The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-23

hauoh as National League umpire.
Capt. Arson has come to the front with a
prediction that either Baltimore or Cincin-
natl Will finish first, and that his outfit will
0ea' oieveiand out for third place.
stallings ts very popular in Detroit and
everywhere else In the league, too. Few new
has this year in this league.-The Wisconsin.
Manager Glenalvin is talking of giving
club, trial behind the bat He has been
highly recommended and other clubs are
after the young man.
Speaking Of Saturdays New York Washing
ton games, the New York Journal says: Its
ten to one that not one person out of dozen
VINO spent the better part of yesterday after
noon at the Polo grounds can remember
clearly just what happened. For their benefit
1t may be chronicled here that two games
OF alleged base ball were played. This is
SAID to allay suspicious that meodramas of
the border sort had been served up, and in
proof thereof it is further announced that the
correct score OF all the turmoil indicates that
Washington captured-or stole; it's all the
same-one game and New York the other"
Amateur base ball players have been much
interested in the squabble which recently
arose over game at Luverne, Mimi, be-
tween the Rock Rapids and Sibley Qowa)
amateur ball teams. During the progress of
the game the Rock Rapids catcher concealed
bat, with one man out and three on bases
substituted a potato cut in imitation of the
ball and rubbed in the dust to give it the
proper color, threw 1t over the third base
mans head and put out the base runners
with the real ball as they came in over the
home plate The umpire held that there was
no rule prohibiting the catcher from throwing
whatever he chose across the diamond, and
ruled the base runners out notwithstanding
the protest Of the Sibley players. On appeal
to the sporting editors of the local dailies
decision
matter was finally carried to Secretary N. e.
Young, of the National league. Young's
answer is follows:
1.-THE umpire should have fined the catcher
and declared the base runners safe. When
an umpire allows such dirty trickery, which
is both unmanly and a disgrace to the game,
1T is time for him to quit. The potato for
the time being represented the ball. Sucn
dishonorable trickery is degrading to the
game, and should be treated in such a way
that the player using the potato would not
want to see one again for some time to come.
Base ball is an honorable, manly sport, and
must be kept clear of all such trickery."
81 heard one on Pete Browning" said Tom
Brown to the Columbus Dispatch. Pete
had a cargo Of Kentucky oolong concealed on
his person one night last spring and went
to the buckingham theater, variety resort
in Louisville. He had just returned to town
after his first week with Tom LOTUS Column
bus club of the Western league and was
celebrating. Whenever Pete has a good streak
of batting he celebrates and he was hitting
the ball hard, cracking out three and four
singles every day. A burnt cork song and
dance team were doing their turn when Pete
entered the theater. One of the characters in
the song and dance sketch was dubbed Pete
you been dom der las week. he said. Pete
Browning thought he was the Peter referred
to and jumping from his seat he yelled:
What's old Pete been doing? Not a thing,
and two of those singles were for three
sacks and another was over the renee LOT
a homer. !"
Charley Cushman Is back in Milwaukee.
Philadelphia has benched "sandow'' Mertes.
and Cooley is in his place:
"Kid'' Gleason temporarily has lost his
batting eye.
Jack Grim is the Brooklyn temporary first
baseman
Frank Dwyer leads the league in percent
age of games won.
Bostonians like Mccain, the Beaneaters'
new second haseman.
Roger Conner, of the Browns, is one Of
the best boxers in baseball.
Boston saw Sheridan for the first time last
week and he made hit:
New York has loaned Pitcher Reidy to the
Springfield club of the Eastern league.
Wy Rachel, back alretty, vot vas der mat
ter? Vos der game off,?
"Mommer. / vas never so insulted In my
life alretty. De monen Ikey and entered
der grand stand, man in der middle OF
der field who knew peppers beeznis, calls
out .Dree balls und der whole crowd
groaned. Evening Wisconsin.
The Detroits will play at Defiance, O., to-
day.
The Millers will be in the hunt to the end
with Hutchinson in shape
Detroit won eleven and Indianapolis nine
games Of this years series.
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If Whistler will send his uniform to the
Free Press it will be sent to a laundry and
washed, returned to him, and the bill paid
by this paper.-Detroit Free Press.
Grand Rapids has signed Bill Hassamaer.
Rudderham, the pitcher Of the Providence,
r. l., team, has received some attention
speed and good curves, but is an easy mark
for base runners. A training in major league
company may cure him of this fault, how
ever.-Washington Post.
Washington, D. c., wanted Pitcher Knell
1t might get him today.
The Southern league season having closed
Newt Fisher, late captain Of the Mobile
team, has gone to Detroit, where he viii
finish the season.
Just after W. R. Savage Of Wilmington
Del, had signed contract to pitch for the
Wilmington club he was arrested on COM
plant Of his wife for desertion.
1t is given out fiat by the Boston man
agement that it would not sell Herman Long
for 1000. Under those circumstances Kan
sas City does not want him.
The Washington Base Ball club has signed
Horace Smith, formerly of the University of
Pennsylvania and Atlantic City teams, as
third baseman. He will play in the Cleve-
land games, Farrell going to first base.
Among the recent acquisitions to the Mil
waukee team are John White, of Burling-
ton outfelder; William Connors, and Pitcher
r. c. Gregory Of Peoria.
McJames, Washingtons new twirler Is but
eighteen years old. He has made great i'm
provement since the opening of the sea-
son. His first game found him an easy
mark, but lately his balls have become more
puzzling, and in the last four games three
seven five and six have been the number
of hits. One Of these was the to game in
Boston.
Fishers return to Indianapolis means
big difference in the pennant race.
Pitcher Johnston, who has been farmed out
to Winona, was on the grounds yesterday.
Shugart made good stop in the second.
Nichol is still playing great ball.
Roxey-call at this Office TO answer
Probably the highest percentage of any
championship club since the old Cincinnati
Reds was .798, which was the record of the
Chicago club under Arson In 1880. In that
year the Colts lost but II out of "a games.