The Saint Paul globe., 1898-02-13
BASE BALL NOTES.

It is said that Fred Pfeffer will be given a
berth on the National league umpiring staff
"Arlie" Latham is now free to sign where
he pleases, Mansfield having dropped all
claims to him.
Bumpus Jones gives Dick Buckley all the
credit for making him the pitcher that he is
today.
Bobby Wheelock, who was with Grand
folk
Gondng and Meaney, of the Wilkesbarre
: club, are doing battery work for New Orleans
amateur clubs
Springfield has signed catcher and third
baseman named M. R. Yaw, who played with
Wesleyan university team.
The only changes in the Boston team this
season will be In the battery department
There will be none in the in or outfelds.
Josh Reilly, who tried last season by
Kansas City and other Western league cities
has signed this year with Springfield in the
Interstate league.
Mcbride has not yet been asked to sign
a Cincinnati contract Perhaps Brush drafted
Algie for speculation.
Schuman and O'Brien are after young
Griffin, the shortstop picked up by Glenalvin
last fall and later traded to St. Paul. In
Griffin they would secure one of the best
arms in the business and a strictly daredevil
player. Griffin never waited for a hall TO
come to him; he went to the ball. He made
errors, but he took chances on everything
hit well and was hot favorite with the
crowd. Griffin would like to play here
Steinfeldt won't join the Reds at Cincinnati.
fefdt. dated Los Angeles CAL stating that
he intended to leave there for Fort Worth,
Tex. Feb. 5. and that he would like to re-
main there until about March 4 when he
will leave for San Antonio.
Pitcher Wayne the Kansan. who tried n
break into the Western league through the
Kansas City Blues last season. has signed to
play with New Orleans in the Southern
league.
Rockford base ball fans are stirred up over
being dropped from the Western association
circuit and wired to Ban johnson to And
out II there is any chance OF getting
franchise in the Western league
Frank Pears tells the st. Louis people that
he is not hurrying about signing a Detroit
contract as he thinks he stands some show
of getting a job National league umpire
1t will be remembered that he umpired sew
eral games at st. Louis just at the close of
the season
Dibby Flynn was in Indianapolis last week.
but did not sign a contract. He would like
to get another chance at short, and be-
lieves he can hold that position to the salts
faction OF the cranks Flynn wants to play
in indianapolis next season, and will prob
ably be used as a utility man.
Somebody has started the story, and 1t is
going the rounds of the press. that Voice
less Tim oRourke is to captain the New
thing some ingenious paragrapher will assert
that Dummy Hoy is going to do all the
kicking for the Louisville team.--Kansas City
Journal.
Algie Mcbride, one of the ex-Colts that
Chicago disposed of, is complaining Of his
treatment by Magnate Comiskey, of the ST.
Paul club, in the Western league. AIgie says
he could have gone to Kansas City at a
much better salary than st. Paul offered
him. Comiskey, however, promised him SIPS
extra If his seasons work warranted it, he
says. So well did the ex-Chicago player do
in the team last season that Cincinnati seiz-
ed upon opportunity to buy him from
Comiskey. The latter is said to have re-
ceived 81, 500 for McBride's release. Yet the
player claims he was not paid dollar of the
bonus promised him.-Ohio State Journal