The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-31
BASE BALL SMALL TALK.

Witrock may pitch for Detroit again this
year.
A Cincinnati exchange says Henie PETIT
has bet Jake Stencil, the crack outfelder Of
the Baltimores, $50. suit Of clothes that the
Reds will be in front of the Orioles at the
close of the championship race.
Guess No. 567S9 in the Arson contest:
cone of the prominent coffee growers Of
Honduras has determined to purchase the
sociate himself with A. c. Arson, the vet
eran Chicago base ball man. This venture,
it is understood; will effectually dispose of the
other stories relative to Ansons future bust
ness. kansas City Journal
1t is said Tony Mullane has signed with
Comiskey again. Another story is that Com
my will sell him to Detroit
stallings says that deal of Sam Thomp-
son for Dusty Miller would suit him.
The Ohio State Journal says that there is
no chanc of Eddie Burke going to Column
bus.
If the Cincinnati club makes any money
on its practice trip it Will be divided among
the players.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that the
only player who has a cinch on an infeld
position is Monte Cross.
AMOS RuSle Is working OH Super1uOuS 1eSn
by long spins over the roads in the Hoosier
capital. Amos taboos the wheel as a means
of flesh reduction, and believes in the old
fashioned methods. such as long walks.
Charley Camel, the Boston backstop has
secured the agency for shirt mandatory,
and is located in Boston;
Jimmy Callahan is training the Amherst
college team.
Schmelz has written for April dates in Gin
cinnati.
The Cincinnati ball park has been under
water lately.
Pete Browning ''the gladiator" expec;s to
catch on in the Texas league.
The New York Clipper says Senator Cor
man, of Baltimore, was a prominent figure
in base ball circles in the COS playing in the
outield for the old Nationals. of Washington
John A. Mccall, president of the New York
Life Insurance company. and a director in
the New York base ball club. was a promi-
nent amateur at Albany n. Y, playing in
the outfield for the Live Oaks. of that city.
pire. officiating in the Observation-Disclosures
game, Aug. 9. 1868, at Albany. ~ Y, and
the National Cincinnati game, Oct. Z, 1868,
same place.
The Yale university base bail team VIII
have new man this year in Henry GARRISON
who was with the Harvard team two years
ago. Clarkson is a brother of the celebrated
ex-league pitchers, John and Arthur. and he
has learned all he knows about The game
from them At Harvard he led the team in
batting and fielding, but for the same reason
that Holt. OF Princeton, left Cambridge, he
withdrew from the crimson ranks and went
to Yale.
Baltimore will have new bleachers next
season. They will hold 1909 people.
Applications for positions on the National
league staff of umpires number 1850.
Manager Selee frowns on the proposition
TO give Stvetts and large slice of cash for
Jack Taylor.
Phil knell the southpaw who played with
Kansas City in 1886, is trying to get a posi-
ton on some team for next season.
Jimmy Manning has signed Third Basaman
Hoover. OF Dallas. who was considered one
of the best nfielders of the Texas league II
he does not show up strong enough for the
Blues he will be farmed to a Western asso-
citation club, says the Ohio State Journal.
"Old Hoss" Twineham is working in the
Louisville Electric Light works. He says
Buckley was not lushing last season, in spite
OF what others may say.
"a team that could land in sixth place
or better would make $4,000 in a season at
St Louis" said Stanley Robinson. Of the
Cleveland club.
Dick Hartley. who lives in Quakerdom. will
Join the college cOachers. He has been en-
gagged to train the Villa Nova candidates,
and starts in Feb 1.
Bill Schriver thinks that the Pirates got
the long end Of the deal with Cincinnati
and VIII be pennant chasers next season.
Manager Murray. of Providence ard Jack
Ryan, the old Boston catcher, gave Manager
Selee considerable consolation by telling him
that Pitcher Wills was the real thing
Third Baseman Elmo Jacobs. who was on
the Colonies list last year and had to give
way to Billy Clingman. has about decided
to go to the Atlantic league and play with
the Paterson club.