The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

Win Mercer will coach Hilton Swain the
senators new pitcher. this winter.
year ago great actor named Arson was
occupying the public mind and long Prince
Albert coat.-Detroit Free Press.
Arthur Clarkson may be given chance
by McGunnigle in Louisville. Connie Mack is
willing to try him in Milwaukee.
George Cuppy has Joined the Prohibitionists.
He lost his election bet: which called for alb
stinence from the beer habit for one year.
New York will let Stafford 60
Dahlen led Chicago's batting averages, and
now he wears gold watch and chain.
That section of Cincinnati known as cover
the Rhine" or The Province of Echrenhef-
feistadt, is particularly pleased because the
Reds have secured Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
The gold brick exchange at the base ball
meeting In Chicago Is one Of the few proofs
OF the present business boom. Every mag
nate has cart-horse to trade for a thorough
bred.-Detroit Free Press.
Big Sam Thompson says that the constant
roasting that Dan Brouthers received from the
players while Brouthers covered first bag for
the Quakers, was what caused the manage
ment to release him.
Boston's new outfeder, Stahl, will travel
during the winter with the Wilbur Opera
Billy Hallman of the Philadelphians, does the
vaudeville during the winter.
The way ball players are leading brides to
the altar this fall impresses one with the idea
that 1t Is the affairs busy season. The touch
ing period of advance money mail will soon
follow.-Chronicle Telegraph.
Watkins of Indianapolis, wants to manage
big league team next year.
Yale's baseball team made $1,000 net for the
season.
1t is said that Tommy Cochran will play
second base for Brooklyn next season. and
that Claude Richie, drafted from Buffalo,
will play short.
Capt. Duffy, Of Boston, was heard to de-
clare the other day that he was thinking of
retiring trim from the diamond;
Nick Young admitted that little Willie
keeier, OF Baltimore, stole seventy-threa
bases, instead of twenty-three as reported in
the official averages.
indianapolis fans are glad that Cincinnati
got Breitenstein. 1t insures the Hoosier team
Dammann for another year.
Jimmy Rogers may be captain of the Louis
yilleS next year.
and Heine PETIT oficiate, the Eleventh ward
Will move out on League park in a body
Cincinnati Post.
Charley Dexter, the ex-reporter has signed
with Louisville. Last season he received 81, 500
for his work
Capt. Dean has had the Harvard base ball
freshmen have turned out; with one or two
exceptions they have not made candidates
OF great promise.
The Southeastern league, which was Or
last January, but which rested on it's oars
for the season of 1896, because Atlanta was
subsequently awarded to the Southern, Is
now in the saddle and will be ''go'' be-
yond the shadow of a doubt. meeting of
the league will be held at Augusta, Ca, of
the largest and most enthusiastic gathering
Of base ball enthusiasts ever brought to-
gether in the South, with the possible excep
ton of 1892. The follwing cities compose the
league, viz: Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Sa-
vannah, Charleston and Columbia.
The St. Paul club paid the largest sum
into the league treasury for fines last sea-
son, the sum being $780, Detroit, $50; Column
bus, $25; Indianapolis, $40; Kansas City, $40;
Milwaukee, $25 and Grand Rapids and Min
neapols, each, $40. No protests were con-
sidered, as none of them we're filed properly.
most important deal was between Bal
timore and Pittsburg, TRULY, Horton and
Stencil. of Pitsburg, went for Brodie and
DonnelY of Baltimore.