The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19


Danny Friend is sulking again. He ought
to be the last Colt to complain about lack
Of support among the Chicagos. Any left
handed twir1er who will permit ten runs IN
one inning off his delivery should put plas-
tiers over his eyes and walk thirty-eight
times around the oatfeld by way OF repen-
lance, says the Kansas City World
Hugh Jennings is nursing his arm He
says 1t is strong, but he is afraid to run
any risk.
Dan Brouthers says he is in his thirty
ninth year, and he doesn't care who knows
either.
Scrappy Joyce has dropped five men in the
zeidler and Standish, Fielder Houle and
Catcher Shea.
Cheeseman's Little Casino schedule of the
National league is out. containing an album
dance of news in addition to the schedule
games of the big league
Frank Foreman made a desperate effort
to hold his position in the Cincinnatis, and
told President Brush that if after month S
trial he didn't show up we'll he would go 70
Indianapolis willingly. Ewing would not
have it that way.
-'Tannehin is left-hander who Should wear
well,' said Joe Sugden after catching the
'6BpInlgS no s9lnuIW Alu9M4 IoJ Aenqlhos
''He has nice easy swing, Whlcn accounts
for his ability to put the ball over the plate.
This is a difficult feat for the twtrlers VINO
have jerky motion.
A Cincinnati minister recently preAcnSu
against the professional ball player. He
denounced the opponents Of Americas great
est game as tramps and 1oafers. The w1fe
of one of the Cleveland players, over a DOT
roWed signature of lone of the Gang, has
taken occasion to reply to the reverend
gentleman Her letter has caught the town,
and the minister will probably take vaca-
tion.-Detroit Free Press.
1.-THE only thing that saves batters from
being killed by swift balls is the fact that
they learn how to fall when the ball hlts
them" says McAleer, of the Clevelands:
'In this way" he declares the force OF
the blow is diminished. If the player met
the ball squarely and fell toward 1t when
it strikes him near the heart there would tE
dozen or more fatalities on the diamond
every season.
Fanlon has now more men under contract
than he will carry the season through.
Somebody will be let go, but just who are
to be the victims cannot be determined yel
Probably by the time the team goes west
the men will have been sized up. When the
sitting out comes the lightning is HaDle 10
strike anywhere Hanlon is determined 70
root out the boozing element of the clup, ana
he knows exactly where 1t lles.-bdllllhOIe
Herald Good suggestion for Comiskey.
Frank Pears is in st. Louis and has been
impressed for service as umpire IN the prac-
tice games.
Milwaukee has resigned Stafford to his
North Carolina grocery, ana BUCK weaver
has been assigned to first base
Toledo and Columbus reporters are already
calling each other ishwife names and the
prospects of better attendance in those cities
are encouraging.
Won der Abe has bought another gold brick,
Bierbauer, whom he purchased from Pitts
burg, has announced his retirement from the
diamond to start a saloon IN Plttspurg'
Mutrie has been recalling the days when ne
and John B. Day started club in New YORK
and commenced pushing to keep it going: he
says the highest salary they paid was $zo per
week.
hos
Louisville fans and they think his mouth
along the coaching lines will keep the CLUB
out of the twelfth hoe by keeping tne SLOW
coaches on the jump. If noise were base pail
Perry would hustle the club into the Hrst
rank.
John Clarkson, the once great pitcher, says
there is no truth in the report that ne Will
sell his Bay. City cigar store and return TO
the diamond. He has no desire to place NM
self in a position where he can be sold or
farmed out at the whim OF base ball man
ager.
Won Derbeck received letter from Borch-
ers yesterday. The big California pitcher
whom Van brought with him from the slope
is up in British Columbia, 300 miles north Oh
Spokane, hunting for gold with pick and
shovel He writes that shaves cost % cents,
but two drinks can be obtained for the price
of a shave.
It is said "Chic" Fraser's bride has fallen
heir to large fortune in Scotland.
Tom Lotus is giving Latham another
chance.
Pittsburg has released William Long, Chi
cago lad who was tried on the infeld
81 have seen all the fast boys, said Man
ager Donovan, land L think Charlie Kuhns
can make that trip to first base in as good
time as any OF them.
Gettig, one of the New York pitchers, is
either Deady's double, or the Pittsburg Press
has been imposed upon. The picture of
! Deadly, recently printed in the Free Press, can
/ also be found in Mondays Pittsburg Press
! labeled ''Gettig Scrappy Joyces Find. De
! troit Free Press.
President Charles H. Byrne of the Brooklyn
| base ball club, states that negotiations opened
! with Manager Han1On, of the Baltimore cluD,
| for the transfer Of Jack Doyle had to be de-
clared off, as the Orioles manager wanted
/ too much for the first baseman.
! When Frank Foreman came out to practice
with the Indianapolis team at Cincinnati one
| of the rooters discovered that Frank was
! wearing his cd Cincinnati uniform. "Herei
yelled the fam take that shirt off! You don t
| belong to Cincinnati.
Dad Clarke was laid up with cold last
I season and a physician was called" remarked
| Tom Brown. After humping Dad on the
chest the medico said: Mr.. Clarke, if you
| amt careful the cold will become serious. 1t
! is on your lungs. Whereat Dad got back in
! this style: What's the matter, Doc, is me
| wind pads the BUMP? "
The reliable Detroit Journal, which attrib-
! uted Jack Glasscock's batting average to the
| short right field fence at Aurora park, Is
! sponsor for this veracious 60 yarn: Comis-
! key has $3.50 deposited in a Minneapolis
/ bank that went where the woodbne twineth
! the other day, and the assets will probably
pay 10 cents on the dollar. The St. Paul man
ager will get no sympathy at home. To de-
post money in Minneapolis amounts to high
/ treason at home" Fed on this sort OF pab-
! ulum it is not strange that Detroit fans are
! led to believe that Van Derbeck always gets
! the worst OF it away from home. But there
are truer chroniclers than the Journal boy.