The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-14

every time he said a decision was rotten II
would be fair enough. but why knock out
pitcher who Is winning game ana then
let an outfelder on the other side chew
the rag all the afternoon without even fning
him five?
ooh! it's all over now" could be heard in
chorus from the grand stand when Fricken
went IN, But. when the first one came strike strike
It seemed too good to be true. And when
"Doggie" Miller struck out the crowd was
ready to take it all back.
Phyles leg is in bad shape. and he will
be lucky If he is able to pitch in week.
This leaves Commy with Mulane. McGill.
Fricken and the youngsters to settle the
Millers' series.
Shugart's stop of Carney's hot one in the
second inning was a stellar performance, but
this year the crowd expects those things from
him, where last year they were always
of thing keeps up, that Connaughton boy In
Kansas City will never be in the fielding
averages with the St. Paul man when the
1897 records are compiled:
1t cost Spies IS to say five words about
Umpire Lally's eye. 1t seems to be very
sensitive organ.
The walk from the grandstand to the gate
has now been covered with a wooden awning,
so that, on rainy days, patrons will have but
a few steps to go in the storm to the car,
while those who have carriages can get right
in from the walk.
After the game in which Daniels held the
Hoosiers down to six runs the Columbus Dis
patch said:
Talk
about
MaZeppa
The wild
Hoss of Tar
t3ry Fannie Louise
buckingham never was in
1t with Dinsmore yesterday.
What would we do if it wasn't
for old st. Savior? Old Pete Daniels.
What will it say now?
Papa said Johnny, as he looked at the
botany, what is digitalis?"
! don't know" said papa. who was read
ing the base ball reports, "unless it's when
the catcher has broken finger
1t is suggested at Detroit that the reason
the team is not PLAYING better ball is that
the salaries of the players were cut, in spite
Of the popular understanding that Manager
Vanderbeck cleared $4,000 last year
WHY are they not satisfied" asks the
Journal
Because every last one was compelled to
submit to a reduction of salary, right in the
face of the fact that the manager made
from So, COO to $4,000 clean profits last year.
If the manager of this team or any other
team in the league had lost money last year
the players would feel differently" he rea-
soned, "but as all of them made money the
order of reducing salaries is regarded as
hardship
'Rut cannot the men go elsewhere for higher
salaries?
''They cannot. The player claimed by De-
trolt must sign a contract here or he can
quit the game altogether. That's his only
alternative. He is absolutely a slave to the
league organizations.
The local manager has accepted the order
OF the league fixing a salary limit in good
faith and has determined to live up to it.
rate of Fay he got last year and it was no
torious last year that Detroit had the cheap
est team in the league
Take such pia nrS DUNCAN. Knoll Hines
Whistler, Trost. 2holson, Gayle and Burnett
and reduce tbs respective salaries from $50
to s1C0 month and you can imagine how
they feel about it when playing before larger
crowds than turned out last year.
These men are powerless to change condl-
TONS They must sign at reduced salaries or
league that plays under the national agree
ment. They can buy their release if they have
the price but the price can be made pro-
hibitive by the manager.
Take the case of Twineham, concededly
the best c. 'er that played in the Western
sonable rediction of salary and Indignantly
protested. The manager nonchalantly told
him he could have his release for price
Twineham got the money in short order and
then signed with Leadiey at his last years
salary. But he could not have got away from
Detroit in any other way"
The Detroit Journal says Billy George is
resting. Yes, indeed, he rests after every
home run hit.
Milwaukee has farmed Waldron out to St.
Joseph.