The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-20

chance TO go into business, ana may accept.
Boston and Baltimore between them have
won every league pennant since the inception
of the twelve-cluD league. This must pc the
result of something more than luck and the
mere ability to know a good ball player
when one sees him.-Exchange.
Imagine men like Brouthers, Glasscock,
Tucker, "Doggie" Miller, Bill Terry, Sherry"
Fuller and others playing for 500 month
provided by the Glass leagues agree
ment. That limit is a farce, and never Will
be adhered to.-Exchange.
Such handy and reliable manipulation Of
the bat Matte Kilroy ought to be able to
earn his stipend as first baseman in class
minor league Matte one Of the best
fielding and batting pitchers in the old as
sociation.-EXchange.
The following statement by the Boston base
ball association for 1897 filed at the state
house last Friday: Real estate s2l4Sol;
buildings, s15,3C0; miscellaneous, $2,7o0; CAPT
tai stock, $500: debts, $4,000; balance, profit
and loss, s235,S17.
The following named Brooklyn players have
signed contracts for 1898: Ryan catcher; Ken
nedy, Payne, Yeager and Hansford, pitchers;
Hallman, second base Shindle, third base;
Sheckard utility man, and Griffin, captain
and center field.
Cleveland will start twenty -four players for
Hot Springs March for full months train
ing. Robinson says it pays to have a team
in good shape at the start, and he will spare
no expense this season to keep up with the
procession.
Capt. Ewing says that Hahn, Goar and Nc
Bride, who have refused to sign the contracts
sent to them by the Cincinnati management,
will not be paid cent more than they have
been offered.
Pitcher Brady, the Brown university Twill
er, whom Grand Rapids let go last year, has
been landed by the Springfield team in the
Eastern league, and they consider MIN
prize.
"a Quarter of Century. on the Diamond,
or How l Was Given the Marble Heart, Is
the title of book to be written by Adrian
Constantine ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Mark Baldwin spent six years waiting for
the satisfaction that came with the arrest
and Imprisonment Of Won der Abe on an
execution for debt.
Shortstop John Corcoran, who played with
Detroit in 1896, has signed with the Norfolk
club, the club with which Bill Klusman will
play next season.
Jot Goar has signed Cincinnati contract,
but Hawley says he will hold out until he is
offered the same amount of salary he received
from Pittsburg
Cliff Lattimer, Of Loveland, O., who was
with the Minneapolis team just at the close
of the last season, Is now looking for
base ball job.
Connaughton says Kansas City will not pay
him enough and he will organize a Worcester
County league and manage team IN west
boro, Mass.
A Cincinnati paper says Van Derbeck made
$175000 last year in the various enterprises
he was interested in, base ball and others.
Pipe!!
The Chicago team will no longer be the
white Stockings" as their uniforms will
be changed in this respect this year.
The Detroit club will spend a week in West
Baden before starting It's spring practice trip.
They will train at Terre Haute Ind.
Louisville has farmed out another one of it's
left-handed pitchers. This time II is Waddell
who is to be turned over to Detroit.
Only three Quakers have signed 9S con-
tracts-Dick Cooley and two new twirlers,
Dunkle and Unison, the Indian.
Negotiations are under way for indianapolis
to play Sunday ball at Anderson, Ind, thirty
five miles out of the city.
New York first and Cincinnati second.
That's the one-two finish for this year. is
Winnie MERGERS forecast.
Besides being a ball player, Billy Hamtl-
ton is also a good jockey, and has n string
Of several fast horses.
There are twelve players on the black list
of the Atlantic league whose names have not
yet been revealed.
Jot Goar, the Western league twirler, who
is now owned by Cincinnati, Is holding out
for more money.
Rock Island has forwarded the necessary
$3.50 and wants Rockford's place in the West
ern association.
Who's this Quo vadis?" Dad Clarke is
quoted as asking. lone of Bill Lange's
soubrettes?''
Tim Hurst is willing to wager that the
Browns will finish above the last hole the
coming season.
Mckinney, who played third base for Grand
Raplds last season, has signed with the New
Bedford club
w. G. Belts, formerly a National league
umpire, will umpire in the Eastern league
next season.
Roger Denzer is the only Chicago player
under contract who will not be taken South
this spring.
After all his talk about not wanting to play
IN Cleveland again. Mexican has signed a con
tract.
The owners of the Omaha club will prob
ably try out a lot Of Chicago amateur play
ers.
According to the Chicago papers, Bill LANCE
will captain the Colts next season
Jimmy Bannon, Kansas City. 1897 will
coach Lehigh college,
Holly" is training at one of the fire halls.
Catcher Kline was in ST. Paul Friday.