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 net known, although a.
remark he let drop he took his departure
made it plain that it had not little to co
with the future of base ball i'll the Queen
City. Before taking the train Mr. Franklin
wired to President P. T. Powers of the East
ern league, making an appointment with h m
On the outcome of this conference depends
lot a little the base bail company in which
Buffalo will find itself the coming season. A
few days ago it seemed to be settled that the
Western league would be the one in whose
schedule Buffalo's name would appear but
now there's possibility that the queen Cltf
will stick by the reorgan -zed and rejuve-
mated Eastern league. President Powers
thinks he bolster up his circait so there
in the Western, and it was to hear his re-
marks on the subject that the Buffalo mag
nate tourneyed to New York"
Yeager the big twirler of the Brooklyn
base ball club, ana Jack" Grim, the catcher
saw man fall overheard from a BOW boat
In Jamaica bay. The man yelled for held
and Yeager plunged to the rescue. He Was
having a hard struggle with the drowning
man when Grim swain out to his assistance
The ball payers succeeuca IN getting the
man into their boat and afterWar1s tG6E him
to the Broad Channel fishing station.
1t has been definitely decided that the In
dianapolis and Cincinnati clubs will play an
III.
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 Hcosier play
ers.-Indianapois News.
Dineen and Dywer share the doubtful dis
tinction of being the worst batters in the
National league.
From home plate to first base on the Balti-
more grounds is down hill. This is the reason
many infield grounders are beaten out on
the Baltimore grounds.
The Ohio State Journal is authority for
| the statement that LOTUS has lost $4,000 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
changed hands, and the inference is that
| the Chicago club owners are Interested in
| the Louisvilles, Kittridge and Decker are
| beth Colonels now.
| The story about Umpire O'Day returning
| to the pitchers box next season is not true
THE man who wrote that l intended to pitch
again must have taken long draw said
Hank to Tom Brown. 81 never told any one
! that l intended to pitch again. He might JUS
as well have written that Ems e intends tc
| return to the slab. Bob has no idea of leav-
ing the umpire staff, and neither have l."
Referring to sacrifice hitting, Presfden
Watkins. of the Pittsburg club. says: witt
| the first base occupied and no out, an
| in favor Of abolishing the bunt hit. and
so expressed myself last fall. think bunting
under such circumstances is not good bali
| 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 tn,
| clubs who are weak on bunters Then tn
public does not like the bunt, and woul
! doubtless. appreciate such a change. / hav
| talked with several managers who agree witt
me in my views on this point"
Camel and Gray VIII go to Kansas City
so it is said, in payment for Gear, Pardee
Williams and SlaRle.
Hartman is having his troubles with Joyc
and Freedman. He was fined recently becaus
he was i'll and he jumped the team.
The Buffalo EXPRESS says Second Basema
Conner, of the Chicagos, has been sold to S
Paul Neither the Chicago nor st. Paul pc
pers have, printed this item.
President Watkins. of the Pittsburg clul
announces the capture of three players. The
are Pitcher Guese and Outfelder Kicker
from Newcastle, Pa. and Pitcher Sparks
from Richmond Va. They report next sprinl
Guese won eighteen out Of twenty-four game
pitched.
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