St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-05

gymnasium and is playing hand ball. He is
certain that he will prove to be anything but
has-been this season.-Milwaukee Journal.
An old record of Pat Tabeau has been dug
up in Pittsburg. In 1888, while playing in
Minneapolis, he batted in twenty three con-
secutive games without getting hit.
Chauncey Fisher, the ex-Indianapolis
pitcher, has found world beater" in an
amateur pitcher, who halls from Anderson
Ind. The young mans name is Dad" Bowen
and he has been engaged by New York. He
is giant of the Rusie order and is said to
have great speed and curves.
Milt West says it will be Minneapolis, Kan
sas City Indianapolis, st. Paul. There
other combinations of those four. AIilt.
Evangelist W. A. Sunday the retired base
ball player, has, 1t is said, received an offer
of the position of umpire for the National
league at a salary of $3.50 month and
penses.
Larry Twitchell has made wager that the
Brewers will be third or better in the pennant
race by July 10.
There is quite mixture of nationalties on
nemacker and Wetterer form the German col
ony; Twitchell and Jones Welshmen; Tay-
lor, Weaver, Stafford, Baker and Barnes, Am
ericans; Mrzena, Spaniard; Speer and Nicol,
rlsh-Americans, and Outcalt, Hollander.
Ex-Umpire Cushman is figuring on a man
| agership somewhere.
The New York club will distribute 1000
schedule books on opening day. in which are
given the entire seasons dates Of the Giants
at home and abroad, with space opposite to
record score by innings, hits runs errors and
names of pitchers.
There Is quite a rage among the league man
ayers to teach their teams signals Ewing is
hard at it, and so is the Boston crowd The
latter is practicing combination base running
by signals. Well, signals a pretty good
thing, but a good solid two-base hit beats all
the signals that be put into one game
Columbus Dispatch.
President N. e. Young announces from
Washington the appointment of the follow
ing base ball umpires for this season: Sher-
idan, Lynch, Timothy Hurst, Robert Emslie
Timothy Keefe, George e. Weidman, Hardy
Henderson, with Dan Campbell of Philadel-
phia, as substitute. With the exception of
Weidman and Henderson, these men are we'll
known.
New York has adopted series of silver
passes or badges as complimentary tickets
for the ensuing season. On the back is en-
graved the name of the donee and the words
Compliments of Andrew Freedman. presi-
dent New York base ball club" Only a
limited number are granted to each league
club for distribution, and each pass is
honored at any ground on the circuit.
! Jim Hart says Wilmot will not get any
Chicago colts until Anson has tried them
we'll.
Mrs. Anson has been very i'll.
Russie and Breitenstein may be ex-
| changed.
Manager Manning, of the Kansas Citv
| team, has decided to release Tommy Hernon
the well-known left fielder and it is said
mas practlcally signed Jack Menefee, a
young pitcher recently released by Pitts
burg. Hernon will be remembered by local
fans as an excellent fielder and pood
coacher. 1t is possible that Viox will take
| his place in the field.
Grand Rapids will play Sunday ball.
Now that the fact that Dan Brouthers is
worth $4,000 has been published, it is the
proper thing for the humorous paragrapher to
say that he made it in the diamond business
| Cleveland Recorder.
President Robson Of Cleveland, says the
| big league may be increased to sixteen, taking
in Detroit, Buffalo, Milwaukee and Indian
apolis.
| When somebody asked Playwright. Charley
| Hcyt why "A Runaway Colt failed. he said:
| Base ball on a winters night is like eating
Welsh rarebit in a graveyard vault"
The Milwaukee Journal wakes indignant
' over the story attributed to Comiskey, to the