The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-13
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

Frank Selee, the Boston manager, says ne
begs to differ with the assertion that baseball
has not improved scientifically within the
last ten years. 'In the first place the morals
of the players have improved. Nine players
out of ten are sober, frugal and industrious
young men, though / cannot say as much for
the players Of ten or fifteen years ago. Along
with the moral advancement of the player
came the improvement in the scientific points
Of the game. If, for example, the ball players
had not improved upon their conduct ana IN
their manner of living year after year, 1t
would be a physical impossibility to advance
the game from a scientific point of view. Ten
years ago could name player after player
who was in the habit of dalying with YER
million brush during the wee sma' hours, but 1t
is my belief that there are not twenty players
in the league today who are burning the can
die at both ends. In other words, the moral
progress Of the game necessarily means Its
physical and scientific progress.
Vows or strong resolutions are rather for
eign to baseball especially SO far as clubs are
concerned. With players 1t is common
thing to record VOW to get even with other
players for real or fancied wrong and injury
done the players making the vows: and gen
orally, when opportunity offers, the resolu-
ton goes through in most forcible man
ner. Among clubs there are but few strong
resolutions on record. One has developed in
and Cincinnati teams and is to the effect that
Frazer, who has pitched for Louisville in every
game against the Reds this season, is to con-
tinue to pitch against them in every game IN
til finally he wins one, when some other
pitcher will be given a chance. In the four
games the Reds have won from Louisville
Frazer has pitched in all but four innings.
In the first game he relieved Cunningham
after the second inning, and in the last game
he was relieved in the seventh by Tom Smith.
All the games have resulted in victories for
Cincinnati. And the Reds are hoping that the
Louisville management will be true to its VOW.
N. Y. Telegram.
Lew Camp traded in the greater part Of
months salary to Deacon Ellis for a hand
ing in his shirt front. After Camp secured
the stone the other players could not get
within ten feet of him. The only thing that
worries Camp is that he can not wear his
new stone on his base ball uniform.
With all the talk about shaking up the
Philadelphia team, there Is never a word Of
censure concerning old Sam Thompson, who
goes on year after year seeming to get better
the longer he plays. For all around work
and effective results, Thompson, day in and
day out, Is the greatest outfelder in the
business, and looks good for as many years
to come as he has spent on the diamond.-In-
dianapo1is News.
Grand Rapids wants a catcher. Both Ellis
and Carney are securing the country for
a good backstop. Smink, the young man
who was going to set the league on fire, Is
about the poorest excuse for a backstop that
there is in the league, and not one Of the
Grand Rapids pitchers can let himself out.
The deal with Pittsburg for Eddie Boyle has
fallen through. and Carney has no one in
sight. Meanwhile, Smink will go on losing
games for the Yellow Jackets
There Is rule in the Western league
which states explicitly that no club can sell
a player to the National league for imme-
date delivery during the playing season.
Manager Comiskey has sold Sandow Mertes
to Philadelphia the reputed price being 81 800
and Turner and McGiH. II this Is the case,
Comiskey has all the best Of the proposition,
and has strengthened his team by the deal,
but for all that he has violated one of the
leagues rules There is, however, no danger
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to the throne for Embellishments News
Hanlon places the first division at the finish
as follows: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburg
Chicago. Cincinnati and Washington.
The game of base ball was fifty years old
recently the first match game having been
played at Hoboken, N. j., on June 10, 1886
between the Knickerbocker and New York
clubs. Previous to that time town ball had
been the great game but some of the de-
voices got their heads together and evolved
a series Of rules, which changed the sport 30
materially that they decided to call 1t base
ball. The first team was organized on Sept
2. 1846 but 1t was not until the following
June that a match game was played. It con-
sisted Of only four innings, the rules pro-
viding that the side being first to score
twenty-one runs should win the game 1t
was not until fifteen years later that town
ball was superseded by base ball In Phila-
delphia. The first game in that city was
played on June II, 1860, between the EQUITY
and Winona clubs. The bitter rivalry which
afterward existed between the Athletics of
Philadelphia. and the Atlantics, OF New York.
gradually gave rise to professionalism, and
ers.
The Tigers are the only nine IN the West
ern league that are not being used as
National league farm. On this account and
been in, they should be congratulated for
holding on as well as they have. Detroit's
team belongs to the City of the Straits. and
Is not composite conglomeration lacking
Ctol7
selections have proven that he knows his bus
mess. President Vanderbeck should come in
for MS NEED OF praise for sticking to his
resolution, under strong temptation, to give
this city its own nine. Detroit Free Press.
The score card men succeed in twisting
Al Selbach's name beyond recognition. Thus
score card as follows: "Slayback." Law
back" "Lullbuck," sShelbuck.' "Dellbach- :,
"Fellbach" and "Tellbach," though the score
card demolishers Of AIS patronymic have
thus far overlooked the football title known
as full back"
What will become of the Western ieasuef
1t will go to smash II Ellis is allowed to bor
row men subject to call from Chicago II
of the season, and II Milwaukee is allowed
to sign q man on Grand Rapids claim list
There is a screw loose somewhere and It can
not be frightened too early.-Detroit Free
Press.
After Donnelly was hit Saturday, DR.. Pond
examined the arm and declared that the ball
had struck the anterior condylar foramen in
close juxtaposition to the epiphisis great
many people present supposed that Donnelly
had been hit the ridiculous bone No
doubt they would be greatly relieved to hear
the true facts in the case.-Telegram.
This is sample of Philadelphia cruelty:
Gould the Phillies stand q pitcher or two,
papa?" Eyes, my son; but there's q differ
ence between pitchers and kegs"
Charlie Newman, of last years Detroits, is
doing poorly in the field for Rockford Ill.
Rumor has 1t that he has been measuring
the German amber fluid.
Pittsburg is after Wilson. Princeton's crack
pitcher. 1t is said that his parents are will
Ing for him to pitch for the Pirates. but only
at home.
Baltimore offered 1Stallings the Fuse" Of
Clarksen, Esper or Corbett, subject to recall,
but the Tigers captain said him nay
Kid" Fear, who caught a part Of last sea-
son for Grand Rapids. is playing in the field
for Lynchburg in the Virginia league.
Bobby Caruthers is now captain manager
and first base Of the Burlington, TO-, team
In the Western association.
Frank Sexton, TIA y. Of NJ coach A being