The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28


elubs-PetWeene National league and other
league clubs-and decide them finally The
meeting will be held in ample tlMe for all
players over whom there is any dispute to
begin playing with the clubs to which they
may be ordered to go at the openeing of the
regular base ball season. The decision in the
HUTCHINSON case was in accordance with the
law and the facts presented, the law In this
case being the national agreement. Further
than this do not care to make any statement,
may be ordered to go at the opening OF the
board of arbitration which Will pass on the
case, and would be violating all the proprle-
ties in making any statement in advance of
the boards decision. AS far as Hutchison's
not playing with st. Louis is concerned,
should the board decide that club to be en-
titled to his services such action is also COW
cred by base ball law otherwise the national
agreement"
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Harry Francis quotes John Goodnow as
saying: s2
"These reports Of a base ball war are utter
ly without foundation. The publication OF
such lies is calculated to bring US into bad
repute with the major league. The only way
Of going to war would be to Withdraw from
the national agreement, and we nave not the
remotest intention Of resorting to such
suicidal move, as President Young any
Of the major league people are undoubtedly
aware. We recognize the fact that our ex-
istence would be almost impossible without
the protection of the national agreement,
The Minneapolis club owners, however, be-
heve they are entitled to the services OF
Pitcher Hutchinson. When Hutchinson signed
with US last year he placed his name on
provisional contract; that is, he signed on
condition that we were to give him his re-
lease at the close of our season, which we
did. He was exempt from reservation, and
thus beyond the draft law. Notwithstanding
this exemption, Won der Ahe drafted him.
The fact that Hutchinson signed contract
with the draft clause stricken from 1t makes
Won der Ahe's draft null and void. At the
Baltimore meeting the board OF arbitration
awarded him to Won der Abe. Had the board
been familiar with the facts in the case they
would have decided in our favor AT the
league meeting which takes place in New
York in April I will again present the case
to the board and ask that they RECONSIDER
it, The publication of the incendiary articles
about war in base ball does the game no
good, and should be stopped"
The Minneapolis Times says Wilmot has
bran" new team. Well, does not bran make
good goose eggs?
A left-hander without speed is as misplaced
as Dad Clarke at the Bradley Martin ball, and
that's why Klobedanz's lobster favorite isn't
likely to cut much of a figure next season.
Kfobey, however, has warm tobasco inshoot
to keep his slow ball company.-Washington
Post.
Pappalau, the latest twirling Spider, is a
Frenchman In fact the nation of frog demol-
ishers is contributing quite freely to base ball
of late. La Chance, Lajoie, PappaIau and De
Montreville are Of French extraction. Ire
land however, continues to lead in base ball
| productions, and what's left over from the
police force is turned loose on the ball field
Washington Post.
Radbourne had a greater variety Of deliy1
! cries than Calvin, was as "heady' as NJ
| thews and quite as tricky and deceptive as
| Mccormick and Keefe. Calvin, Keefe, Buf1ng-
| ton, Corcoran, Hecker, Mullane, Welsh and
! Whitney, Of the "Old Guard" and Ramsey,
| Carruthers Foutz, Elmer, Smith, Morris,
| Clarkson, Ferguson, Casey, Seward, Lady
! Baldwin, Boyle and Mountain, Of the crop OF
| the next generation, were all great pitchers
| Philadelphia Ledger.
| Buck" Weaver's salary has been cut from
| $500 to $3.50 a month.
! There are four cities in the Mexican Ma
| tional Base Ball league.
Tebeau thinks that Harry Blake may have
| a good year at bat.
The attempt to reorganize the Virginia
| State league was a failure What Will be-
| come of Sandy McDermott?
Manager Stallings says there is no man on
| the Philadelphia team sure of his job.
Manager Dan Shannon of the Rochesters,
| will play second base on the team this sea-
| son.
Sockalexis took on load of fire water,
| gave a war whoop and the Notre Dame COL
! lege folks threw him out. He has Joined the
! Clevelands, where he will be favorite.
! Treasurer Wagner and Manager Schmelz
| figure that the Senators will finish ahead of
| New York, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Louisville,
| St. Louis and Philadelphia this season.
! Billy Rhfnes' broken finger is still little
| stiff, but he is confident that it will not
| bother him in the slightest In his pitching
/ work. .~tCae -.--
! Stockdale. late Of Washington and Boston,
| thinks he is good enough to pitch for Pitts
burg. Patsy Donovan refuses to believe SO.
| Manager Barnie, of Brooklyn, is said to be
! contemplating securing Third Baseman Ma
COON, of the Brockton, New England league
| team.
! Manager Joyce says he intends to put his
! young Brockton catcher Napoleon Shea, be
| hind the bat from the jump, and give him all
! the work he cares for.
President Brush. of Cincinnati has issued
! a unique souvenir pass for this year in the
! shape of a beautiful deck of cards in which
| the joker is the pass.
| Denny Long. the gentleman of many gold
| bricks. is said to be extremely unpopular in
! Reading, Pa where he owns the club and
may be induced to sell out.
The latest Kansas City contract to arrive is
! that of BlanfOrd. This leaves only TRULY
and Connaughton outside the breastworks
and unless they come to time very quickly
! they liable to find themselves minus a
! slice of the generous salary which has been
offered them. 70.
Connaughton has accepted Jim Manning's
| terms.
Catcher Schptyer, who went from Chicago to
the Minneapolis club, now comes back to the
! big league via Cincinnati, has this to say:
Il am willing to acknowledge that L learned
! few things about the game in the Western
| league that / did not know when l was in the
| big league. There were four teams out there
| last year who played the fastest kind of ball.
| Minneapolis Indianapolis, Kansas City and
! Detroit would have made any team in the
! country play ball to beat them. We were not
much of fielding club, but when it came to
| hitting we were strictly in the hunt.
Walter Wilmot and Perry Werden never
| played better ball in their lives than they
| did last season. Wilmots fielding was the
| best l ever saw him do, and l was with him
on the Chicago team. AS for Werden, he hit
| and felded his position we'll as any first
! baseman l ever saw in the big league Then
| there is Bill Hutchison. Anybody who saw
! him pitch last year will tell you he was in fine
! form. He had a world Of speed and took the
! best care of himself.
! Players who have not seen Western league
| ball for several years would be surprised
If they were out there now. I remember when
| the Western league was a very weak organ
! ization, but since then there has been so much
! good league talent injected into the ranks
| of the Western league that the game is being
played very fast out there"
! John NJ. Ward offers some criticism on the
| new rules. Says John: Il think you will
! find that the rule prohibiting a field cap
| tain leaving his position to talk to an umpire
! will result in the captains walking in to
have talk with the pitcher of catcher, ac-
| cording to which is nearest the umpire, and
| the captains remarks to the player will
| have direct reference to the last decision BY
! the umpire. The address to the umpires states
| that all trouble arises from the failure of the
! umpires to enforce the rules but it strikes
! pires who have dared to enforce the rules is
| the real trouble"
! Detroit amateurs are already playing. Van
| derbecks men should start well.
| George Carey, who played first for Milwau-
| kee, in 1894 wants to return there.
| Hoy scored a homer at New Orleans Sun
day.
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