The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-16

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for "Silver" King.
The New York club has purchased Third
Baseman CNngman from Louisville.
Ban johnson stated before leaving for Chi
cago yesterday morning that the protested
game between Detroit and Kansas City has
not been decided yet, and will not until
the board Of directors meet, which will be
some time in August. There is NO doubt
however. that the game will be awarded to
Detroit, as Vanderbeck had right to stop
playing when he did, according to the agree
ment he had with Manager Manning.-Mil-
waukee Wisconsin
Ex-Manager Anson is anxious to sever all
his connections with the Chicago base ball
club. He is looking for somebody with an
eye for investment and with cash TO such
an idividual Arson will transfer his holdings
in the club, stock good will and all. He Will
sell his shares at the same figure they were
rated last spring when the ex-captain was
hunting for men OF money to buy out the
present owners. The company Is capitalizsd
for 100000, and Arson will let his stock go
for $3.50 a share.-Chicago Timss-Herald
Manager Charles Comiskey of the st. Paul
Western league base ball club spent yester-
day in Chicago. He eft for Detroit last
night, and before he departed spent some tine
with President johnson of the Western
league and President Hart of the local club
1t is reported that one of the results OF the
sale of the st. Louis base ball club will be
to install Comskey In the roe OF manager
of the Browns. To all questions bearing on
the subject the genial manager acted the
part of a sphinx. He was willing to discuss
other matters, but he asserted that he was
+ in total ignorance of any such deal as men
toned, and that he knew nothing about the
impending sale Comiskey is popular in St
Louis, and 1t is rumored that, although ne
has made a great success in ST. Paul, ne
is not entirely pleased with the Minnesota
city.-Chicago Times Herald.
eight
on the trip, four of the defeats being by
single score, to 2, to 8. to and to j.
Minneapolis made bid fer the pennant
yesterday The trouble With Minneapolis Is
that its bids are too far between.
Kansas City and Indianapolis have now
played eight games and the former has won
seven Of them.
Glassceck is now playing his twentieth con-
-secutive year.
Cantilon very promptly sat down on Com
iskey in the early part of the game, ana
"Commy" ceased Suffering his sentiments I'm inIs
the rest of it, to the effect that Canti.lon
then gave the game to indianapolis as usual.
Everything is being done to boom base ball
in St. Joseph. The eX-Onana team arrives
at its new home on July %. 1t will be
gala day in that town. The railroads will
run EXCURSIONS 10 81 Joe az Teuuceu Iates
from all points within 200 miles of that city.
The day has been designated as Western
League day.
Kansas City is the best traveller In the
Western league Hence, look out for Kansas
City during its next series at home.
Park Wilson's kick on the first Of his two
strike-outs cost him $5.-Detroit Free Press.
'Rasty' Wright refuses to accept the cut
in Eastern league salaries.
Smith. Eagan. Lake and Ma.arkey are the
Syracuse players who say they will not ac-
cept the Eastern league cut of % per cent
in salaries.
Speaking of Mertes, the Chicago Journal
says: ''Sandow presents a rather curious
study He is not a wonder at the bat.
Pitchers strike him out and all that, but
some way he rips out two-bagger or
when the spectators are On edge for II.
Every error he makes in the field he doubly
redeems with some brilliant piece of work.
and on bases-weI. he is the terror of all
opposing teams, you may bank on that.
Pitchers and infielders would rather catch
the Chicago team. Why? Simply because he
keeps their nerves on edge whenever he runs
base. He is always making some terrific
slide sprint, and he is about as easy to
catch as the Irishman's f1ea."
Louisville cub. cost 81 500. This is what the
Pawtucket cub realized out of their sale.
Brouthers refused to sign a paper calling
for reduction in salaries and was in conse-
Quence ''cut adrift'' by the Toronto club.