The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-21
&C SIP OF THE GAME.

Yum Moy, who was arrested Saturday
night for having a smoke pipe in his ''laun-
dry" is said to be the author OF the story
that Fred Pfeffer would play with st. Paul
next season.
The fact that Frank and Johnny Foreman,
the brothers who have been pitching in the
big league, are respectively right and left
handed causes a remark to the erect that
such a curious pair of brothers has been
seen before in the base ball business. Leon
Viau was right-handed-his brother Phil
throws with the south wing. One of the
numerous Sowders family was left-handed
the others rigEt-handed. Inks, the we'll
known left handler. has brother Of good abil-
ity, who is right-handed.
The Chicago News says: Many kind things
are said about Connors, the second baseman
bought from Minneapolis. He is said to
have improved immensely since he played
here in 1S92-to have all Pfeffer's movements
and to be an excellent batter. AS McCor-
mick is much enamored with the idea OF play
ing second next season, and as Preston Will
undoubtedly want steady JOB against Ev-
eritt there ought to be all kinds OF fun III
the ante-season training work next spring.
Pfeffer will probably hold his job, with Con
nors ready to succeed him when the veteran s
time of retirement comes. When the fact is
remembered that the second hasmen tried
on the Chicago team since 1890 have been
only twenty-three in number it looks as II
experiments were rather uncertain and dan
gerous.
According to a Buffalo exchange, Harry
N ybe Baao CLUBS p RHsn the M%a
KEGS next season Raymond Is expected IN
Milwaukee this week.
81 am not saying much says Manager
Stallings, Of Detroit, but wait until you see
our list for 1897 We will have eight men on
the team who can run in eleven SECONDS, and
there will be some tall base running next
year at Bennett park. And the pest OF II Is,
the new ones are hitters.
There seems to be unanimity of opinion
among the New England papers that the way
the pennant was awarded to Fail River was
an unjust piece of business. sympathy all
ises to be lively time at the next meeting
of the league, unless matters are straighten-
ed out.
The Detroit players have about given up
hope of being in the Free Press cup series,
but Mr.. Van Derbeck and Manager Staliings
finish one. two. three But for the accident
which deprived the club OF the services or
Corcoran, and the injuries sustained by
Whistler. Stallings Burnett. frost and others
the club would have been safer second than
is Indianapolis now.
Detroit and Kansas City win play by electric
light tomorrow night at Detroit, the players
to get the money.
Baltimore has eight ba.ters in the first
forty in the league, all above 800.
Capt Joyce thinks Hot Springs is the best
place for ball players to get into condition,
and wants to take the Giants there next
spring What's the matter with Dwight,
BILL.
When the Milwaukee club disbands Hart
man will go to Kingston, Penn. Stafford in
tends to spend his time at his home in North
Carolina. Nicol will go to Pittsburg and
Taylor will winter in Kentucky, just across
from Cincinnati. Weaver S1es to Larkin,
Kan, where he has fine farm. Barnes will
return to his home in Nebraska. and Speer
to Cedar Rapids To-; Glenalvin to Detroit
and Wetterer is still at Cincinnati. McHale
and White are as yet undecided where they
will he.
In the series just closed St Paul won ten
games and Columbus ten. The Grand Rapids
Kansas City series resulted, Kansas City ID,
Grand Rapids Z.
Each of the Western league teams now has
one series to play to finish the season. St.
Paul has four games to play at Indianapolis.
Minneapolis five at Columbus, Milwaukee two
at Grand Rapids and Kansas City four at
Detroit. The only team that can play its
full schedule by Wednesday is Milwaukee.