The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09

short stay at that famous health resort he
VIII come On to San Antonio and watch Buck
and his men finish up their training. He
will also accompany the team if the proposed
visit to Monterey and the City Of Mexico is
carried through
So far Elmer Smith is the only Cincinnati
player who has signed with the Reds The
club is still dickering with the Louisvilles
for the release Of Pitcher Steel Bill Hill.
This deal has been hanging FIRE a long time,
and there is some doubt about it being ccm-
pieted The Louisville club has an exalted
ldea OF HilPs worth.eo They want the Gin
cinnati club to give three men for Hill.
Rltchey is one Of the men, and Capt. Ewing
refused to say who the other two are. One
OF the Reds extra outfelders and one of
the extra pitchersjon the local clubs reserve
list is what the Fallsi City club wants as
boot to Ritcheyg Capt Ewing thinks 1t is
Il don't know how many players will make
the trip said Capt Ewing. 1T hasn't yet
been been determined e. III decide that matter
Secretary and Treasurer Grady, of the
Columbus club, says:ts
Mcbride is one Of the best in the bust
ness. rake him all around and | am OF the
OPINION that there are not half dozen cut
neiders IN the major league who surpass
MN. He's a natural ball player. Mcfarland
is a bad actor at the post He's a little
SLOW IN getting off. BY that l mean he will
not impress you in his first few games. If he
Is given encouragement he'll keep on coming
as you make 'em. He's a great ball player.
he was a little slow at the outset with In
annapolis. he only made one hit in the first
n I championship games he played and
Nattle was afraid he wouldn't do He
patent, and when Mcfarland got to going
ne made up for it. Just think of what his
pattlng average would have been had it not
been for the bad start One hit in nine games
is enough to pull down his average. l think
the cincinnati club got prizes in the two
Macs"
How about Steinfeldt?"
me National league people thought that
they had picked up a wonderful thrower in
Hartman. Well, this Steinfeldt can throw
al around him. I-never saw such an arm.
whip EN- over from third to first like
rIne shot He's wonder as a chance-taker.
He goes after everything
Milwaukee has lost Russell Hall, short
Michael Mich Lawrence, first, and Pitchers Black
Durn and Weyhing, but Connie Mack figures
on getting Tommy Tucker.
Kansas City has signed shortstop Perry Of
the Atchison team.
Tom DAILY will be field captain of the Mil
Waukee team next season.
1t cost LOCO less to run the Eastern league
In 1887 than it did in 1896.
Cub" Stricken the once famous player
has purchased cigar store in Albany, N. Y.
The, Peoria club has signed Smith, who
played third base for the Milwaukees when
Myers was disabled
The Brooklyn management has engaged
Lampe, the left-handed pitcher, who has two
or three times appeared in the league with
varying success.
Earl Wagner claims that he secured the
best of the recent deal with Baltimore. He
calls Demontreville, McJames and Mccain
Connie Mack is making strong effort to
secure Sg!; Tom Tucker to play first base for the
Milwaukee club, it is said. If true both
Detroit and Milwaukee are after fuckers
services.
Bert Myers thinks left-handed basemen who
switch when a southpaw pitcher faces them
make mistake. There we're times this year
that Myers could not bat either right or left
handed.-Exchange.
Pittsburg drew a gold brick when Watkins
bought Morgan Murphy from st. Louis.
but this year he was the sowest catcher
in the big Observation-Disclosures Press.
The story is out that after paying rail-
road fares both to and from San Francisco
and all expenses of the trip both ways there
was enough left to give each member OF the
baltimore and All-America combination $341.
Milwaukee is charging its bleachers to &C
c0mmodate Sunday throngs.
President Hart, of Chicago says he would
pay So, 500 for Catcher Mcclure, of Wash
ington. When he preached the subject to
Wagner, the latter told him he was getting
to be a ccmeciansE -ri.-s+
Pfeffer is still hustling for berth as man.
he will re.urn to the diamond having -'l fuIiy
recovered from the ailment that put him
out of the major league last season.