The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-22
SOME BASE BALL BRIEFS.

E.. o. J. Yes, there was a time in the
history of base bail when the batter was
out II mis- third strike was caught on the
nrst bounce. 1t was so up to the late seven
ties. when the catchers began to go be-
hind the bat with gloves and protectors.
1t is all sheer nonsense tc expect players
TO appear neatly on the ball field with but
one change a week. Every club should have
two suits for home use, and the men would
not lock as if they had been exploring the
bottom of a mill pond or a pig sly. The pub
lie supports the game literally and is en-
titled to the best of everything in RETURN
Boston Herald.
Motz is fourth in fielding among the first
baSenen Of the Western league, with a mark
OF .976; Camel is first with 1897; Carney
second, with 1856, and Tebeau third. with
1886. 1t is rather curious to note that Eustace
is higher among the shortstops than Hulen.
who is regarded as the most valuable man
in the Western league in that position, TAX
ing him all around.
Jimmy Manning says he cannot get Pitcher
Parker to sign, in fact cannot get any re-
spouse from him whatever. Manning traded
Barnett to st. Paul for Parker. The latter
wouldn't sign with st. Paul, so it wasn't a
bad trade for Comiskey. Manning has heard
nothing more regarding Hemming and thinks
his prospects of getting the Louisville pitcher
are not very bright. Like all managers. look
ing for players, he finds it hard work to get
the ones he wants.
Ben milford says in the Cincinnati Post:
The moguls are to blame for the trouble
over the umpire question. They get to-
gether, look wise, pass rules about enforcing
discipline on the field, and then, when the
first luckless umpire puts their own regula-
tions in force they rise and demand that
knight of the indicator on a silver-plated
charger. There are two or three magnates
who are doing their best to turn the great
national game into a national farce"
"Shang" Kissinger, the Cincinnati boy who
has lost almost every game he has pitched
for the Browns since he Joined Won der Ahe's,
aggregation two years ago, has been released.
KiSsinger has never given any promise of
developing. He is far below league standard,
but in one Of the minor leagues would per-
lots of curves, but uses very poor judg-
ment. Several Of the Western league clubs
are after him and he will probably sign with
one Of them within the next few days.
The fewer signals the better. Even if
players are fresh from the minor leagues and
the veriest n%ovices. they should be taught
to play ball instinctively to the last possible
extent. OF course the battery signals and
the tip the batsman gives the base runner
are practical and necessary. Then there is
a little code Of signals generally arranged
by the captain Of the team. But too much
of the signaling is liable to confuse and even
discourage the player. Of course the average
patron Of the game doesn't study this point
of play as a rule, as he is not supposed to.
But many a weakness IS developed just by
this seemingly triding fault that arises from
too much sig~naling:-Boston Globe.
ct believe that Theodore Breitenstein has
struck his gait at last, and will settle down
to his old form from now to the end of the
season." remarked Mercer. 'Breitenstein is
one Of the best Example Of a hot weather
pitcher I have ever seen, and his wing seems
to require a certain amount of perspiration
in order to produce the speed necessary to
make his pitching effective. The heat causes
a perspiration which seems to lubricate the
muscles and tendons of the arm. This is
specially the case with old pitchers, and I
have often noticed that left-handers seem to
need the heat more than the right-handers.
Matte Kilroy, one of the greatest south-sid-
ers the game has ever seen, was one of the
more speed, get better control and send up
~prettier curves when the Thermometer was
d~aElying around the top brim of the glass
than in the early spring or fall"
The base running Of 1897 has been fairly
swift so far. There are a number Of fast men
on the paths, while some OF the old sprinters
seem to be growing slow. Up to date LANCE
and Hamilton lead the league, each having
stolen twenty-nine cushions. Baserunners
who have stolen over fifteen sacks so far
StenZil, of Baltimore-no wonder the Orioles
win-Hamilton Long and Duffy Of Botson,
not a soul among the Brooklyn, not a Gin
~cinnatian, Sockalexis of Cleveland, none of
the Louisvilles, Davis of New York, none OF
the Phillies, none Of the Pittsburgs, none Of
the Browns or Senators, LANCE and McCor-
mick Of Chicago. Fast men who have not
yet struck their gait are McGraw, Griffin,
La Chance. Burke, Hoy, Dowd, Elmer Smith.
Brodie, Donovan and Brown.
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So far this season the twelve clubs have
Ussd twenty-Cne list bas man, eighteen second
basemen, fifteen third basemen and sixteen
shortstops. The wear and tear is not usually
so great upon the guardians of the initial
corner.
The transfers and changes Of players since
the season began have been as follows:
Chicago-Farmed Friend, sold Terry, signed
Korwan.
Baltimore-Farmed Amole and Horton. re-
leased Cogan, signed Maui.
Boston-Sold Tucker.
BrookIyn-Sold Korwan.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Corcoran and BeckIey,
bought Brown.
Cleveland-Released McGarr, farmed out
Blake.
Observation-Disclosures Rogers and Hemming,
sold Herman, signed Stafford and Linthicum,
traded off Holmes.
New Y~ork-Signed Holmes, released Beck
ley, farmed out Standish, Sowders and Gettig.
PhiIadaIufhia- Trodad rf IIo1Ipaan Hor