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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

Manning has signed a Cedar Rapids
pitcher named Risley.
The latest report is that Won der
Abe will now add races for creased
pigs to the other attractions at the ST.
Louis ball park
Elmer Smith has affixed his signature
to a Pittsburg contract. The proposed
deal whereby Amos Rusie was to be
traded for Smith has been squelched
If Messrs. Reach and Rogers succeed
in securing w. H. Watkins to manage
the Phillies next season they are to be
congra tulated.-Cleveland Recorder.
=
George Cuppy made a pledge in
October that if Mckinley should be
elected he would quit smoking and
drinking for year.
The Cincinnati Reds have leased the
ball park at New Orleans for next
spring and will go to the Crescent City
early in the next season to practice for
the National League campaign which
begins the middle Of April.
The practice of league clubs draft
ing players for some minor league
friend often leads to misunderstand-
ings and to CONSERVATION For in
stance, some Cincinnatians have been
worrying their heads off-about Bill
Schriver. It appears that the Boston
club-or some other cldb-wanted the
boy who caught the ball from Wash
ington monument and discovered that
he was on Cincinnatfs reserve list
Then straighway it was surmised that
the Reds must have drafted him for
next season. All wrong. Last spring
the Milwaukee club was negotiating
with Schriver. Minneapolis also want
ed him. In the Western league there's
claim list, and when one club files a
claim all others must keep hands off
until the claiming club has either land
ed the man or given him up. But Min
neapolis wanted a catcher very badly,
so Manager John Goodnow winked
the other eye to his friend John Brush,
and presto! The Cincinnati club draft
ed Mr.. Schriver and 'farmed'' him to
Minneapolis. Milwaukee was outwitted
and the local club continues to carry
Schriver in order that Minneapolis
may hold him safely.-Commercia
Tribune.
Quincy will take her old place in the
Western association. At public meet
ing held last night it was decided to
organize a stock company, with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, of which 81, 800 was
guaranteed William Traff1ey, who
managed the Des Moines team last
season, was present and was engaged
to take charge of the Quincy club of
1897. By taking her old place in the
Western circuit Quincy forces the as
sociation to leave Ottumwa out.
A report comes from Muncie, Ind,
that Amos Rusie, the ball pitcher, with
his wife, has been in Muncie for several
days, the guest of her mother He will
leave Friday for New York, where he
will draw his salary for the time he
was put on the bench last year, and
will also make an 1897 contract with
Freedman. He will demaisd 1000, and
says that the salaries of all players
will be increased. Rusb4Fjstates that
the difficulty between him and Freed
man has at last been settled, and there
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

cannon built His idea was to learn
how to shoot the ball out of his can
non without injuring the ball and at
a proper speed, and then to learn how
to get the curves.-The cannon was "a
inches long, with a bore % inches long,
and 27s inches in diameter at the
muZzle.
His experiments in learning how 60
shoot the ball were interesting. He first
had the powder play directly upon the
ball, but this, he found, tore the ball
to pieces To obvdate this he had a
movable breech put in, and attached TO
this breech was a tube about two feet
long, extending into the cannon. At
the end OF this was an ordinary Rem
ington rife, lacking a barrel, the tube
answering for the barrel. In this rifle
he placed a 38-calibre cartridge loaded
with powder. The gas generated by
the powder would go through the tube
and eXpel the ball. This method was
finally adapted to his purpose.
BY long series Of experiments he
learned how to regulate the speed of
the ball so that he was able to do
straight shooting with great success.
Then he began TO work on the curves
After several failures he got Bradley
AMI rAultman, the pitchers, to pitch for
HIM, AS a result of that he determined
TO INITIATE nature. He made a false
- sA@<-AN ~ fS1lP vi Lie uluZZle OF the
gun, Wh1ch he could turn about at his
pleasure. Then he made two fingers
These were small iron rods seven
inches long, and SO covered with LAYERS
or rubber that at one end they had a
diameter of one-half inch, and AFT tha
other diameter of one inch These he
pGrpoSed to screw into the rim of tho
false muzzle of the gun, the small end
on the inside, so that the ball would
strike 1t Immediately on its delivery
from the muzZle, and would run alor7@
the fingers as it goes off human fingers
anc get curve without being DETECTED
problem that faced him Immediately
was how far these fingers should
be distant from each other. He could
get no satisfactory answer from snv
pitchers as to how far these fingers
are apart when they deliver the han
so that he had to go ahead and fin1
out for himself. He put in two holes
IN the rim of the false muzzle one-sixtb
OF the circumference apart. Then NOT
liking the looks of the holes he had fnJr
more put in for the sake of symmetry
he frst put the fingers in two holes
EeXt to each other. There was NO
curve; the bail was simply detected
from its course. Then at the SUCCESS
ton OF Jack McMasters, the Princeton
1ralner' ne skipped hole, so that the
ringers were one-third of the circun,
ference apart The first trial was sue
cessful. There was a most decided
curve in the flight Of the ball.
Still not satisfied, Mr.. Hinton tried
dlfferent shapes of fingers, round And
hat, and finally hit on those which he
now uses with great success. There Is
an iron projection four inches long
screwed into the rim of the false muz-
zle. To this projection are screwed two
thin plates seven inches long, two and
three qlarter inches apart Their in
side edge that nearest the muzzle-is
filed out SO as to form an arc of a circle
the radius or which is three feet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
COMMON SENSE CURE.
PERMANENTLY BY CURING
THE CAUSE.
Remarkable Remedy which lis
Bringing Comfort to Thou
sands of Sufferers.

Bringing Comfort to Thou
sands of Sufferers
Probably half the people who see this
article suffer from piles. 1t is one of
the commonest diseases and one of the
most obstinate. People have 1t for
years and just because it is not i'm
mediately fatal they neglect it, Care
lessness causes no end of suffering
Carelessness abouti so simple a thing
as piles has often caused death Hem
orrhages occur from no apparent cause
and loss of blood Causes death Hem
orrhages occur during surgical treat
ment, often causing death.
Piles are simple in the beginning and
easily cured. They can be cured even
in the worst stages, without pain or
loss of blood, quickly, surely and COM
pletely. There is only one remedy that
will do it-Pyriamid Pile Cure.
1t allays the Inflammation imme-
diately, heals the irritated surface and
with continued treatment reduces the
swelling and puts the membranes into
good, sound healthy condition. The
cure is thorough and permanent
Here are some voluntary and unso-
licited testimonials we have lately re-
ceived:
Mrs NJ. c. Hinkly, sol Mississippi
St., Indianapolis, Ind, says: Have
been sufferer from the pain and an
noyance of Piles for fifteen years, the
Pyramid Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills
gave me immediate relief and in a
short time complete cure.
Major Dean, of Columbus, Ohio, says:
| wish to add to the number Of Ger
tiacates as to the benefits derived from
the Pyramid Pile Cure. / suffered
from piles for forty years and from
itching piles for twenty years and two
boxes of the Pyramid Pile Cure has eff
fectuaily cured me-
Most druggists sell Pyramid Pile
Cure or will get it for you If you ask
them to. 1t is one dollar per package
and is put up only by the Pyramid
Drug Co. Albion Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
SOME BICYCLE TALK.

Only one bicycle show will be held
in New York this winter, ssthe Madison
Square Garden company haNfng aban-
doned their proposed exhibition in
favor of military bicyclesstournam
This decision will leave the field clear
for the show of the Nadonala Cycle
board Of trade, in Grand Cen trail Pal
ace. New York, February to f5 This
will probably be the biggest and most
important show in the history of the
trade in this country or in Europe
The foreign racing men who are to
take part in the six-day tournament in
Madison Square Garden, New York, be-
ginning today, may be fine performers
on the track, but in appearance they
do not compare favorably to the cracks
of this country. Tom Linton, the
wonderful hour rider, looks like
Chuck Connors, of Chinatown, whom
certain noyelists of the metropolis have
put in recent books. Just let Eddie
Bald get among these fellows and
flash his big diamond and they will
imagine Barney Barnato, the Kaffir
king, is in their midst" said a cycling
sharp who saw the visitors at their
training quarters in New Jersey.
Will r. Pitman, Of New York. one of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
CLEANED FROM GRIDIRoNs.

Yale will lose nearly all her best men
next year. Murphy, Chadwick, Fincke,
Bass, Hinkey, Chamberlain, Mills, Van
Vevery and Abort all graduate in June.
OF this years team and substitutes
Rogers, Benjamin, Murray, Hine, Con-
nor, Sheldon, Ely Mcfarland, Hazen.
Chauncey and Durston will remain in
college.
Now that the season is almost over,
football men are looking over their rec
ords in an attempt to select what would
be called an all-American team. That
means an eleven that would be made
UP of the best players in their respect
i've positions on the teams of Prime
ton, Pennsylvania, Harvard and Yale
On performances the best left ends
of the colleges appear to be Brokaw,
of Princeton, and Cabot Of Harvard.
Church, of Princeton, is far and away
the finest left tackle player this fall.
Next to Church comes Uffenheimer,
of Pennsylvania, although many be-
heve that Rogers, of Yale is his equal.
Woodruff, Of Pennsylvania, is consd-
cred the leading left guard with Cron-
dis, of Princeton, and Bouve, of Har-
ward, next in order. Galley, of Prince
ton, has a clean-cut title to the honors
at center, but Frank Shaw, of Har-
ward, is also great player in this po
sition. There are three men who are
thought to be on even terms for right
guard. 1H0y are fln0ndrI, OF Ld1ay-
cite; Wharton, of Pennsylvania, and
N. Shaw, of Harvard. Hillebrand, of
Princeton, is UNDOUBTEDLY the star right
tackle. Next in order may be placed
Murphy, of Yale. Capt. Cochran, Of
Princeton, is the speediest and most
effective right end in the country.
Moulton, of Harvard, is thought to be
next in skill. All things considered,
Fincke, of Yale, is the most effective
quarterback. But Smith, of Princeton,
comes near tying him for the honors.
The best four halfbacks appear to be
Gilbert, Of Pennsylvania; Barnard and
Kelley. Of Princeton, and Wrightington,
Of Harvard. The leading fullback,
of course, is Baird, of Princeton, with
Brown, Of Harvard, second. Baird is
far and away the king of the kickers,
and it is doubtful if his equal will be
produced in many a year. Such is the
cream from which an ideal team, ION
paper" could be chosen; but the ques-
ton is, could that essential element of
team work be developed in order to
make the star form" eleven q team of
champions?
William Hale Thompson will not cap
tain the Chicago Athletic associations
football team next season, ind it is
probable that before the end of the
month his successor will be named.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
THE EXPERIMENTAL GUN.

Properly speaking it is not machine
but gun which a man carries in his
arms, with which he can shoot a base
ball at any speed and give an out
curve and an in-curve, a drop and a
rise, the last, however, being practi-
cally a very swift straight ball, for
Mr.. Hinton has not yet succeeded in
overcoming the law of gravitation. He
thinks it possible to produce a genuine
rise, but to do so would require such a
speed that it would be out of the ques-
ton.
For several years ingenious men have
been trying to invent something which
might take the place of the pitcher. So
far as is known at the patent office
none succeeded until Mr.. Hinton went
to work. And he makes no such claim
for his gun, his present one at least,
for he designed it solely for the purpose
of giving practice to batsmen without
wearing out the pitchers. He is now at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

the arm revolve at a high speed. At
the end of the string the fingers would
fall apart by centrifugal force and the
ball would go alone, rotating in which
ever direction the hand had Whirled.
When the catapult was finished Mr.
Hinton, before he had shot it, was con-
WINGED that it would never do. The
arm was too heavy, the hand too awk-
ward, and the whole thing too clumsy
His first shot convinced him that there
were other reasons why it would not
do. The ball went clean through Mr..
Wilkes's forge. through two sashes,
and plunged into the canal outside.
Moreover, tie falling apart of the hand
jostled the ball so that 1t was inpos-
sible tos tell within ten feet where it
would strike.
So the catapult was set aside and
Mr.. Hinton went back to his figures.
This was about last January. AS the
result of his work he decided that his
undertaking was perfectly feasible
and he decided to try for his next ex-
pertinent the most natural method of
propulsion, powder. Then he had a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
GERMAN PRESS AROUSED
Over the Steamship Proclamation
Issued by President Cleveland

BERLIN, DEC. 5.-The Cologne Ga
zette says that the North German
Lloyd and the Hamburg-American
steamship lines will be the chief suf-
ferers by the withdrawal of the exemp-
ton of German vessels from the pay
nlent of tonnage dues in the United
States, and adds:
President Cleveland has taken this
decision in order to secure himself
brilliant send-off on his retirement.
But the decision is Illegal. President
Cleveland's assertion that state ton
age dues are levied at German ports is
incorrect. No such dues are levied.
The dues imposed are for the use of
special port accommodation.
Continuing, the Cologne Gazette says
it trusts that if the proclamation is en-
forced, the American law courts will
see that the principle of right and jus
tice is upheld, "even in the case of
Germans in America" and it further
expresses the hope that "in the mean
while, the German government viii
succeed in convincing Washington that
Germany cannot accept such an in
fringement of her rights"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
BASE BALL WITH GUN
THE PRINCETON TEAM TO PRAC-
TICE WITH A PITCHING
MACHINE.
SHOOTS ALL KINDS OF CURVES
AT ANY VELOCITY, AND is THE
INVENTION OF PRO-
FESSOR.
SAVES WEAR AND TEAR ON MEN.
The Gun and the Difficulties Over
come In Getting 1t to
Work.
SHOOTS ALL KINDS OF CURVES
SAVES WEAR AND TEAR ON ME-

Not the least part of Princeton's tri-
umph in football this year was due to
the hard and true tackling of her men,
at least so the sharps say, and this
tackling was due in it's turn largely to
the ch-discussed tackling machine
that hangs in Princetons gymnasium.
And just as her success in football this
year was due partly to mechanical
contrivance, so in baseball next spring
Capt. Bradley is counting on the hard
est-hitting team old Nassau ever put
on the diamond, and it's hard-hitting
ability is to be due largely to practice
with a pitching machine the invention
of c. H. Hinton, one of the instructors
in mathematics in the university.
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death to any one in it's way. Nor had
the ball any curve so far as Mr. Hin
ton could see. Mr.. Hinton went to
work again on the curve theory, and
finally another catapult was made. a
portion of which is shown here. This
catapult was built on the general plan
OF an old-fashioned crossbow. Where,
in a real catapult, is the groove for the
arrow, there was a long iron bar, the
arm. Around this bar was movable
jacket and fastened in the top of the
jacket was the hand. This was COM
posed of three fingers in which the
hall was placed. "A string was wrapped
about these arms, one end of it being
fastened to the crossbow. When the
bow was shot the jacket was sent to
the end of the rod at a high velocity
At the same time this motion of the
jacket unwound the string and made
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06
FOOTBALL MAY BE ABOLISHED.
Reported That the Proposition Will
Come Before College Presidents.

MADISON, Wis, Dec SIT is said
that at the meeting of the association
of college presidents of the Middle West
to be held in this city Dec. IA, prop
osition will be made to entirely abolish
football from the list of college sports.
President Adams, of Wisconsin,, is
president of the association, which en-
braces the colleges of Ohio, Illinois.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri The
main purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss the relation Of universities and
preparatory schools and agree upon a
uniform standard Of admission to the
universities
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

AS a result Of what he learned he
became convinced of three things. The
first was that pitching was harder
physical exercise than bowling in
cricket. The second was that the men
received insufficient practice in bat
ting, and the third was that it would
9-~er out the good pitchers of the col
lege if they were to give the men
sufficient practice. Mr. Hinton had III
the course of. his first year at Prince
ton become an ardent follower of Mas
sau sports, and he decided that some
thing could be done to supply the place
OF the pitcher for practice work, and
he began to think about a mechanical
device that would work to that end
For more than year he studied the
question of curves, in an endeavor to
find out just what relation the rotation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

OF the ball had to the curve. At last
he decided on a design that might or
ifl4esst lrot 90 what lie NAnlet.. lie
succeeded in interesting Peter Wilkes,
q skilled machinist OF Trenton, in the
work, and the two began about two
years ago, Mr.. Hinton supplying the
theory and Mr. Wilkes the practice
The first idea of Mr.. Hinton's was to
have something in the nature of a
catapul The first two or three
machines built succeeded in doing
nothing but sending the baseball out of
sight at speed that would have meant
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

will be no more squabbling on that
Question: -. s4...s~sa.4.a.ss
- ft fs reported at Detroit that George
4. Stallings, manager of the Detroit
western league last year, has been
signed to manage Philadelphia. He
made his debut there, but was "farmed
out" in 1887.
BIN Krieg, whs I'D the Western as
ISOLATION in batting last season with O
percentage Of 452. has been secured to
captain the Brocktan club in the New
England league EIleT season.
The Louisville BABE Ball club has dis
POSED of Shortshop iEustace and Right
Fielder Mcfarland to the Indianapolis
club. The consideration is said to have.
been $500.
j.. M !, {, q. hSas bought the Dallas
1t is claimed that Scott stratton will
sse to Milwaukee:
President Kerr says he never heard
. Patsy Donovan knock fellow player.
= Connie Mack will take John CANCEL.
Newcastle's first baseman, to Milwau-
S.
Louisville has been too suspicious
this fall and as a result has missed two
good things.
George Tebeau is evidently in de-
mand. 1t is said that LOTUS will Sc
cure White Wings" to manage Column
bus
From st. Louissconnes the report that
10 nj rAlyex
tector for the face He looks like
cross between SvengaH and a feather
duster," writes Scrappy Joyce.
Now Perry Werden Is said to be
slated to play first base for Pittsburg
teams by the guessers, and yet draft
money has been sent to President
Young.
Among the latest that Jimmy Man
ming has engaged for the Kansas City
club are Frank Connaughton, who was
with him In 1895, and Pitcher Goar.
of the Pittsburgs. Manning would
like to get Mccain, of the Bostons.
The Detroit team. with the excep-
ton of second baseman and short
stop, is practically completed for next
season. Nine pitchers and four catch
Cio SOiAip1 ISC TIC UdltcIy ne
new pitchers include Keener, Of Phil
adelphia, Sticks Isaacs, a man Of
whom little Isl known, and several
whose names the management will not
divulge until after the first Of the
year.
Noodles Hahn, the well known
young southpaw twirler, is said to
have signed a contract to pitch for
Stallings' DETROIT team next season.
This was Conisley's man.
In Cincinnati recently, Deacon
Ellis had long conference with
President Ban Johnson in regard to
the sale of the Grand Rapids club to
Leadley and Glenalvin Judge Bruce,
the leagues attorney, was called into
the conference and decided that Ellis
had q perfect right to dispose of the
franchise as it was his property and
that the other directors can do no more
about it than they could if Ellis had.
after being given the franchise. entire
ly destroyed it. s7,,e.rs i, es5 +
Jack Glasscock opines that pitchers
DeHzer and Callahan will prove fast
enough for the big league but that
Fifield will not.
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aa-False breech.
b-Base ball.
c-Powder tube from rife.
dd-Screw rod governing false breech.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

Now Perry Werden is said to be
slated to play first base for Pittsburg.
So far he has been assigned to three
teams by the guessers, and yet no draft
money has been sent to President
Young
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

From st. Louisacomes the report that
Jack Crooks is wearing a wind pro-
tector for the face HE looks like
cross between SvengaH and a feather
duster,'' writes Scrappy Joyce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

Among the latest that Jimmy Man
ming has engaged for the Kansas City
club are Frank Connaughton, who was
with him in 1895, and Pitcher Goar
of the Pittsburgs. Manning would
like to get Mccain, OF the Bostons.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

George Tebeau is evidently in de-
mand. 1t is said that LOTUS will Sc
cure white Wings" to manage Colum-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

Manning has signed a Cedar Rapids
pitcher named RiSley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

If Messrs Reach and Rogers succeed
in securing w. H. watkins to manage
the Phillies next season they are to be
congra tulated.-Cleveland Recorder.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-06

Louisville has been too suspicious
this fall and as a result has missed two
good things.