The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08

an offspring OF nerve. is control and stvr.
OF delivery. He advises all young pitchers to
praclce and practice getting the ball over
the plate before any effort is made to put on
steam and become a world-beater at once.
Last year Hofer won 81 per cent Of hin
games for Baltimore. This year 70 per cent.
Pitcher Sexton of last years Boston team.
mas entered the medical class of the Universs
iy of Pennsylvania.
President Byrne has been quoted as saying
that the Brooklyn team of 1897 will be precs
tically a new combination.
President Kerr, of Pittsburg, says that the
present outheld of the Pirates will not be
disturbed. This knocks out the story to the
possible sale Of Elmer Smith.
Milwaukee will hardly secure Charley Gan.
eel for next year, as Louisville has already
put up a claim for him, and will have first
chance in case Boston lets him
Rapids Democrat
1t is reported that Cleveland is pulling
wires for Fred Clarke, of Louisville, who 10
wanted for his batting ability, to take Blaksk
place.
From Cleveland comes word Of trouble he.
tween President Brush and Capt. Ewing.
The Bostons probably will do their spring
training at Savannah.
"Parson" Nicholson Is to be let out by
Detroit, which Is trying to make a deal with
Rochester for Ollie Beard.
Bill Joyce rises to remark that Latham is
like a pair of trousers, because he Is gen.
orally pressed for money.
Catcher Twineham, of Detroit, Is anxious
for a league club to draft him. He was with
st. Louis two years ago.
Hanlon denies the report that he will re-
lease Jimmie Donnelly and depend solely upon
Joe Quinn as a utility in6elder.
1t is said that John B. Day mas been offered
the presidency Of the Atlantic Baseball league,
to succeed Samuel N. Crane, who Is said I'd
be slated for retirement.
According to a Toledo paper, Mr.. Brush
recently wired Manager StfUbel OF the Toledo
club to keep himself in readiness for any
emergency that might arise
Pitcher Dammann will remain with indiana
apolis for another year.
Manager selee is in favor Of legisiating away
sacrifice hitting by scoring such a hit a timd
at bat.
Won der Horst, of Baltimore, is said to have
made another offer of $65, 900 for the st. Loud
franchise.
McGunnigle thinks he can trade McCrcery
for Childs or Reitz, and that for Dexter he
can get Dave Cross.
Kansas City has pulled a third basem IN by
the l anne Of sawyer from the lots Of Topeka,
Kan
y Louisville exchange claims to have posi-
tive Information that Cleveland will get rid
Of 1rtcau and O'Connor.
President Robson complains Of tho cLn-
pat9tlVely poor receipts this year. Base ball
In a graveyard doesn't Free
Press.
George Hogriever is resting at Indianapolis,
he says he will stick to the Hoosier capital
NO Cincinnati for him.
The New York team will not be changed
for next season, except to add a hard-hittipR
IeIC neIder ana one more battery.
Since he joined the Reds in 1889 Holiday
has failed to lead the team in batting huh
oInce-in 1896, when Tom Parrot had the
honor.
Z. B. Talcott, who, next to John B. Day, In
the most popular man who ever dabbled in
base ball in New York, was one Of the most
active spectators with money to bet on Mo-
Kinley.
A movement is said to be on foot to or
ganize the Western association next year
with Rockford, Quincy, Burlington. Ottum-
wa, dubuque, Omaha and two other towns
IN illinois or Iowa. w. p. Bennett and WILL
lam Traf1ey, of Des Moines. are to own and
clubs.
There Is a strong movement on foot to or
ganize a state league Of ball clubs for 1897.
The movement originated in GAINESVILLE. and
the idea is 10 include eight cities, Green Bay.
Sona du Lac, kaukauna, Appleton, Oshkosh,
stevens Point, GAINESVILLE, and another town
yet to be decided upon.-Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin.
The Boston southpaw, Klobedanz, whose
h1gn, SLOW curves created as much of a SEN
sation during the final days of last season an
Berry wall Maufs spectacular neckties, may
not be so difficult of solution next year.
When Klobedanz goes down the line against
the otner eleven clubs next season, his abil-
1ty Will be given a fair test, but if that high
curve Is the only thing he has on his staff,
tne heavy batsmen in the league will take
some awful falls out of him. says Gene De
Montreville.
The Boston magnates paid out only So. coo
for new players during the last season.
The Brooklyns were the only team caught
IN a railroad wreck during the regular sea-
son. The Bostons were tipped out of q
bus, while the Spiders were mixed I'D in q
wreck during the Temple cup series.
Harley, of the Phillies, McCreery, of Louis.
Vile, and Dowd, of st. Louis, are all George.
town university boys.
Says Amos Rusie: mo man can learn how
to pitch by reading a book. If he could,
many a man with a strong arm would bd
drawing good salary, for six months work.
instead Of carrying the hod. You can no
more teach a boy how to pitch by writing
to him than you can make a bicycle run b3
beating a drum behind it"