The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
IS IT BRUSH'S COIN?
THAT Is BEHIND THE NEW OWN
ERS OF GRAND RAPIDS
FRANCHISE.
OTHER MAGNATES FRETFUL
THEY FEAR THEY MAY HAVE
BEEN TAKEN IN VERY
SHRENDLY,
WINTER TALK OF EXPERT FANS.
Shows That Every Team in the
World Will Lead the League''
Next Year.

When the w eStern league mdSldIeS
returned from the Chicago meeting
they were quite elated over their ap-
parent success in turning down the
schemes of that eminent intriguer
John T. Brush. Now, however, a sus-
picion has arisen in some quarters that
they were taken in on a gold brick
deal. Deacon Ellis, after piteously
pleading for a four years franchise
turned around twice in the sunlight
and sold out to Bob Leadley and Boil
GlenalVin, both old managers whose
capital was supposed to be largely
snow balls. The vertigo that has seized
the other magnates in the league is
due to the fact that they suspect that
Brush may be furnishing the capital
which is behind Bobby Glenalvin and
Bobby Leadley.
Since Toledo has been barred from
the Western league an effort is being
made to form new organization. The
scheme now is to reorganize the Inter
state league with a circuit made VI
of teams in the following places: To
ledo, Saginaw, Bay City, Wheeling,
Youngstown, Dayton, Fort Wayne and
Akron.
Jack O'Connor, catcher of the Cleve-
land base ball team; Tommy Courtney
who has some reputation as a ball
tosser, and John Sweeney, Jim Cronin s
bartender, are sadder but wiser men,
says a st. Louis dispatch. According
to the story told the police by the trio,
they were having "a nice social time
in Cronin's saloon early yesterday
morning. While they were in the midst
of a friendly chat a stranger entered
He had long hair delicate features and
an effeminate voice.
"Get on to the dude" said one of
the ball players, soto voice. While
Sweeny was mixing the newcomer S
drink the ball players enjoyed them
selves. Hasn't he pretty form? ''
said one
Look at it's curves" said the other.
Gentlemen, are you referring to
me?" mildly asked the dude.
There's no one else like you around, -
said Sweeny.
well, I think you a pack of scoun-
drels," said the stranger
That precipitated trouble. Sweeny
dropped like a log when the dude hit
him, and O'COnnor and Courtney took
hand, but every time they reached
for the slim stranger the latter landed
This is too one-sided," he remarked.
as he coolly walked out of the salo On.
leaving three men lying on the floor.
Arson is one of the ball players who
has some money, and Roger Conner is
another old-timer who has saved
money and has it. He lives in good
style in Waterbury, Conn, where he can
hear the Waterbury watches ticking
and the Connecticut business men fling
down their wooden nutmegs. Dan
BEouthers has had a whole lot of fun
all his life. and yet has kept most of
his money. Wen Dan drank he drank
alone, and it is on record that seyera I
players owe their decline and fall as
stars to paralysis at hearing thar Dan
had offered to buy He has lille of
real estate down in Wappinger's Falls.
N. Y, and is the sage and hero of
that rustic community.
Bid McPhee has plenty of the
goods and doesn't have to work. Cv
Young has bought Ohio land and has
valuable farm. Wilbert Robinson
never has to borrow a dollar; Jack
Crooks has saved quite a little coin
Sam Thompson has a goodly amount
laid by. The envious Whisner that
one reason Bill LANCE plays such fast
ball is because there is absolutely
nothing to worry him when the season
Is over. Bill lives in Oakland, Cal
with his folks, who are very well r.
40 lie may go to Europe With Me-
GraWs team this fall or he may 60 on
the stage. He doesn't care. He car
go home and coach q college team il
he wants to.
Jimmy Ryan married rich and car
take HE easy. Fred PETER, the genia
good fellow, will have to look around :
bit. Fred has had various misfortunes
IN the business line he undertook and
mas not saved money like other veter
ans. Dahlen talks of opening a saloon
Inc small German has not been unde1
large salary long enough to make an,
huge fortune. Tim Donahue will o.
nome and find some small trade fol
winter. Danny Friend will live witt
his people in Chillicothe o. Herber
Briggs will clerk for some store II
Cleveland. Walter Thornton has no
expressed his designs and probabl,
won't have to-hiS wife is said to have
III ONA IllOICy AQOIllS I6rrV has
many dollars, and, being an ideal fam
lily man, will devote himself to small
Jobs around the house all winter. Har
ley Parker will hang out his shinel,
and resume practice as a physician
Malachi Kittridge will live on his saw
fngs-he has a few current bills in hi
stocking. Mccormick will remain will
his parents in Cincinnati Everett viii
go back to Colorado and devote himseI
to his mining interests Decker can d,
nothing till his injured arm heals. an,
will have to rest quietly in Fairbury
Ill.
Bid McPhee winds up the yea
with a fielding average Of about 973 a
second base-the highest percentage
ever achieved by q second baseman il
any league.
Banghart, of the Auburn Parks
comes forward with a story that is &C
coEpanied by affidavits and a Doctor
certificate. He swears that he got int
game at South Chicago the othe
day; that the score was to in tn
last half of the ninth, with two out
three on bases, two strikes and thre
balls called on the last batter Of tn
side that was behind The next bal
pitched was a drop; the batter strucl
at it and missed it; the drop hit tn
plate with such terrific force that /
bounded sixty feet high and went owe
the grandstand. The three men o.
bases came in and the batter made
hcme run on the three strikes. Fiua