The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
HAVE ONE DURING THE COM
ING SEASON.
AT LEAST so RUMOR SAYS
TOMORROW THE MAGNATE WILL
CONFER WITH EASTERN
LEAGUERS IN BUFFALO.
TIRED OF BEING PREYED UPON.
The Two Leagues VIII Endeavor to
Get Together for Their
Own Protection.

All the mystery that has pertained
to the whereabouts of Manager Comis-
key, of the ST. Paul Base Ball club,
has now been revealed. Commy has
been in Dubuque buying the club there
to use it as farm for the st. Paul
club during the coming year, and in
cidentally he took run over to Des
Moines to see whether or not the Iowa
capital would be a good place for the
Western league to plant its eighth
club in. Then tomorrow Commy must
be in Buffalo, n. Y, where the confer
ence of committees from the Eastern
and Western leagues is to be held to
consider measures for their protection
from the aggressive action of the big
fish. 1t seems probable that several
things of Importance to base ball will
be acted upon there. 1t was called
ostensfbly to arrange for a series OF
post-season games between the cham
pion teams of the two leagues, but this
will be secondary to other business. The
subject of accepting or rejecting the
proposed new drafting notifications of
the National league is the question of
prior Importance From the senti-
n1ents expressed by the individuals
who will represent their leagues at this
conference it would seem that the con-
ference will most likely recommend
protest against the new clauses which
permit the National league to recall
player after thirty days from any
minor league team to which they may
have loaned him, thus facilitating
farming. If they do decide on this pol
icy for the two leading minor leagues,
it will be quite a question as to what
recognition they will get at the spring
meeting Of the National league. In
case Brush gains control of the st.
Louis club, or position by which he
can influence the action of that club,
it will be interesting to see whether
he will favor any modification of the
drafting and sale clauses which he and
Hart, of Chicago, had inserted at the
Philadelphia meeting. There are al
ready objections to the way Brush has
been able to manipulate things because
of his connection with the Indianapolis
as we'll as the Cincinnati club, and
these objections are increased because
Of the increased opportunities he would
have for storing up players, provided
he had hold of both clubs. This would
seem to be a far more important
matter than the one objection that 50
far has been raised to Brush being
permitted by the National league to
dictate the policy of two club mem
bers. namely, that, while there was no
direct evidence going to show the Ma
tional league that there would be any
hippodroming Of games, yet the pub
lie would be suspicious whenever there
were any contests between Cincinnati
and ST. Louis, especially if there was
anything depending on the series.
The Detroit Journal kicks on Hol-
lingsworth leading the third basemen,
he playing only fourteen games there
to Steinfeldt's 125. 1t says: ''The num-
Der of chances taken should enter into
the computation, and upon this basis
Myers should be first, with per game
Steinfeldt second with 3.S, and Gray
third with So"
After the close of the season of $685.
the Toronto and Montreal Eastern
league teams will make a tour of Eng
land.
Attorney Glover. of ST. Louis, who is
IN charge OIL SIilS Won UeI Ale tIOu-
bled affairs, states positively that the
ST Louis franchise has not been sold.
1t is reported that the Philadelphia
club offered $500 for the Reading fran
chise in the Atlantic league. The Phil
lies want a farm
Billy Clymer, the center fielder, has
bought his own release from the Buff
fol a1J1h 10 oTlfc TO foI, !,
a National league club.
The Quincy club has signed James
Pitts, of Chicago, as third baseman
He was formerly a Southern league
player, and wore an Atlantic uniform
last year
Now it is said Des Moines is to get
that eighth franchise.
Bill LANCE dropped a snug sum of
money on Dan Creedon's defeat. With
in the last year Bill has sustained his
reputation as a consistent picker of
Queensbery losers. and among the dead
ones that have given Bill slow run
for the elongated green were Pompa-
dour Corbett, Creedon and Joe Wal
cott
Pitcher weighing is assuring his
friends that he will be found in the
big league the coming season, pitching
stellar ball as of yore. He is now con-
sidering an offer from one of the ma
jor clubs, and will no doubt be found
on its roster in the spring. Wehying
is taking excellent care of himself at
his home In the Highlands, and is anx-
ious to breaw into fast company.
Pink Hawley writes that for two
months he has not used beer to wash
down the rich beefsteaks served at
Beaver Dam, and believes he will
scratch the beverage from his bill of
fare for year.
Frank Isbell spent a day or two in
ST. Paul last week.
There will be no modification of the bunt
hit not a shortening of the pitchers distance.
despite the clamor going the rounds of
the circuit. Some of the magnates want to
have the bunt hit totally wiped out, chiefly
because the Baltimores have developed more
skill in this branch of batting than any
other league team. Other magnates believe
that the only time a player should be per
mitted to bunt the ball is when the bases
are empty. In that way the batsman would
be compelled to hit it out when the bases