The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-17
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Brodie, the center fielder Of the Baltimore
team, VIII play no more ball this season. 1t
mas been learned that he broke a collar-bone
IN the injury sustained July II, and he win
go home and rest.
Wolverton, the Columbus third baseman,
mas batting average of .20S and a fielding
mark OF 90 in the Western league.
I've don't get Williams, that Kansas CITY
third baseman, next year" said President
Ebbitts OF the Brooklyns. "Pittsburg has the
cinch on him, and has claimed him for two
years, | understand. We get Cushman from
Springfield. He is regarded as good catcher
as your man Nichols. About on a par, al
though guess you get a shade the best of it
IN the judgment of the majority. New York
WCrld.
President James A. Hart, Of the Chicago
club, confirmed the statement that Jack Tay-
!or' OF the Milwaukee club had been sold to
the chicago club. Mr.. Hart expects to have
no trouble signing the Milwaukee pitcher and
viii have him join the team as soon as the
Brewers finish the season. Mr.. Hart says it
VIII be better for Taylor to mix in with the
boys now and become acquainted so that he
will be one Of the old players when next sea
son comes around. He will not put Taylor
IN to pitch unless he should be in condition
and willing to try his hand against some of
the big league teams.
According to a dispatch from PHILADELPHIA.
Detroit has purchased First Baseman Slater
from Reading. This would indicate that
Stallings does not expect to retain Camel,
who was loaned to Detroit by Plttsburg for
the season. Slater is somewhat of a hitter
his average being two hits to game.
Bill Gray the great third baseman of the
western league last season, is not giving
satisfaction in the big league. The Pittsbure
fans kick on his batting.
Milwaukee was going to win the Western
league pennant. Milwaukee has lost nine of
the last eleven games played.
Cleveland has accepted the offer of the Bos-
ton team to play a series of games for 81 500
| a side, and the Orioles have also signifed a
! Willingness to accommodate the champions.
| Hal Reed left St. Paul very sore. Here are
some of the things he said in the Indianapolis
! News:
There were three reasons for the defeat.
! The first was the miserable umpiring Of Cush-
| man, who never overlooked an opportunity
! TO give Indianapolis the worst Of it. The sec
ond was the inability of the Hooser batsmen
! to size up the delivery of Phyle CORRECTLY,
! and the third was the fact that the INDIAN
! Gpolis players feel that every hand Is turned
against them in this city, and they have not
only Uhe team but the crowd to beat.
Foreman, smarting under the Injustice done
! him in the opening innings, espoused Kaboe' 9
| cause, and was ordered of the grounds
| As Frank Foreman said last night tba SIM
| burned grass and the rough ground remind
AAScsASStCN,
the bumps on. II Charley Comiskey perse-
! veres he will some day have a great ban
| park. Since the days Of 1885, when the Saints
and their victories were lined up in the two
! by four park Comiskey has reached out
and. as Nat Goodwin says, developed. A half
a mile north OF the old park he has secured a
piece OF ground big enough for two base ball
grounds and is gradually fitting up one of
the finest parks IN the country.
The cranks in this city are as brutal a.
| ever. They have been badly trained and a
| leg-break king, spiking contest is what thew
want. Under their present tutelage, a Span
ish bull-hght would be more to their liking
than clean game. Manager Comiskev re-
allies that he has made a mistake in cult
waiting this style OF game, and ne saws that
next season he will bring out a team Of
lambs. even II he has to take last place in
the race. To do this he will have to disposa
OF lsbell; Glasscock, Gillen. Glenalvin. Spies
and Burke SP'00
There has been no Improvement in the ST.
Pau! cranks. They still demand eyerything
in sight and then want the umpire blindfoIdo
ed. They whoop and yell at every decision
blackguard the players and roast the mem.
bers Of their own team If they do not win.
Indianapolis in a base ball way. is a nara
disc compared to st. Paul.