The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-27
Base Ball Small Talk.

Marcus P. Hayne, the Minneapolis base
ball magnate, was in Washington when the
first game was played but managed to break
away with his conference with President Nc
Kinley long enough to wire 10 the Milwaukee
Journal for the result of the game. The an
swer did him just as much good as the in
ternal revenue dictatorship he was trying
to cop out for John Goodnow.
It is said that the Australian ball team now
travelling in this country does not wear
gloves. To carry out the traditions of the
country, they should have their hands spiked,
and grease the ball before pitching it, That
Australia is the orneryest country, anyway,
Densmore Columbus new pitcher. is
brother-in-law of Phillips, the Hooster
twirer.
Jim Corbett is becoming fan since
Brother joe got in the game. Jim always
was strong on wind instruments.
group picture of the St. Paul team re-
ceived by the G o b last night shows Short
stop Shugart with luXuriant mustache- Hol-
lingsworth. however, has as yet no indica-
ton of hirsute appendage on his facial integ-
ument.
President Ban Johnson has his Office in the
Marquette building. a market is a trading
place. and that is about all Ban will have to
do after bit.
Roger Denzer, who made his National league
debut Saturday is wei thought of by the
Reds, who faced him. Denzer came here
he DID not give any evidence of wildness in
Saturdays game. He also has speed and the
Cincinnati players who, having batted against
him. are capable of judging, predict that he
will be a success in the big league.-Cincin-
natl dispatch to Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mccarthy is in his old '95 form. Mac seems
to have got entirely over his bad spell, and
is playing the position as only he can play it.
With that sort of work it is no wonder that
he is one of the most popular men that ever
played in Observation-Disclosures News.
It was rather funny that Kansas City
had to ring in OBrien a shOme umpire, in
the third game. Perhaps Manning couldn't
win any other way.
Mike Trosts salary was reduced S. He
questioned one Of the umpires decisions.
Mertes is doing great work in the fed.
Then his phenomenal sprints upon the lines
adds to his lustre.-Columbus Dispatch.
The Boston uniforms this year are a mix
ture. The stockings are deep blue, trousers
dark gray and shirts white. with big black
circle on the breast, in which, in white let
tiers, is the word Boston. The caps are
black The uniform is not beautiful
Pebble Jack Glassoock looks as though he
was vet good for another century or two of the
national game-Detrolt Free Press
Great jumping Jupiter and flaming balls of
firei To be jamboreed, razooed, goily-washed
buffeted and stingareed by nine little St Paul
Saints until the faces Of the cranks are as
swollen from crying a the cheeks of a small
boy stung by bumblebees; to be stamped into
the yielding, mushy loam OF Exposition park
and buried under a score Of % runs against"
to be slapped, ierked twitched pulled and
pushed until the whole spiritual, spinal moral
mental and physical nature is everlastingly
aabbergasted. 1t is enough TO drive the dog
star from his kennel. Nay, more: it is woe
sufficient TO cause a grand opera prima donna
to retire to a convent-Kansas City Times
Buck Ewing thinks the most striking and
at the same time the most serv:ceable uniform
ever worn by a bal team was the famous
"Nadjy" uniforms of the New Yorks in 1885