St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-28

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| st. Paul. There is very little reason to
| doubt that Mr.. Hach has received such
letter. but good many people in st.
Paul will be disposed to protest against
Mr.. VERSIONS interference as to st.
Paul. 1t might have been a good plan
| for the Milwaukeean to have asked
| prominent base ball men of ST. Paul if
| they would be pleased to have Mr.. Hacil
| take hand in base ball matters here.
This city has been negotiating with
John NJ. Bennett to put in a
team here, and Mr.. Bennett
has not yet signified his de-
Paul has not been in the fight over the
| Minneapolis franchise, and does not
want to form any connections growing
| directly out of the settlement of that
difficulty. Above all. st. Paul does not
want to be mere tail to the Minneap-
! oils kite. st. Paul wants ball team,
] and wants it very badly, but it wants
| no doubled and twisted combination
with Minneapolis, which would give the
| public an impression that every game
| played between the teams of the Twins
was hippodrome. Mr.. Iverson and
| Mr.. Hach are a little ''previous," and
there is reason to fear that their method
| of doing business with st. Paul without
| asking its consent will excite a dis
| pleasing degree of GOODNESS in this
neighborhood. If Mr.. Bennett wishes
to stand from under, let him say so, and
the city will then be ready to negotiate
with Mr.. Hach or any other gentleman
who seeks an opportunity to put in
base ball aggregation here.
In the meantime. the Morton crowd
insist that the Minneapolis franchise
has not yet been awarded to Hach.
Horace M. Libby, Morton's chief back
er in Minneapolis, said Yesterday that
Hach's claim was buncombe. Continu-
ing, he said: "Hach has not been
given the franchise. I'll bet $50 to one
cent that he can't show scrap of of
fetal paper awarding him that frachise.
1t will be our time to talk presently,
and then you'll see a thing or two"
The franchise committee of the West
ern league will meet in Milwaukee
this morning at 10 O'Clock, and Sam
Morton. who is now in Milwaukee, will
appear before it to oppose the award of
the franchise to Hach. 1t is stated
that Hach will also appear. President
and r. w. Mcguire, both of Milwaukee,
to act in the matter. In conversation
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Iverson said:
''Mr. Hach will receive the franchise.
We will endeavOr to satisfy Mofton's
claim by arranging to give him control
of the st. Paul club" -
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Referring to the report which APP
peared in a sporting paper some time
ago, to the effect that he was hustling
for livelihood in the capacity of
waiter on dining car, Jack Crooks de-
nOunces the statement as an Infamous
f1ISQhn06 manufactured Of 1vhnta
cloth and out of motives of spite and
malice. "ThOSe croakerS who consider
that base ball is lost art" said Jack,
will probably change their minds be-
fore the close of this year. | look for
the most successful season, both finan-
cially and otherwise, that the national
game has ever seen. The formation of
the twelve-club league has weeded out
all OF the Incompetent players, leaving
an organization made up OF the very
best talent the country affords. This
will lead to a revival of Interest," in base
ball all along the line, genuine boom
so to speak. l have always regarded st.
Paul as good ball town when the club
has been fairly good and there has been
| proper management. What st. Paul
needs is ground somewhere between
| the cities and accessible to both. Those
| grounds on the West side have done
more to queer base ball in this town
than anything l know or"
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Asked who he considered the greatest
| all-around ball player in the country,
| Crooks replied: kelly, by all odds.
| There is no player who carries as many
| points OF the game as he in his head,
nor is one who possesses such knack
| OF carrying these points into execution.
| He thinks quick and can always be de-
| pended upon to do the right thing in an
| emergency. In other words, he is what
ball men would call "heady" player,
as full OF stratagems as cocoanut is of
neat. He can play any position save
pitcher; is splendid batter and field
er and a very rapid and tricky base run
ner. He is one of the wittiest men in
the business and keeps his comrades in
| constant good humor, and his oppo-
| his running fire of goOd-natured rail-
lery. Kelly was not at his best
while playing with Cincinnati. for
| his club was not good one,
and that is sufficient to make any man
| lose heart. Many times l have heard
| the King say while behind the bat to
some Of his cOnfreres: Come OH here
| some of you understudies and take my
plac e. The "Old Man" is feeling tired.'
With this he would doff his gloves and
saunter out to the field, while one of the
'Kefs' duties. On another occasion
while Kelly was behind the bat in Gin
cinnati and on day when he was evil
IDENTIFY very much nettled, for his club
was being trounced, couple of dudes in
immaculate shirt fronts, plug hats and
faultless attire kept cracking jokes at
his expense, much to the catcher'S dis
comfort. He stood their harping for a
| long time, while the crowd laughed at
every sally of the dudes. Finally turn
Ing to the grand stand, Kelly said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Just gaze on
| those two monkeys. Last evening
gave them quarter apiece to buy sup
| pers for themselves. This afternoon L
| gave them passes for the game for carry
ing my bats to the ground. What do
you think of such rank ingratitude?' a
howl of laughter, mingled with groans,
| for the two smart Alexis followed, and
| a perfect pandemonium enSued in. the
grand stand. The dudes stood the
racket for awhile. but finally skunk
away amidst the jeers OF all assembled.
Twenty-Five men have row signed
Western league contracts. The list in
cludes Fred Roat, third baseman
George w. Keefe, the left-handed
pitcher; John j. CorDett, second base
man. who led the Illinois league in bat
| ting; Tim O'Rourke, third baseman,
who played in Columbus last year;
George w. Henry, outfielder of the
Hartford club; c. c. Newman, outfielder.
who lead the Seattle team in batting
last year; W. r. Armow, outfielder,
recommended by the Pittsburg league
club officials; and Charles Hamburg,
outfielder, formerly of the Louisville as.
ISOLATION team; James McTamany, OF
the Athletics: and Joseph j. Kelly, an