The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-26
NEWS OF THE DIAMOND.

Boston has offered $4,000 TO the Washington
club for either McJames or Mercer.
After resting for three weeks, Smiling
Pete Daniels will rejoin Columbus here to-
morrow. milwaukee, Sentinel.
Umpire Bobby" Gayle has been released
by President Johnson and has signed with
Minneapolis.
Manager Watkins, of the Indianapolis cub,
has released Outfelder Deadly to the Mime
apolis club, for whom he will play left field.
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Milwaukee is scheduled to play two games
at Detroit next Saturday but Managers Mack
and Graves have arranged to play only one
game there Saturday and two games the fol-
lowing Monday. Next Sunday they will play
here.-Mtlwaukee Sentinel.
On the strength of the Apollo Belvidere
charms, Lally, the new outfelder of the
Browns, received in exchange for Hutchinson,
ought to prove a matinee drawing card on
ladies' day. Lally has figure that would
fiji the blase soul of a Pompadour a Cleo
patra, and his pose at the bat is worthy of
a calcium light accompaniment-New York
Telegram.
Bert Inks, the southpaw who had meteoric
career in the National league for several
years, has returned to his home in Ligonier
He has been stricken with rheumatism, and
on the advice of his physicians will retire
from the diamond for the season.
Providence has signed a new infelder
named Holland from the Millville On. j.
club.
Brooklyn is after Shortstop sheckard of
Brockton, the champion batsman of the New
England league.
Baker had the satisfaction of going against
the Milers yesterday and defeating them
All OF Wllmot'S caSt-offS have been doing
good work.-Evening Wisconsin.
Will Terry left for his home in Brooklyn
this morning to attend the bedside of his
child, who was taken down with diphtheria
a few. days ago.
Hugh Nichols whom Mailman succeeds as.
manager of the ST. Louis club was a member
of the team when the Browns were cham
pions. He has been successful a minor
league manager, and might have done as
well with st. Louis if given the proper OPP
portunity.
Cleveland has been much weakened by the
retirement of Sockalexis, and his return to
condition is anxiously awaited. McAllister is
a good fielder, but cannot bat, and Pitcher
Henry Clarke, who was given trial for Two
days, is strong at the bat but cannot field
Blake, now with Milwaukee, would be great
help to his old comrades.-Record.
could handle team under him. That was
Charley Comiskey-I indianapolis News.
Cincinnati manages to hold second place
city fear the worst. They realize that the
Orioles are only a few points behind the Reds
and are just about closing the second big
trip. Cincinnati, always a poor road team,
soon leaves for the East, and the chances are
that Baltimore will be in second place before
the Reds have been gone three days.
Sockalexis is stricken with that disease
which puts many ball players out Of the
business-a swelled head. He has been pretty
the past three weeks, and has taken to drink
ing Before joining the Indians last spring
he went on a tear in South Bend, and was
fcEced to leave college and now he seems to
have returned to his old habits.
Perry Werden has regained his old-time
form, and is playing the game of his life
with Louisville. Not much has been heard
from him, however, Perry is not an en-
thusiast when with a losing team. If he had
a berth with Baltimore or Boston this season
he would be one of the prominent figures in
the big league, for with a winner Perry can
not be held down. AS long as he plays ball
in his present form, however he has chance