St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-31
ST. PAUL,s THIRD BAsEMAN RE-
PORTED TO COMIsKEY LAST
NIGHT.
OFF FOR DUBUQUE TONIGHT.
TOMORROW THE APOSTLES ARE
EXPECTED TO PRACTICE IN
THE FIELD,
AURORA PARK is IMPROVING
The Ice Is Being Gotten Rid OF, and
the Field VIII BE Well
Rolled.

Tim o'Rourke. the best third baseman in the
st. Paul club, and the peer OF any in the West
ern league, at least, unloaded Ais yalse and
aureole at the union depot yesterday, proceed
ing to the Windsor hotel. where he reported
to Manager Comiskey that he was ready for
business.
Tim and Tony win take q train tonight for
Dubuque. where the team Is to begin practice
tomorrow. Phyie and Denzer will 60 with
them
Henry Spies who will alternate with Kraus
behind the bat, left New Orleans last night
and will join the other members of the team
when they come from Chicago tomorrow
morning.
Jack Pickett will be in charge Of the team
and 1t is possible that Capt. Comiskey will
not go to Dubuque until the last of the week
when there are some exciting exhibition games
to be played with Dubuque.
At any rate, he will not leave until the
grounds are in better shape than they are at
present. The prospects are good, however. A
great deal of the ice has now been removed
and the tnield is drying from the effects of
the drenching of Friday and Saturday, or, 1t
should be said, perhaps, was before last nights
rain set in.
Comiskey has made oyertures to Walter
Wilmot, Of the Minneapolis team. looking to
the playing of series of exhibition games in
the Twin Cities during April, and previous to
"A
series was played last year with gratifying re-
suits, and it Is thought that such a deal can
be arranged for this year, although Manager
Wilmot had made no reply last night The
games will be divided between the cities, and
Will give the fans a chance to see the players
at work before they go away for the opening
OF the season. If the deal falls through, it will
be practically impossible for the men to play
as to bring any Of the other clubs on the cir
cult here would require guarantee of a GER
tain sum, which, in the event of rain, would
be dead loss.
This same Spies case furnishes a curious
illustration of the ups and downs OF base ball
or at least OF the fluctuations of base ball
values. Before Comiskey left Cincinnati. In
the fall OF 1894, he purchased, or drafted
Spies, the then star catcher of the Grand Rap
ids club, the price to be paid then being $500.
Last year Henry drifted about some, and now
st. Paul has been able to secure him from
the Colonels for $780,
While Spies play is not familiar In st. Paul
he not playing In this league last year vet he
Is not an utter stanger to Sanity CITY cranks
Those OF them who were enthusiastic enough
to go to Minneapolis games the year previous
may have seen him play with Grand RAPIDS
as many st. Paul people did in the Sunday
games at White Bear Lake that year.
He was good man then, and he Is vet. He
has one superior in the Western league. in
Comfskey's opinion, Wilson, who played two
years with Minneapolis and was released. or
sold by the present Minneapolis MANAGEMENT
to Columbus
Harry Howe, Minneapolis new pitcher. had
finger badly hurt during his practice ON the
university campus yesterday.
Manager Wimot is fayorabiy IMPRESSED
with Ball. his new shortstop, who did some
excellent work.