St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-23
BASE BALL IN ST. PAUL.
Manager Thompson Happy Over
the Outlook

B1dHdScF LnOHipSOu HAPPY over
the Outlook.
Manager Thompson, of the st. Paul
Western league team, has returned from
Chicago enthusiastic over the outlook
for both the league and his team. He
says the aggregation which he is to
pilot through the season is the third
which was made up by the playing COM
mittee, and he regards it as one of the
very best awarded to any of the
eight cities. Speaking OF the play
ers individually, he said: SIN
Sutcliffe have catcher | would not
exchange for any other catcher in the
league. He has great head, plays
ball all the time, hits the ball hard and
throws we'll to bases. Collins is
younger man, but is conner He is
quick on his feet, very accurate and q
good Sticker. | have seen it stated that
my pitchers were my weak SPOT. Their
past record-and that is all we now
have to Judge from-does not Indicate
that they are weaker than their com
pettor5. Cunningham is one OF the
strong pitchers of the league. He has
won his spurs III many well-conteSted
battle, and he is in excellent condition
for the season which will open three
weeks hence. Keefe is a young pitcher
who has done himself proud on the
diamond i'll Baltimore and elsewhere i'll
the East. He is not the man who has
been seen in Denver uniform the past
year. Wadsworth played III one of the
minor leagues last year, and made a
re cord to be proud of. In Motz l have
the very best first baseman in the
league. In fact, nearly every manager
i'll the other seven cities offered to
exchange with me. He is ter
rifle batter and covers his posi-
ton in splendid shape. Or course.
every attendant OF games in st. Paul
knows Alyord. His work about third
base is far above the average, and the
way he hits the ball at times strikes
terror to the hearts of opposing pitchers.
Holland is very clever short stop. His
fielding is of high order, and his bat
ting timely. Of Smith, the second base
man allotted to me, know but little.
| am Watching the list of men signed by
President Williams, and If man that
| suits me better shows up may sign
| him. In the outfield | feel sure have
| a trio of winners. They can field, they
| can bat, they can run bases, and they
are all full of the snap of youth.
Il nave written all OF my team to re-
| port here for duty April l, and request
ed none of them to be later than April
8. Negotiations for series of four or
six games with the Minneapolis team
before the opening of the regular sea-
son are now in progress. and do not
| doubt the contests will occur. Possibly
the old grounds on the West side may
have to be used a short time early in
the season, as the ground is remaining
frozen so late that it will be hard work
to do the grading, fence and grand stand
l building out on the hill IN time for the
opening game, April 49,"
Some misapprehension has occurred
on the part of the public as to the mat
ter of the division of receipts. On hol-
idays all receipts are pooled and each
| club gets ene-eighth. After regular
games receipts are divided 45 per cent
each to the home and visiting clubs and
10 per cent to the secretary of the
| league, this last amount to be used in
paying umplres and other general eX-
| penses. If As per cent of the receipts
does not, however, amount to 500, the
! home club must anyhow pay the visit
inc clnh S100