The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-10
NOTES.

They are offering a bonus for q spice mill
at Milwaukee,. The Wisconsin says: 'Of all
the quiet men on the bail fed the Brewers
take the cake. When they are playing il would
be d fIicult to tell whether they are deaf and
dumb or not on speaking terms with each
other. There is a great difference between
them ard the visiting teams. The after make
a howl and let people know chat they are
alive. while the Brewers simply throw the
ball around and never open their mouths. On
one occasion Stafford did venture 10 utter a
sound, but before he could complete the SEN
tence his attention was called to some trivial
happening in the grand stand
Capt. Buck Ewing is still cCnfined to his
room with illness. and may not be able to
JOIN the team for several days ye The Reds
leader expected to be well enough to meet the
club at the beginning of the ser es with the
Piltsburgs. but his physician ordered him to
remain at home until his condition improved
any danger CT a setback. If well enough he
will meet his men at Chicago Sunday.-C.n-
cinnati Enquirer.
Beck,ey used to sing in a choir, but that
dog show now. When Beckiey starts for a
fly he lets out a cultural howl, 1--WE got it.
During the Grant celebration Beckley's notice
of possession was mistaken fer a salute from
one of the warships.-New York Journa-.
Three Of Frank Seiee's Be2neaters are on
his hospital list. Martin Bergen, his backstop,
is waking around with one of his fingers in
a sling. Jack SWEETS is nursing a l~acerated
tenQ0n, ana IOInIny luchef IS uHuei the
weather. This is the handicap that Se-ee has
been obliged to confront for the past week.
Marty Hogan has signed with Newark, of
the Atlantic league. This IS the team owned
by Deacon Ellis. Hogan will make a va
liable man for the deacon His only fault
is weakness in hitting. He IS as fast and
accurate as any fielder IN the minor leagues,
and with a crowd of h:tters would be valuable
for any club.
Manager Stal.ings is getting good work out
Of the Philadelphia. The. club officials have
learned a lesson, which they are rrofLing by
this year, and which is TO let the manager
handle things without interfering with him.
-Plaindealer.
The New York club has offered the ser
vices of Pitchers Standish and Sauder to
James O'Rourke, manager of the Bridgeport
team Of the Connecticut State league, until
they are needed.
President Frank De Haas Robson, Of the
Cleveland club, has the bicycle fever and is
now taking lessons on the quiet. He may
be seen on the streets in a few days Dedallng
his S4-gear wheel.
Perhaps the secret of Demontreville's sue
cess as a natural batsman lies in the fact
that he is never without a bat in his hand
while the team is in practice. He is forever
and eternally bunting and swatting the ball.
Brandt, the young pitcher whom the Phil
adelphia club has been banking on all winter
to surprise the base ball world, is very much
out of condition, and will be turned over to
the Athletics to work himself gradually into
form.
Just five months from today the season will
be over. and Baltimore will have won another
pennant-Baltimore Herald.
Lee Viau, formerly with Cleveland, is play
ing with a little cross-road team in Maine.
More tie games have been played so far
this season than ever before in SO short a
time.
Cincinnatians are talking of a testimonial! to
Bid McPhee, who has been on that team for
fifteen years.