The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

has signed a contract to play shortstop for
the Springfield club, of the Eastern league.
The Oriole strike has been broken. and
catcher Clarke has gone South to join the
team. Kelley, keeler, Bowerman and Jen-
The Chicago ball team will finish it's pre-
hminary training at Savannah Ga. Way
on account of the kick raised by the play
ers over the food and Accommodations.
THE Washington club" Mr.. Wagner
states, has expended $62 900 since 1899 in
developing young players and Mercer and
Selbach are the only irst-class men it has
IN return for this great expenditure"
year ago Arthur C1arkson was regarded
by all the Western league magnates as the
probable champion pitcher in the circuit but
he neglected to get into condition and now
he has dropped completely out of sight. The
same same fate may await other dilatory players
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Second Baseman Egan, CT Pittsburg, will
be member mel of Jimmy Manning's Cowboys
team this year. Stallings tried to get Egan
for Philadelphia, but failed.
The catching department of the Cincinnati
Reds this season is even stronger than it
was last season. Wood is an Improvement
over Schriver. He is a faster thinker as
good batter and thrower, and faster on
his feet than either Peitz or Vaughn
1t Is reported that the Louisville club of
fered Red Ehret to Connie Mack hut the
Brewers manager said, after receiving the
contracts from Pappalau and Barnes. that
he had enough pitchers on his staff now
When the st. Louis club was on its way
to West Baden the correspondents have it
that passengers on the train were nicely en-
tertained by several vocal selections in which
his voice has improved wonderfully it is a
wonder 1t did not ditch the train.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says the signing
of Pink Hawley has killed ''Noodle5
Hahn's chances of pitching for the Cincin-
nat1 this season, and probably means that
some way. If this be the case it is safe to
use Chris Won der Ahes expression, 81 amt
mentioning any name, but Dammann look
out" ~
Mike Kahoe, the Cincinnati boy who caught
FOR lndlanaFolls last season, has not yet sign
ed with the Hoosiers. Mike is not satisfied
with the money offered him, and unless the
club decides to Increase the offer. Mike will
not be among those to join the team tomor-
row.
1t is reported on good authority that the
following twelve will officiate on President
Young's staff of umpires this season, thus
m Mixing the e. star complete. Emslie Lynch,
Mcdonald, ODay, Connolly, Heydler. Woods
Cushman, Snyder, Curry, Swartwood and I'd
Andrews. Gnu Hu
Manager Watkins feels much ENCOURAGED
over the outlook for the Pirates this season
He has been working his team for ten DAYS
and says that he never had more wilIin q
lot OF men. Watkins has not yet announced
the makeup of his team, but has about de-.
cided in his own mind who will do the n1av-
ing for Pittsburg this summer
Philadelphia is all right in its batteries
and outfeld, says the Ledger, and If has
very good men in La5oie, Douglass. Gross
Ellerfeld, Abbaticcio and Nash for the in,
held, but whether they can be nodded into
an inield covering the necessary ground
and working we'll together remains to ha