The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-14

more of success in the National than Taylor.
An examination of the scores of the games in
which phy!e has pitched this year will record
the fact that there is generally some one
inning in which the opposing team gets from
to 6 runs. enough frequently to win the
game. This, tco, has been his fault in past
years.
Joe Gerhardt, the famous second baseman Of
sobricuet of Move Up. joe is In the city.
natl rooters. He played second base for the
Cincinnati Reds IN 1879 and 1880. He was
second baseman for the New York Giants
player. Joe quit playing in 1sss.-cfncinnati
Enquirer. ~
selling Of Kansas City players to Chicago and
LOUISVILLE are In most cases without founda-
tion. This is dueato the fact that the Pitts
burg club has mortgage on most OF the
In the spring. before Jimmy Manning knew
the value Of Williams and Frisbee, he made
deal with President Watkins, of the Pitts
burg club to let the latter have MS pick OF
three men then on the Kansas City team.
Manning In turn to have three Pittsburg play
ers Manning secured O'Hagan and Rothfuss.
account of sickness. The third man was not
called for. The deal is down In black and
white and is on file in the office OF the Pitts
burg club. Watkins has selected two OF them
and Frisbee, one of the cleverest ielders In
the league. This leaves Williams and Sfagie
for Manning to dispose Of to the highest BID
ders for 1t Is certain that they Will not De
with the Cowboys next season.-Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
Manager Allen says the Hoosiers have been
in crippled condition for the past month
Hofmester has been laid off for the balance
OF the season without pay. Hickey, the new
third b. Is out Of tine an% game WIN fro@
an injury to his back. Kahoe has been play
Ing third in good style, but Lynch Is not
as strong behind the bat az Nike ana tnat
makes quite difference The splendid work
of the pitchers is what keeps them IN the
game.
Speaking of Thursdays game at Kansas
City, the Journal says:
Several hundreds of the women who were
unable to secure seats In the grand s1aho ac-
companied their escorts to the D.easnens eed o5
sat on the temporary rows OF seats spreau
out on the ground in front, 50 that tne cor
ner and the sides Of the park resemDieo one
great flower garden"
Think Of man losing forty-fve pounds OF
weight and still being in the finest possloie
physical condition, says Weldon In the Cin,
the New Yorks, has lost that amount OF
weight since he began playing ball this sea-
son. Amos, instead of being ass round as
beer barrel is shaped had on ne haye his
base ball suit altered, and he can now buckle
his belt four or five holes from Wnere II
used to buckle. Amos weighed 245 ooHnas
when he began to train for this season. Now
he tips the beam at just zoo.
Nicholl has won the favor Of the cranks by
his constant enthusiasm when on the oail
field. There does not seem TO be a moment
either while Indianapolis is at the bat or IN !,
the field. that he is not playing the game
and his coaching, when home Sane player Is
fielding hall, has probably been the, aa cause
of more than one safe throw being maoe'-
Indianapolis News.
Indianapolis would have won the secono
game also had a capable coacher been on sne sae
lines. Sammy Nicho!l's only qualification ior
a coach is a large and noisy mouth. He ran M
an Indianapolis batter to certain deatn IN ne ene
eighth inning He is neither quick to accept @
situations has he good Judgment ba He mas
headed Coaching. and it wes meet that some
thing should be done in the way OF evening
up-Detroit Journal.
Thomas Turner has been signed to play hrst
base for St. Paul, and will Join the team at
Milwaukee.