The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-01
DIAMOND DUST.

this year. How could the Colonies win with
such a handicap?
Filming players is a punishment that scarce
ly fits the crime. More good can be done by
sending the obstreperous to Benchville. That
heroic remedy is always followed by a man
agerial Gliding Of the Observation-Disclosures.
Charley Irwin has made a remarkable
record. Since he donned the red he has
played at third base in every championship
game save one. The afternoon he missed was
marked by one of the greatest double plays
he ever made. He was married that after
noon.-Detroit Free Press.
The Brooklyn Eagle says that the deal for
Jack Doyle has been closed and that the
Baltimore first baseman will cover that po
stion for the Brooklyns next season. This
the Oriole aggregation.
Had Comiskey listened to Billy Earle,
Lange would now be member of the Gin
cinnati team. That was back in 1892 or '93.
Earle had just returned from the Northern
Pacific league. He called Commies attention
to Lange, Irwin and Tom Parrot, but Com
ME paid no attention to him.
I'm not like a good many magnates who
storm about the umpiring," says Earle Wag
ner. THE Senators have lost-just like Phila
delphia-because they have often played like
dummies instead of ball players. AS far as
I have observed. the umpiring this year
has been UP to the usual Standard
Manager Barnie announces that change
is being made in the route of the Baltimore
and All-Amerzca teams, that will tour the
country after the season is over. 1t is now
proposed to open at Weehawken on Sunday,
Oct. TO- and then proceed by the way of
Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburg. Cincn-
natl, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City,
through Texas to San Francisco. There are
base n
at the disposal of the teams, according to
Barnie, but new one is being bu 1t for their
use. The plan is to play along the Pacific
coast four to six weeks.
''The secret of the endurance of Nichols, Of
the Boston team, lies in his ability to save
well-kncwn base ball manager. eff you
watch Nichols closely while he is in the act
of delivering the ball you will observe that
his arm has the support of his body. He
seems to have a knack OF supporting the arm
with the body as if he were in the act of de-
livering a swinging blow. This support be-
hind the arm is of great relief and benefit
to his working wing, as the strain of pitching
is not altogether confined to the arm.
Nichols superb control CT the ball often
fools many batsmen into striking at wild
pitches from him where these wide balls
would be overlooked from a pitcher with less
control"
Each of the three games in the Indianapolis
Columbus Free Press series has been won by
one score.
Manager Watkins left the club at Column
bus and went East, presumably for Pittsburg
although Re refused to tell his destination
He said that the announcement of his having
signed to manage Pittsburg was premature
and that he would not know definitely just
where he would be next season until Oct. 5.
He will rejoin the Hoosiers the latter part
of this week and will be in Indianapolis sew
eral days next -month:-Indianapolis News.
The National league championship was de-
cided on Thursday, Sept. 80. The season ends
Sunday. Oct. 3.
McHale, the ex-Brewer, who played with
Toronto the Fast season, will be N center
field for Washington next season in place of
Tom Brown.
A brother of the late Dave Foutz is attract
ing attention by good pitching in teams
around Baltimore. He will try for minor
league berth.
Buck Ewing declares that much of Boston,
success this season is due to their ability
to place hits in the right field Almost any
sort of runner who is on first can travel to
third on single in that territory.
Josh Riley. the third baseman who was
with Kansas City and Indianapolis early in
the season and then joined Lew Whistler s
Springfield team. came up to see the game
Sunday and was asked to put uniform on.
Dul MHSu II WdS UtSIueu W put HiHl III Inc
game in McGarr's place the Hoosiers re-
fused to allow the change.-Ohio State Jour
nal.
1t is announced as settled that big Perry
Werden is slated for release by the Louis
vile management. Yet there are lots worse
players on earth than Perry, except that his
face will occasionally turn loose expressions
that the scorers refuse to put into print
Milwaukee Journal.
The Red River Valley league ball players
were not so worse after all. With Berg,
Pbiliippi and Keefe as regulars the Min
neapolis team next year; Marshall, Page and
Eanrahan in sight on the St. Paul team;
aggregation and probability of Schwartz
being given a trial on the same push. the
claim on Red Roberts, of Fargo and will
give him trial next spring. Columbus has
filed claims On Pike Mullaney and Charley
Hutton.-Grand Forks Courier.
The Minneapolis base ball management says
it will probably have Werden, Lally and Har-
ley Parker in 1898.