The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-02
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

special from Buffalo says: President
Franklin. of the Buffalo base ball club, is in
New York. The exact nature of his mission
to the metropolis is not known. although
remark he let drop as he took his departure
made it plain that it had not little to CO
with the future of base ball in the Queen
City. Before taking the train, Mr.. Franklin
wired to President P. T. Powers Of the East
ern league. making appointment with h M
On the outcome Of this conference depends
Lot little the base ball company in which
Buffalo will find itself the coming season. A
few days ago it seemed to be settled taat the
Western league would be the one in whose
schedule Buffalo's name would appear. but
now there's possibility that the queen City
will stick by the reorgan -zed and rejuve-
mated Eastern league President Powers
thinks he can bolster up his circuit so there
in the Western, and it was to hear his re-
marks on the subject that the Buffalo mag
nate journeyed to New York
Yeager, the big twirler of the Brooklyn
base ball club. and Jack Grim, the catcher,
saw a man fall overheard from a row boat
in Jamaica bay. The man yelled for help
and Yeager plunged to the rescue. He was
having hard struggle with the drowning
man when Grim swan cut to his assistance.
The ball players succeeded in getting the
man into their boat and afterwards took L: m
to the Broad Channel fishing station.
1t has been definitely decided that the In
dianapolis and Cincinnati clubs will play an
exhibition game here next Sunday afternoon
On Tuesday the Cleveland club has an open
date and will meet the Indianapolis club at
the Ohio street grounds, the proceeds of both
games to be divided among the Hoosier play
ers.-Indianapo.is News.
Dineen and Dywer share the doubtful dis
junction Of being the worst batters in the
National league.
From home plate to first base on the BaIti-
more grounds is down hill. This is the reason
so many infeld grounders are beaten out on
the Baltimore grounds
The Ohio State Journal is authority for
the statement that Lotus has lost Sc coo on
the season.
Louisville claims that Pitcher Wood of
the Chicago team has been transferred to the
Colonies and will play with that aggregation
next season. 1t is asserted that no money
the Chicago club owners are Interested in
the Louisvilles. as Kittridge and Decker are
beth Colonels now.
The story about Umpire O'Day returning
to the pitchers box next season is not true
1.-THE man who wrote that l intended to pitch
Hank to Tom Brown. 81 never told any one
that l intended to pitch again. He might Just
as well have written that Emsl intends to
return to the slab. Bob has no idea Of leav-
ing the umpire staff, and neither have L.
Referring to sacrifice hitting. President
Watkins, OF the PlttSburg club, says: with
the first base occupied and no one out I am
in favor of abolishing the bunt hit. and ]
so expressed myself last fall. think bunting
under such circumstances Is not good ball
If you cut out the bunt in such situations
you do away with fully one-half of the bunt-
| ing. You remove a big handicap from the
| clubs who are weak on hunters. Then the
! public does not like the bunt, and would
! doubtless appreciate such a change. / have
| talked with several managers who agree with
me in my views on this point"
Camel and Gray VIII go to Kansas City
| so 1t is said, in payment for Gear, Pardee
| Williams and SlaRle.
Hartman Is having his troubles with Joyce
! and Freedman. He fined recently becaus,
| he was Ill and he jumped the team.
The Buffalo Express says Second Basemal
Conner, of the Chicagos. has been sold to st
Paul. Neither the Chicago nor ST. Paul pa
| pers have printed this item.
President Watkins. Of the Pittsburg club
| announces the capture of three players. The,
| are Pitcher Guese and Outfelder Rickert
! from Newcastle Pa. and Pitcher Sparks
| from Richmond Va. They report next spring
Guese won eighteen out Of twenty -four game
| pitched.
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