The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-06
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

Jake Beckley. one Of the hardest working
players in the profession, player, too. VINO
takes care of himself, has been fined $1G0
because he made a twenty-m trip from
the clubs training quarters to meet his wife,
who arrived from a long railroad journey.
Such a fine would be excessive for a night
of drunkenness and carousing in mid sea-
son, when the players are under contract and
getting pay for their services but IN the
training season, when 1t is only the good will
Of the players that prompts them to go into
training, the fine is little short of outrageous.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mack of the Milwaukees, has claimed Short
stop Steere, of the New Bedford club Of the
New England league, who last year led the
shortstopS Of that league with fielding record
Of 1888 made in 100 games, and had a batting
average of .264. Fred Steere was tried by Pitts
burg in 1894. He was too light then for the
big league, but was promising young player.
He is an intelligent boy and knows the game.
Milwaukee has the call on Shortstop Corcoran,
also, if Detroit releases him.
Manager Cushman, of the Jackson baseball
club, has signed John Drummond, of Daven-
port, To-. a pitcher and outfelder who did
son. He has also secured ALI. Valendorf, a
| left-handed phenomenon from Manitowoc,
| Wis, who is said to have terrific speed.
! He has made contracts with James Weber
and Jay Goodwin, of East Liverpool, o.,
| who have swift records. Wisconsin.
| Manager Stallings, of the Phillies, has al
| ready made a hit with his players by taking
| the club out of the hotel where the service
| was not to the players liking and placing
| them in hotel where everybody is satisfied.
| Eastern cities are awakening to the fact
| that Mr.. Stallings knows a thing or two
| about base ball, and they will realize this
more forcibly after the season has opened
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Eddie Boyle doesn't know whether he be-
| longs to the Cincinnati, the Indianapolis, the
| Columbus or the Pittsburg club. He is ike
man who has lost his way and comes
| to the forks in the road. Although Eddie
IrV.1 l., 4
! hard at work. Down at Manhattan park, Gin
cinnati, along with Jack Boyle, Shorty Fuller
! and Lefty Mari, he puts in several hours each
! day at hard practice.
The major league players seem to agree
| that in case the Rusie imbroglio is settled
| the Giants will be forced to secure another
backstop, and it looks as if Scrappy Joyce
would have to negotiate with a minor league
| for husky young catcher. Fred Lake, Of
! Jimmy Manning's Kansas City Cowboys,
would fit behind the home base at the polo
Washington Post.
Second Baseman Tom DAILY Of the Brook
| lyns, has been traded to Milwaukee for Short
| Stop Hannivan. This trade takes a we'll
known player from the big league. Daily made
his debut in the National league with Chicago
in 1887 and caught for Uncle Arson two
years, during which time he was acknowl-
edged to be the best catcher in the league.
For general base ball ability and varied ex-
perience the captains of the five large college
mines this year would be difficult to duplicate
from other than the professional ranks. Keator.
of Yale, Wilson, of Princeton, Dean, of Har-
ward, Beacham, of Cornell, and Blakeley, the
leader Of Pennsy's team, have served long
| apprenticeship in the amateur lists.
| Billy Nash never quite right last sea-
son after he was struck on the temple by
pitched ball at Louisville The winter S
rest has brought him around all right and
! he is now playing with the Philadelphia in
the same style as he showed at Boston, when
he was considered the star third baseman
of the league.
Dave Anderson ho diad CJ,oS
ter, Pa, won recognition by hi yer left
hand twirling, and was given a q i by the
Philadelphia National league club some years
| ago. He also pitched championship ball for the
| Wilmington club, and for the past three years
had been captain of the Media base ball club.
| Connie Mack has decided that another pitch
| er will do no harm, so he has added the
| name Of Thomas Jefferson Smith to his list.
! Smith has been with Boston, Philadelphia
| and Louisville, but was always wild. Con-
| ME thinks he has overcome his wildness and
! will develop into a crack pitcher.
The Brotherhood club LouisvIle's crack
| colared representatives on the diamond is
! completed and Manager Arthur Stewart is
anxious to arrange series of games with
| the Chicago Unions and Page Fence Giants.
l The brotherhood club won the championship
Of the, South in 1894 and 1896. -,
! Monte Cross will be played at short in the
I early games by the Browns, but if hesdoes
not show decided improvement in his bat
I ting he will be relegated to the bench and
! sullivan called in from the field and sta
| toned at short field. In event of this Doug
! las will be placed in left garden.
Jim Hart, of the Chicago league club. saws:
| It's Anson's club now and his troubles are
| growing. The duties of a manager are enough
! to turn mans hair gray in a MONTH, 1 am
! glad to turn the crew over to Arson. If
anybody thinks 1t is snap to run team he
| is mistaken"
NIcGraw fell off his bicycle and hurt his
! knee slightly. Therefore HanlOn is a little
| dubious about bicycle riding as method OF
! aItn
| gether too common, and a sprained knee or
| wrist might mean good deal in the cham
! pionship race
YaIes base ball squad has been training
! since Feb. %, and numbers thirty eight prac-
| ticing in the cage. The outield candidates are
| in particularly good shape. The nine will start
for the Southern trip on April IA. w. F. Car
ter, 49, and w. B. Case, '94 have been coach
ing the men,
King the Kansas City boy VINO played
last season in the Texas league, has signed
the contract with the Nashville team of the
/ Central league. He has signed as pitcher,
! but will probably be used a great deal in
! the outfeld on account of his hitting ability.
President Brush, of the Cincinnati club
| says: Il expect when l return home to find
! letter offering me $500 600 for the Cincinnati
! club. If Brooklyn is willing to pay Mr.. Robi-
son 100000 for that team of his they will
| certainly give me $780, O0 for my team"
Arlie Latham is out of a job, though Willing
TO sign with almost anybody in need of q
baseman He tried to settle on second base
for Providence. Arlie bet $3.50 on Corbett
hence there is all the more need Of his get
ting to work.
Figgemeier, whom the Milwaukee manage
ment thought was worse than a counterfeit
! quarter in 95, is pitching great ball and will
be one of the stars of the Minneapolis club
"F1ggy' was lazy when he was a Brewer
Exchange.
Wimot is willing to wager 10 to that his
outfield this year will outbat any other out.
| field in the Western league The three mer
upon whom he relies for the work with The
! stick are ''Doggie'' Miller, himself and Dan
Lally.
Jimmie" Connor, the second baseman, says
he Is tired of playing and this probably will
| be his last year on the diamond.
Bill Lange. of the Chicagos, says that this
year will be his last single summer He
will be married next fall.
Grand Rapids has picked up George Cross
for three seasons with Indianapolis, and may
get Schiebeck, too.
Herman Doescher an old umpire in thu
National league, has opened a saloon in Buff
| falo.