The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-04
TODAY IS OPEN.
1t VIII Be n Dull Day at Lexington
Park.

Park.
Today is an open date at Lexington park, the
Kansas City series not beginning until to-
morrow.
Manning's team this year includes Capt
Jack Carney who was at the top of the Toledo
team for two years. and last year in Grand
Rapids. Then Manning has Connaughton, the
fast shortstop, who was with the team IN 1879
and was drafted into the big league TRULY,
who was one Of Anson's finds, after Ellis.
of Grand Rapids, discarded him, and who
PLAYED a brilliant but short date in the big
league, is also a member of the team Fred
Lake. the catcher of last years team, VINO Is
a favorite here, will be in the backstop as OF
yere The club also includes the two Bannons
Reilly, McVicker and Blanford. In the pitch
ing staff are Bevis and Barnett, of last years
team; Abbey. tate of Washington; Johnson,
Mcfarland and Eyler.
Indianapolis has farmed Pitcher Monroe to
Quincy.
Detroit has released Ellis, and t'Hunky"
Hines will play third regularly.
When you get little blue because the
Blues aren't winning everything in sight, just
think of Cleveland and Boston. And yet, does
anyone suppose they will not finish well up
Kansas City Times.
The man with the fur coHarette on his coat
tailed another run for the Birds on his cuff
and then remarked: 81 see that Turkey has
beaten Greece" Indeed! said the man with
the pink chin whiskers; land what was the
score?"-Baftimore News.
Indianapolis Is having trouble with injured
players. Mccarthy. injured in the game
Wednesday, proves to be severely hurt and
will be out Of the game week or ten days.
Mcfarland also remains crippled, leaving the
club in bad shape for league work.
1t is amusing to hear the Pittsburg scribes
Of r,lo Jir1p RI hal
the New Yorks. When with the Pittsburgs he
spiked everyone in sight, and the newspapers
of that city held him UP as the most innocent
and gentlemanly player in the business.
Anson's forty-siX years have not left many
traces. His complexion is as clear and rosy
as that of a young blood. He is within few
pounds of weight, and unless one knew of his
suspect that he is the father of a young lady
who, rumor hath it, will soon be welded to a
well-known business man of Kansas City.
Minneapolis won the pennant last season,
but when they got ready to raise 1t they
found 1t had no pole. Minnesota doesn't go
much on timber. except 1t be scrub oak and
pussy willows, so they sent to Washington
for tree eighty-flve feet long. 1t didn't ar
rive in time. SO Wilmot waved 1t from the
top of the back fence.--Detroit Journal.
Pitcher Cogswell, too, was given his re-
lease by Vanderbeck yesterday. Here is a
good twirler fer some minor league team,
and there are state clubs that will throw out
a line.-Detroit Journal.
Sandow Mertes is playing ball all through
the game, and there is no player in the
league who backs up plays as we'll as he does,
while next to Genins he covers more ground
than any who have shown up this spring.
He is hitting we'll. too.-Detreit Free Press.
A fan" suggests that the reason for the
Y,Ja Of tto Rynu ;s tho -
In salary that was inaugurated at the first OF
the season. 1t is said that most OF the old
players have been cut $40 meuth. 1t Is re-
ported that Nicol is only getting $3.50, while
Waldron and Lippert were booked to receive
$780, Garrison, it is said, is receiving 1926 and
DAILY $3.50 q month.-Milwaukee Journal