The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
BASE BALL BRIEFS.


George Tebeau, OF the Columbus cub, saws
he has no intention of assuming the mana
ge1ial reinS of the PHILADELPHIA team next
year, but will remain with LOTUS. When it
was suggested that he would take the Column
bus team to his home in Denver next year.
Tebeau smiled broadly and asserted that Dem
yer was one of the best base ball cities in
the country, but declined to commit himself
TO positive statement to the effect that the
change in the circuit was assured.
If Magnate LOTUS will consent to play here
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday he
will confer great favor. The interest TN
the Western league race is at fever heat in
Milwaukee at present and liberal patronage
is assured at all the games played here this
month.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Joe Cantillon will umpire the Columbus Sc
ries and probably offlciate In all the games
played here this month. Cantiilon bears the
reputation of being the best umpire In the
league.-Mil waukee Sentinel. For which bit
OF taffy Cantillon lis expected to give Mi,wau-
Manager Stallings, of the Detroit team. SAYS
he had no more to say how the Philadelphias
than the gatekeeper.
Tony MuIlane begins umpiring at Indian
apo1is.
Artie Ball. the prairie midget, was substi-
tuted for De Montreville and played bril-
out of the game by the serious illness of his
brother.-Chicago Tribune.
There is chance that Billy Hamilton's
ball days are over The fastest sprinter in
the profession Is in bad way Members of
the New York team are authority for the
statement that Hamilton may have stiff leg.
George Van Haltren said that Gaffney. the
umpire, had told him that Hanilton,s leg
was In plaster of paris. Hamilton's injury
in a I'm n "a O. VIrnQ mt ho1I
It. There was a hole in the batter's hog
HanliIton's foot stuck fast in the hole and
he wrenched his leg badly at the knee.
Yesterdays triple play was the first made
on the home grounds this year. Hulen and
Tebeau were. the participants. Hulen caught
touched out Slag1e, who had run off the bag
and fired to Tebeau, who retired Frisbee.
who also had led off. The drive looked like
a safe one when 1t left Connaughton's bat
Kansas City Journal.
Manager Fisher, Of St. Joe. has signed
ern association man with Des Moines.
Hollingsworth is playing great game at
sse n 5os Sas t dasests any better than
Isn't 1t about time for the Kansas CITY na-
Pers to correct their Western league tables
President johnson? It Is a Spanish tr,c cy
to try to fool the people of Kansas City ON
the teams standing. -
Good, Woodworking. honest old McPhee Is
certainly marvel In the base ball line and a
credit to the game, If ever a man was a
credit to 1t. Here is man 38 years old who
has been playing day in and day out for
twenty years without getting into any snarls
with the umpires. spectators or Other niavs
ers, and without getting notoriety for any
act Of indiscretion. on or off the fiaid al
ways in good condition and always playing
conscientiously and well.-Detroit Free Press
After the Brewers trimmed the Saints three
around and whallop the life out Of tha
HOLSTERS Base ball Is certainly mystery
as far as form goes.-Wfwaukee Wisconsin
''The report sent out from Indianapolis that
the St Joseph franchise In the Western league
will be for Gale at the close Of the season 10