Games to Be Played
by Clubs Of Four Neigh
boring Cities.
Western Association Mana
gers Beginning to Size Up
the Situation.
a New York Prize Fight--Re-
suits Of Yesterdays
Races.

A meeting was held at the st. Paul
lrmory Friday night by representa-
lives of companies A, 3. G, ID, L, q, of
the First regiment, for the purpose of
organizing an indoor baseball league.
d. F. FITZGERALD, of Company A, was
elected president; Gage, OF Company
b, vice president, and Robinson, of
Company G, secretary. 1t was decided
to play twenty games with clubs COM
prising st. Paul. Minneapolis, Saltwater
and Red Wing. \ committe was then
appointed on rules and schedule of
games. After recess of half an hour
or more the committee OH rules re-
ported, and after prolonged discussion
on the rule defining the expenses and
receipts of clubs, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted. The committee on
schedule reported not being able 10
agree on complete schedule. and asked
tor more time, as it was then growing
into the wee small hours. 1t was finally
decided to have the first game Nov. Is,
Companies { and A contestants. at Min
neapOis. A telegram was received from
Pierce, of Company X, that his com
pany heartily favored the league, and
would have a club entered.
There is no doubt but what these
games will not only be interesting and
entertaining to players and spectators
alike, but will also tend to increase the
interest in the national guard. A hand
some pennant will be offered to the
winning club, but from the manner in
which each cOmpany's representative
spoke at the meeting it will be very
hard matter to select the winner. The
matter of forming clubs will be rapidly
pushed, and some lively hUstling will
be seen in the armOry. Company A has
very fine club, which played with
great success last winter, and Company
b follows very closely, having played
and taken quite few games from Com
pany A, while Company E, of st. Paul,
has an excellent outdoor nine, who
are the pernant winners of
the Commercial league for this
season. There is no doubt they can put
a strong team in the field. Companies
L and ID have no regular team as yet,
but both companies have played the
game with some success last season,
and no doubt can secure teams to play
good ball, Lieut.. L0ye, of Company q,
was confident that when the crack clubs
of St Paul or Minneapolis 60 to Red
Wing they will have a very warm recep-
ready in few days, and when play is
called some great playing may be eX-
pected.
Indications of the past few days point
TO the redivivuS of the Western associa-
ton as an eight-club organization. Its
understood that Messrs. Hach. Bucken-
berger and KrauthOff have no desire to
get into the American association owing
TO the abolition of the percentage sys-
tenn of running things. They are unan-
lmOus in tie belief that only the win
ming clubs can live Oh such plan. and
will make no further Overtures. They
are already arranging for a Western as
ISOLATION meeting to be held in Mime
apoliS late in November 1t is said
st. Paul business men have taken an in
terest in the game again and will have
delegates at the meeting. The present
plan is 10 drop Denver altogether, coax
Milwaukee back into the fold and make
up an eight-club league of Kansas City,
Omaha, Lincoln. Sioux City, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth and Milwaukee.
If the last named should remain in the
American association, bait will be
thrown out with view to catching Su-
periOr or Des MOines. The managers
now contemplate the passage of reso-
luton making the salary limit $4,000.