The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18
AFTER THE SEASONS OVER.

Mike Kelly's only drawback as a catcher
was peculiar one-he was weak and uncer-
tain on foul fly says ]. Earl Wagner
When he played right field he would make
some wonderful catches and the jeers of the
bleachers, who yelled and tried to baIk him
when he ran for fly, never had any effect on
him. But have seen him stand behind the
bat and muff the easiest kind Of foul flies. 1t
wasn't an unusual occurrence for Mike to
drop fouls dropped off the bat. He would do
1t every day and he never explained the cause
have often noticed that@the most brilliant
players are weak the easiest kind of
chances. There was old Tom Ramsey one Of
the greatest left-handed pitchers that ever
faced batsman. You would think Tom was
hne utility player to Judge from his work
in practice. He could make dificult catches
OF flies and stop hot grounders in the warm
up exercise before the game, but he was in
his own way and fumbled every ball knocked
to him during the heat of the contest. He
!. seemed to lose his head in fielding his posi-
ton, but was Johnnie on the spot as pitch
err
Chris Won der Abe and Jack Kerens. who
was an association umpire in 1890, during the
brotherhood year, would speak unweH of each
that the Browns lost" says Tom Kinslow.
Chris would call the umpire dub, stiff
ana ans. robber, and Jack would bestow such
titles as 'wooden-shoe Dutchman' and book
beer face on the boss - Jack
kerens, you're worse on der Prowns don
Larry O'Day. 1 gate Larry a present of
goit-hantled umprella cubble of months ago,
ond he hasn't gif us one close decision since
said Chris one day after the Browns lost
ciose-score game. Don't buy umbrellas for
your umpires. Chris; the other kind of wet
goods will do-a small bottle once in while
you know. said Jack with a wink Chris
took the tip and asked Jack to have a drink
JACK ordered pint Of wine at Chris bar, and
the boss insisted on setting I'D several more
bottles. The Browns lost the next game by
a score of 15 or 20 to- 1, and Chris blamed
kerens for the defeat. 'Votll 1 puy you
der Prowns get Jonahed. tink I'll ask Larry
ODay for dot umprella und make you nav
for dot polite of vine you drank in nv bar
last night. Chack, said the Dutchman.'
Win Mercer met Jack Glasscock in Wheel
ing IN last week, and apropos Of Pebble Jack
Our Winnie writes Earl Wagner: Jack has
faith in the electric cure for a sore arm
and physician in Wheeling is going to ex-
pertinent on Jacks lame wing with electricity
with good arm Jack will be as good as he
Arson says he is going to learn golf.
Martie Hogan the Hoosier fielder, is to
be married Oct. % at Youngstown to Miss
Agnes Dougherty.
Comiskey was compelled to pay Outfelder
Camp SIS for sitting on the bench twenty two
days early IN the season.
Billy Hamilton has been given ninety
bases balls this season, and has stolen
seventy-four bases.
The Philadelphia club did not reserve Short
stop Gallagher, who played with Toledo
Terre Haute, in 1895.
Charles Reilly, who used to play with St
Paul. has been signed to play third base for
Washington next season.
President Won der Abe has announced his
intention of reappointing Tommy Dowd as
the Browns leader for the next season
1t is estimated that the. number Of people
that attended the league championship games
the past season was ISIS, 421.
Manager Wilmot has reserved all the May
ers, except Parker, who belongs to Chicago
Partridge. Howe and others, who are farmed
out, are also reserved
The story that Delehanty will be allowed
to drift to Chicago next season Is denied.
The Phillies made one stupendous blunder
in letting Hamilton go. and they are not
liable to repeat it.
Jouett Meekin would like to do sketches
with his old partner, Charley Farrell, in
Washington next season. Jouett says he
would rather play in Washington than in
any other city in the major league.
Gus Schmelz has been signed to manage
the Washington club for the season of 1897.
The number of professional ball players
who have trade they living at
are remarkably few. Ball playing takes all
the ambition out of them for anything else
and when they are through with the dia-
mond they are generally ready to tend bar
or go on the police force.
The Chicago Record says that both Man
ming and Comiskey were scorched by the
brotherhood fame, and they will be slow to
play with matches. Yes. but that is no
reason why they should sit calmly by while
Brush is seeking to make monkeys of them
and snatch the bread from their mouths
Kansas City World.
Wiimot is disguised with the chilly re-
ception given the pennant winners at Mime
apolis and the lack of enthusiasm shown.
Nor is he alone In this Every member of
the Minneapolis team is disguised with the
town and the way they were treated in the
cup series. They fully expected, and had
right to expect, that they would receive
great patronage in those closing games.
sidering what they had done for the city
and the advertising they had given 1t. On
the last two games they were Kissed by the
people for the errors they made. and this
led the long suffering Perry Werden 20 shake
his fist at the grand stand and cry out:
That's an right. you won't hiss me next
season. I'm going over to play with Com1y.
Kansas City is likely to have Bill Eagan,
fno csar ritchar AZ the Eastern ieauTa