The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-20
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

What's all these gags 1 hear about sound
money? That's easy enough settled. Anv
one caught in the act of passing any other
hlho OF money can be pinched for showing
f fne queer. But I've seen many counter
Ielt playing ball, and the man who did the
s s1aG, was never touched. So you see
you can DO anything if your in that major
league jackpot" says Dad Clarke.
Umpire Belts, who was tried by Nick
foung and resigned, after FACILITATING in the
throes OF reign of terror for three weeks.
nas returned to Washington and to his po-
Joe Campbell says: "Sandow Mertos be
OF the swelled chest and ditto caput, who
was scare-headed into popularity by the Phil
aoelpnla papers when he joined the PhiIIies
last June. has been sent to Billy Sharsig's
farm. Like all new corners into the league
VINO VINO s expire by the waysIde, Mertes played
last Dali at the outset. but couldn't retain
the gat. 1t Is the steady average clip of
speed tnat tells In the major league, both as
70 INDIVIDUALS and teams. and. ergo, it takes
a season OF playing in the major league to
judge OF the merits of tyro.''
Zuber thus writes in the Cincinnati Times
star about the prize Arson secured in his
new third baseman: There is one b1ot IN
Capt. Ewing's complete happiness at nresanf
ana that is that Manager Watkins. of Indian
apoiis Traced Barry Mccormick to Chicago
for Asa Stewart"
1t seems to me- said an aged ball cranl,
20 Boston Herald reporter the other day,
mat music ought to be an adjunct of every
game. Every club ought to carry a hand on
the road, and the thrilling strains would in
spire the men to redoubled exertion and
ultimate success while there would he grand
musical contests between the home hand and
the visitors every afternoon. Think of the
possibilities! Why, the extra expense would
pc more than made up by the attendance
OF musical devotees. Imagine two enthusi-
asts discussing the game Says the one with
the snort hair: Did you get onto that three
Dagger Long made? Clear down to the fence!
long hair says: I fail to remember any-
thing of that description but that allegretto
in F. during the third inning was magnii-
cent. T"
IF an ray were flashed on Scrappy
Joyce's brain round-revolving object would
says Morgan Murphy. "Bill's brain is dec
GRATED with a Spalding ball. It's almost
visible with the naked eye. You can almost
detect Nick Young's signature on it. Scrappy
talks base ball in his sleep. One night he
woke up Tom Brown. He startled Tom, who
was plunged in the depths of a Rip Van
Wrinkle Tom thought Spike Hennessey
and Kid Mccoy operation was being per-
formed on the house, and as he
opened his eyes he rubbed his left hand
over his right to see If his $3.50 sparkler
was missing. Scrappy looked like milk
punch in his blonde night gown, as he stood
in the middle of the room yelling: See her.
Tim Hurst. you are a robber. What are you
trying to do with this Washington aggrega-
tion-give US the gaff? -
when Col. Henry Watterson landed in
whom was Gen. Patrick A. Collins, of Massa-
chusetts, the consul general to London"
says Harry Pulliam. 1T was the first meet
ing of the famous journalist and the eminent
Democratic politician, and the conversation
veered to Kentucky. Gen. Collins confessed
that he never visited the Blue Grass state,
the domain of the fairest women, the finest
liquor and the sleekest race horses. And
general put in Henry with a roguish wink
of his lone optic, in your review of our
state, its beauties and advantages, l wish
you would say kindly word for one Of our
institutions that for years has stood in its
position firm the rock of Gibraltar.
refer to the Louisville Base Ball club, with
its long, consistent and unbroken. record as
viewed through the small end of an opera
glass Kentucky's reputation as consumer
and producer of whisky is due in no small
measure to the Louisville club. 1t drove US
to It.
McDerlnott and OMeara form the pony
battery Of the Spiders that Tebeau will
spring next season. Tebeau calls 1t the
Clan na-Gael battery.
The close of the home season at Boston
was characterized by a disgraceful scene In
the eighth McGarr, the Cleveland third base
man, deliberately tripped up Hamilton, while
the latter was attempting to score. The
crowd made hostile demonstration, and at
the close Of the game half dozen police
officers escorted McGarr from the grounds.
st strikes me that all fast base runners
should practice the knack of left-handed
batting" says Roger Conner. "By master
ing this knack they can beat out many more
bunts than they can as right-handed batters.
Jesse Burkett's strength as a hitter lies in
the fact that he bats from the south side,
and many of his hits for which he gets creIt
would figure as outs if he batted from the
right side. batsman who could hit the
ball left-handed as well as right-handed
would be doubly strong, for he could switch
to right side when he faced a left-handed
pitcher
I'VE have lost thirty-two games by one
run this season." said Manager McGunnigle,
Of the Louisville club. land in most of those
games and number CT others had we been
fairly treated by umpires we would have
won instead of lost. Empires, as a rule
always give tailenders the worst of it. If
anybody thinks 1t is fun to manage a tailend
club he ought to try It..
''The most difficult catches are often over
looked by the fans because they are not
ball that Is hard to capture is the one that
sails toward the fielder on the line, and he
must advance and meet 1t. During my ex-
perience ball player l was in the habit
of hustling after long, high flies, and In those
days the ball had more rubber in it and was
liyelier, and the outielders were buster than
they are nowadays
.sFergy Malone who was a terrific hitter
whacked a line ball into my territory once