St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-16
BOYLE MUCH, AFTER
ALL.
he is NO FAIR WEATHER BOY,
BUT TAKES DAY AFTER DAY,
LIKE THE HANDS OF THE
CLOCK.
coMrsKEY CLAIMS THE FLAG.
He Gets In This Early in Order to
Waive None of His Rights to
the Pennant.

IF it is true, as intimated, that Com
islley gets Spies as well as Shugart, in
exchange for Eddie Boyle, then there
need be no weeping and wailing at Au-
rora park. Henry, "dot leedle Cherman
catcher" from Grand Rapids, has done
some good work behind the bat, and he
is anything but a back number. Shu-
CARTS work of late is known on North
western ball fields only by telegraph,
but Spies has been in the game day
after day. In 1894 he and Burrell, OF
Minneapolis, gave Jimmy Manning
handsome Partisan, Tim Donohue, a hot
race to see who would catch the greater
number Of games, and Tim had to catch
the whole 126, with a few exhibition
contests thrown in. Last year Spies
was again in the harness, but was re-
Heved from time to time in order to
give Billy Earle a chance to throw
down John Barnes and otherwise add
a social feature to the game, which was
sadly tagging in popular interest in the
Wolverine City. Spies has name that
is suggestive of the Haymarket. but he
can throw to second with as deadly aim
as his namesake could throw his voice.
Let him come on.
Wilmot is reported to have signed a
Hanavan, Of the Eastern league. Pres
ident Powers official averages do not
show him. Can this be Caravan, who
left the Eastern league to join Watkins,
in Indianapolis? Hardly
Capt. Comiskey was interviewed
in Milwaukee few days ago and
the papers had rich, rosy
tinge around his words. He pre-
diets that 1896 in st. Paul will beat all
the old records and set a fast pace for
coming generations. He says: 81 ex-
pect to land the flag easy. That man
Mertes is a wonder, and then you know,
I have Glasscock Mertes will open the
eyes of some of the players in this
league. [ tell you l was lucky to get
him, for Larry Twitchell was after him.
and it looked as though he would get
him"
Twitchell is also talking in a hopeful
way. He has a new pitcher named
Nonnamaker, and he thinks it should be
Nonearelikehim.
The schedule committee of the West
ern league will meet tomorrow in Chi
cago. 1t is expected the session will
last two or three days. After the
schedule is adopted and an adjourn
ment taken, the appointed delegation
will leave to attend the National league
meeting at the Fifth avenue hotel in
New York, which commences Feb "a
The delegates are Messrs. Killilea and
ComiSkey and President Johnson.
At the Milwaukee meeting, President
Killilea, of Milwaukee, will introduce
\ new measure, in the form either of
an amendment to the constitution of
the Western league, or of a resolution.
1t will be to the effect that hereafter
the money obtained for players that
have been drafted from any club in
the league shall not be pocketed, as here
tofore, by the club from which the
player has been taken, but shall go
into sinking fund. to be divided
equally among the clubs at the end Of
five years, regardless of how much
each has contributed to it.
Brush and Goodnow will fight it, and
it is expected that, the National league
men will look upon the movement with
suspicion. The older organization will
consider it unhealthful for them when
the Western league becomes too opu-
lent.
Ban Johnson, president of the West
ern league, was called to Detroit few
days ago In response to a telegram
from President Robinson, of the Cleve-
land club, and while the two were in
conference nearly all day, they were
as close-mouthed as pair Of oysters.
When asked what was the occasion Of
Johnson's presence, President Robinson
would only say, ASK Mr.. Johnson"
and Johnson's reply to all questions
was, "Ask Mr. Robinson" Neither of
the men would deny that the confer
ence concerned the transfer of the
Cleveland franchise to Detroit and
when asked whether there would be
any opposition to such a move by the
Western league, provided the consent
of the National league could be gained
to the transfer, President Johnson said:
81 think the matter could be arranged
{fr,Fo 40
Watkins has picked UP new grang-
er battery, Irwin and Wills.
John Goodnow, the distinguished
American citizen from Minneapolis, to-
gether with his colleagues, has
> patched up the breach that bade fair to
disrupt the congenial atmosphere per-
vading the charmed inner circle Of the
Millers, and we are informed that all
stories that have gone the rounds of
the press were maliciouSly false; that
the associate owners Of the club were
in full touch with Mr.. Goodnow and
that anything he says goes" Good.
Nothing like domestic felfcity-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Watkins has signed James Monroe, a
south-paw from the Oil and iron
league.
Ellis expects to get Indian" Tread
way from Brooklyn.
Dick Buckley will coach the pitchers
of Pennsylvania university.
Should the New York club engage
John Drew to take Rusie's place in the
box next summer 1t would lose as much
in two months as did Hoyt & Mckee
when they tried the experiment of
making silk purse out of Anson.-O.
P. Caylor
Burt Dasher has registered two
bets with Mr.. Freedman. One was S40O
to $500 that the Raltimores will beat
the Giants in the 1896 race, the other
was two clubs which would beat the
New Yorks out. He named Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
Jack Doyle will probably play in Bal
timore this season.
1t is claimed that John Montgomery
Ward has Wesern league franchise in
sight, and it is to take charge and play
in a Western league that he is trying
to get a release from the New York
club. Ward wants to be in base ball TO,
himself, la Conliskey and Jimmie
notwithstanding Wisconsin.
Pretty f1shy,
Minneapolis has signed another pitch