The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-24

trip to Cuba or the worn out going into the
cigar business gag.
Pink Hawley received g. 400 on a regular
contract and $500 extra if Go per cent Of the
games IN which he pitched were winning
games Not 30 per cent of his games were
winning games, but he got the extra money
anyhow. His salary in all amounted to $4,000.
This is what he asks from the Cincinnati
club. He has been offered the limit-$2 400.
Sockalexis' slips last season cost the club
not less than So, 0G0,'' said President De Hass
Robson Tuesday. Il shouldn't be surprised
II our receipts were reduced fully S. 600 by
his actions. Taking regular man out of
a team weakens it from to 10 per cent.
with both Sox and McAleer out we were
badly crippled, and lost game after game we
sition.'
Walter Wilmot has gone to Hot Springs
ARK, to get into condition for the coming
season "Wabbly'' has been for a year past
suffering with dead arm. Freedman wrote
MIN that he should join the team at Lake
WOOD II MS arm was good. Wilmot has been
doctorlng the wing all winter, and hopes a
course OF baths at Hot Springs will shape him
up to fill the center position with the Giants.
The New York Sun says: The officials of
the New York cub have it is said conclud-
ca that Capt. Scrappy Joyce viii be of more
value as regular member of the team than
as bench manager. AS Hartman will cover
third base permanently, the idea is to move
Joyce over to first base, which is a compare
lively easy place to play. Joyce's ability as
batsman and baserunner is well known and
the club officials believe that TO take him
Oh the nine entirely would be foolish move.
Now that Tommy Tucker has gone into the
Western league, several major league clubs
are Just beginning TO think how sorry they
are that they did not secure Tommy when the
Washington club placed him on sale at re-
markably small price, in order to make room
Tor Jack Doyle As a first baseman, Tucker
is equal to the average league player. Be-
cause Washington offered him for $500 the
rest OF the clubs concluded he was has
r-ar ~ faa t. InY,kA
ful II the senatorial management would have
let him go had Doyle not been secured
Pittsburg Post Dispatch
There is a growing belief says the New
YORK sun, that the magnates In favor of re-
forms Will draw up some sort of an agree
ment to be signed by the twelve clubs de-
noting a Willingness to suppress kicking It
has also been a matter for discussion wheth-
er, after making such agreement unani-
nous, further compact might be drawn up
whereby any club violating the agreement
nne at the hands of the other clubs in the
league. The point is made that the magnates
can easily say they will stop all kicking but
Will wink at the evil as soon as their teams
get the worst OF few umpire rulings. Ev-
cry club president will be asked. as a favor
TO attend the coming meeting in person. so
that there can be no lodging OF the issue
buck Ewing's orders not to take any player
Oh the southern trip who has not signed a
contract are imperative. AS matters now
stand Ewing has thirteen players he can de-
Pehu on 70 go to San Antonio, as follows
vaughn. Peitz. Dwyer. Breitenstein. Dam
mann, buckley, McPhee, Irwin. Steinfeld
Smith, Mcfarland, Holiday and Corcoran
Ban johnson, president Of the Western
league, is still engaged in the task of turn
ing the frrepressible Ed Antisdel down The
incident has gone from the personal calls to
the telegraph stage, thence to that of 'I take
my typewriter in hand" Yesterdays mail
brought letter from the Grand Rapids man
Ban glanced at the envelope heaved a sigh
ana told his stenOgrapher TO address an en-
velope to "A. e. AntisdeI, Grand Rapids
Mich; then he placed. unopened the An
tisdel screed inside, remarking: II rather
guess that closes the incident"
Indianapolis, Milwaukee St Paul. Kansas
CITY These four cities will have the best
teams In the Western league this year. ac-
cording to President Ban Johnson. and one
or them, In his estimation will carry off the
championship pennant. ~ look for great
things among the teams of these four cities
PRESIDENT johnson said to the Chicago Chron-
!cle. Each one Of them will put a team
IN the field that will be proved to be a
marked Improvement over that OF last wear
sui some OF the other clubs may pop up as
dark morse and shatter the predictions of
the fans to smithereens"
Milwaukee base ball patrons will be treated
10 noisy coaching this summer when Tucker
Werden, Glasscock and Tebeau come here
Outhelder Nichol should not be forgotten Ell
ther when 1t comes to mentioning the bull
trog-voiced coachers who occupy the first base
Ines.-Milwauhee Sentinel
Milwaukee is now In the Eastern division
OF the western league with Detroit, Column
bus and Indianapolis.