The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
"COMMY" HAS SIGNED MUNICH.
THE PACKERS STAR PITCHER
OF A YEAR OR so
AGO.
GOSSIP OF ALL THE LEAGUES
Shows That the Western Is Now
Esteemed Second Only to the
National.


base ball club, will leave Tuesday
evening for Cincinnati, where the team
will open it's season April 9 in an ex-
hibition game with the famous Reds,
Of which Commy was for several sea-
sons the captain. Friday, Saturday
and Sunday are the dates there, and
the week following the club will play
the similar days in Louisville following
that series up again week later in
st. Louis, where the present st. Paul
manager was for many years the idol
of the fans, and where his team is sure
of a warm reception. This, with an ex-
hibition game to be played between
st. Louis and the opening at Kansas
City, will give the team ten lively
games as a warming-up before the 81 a
son opens, and will help at least to get
the boys in trim for the opening Of the
season. Some Of the other teams have
been in the field earlier, and Mime
apolis especially has been making a
formidable showing against Chicago
at Hot Springs, but the reports show
that the game played has not been
exceedingly brilliant on either side,
and the training that is being gotten
there VIII be little better, probably,
than the Saints get on their trip if
blessed with good weather, as ]. Plu-
vius has been giving the Millers and
the Detroit team, who are at Knoxville,
Tenn, the worst of it.
Comiskey would have had his men
in the field earlier this year, but for
the necessity of his being here to look
after matters in connection with his
removal to the new park at Lexington
avenue. There is some talk Of the
Hamline people holding an indignation
meeting to protest against Sunday
base ball there, and, while they are
practically a mile from the park it
has given the manager cause to re-
main close at hand to watch the con-
dition of affairs.
During the week Manager Comiskey
signed Pitcher Munich, who played with
the Packers in 1896 and part Of last
year, afterward joining one of the
stronger teams in the state league
Munich is a robust young fellow. with
good arm, plenty of speed and good
curves, and not least of all, a DISPOSE
ton to play ball. He will be given an
opportunity to show his mettle in a.
real game before the season is over
ana Manager Comiskey is hopeful that
ne Will prove no inconsiderable addi-
ton to the galaxy Of pitching talent
which the team now has on it's rolls
If the Boston team can hold ite
present makeup unimpaired by acct
uent or sickness. says the Chicago
News, there seems to be no reason Ul1p
that club should not give Raltimora
the hottest sort of a race for pennant
honors. The present Boston club is in
all respects, excepting the catching de-
paftment, stronger than the Bostons Of
1o91' ana the team is really a marvel
tom.
CharIle BENEFITS place on the Bos-
ton team has never been filed. but
lhere seems to be a chance that Bergen
VIII prove as good as he was tOuted 70
/ be TWO years ago, and come prettv
close TO filling the shoes of the greatest
backstop ever seen behind the rubber.
men there Is old Charley Camel, a
/ good man yet, and young Yeager. who
Is thought to be a sure conner. a heavy
hitter and natural catcher Tennv. the
colleg1an. is too efratic for safe catch.
er, but is great batter and will have
royal scrap over outfield honors with
young Stahl, the newest accession.
Inc pitchers could not be bettered.
'' eFcl d winner, can be counted
| on as the mainstay of the team. A
! good left-hander is always worth hav-
ing, and Klobedanz has shown his
| value as South-paW tWirler. lack
| SWEETS has lots of good left in him.
TO say nothing Of his batting. SulII-
van is a good pitcher, and will win his
share of games. The college pitcher,
Lewis, is destined to be a Winner-a
second Clarkson, so all the prophets
! say.
! Tucker on first, Lowe on second. Col
Inns at third and Long at short. with
Mccain for utility, makes a. powerful
| infield. Lowe and Collins were ont 0f
the game about half the time last wear
and the club lost games without them
1helr steady and good health will count
great deal toward Boston's hopes OF
| victory.
! Duffy, the erstwhile great slugger.
! did not slug too hard last year. His
batting eye should return and the cluh
! would then be sure, with Duffy and
Hamilton, of a fine pair of star fielders
| heaVy batters and lightning bas<, run
ners. Stahl and Tenny will have it out
| for right field. Stahl is a new man and
has impressed the critics most favor
ably. Tenny's value is well known and
| the loser of the trial will be well worth
keeping as utility fielder.
Not the least gratifying compliment
winch has been or could be paid to the
Western league is this. contained In
Reach's base ball guide for 1897, a
copy of which reached the Clio b g
yesterday. 1t says:
The Western league led the nroces
sion among the minor organizations
Under the wise guidance of President
Ban b. Johnson the league passed from
| start to finish without even the first
sign OF weakening in any club in the
circuit At the close of the season he
announced that, with a single excen.
ton, every club had made monev-a.
better record for this off-year than was
made by the National league"
Equally complimentary to this league
Is the position given it in the arrange
ment by the compiler of this guide
VINO places 1t next to the big league.
with the veteran Jack Glasscock and
his average of .431 at the masthead.
The guide gives the following as the
personnel Of the st. Paul club: Hon
F'ricken, Tony Mullane, Willie McGilI
j. Z. Johnston, F. Isbell, w Phylo
Henry Spies, Frank Kraus, Jack Glass
cock, Tim O'Rourle, w. Hollinesworth
William George. Jim Burns Scott
Stratton, Frank Shugart and B. Brush
This, of course, does not include
Munich, who was signed as recently as
Thursday.
Among the features of the guide are
the chapters on the mechanical pitcn-
er," devised by Prof Hinton. of
Princeton, the "reminiscences aroused
| by Delehanty's famous batting recor1
in which Jack Crooks is given favor
able mention, and a narrative of the
| nj n hn finll