The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25

The clever little German athlete.
whose twisting delivery has fooled all
the powerful hitters Of the major or
ganization, will be seen with Buck
Ewing's good team next season and
can be relied upon- to do splendid work,
I despite the fact that south-paw pitch
ers are the most unreliab bic in the world
He will feel that strength has been
added to his delivery by the fact that
he will have his old back stop, "Heine".
Peitz, with him once more.
If the Cincinnati club really paid the
sum OF Sl0,0OO for the services of Brei-
tenstein 1t has entered a page in the
history OF the game. There are on rec
ora Few similar cases in whicn like
amount has been paid for any one play-
er' The history of the Chicago club
presents In fact the only really bona
noe instances in which $4,000 was ar
tualIy paid. The famous Mike Kellv
braln1est ball player of them all. was
purchased from the local team for that
amount. and one year later. the equally
well known John Clarkson was bought
for the same sum.
IL mas been stated frequently that
$1o'oVo was paid for the release of this
or that man, but the proof cannot he
obtained that there were any deals an
preaching in magnitude the sale of the
two great Chicago players.
WHEN KELLY WAS BOUGHT.
Inc two teams began to discuSs tho
zeal between 1886 and 1887. but at the
Tune Kelly was the only man wantad
oy the Boston team, He had been
playing with the Chicago team a great
many years and had probably outIived
lilo useluIness mere, although his play
Gays were by no means at an end He
Always mad been the greatest kind of
Iavor1te with the base ball crowds
at the hub and the town went wild
wren the $4,000 deal was closed Ka11v
opened with the Boston team the fol-
lowing spring and the club more than
sol PACK therpurehase price before the
reg uidr season began. The deal met
with such success from the standnoint
OF the Boston team that it began ia
reacn out for other members of tba
Chlcagos. sfys.ifiya
GARRISON at the time was the ar
knowiedged greatest pitcher i'm tha
Ieague, and was even more nopuIar in
Boston thansKe3iy, for the reason he
was vas q HdtiVe.oi tne place. In addition.
GARRISON had some trouble Of nor,
sonal naturet with another member IF
the chicago team and vowed he would
quit the game rather than play another
year here. The managemenf saw ~,
way out OF the difficulty, and entered
into negotiations with the bean-eater,s
the same ending in the purchase of
Tue reIease OF Garrison for $4,000. This
sum was easily realized in q few games
as was the case with the Kelly deal
PROBABLY the only deal in base han
tnat ever approached the Kelly-CIarl-
son deal in the amount of money ex-
pended was the purchase of the star
men men OF the Cleveland club by Brook
lyn around the close Of the season az
1884. The C1evelands had resigned
from the National league, and their
players We're In great demand by the
other teams of the league. The Brook
lynS took such men as Harkins. pitcher.
Phillips, first base; Mcclellan. second
oase Pinckney, third base; Smith, now
Pete Hotaling, center field.
SUM WAS LARGE
The sum given for that great ag-
gregat1on was never made public. but
It was large enough to almost bank
rupt the Brooklyn club. At the same
time Bushong was sold to the ST. Louis
team, as Brooklyn did not care for him.
AS 1t happened, Bushong turned out to
De the best man Of the lot. He did
all the catching for the then wonder
fully strong ST. Louis Browns, and
made great reputation for himself
and the teaTn.i .
In 1888 sBr5oklyns again got the
purchasing fever and then looked to-
ward st. Loifs for their men. They
selected trio including Dave Foutz,
Bobby CarratheFs and Bushong 1t
was given out unOficially that the sum
paid for the neD was $4,000, and must
have been all of that, for each man
was a star nCaCruthers was thought
BY many to be worth that much alone.
II so happened that Brooklyn got a
gold brick in Bushong. for he turned