The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

F'risk, Cronin, Scott, Newton, Hahn,
Phillips and Hawley will be the pitchers
for Cincinnati next season.
Philadelphia leads the big league in bag
ting, with Baltimore second and Brooklyn
third. Boston leads in fielding, with
Brooklyn second and Pittsburg third,
DAILY is the only member Of the Brook
lyn club who has played in every game
Of the New Yorks, Van Haltren and
O'Brien have participated in every game.
Frank Dillon, Pittsburg's new first base
man, is cousin of Pitcher Clark Griffith,
of Chicago. He was once a pitcher. and
played three years on the University Of
Wisconsin team.
Dusty Miller is now managing a hotel
in Toledo, and says that he has quit the
diamond for all time. Miller played ball
popular men in the club, dividing the
honors with Frank Foreman.
Big Bill Lange is making a grand-stand
finish with the Chicago club. In the last
fifteen games he has hit the ball safely
twenty-eight times. LANCE sticks TO his
determination that this will be his last
season in base ball. and he intends leav-
ing q good impression behind him.
"Rube" Waddel has made a good rec
ord since joining the Louisville club.
President Barney Dreyfus thinks that he
has the coming pitcher of the country in
the former Grand Rapids player. Wad-
dell knows how to pitch, but needs q bal
ance wheel. AS long as he can be held
down he is a valuable man.
Jimmy Hughes will almost certainly
lead the league tWtrlers. He has won
twenty-five games and lost but four
Earl Wagner says base ball is so fast
these days that player must possess
four qualifications to insure success in the
major league. He says a player must be
able to hit run, field and think. Other
wise, according to Earl, he is dead
one"
The Western league is continually find
ing fault with the National agreement.
If they don't like the old document why
not keep off the grass and run their own
shooting match. The National league
would never bother men under contract
Boston Globe.
Baltimore is still talking about Hans
Wagners record breaking throw in the
last game with the Colonies. He picked a
Alec Smith at third. 'Ill bet it would
take two throws for any other right field
eF in the league to have got that ball
in declares Capt. Robinson 1T was the
greatest return from deep field L ever
saw"
Danny Friend did not come in for a
share of the money on the transforming
trip. Friend refused to pitch in a game
against the South Bend team and Wflmot
was obliged to put Hutchinson in, whom
he was saving for the, indianapolis series.
After some words Friend was told to
pack up and go home.
Kid Gleason told a story of Mike Kelly
the other day which illus rates further
the inexhaustible fund of tricks which
THAI great prayer udu. Nelly was on me
bench one day not playing, while Camel
was catching for the Bostons. One of the
opposing batters raised foul fly which
was out of Cancels reach. Seeing that
this was so Kelly quick as flash jumped
up from the bench, and, crying, You re
out Of the. game, Cancel caught the foul
fly himself The King insisted that be
had right to take the foul and then get
into the game, but the umpire decided
against him.
Many of the famous hitters of the past
jumped into the league from points as OBJ
scure as that of Crawford's nativity
George Cores bat gave saccarrappa The
only claim to prominence that Maine
hamlet ever had Sam Thompson was
picked up an humble painter at Dan
vile, Ind. Fred Clarke came from a lit
tie Kansas town and had no more polish
than Crawford now possesses when lie
was rescued from Savannah by the Colo
nels. Crawford may not attain to the
eminence won by any of these cited IL
lustrious sons Of the diamond, but he
gives promise Of winning his way. lie
has lots to learn in the field but his whip
Is strong, his confidence in himself well
defined, and he appears to have the in
stincts OF a natural hitter-an art that
is not so easily acquired.-Ren milford Jr