St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
WESTERNERS REPORT SOON.
MINNEAPOLIS AND MILWAUKEE,
WILL BOTH DE IN UNIFORM BY
TWO WEEKS.
At the Arbitrary Rulings Recently
Adopted by the Magnates of
the Big League.

tie. The big league CLUBS are playing
exhibition games with Southern and
Texas leaguers, and nearly all of them
who have not already started will open
today. The Western league people will
also be in the field soon. Minneapolis
has been directed to gather in the
band-bOX ground on the 25th inst, less
than two weeks away, while Milwaukee
will get together three days earlier
than that. This is an early start for
this league, and especially for home
training, and considerable interest will
develop in the experiment.
1t now develops that at it's recent
meeting in New York the National
league magnates made some changes
in the playing rules which have been
kept pretty quiet.
The new Section of Rule 80, reads:
"A balk in any delivery of the ball to
the bat by the pitcher while his (pivoD
foot is not in contact with the pitchers
plate, as defined in Rule 29." Old Sec
ton 2 is made Section f. Now the
question is how is the umpire going to
watch the pitchers foot and the ball at
the same time. He is obliged to watch
the ball to see whether or not it "cuts
the corners of the home plate at the
proper height" To do this he losses
sight of the pitchers foot. The latter
knows this, and Of course takes ad-
vantage Of it. Therefore. this new
rule is bound to cause no end of trou-
BILE during the coming season. An
other change that was made is in Rule
20 and is as follows: "And all players
l.
their bench, except such as are legally
assigned to coach base runners, and
also the batsman when called to the
bat by the umpire and under no cir
cumstances shall the umpire permit
any person except the club president,
managers and players in uniform, to
occupy seats on the benches"
The discussion of the new arrange
ment of leagues still continues. Presi-
dent Tim Murnane, of the New En-
gland league is kicking because that
aggregation was placed in a class as
low as c, while President Ban john
son, of the Western, rises to remark
that the Western is equally hurt by the
reduction Of the draft price from $1,000
to $500. He says:
trate my point. In 1894 the National
league drafted Clingman, paying the
Western league $500 for him. The Mil
waukee club tried all last season to re-
place Clingman, but was unable to do
it. At last it paid 81 900 to get man
who would take his place, and then had
to pay this man $75 a month more
salary than Clingman had been get
ting The National league also drafted
First Baseman Carey, giving Milwau-
kee, as is provided under the terms of
the National agreement, $500 for him.
Milwaukee had to pay $3.50 to get
man to replace Carey, and then had
to pay him a better salary than Carey
had been getting. Other clubs have
suffered in the same way. The draft
ing of eight men from the Milwaukee,
st. Paul and Kansas City clubs alone
costs us in the way Of increased sal
aries S3,025. IN order to replace men
who are drafted we are forced to pay
bigger salaries. If they keep on boost
ing. US up every year they will get us
to point where we can't pay salaries
and live"
But the Western league will not
break over the National agreement.
The rules passed at the recent meet
ing at the Windsor were designed to
obviate this.
The Free Press cup will be quite
benefit for the players in the first two
clubs. Seven games will be played,
three in the city finishing first, three IN
the one coming in second and one on
neutral grounds if it is necessary to
decide the series. The entire receipts
go to the players, and the fans can
look for some great hustling.
Jimmy Manning has bet Walter VIII
mot $50 that the Blues finish aheao OIL
the Millers.
A scheme is being agitated in De-
troit to have the Wolverines ride to
and from the park on bicycles.
The Indianapolis team will probably
have the same uniforms as last year
a white suit, with maroon trimmings.
indianapolis ministers are early in
the field with their opposition to Sun
day base ball this year.
Louisville has organized "Rooters'
club" of $50, whose duty it is to attend
every game the Colonels play in Gin
cinnati. st. Paul might do as we'll by
Minneapolis.
Manager Murray, Of the Providence
base ball club, has signed Jimmie Can
avan. of Cincinnati, to cover second
base. replacing Strickler, who has been
appointed umpire.
1t is doubtful if Jimmy Callopy will
play ball again. He has had a very
severe attach Of rheumatism which has
confined him to his bed for the past
three weeks.
Fred Carroll will not play ball this
season. He will attend to his express
business in California
Hunky Hines has just completed
house at Rockford, ILL., Hunky knows
he cannot play forever.
Sammy Nichol has been working in
a glass factory at Wheeling all winter
Billy Clingman, the old Milwaukee
third baseman. will coach Washington
college team this spring. He will be
held as utility man for Pittsburg.
Frank Genins, who had been loaned
to Toronto by the Pittsburg club, has
been transferred to the Grand Rapids
team.
George Andrews, the famous old
Philadelphia out6elder, is now an
orange shipper in Florida.
Anson plays local professional team
at Galveston today-their first real
game for the season.
The st. Joseph base ball club was
sold to Omaha Neb., of the Western
Base Ball association. Opposition to
Sunday ball by the ministers Of st.
Joseph is the cause of the sale.
Jack Crooks has resigned as ticket
seller at Won der Ahe's track to condi-
tion himself for the opening of the
season.
Peck" Sharpe has been sold to Co
lumbus for $3.50. peek" was a favor
ite in Milwaukee, still President KILL
ilea is confident he has two excellent