The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-13
GOSSIP OF THE GAME.

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George McGuinness, once noted pitcher,
Is in the saloon business at St. Louis.
Larry Twitchel has gone to his home in
George Paynter, formerly the second base
man Oh the Mobile team in the Southern
league, has been taken to the Tuscaloosa
insane asylum raving maniac Paynter was
playing with the Mobile team against Mont
| gomery IN a game about two months ago,
when ne was hit on the head with pitched
ball. He has been laid up ever since and
the brain tissues have gradually given way.
Kellum, who is now with Indianapolis, was
the pitcher for MONTGOMERY.
1t is reported that the reason that Mime
apolis released Varney Anderson was that he
did not treat Hal Watson with proper re-
spect.
William George, the celebrated south paw
Of the New Yorks in 'Ss, pitched for St.
Paul yesterday.
Capt. Arson was the victim of the repor-
torial corkscrew the other day, and in an
interview gave up number OF interesting
statements concerning the national game.
They poke fun at me, and In Jest ask me
when / will retire from the game" began
Uncle Arson. This Is my twenty-third year
in active professional service, and l never felt
better, nor am l ever overcome with a de-
sire to step down and out Of the game.
have helped my boys along this season with
my bat.
You know always was pretty fair in
picking out the good ones that the pitchers
sent my way. That rule I have always OBJ
served In my private life, carefully selecting
my company and avoiding everything that
didn't come over the home plate, so to
| speak.
II never touched alcoholic liquors Fairly
to bed and early to rise is a motto I always
kept, and though 1t hasn't made me over
wealthy, nor given me- great wisdom, yet 1t
preserved my health and brought me con-
tentment. l never was what is known as a
good fellow. e. az
"Good-fellowship, Bohemia, and all that Is
all very well up to the age of twenty-five. I
suppose. Between twenty-five and thirty-five
| the novelty wears from it, and after forty 1t
is well nigh intolerable. That at least is
what should judge from a careful observa-
ton Of those good fellows 1 know who have
gone down the line, as they say in sporting
| circles e8S 9s
The Baltimore rooters' favorite song is:
Of all de umpires in dis land
Dere's none like dat guy Lally:
I'd like to have big stuffed club
An meet him in our alley ,4s5.
On things he don't know. bout dis game
| never could keep tally;
| He is darlin' / don't t'ink,
Is De guy Puggy Lally! .5air aaeaa-raf b
In Wednesdays game Pitcher slagle put
a large, juicy potato instead of the ball. and
ne tossed slow one over the heart of the
plate. The Count hit it .squarely and got
good start to first before he realized the
imposition. The joke made such hit with
! Catcher Hodge that he laid down on the
damp sod, and it was some minutes before
| he recovered. 1t was not exactly according
to Hoyle, but 1t was the last game of the
season and everything went--Kansas CITY
Times
| There are a large number OF faithful fans
in Kansas City who would like to see Gen
| tleman jack Carney of the Gold Rugs
cover second base for Manning's pennant
winners next season.-Kansas City Times,
During the progress of a game of base
| ball between Boston, semi professionals the
| other day, Dunn, a member Of one of the
teams, was hit on the head by ball and
Knocked down; Harry Hill, spectator was
struck over the right eye by a hot line foul
ball and badly hurt John Keenan,, a twelve
! year-old spectator, fell off q fence and broke
his arm. In the seventh inning the crowd
became angry at the umpire and chased him
of the grounds.
Both Fisher and Watkins deny that Burns
was sent to base purposely in the game Tues
| Gay Ihey say that it was the fault of
Larry Tw1tchell, who could not see a ball
unless It cut the plate in two both ways.
ana at that particular stage of the game he
couid not see anything going over the plate,
Fisher is inclined to feel sore at the treat
ment which was accorded him by Twitchell.
and claims that with the right sort of UNI
plring ne would have won his game easily