The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-09

forty-nine chances without an error.
Weaver leads the team in batting with
.26S up to date.
The Milwaukee club recently purchased
canvas large enough to cover the dia-
mond and al the base paths, to be used
Milwaukee donates two days of the
week to, the Ladies, Tuesdays and Fri
days. This is generous. and goes the
other towns in the Western league one
better -,
The crop of base ball players for this
season is very plentiful, judging from the
number of changes and applications for
positions in all leagues, large and small.
Manager Allen. is well satisfied with the
showing made by his three young pitch
ers. He has reason to be. So far they
nave been the mainstays of Indianapolis
Midget Casey is playing a brilliant
the position fGF u as Well
Dahlen could do He is the smallest
player in the National league
Amos Rusie, still located in Indiana
polls, rubbers up his arm every day and
warns up with Bob Aliens Hoosiers
when that team is at home.
1t is very probable that the patrons
of National league games have seen the
last of Arlie Latham. He did not accom-
pany the Senators West, and will prob
ably be released in a day or two.
1t is reported that Jim Hughey, of
Cleveland. will shortly land in Kansas
City via the purchase route. Hughey
pitched excellent ball in the Western
league in 1884 and would prove strong
man for Manning.s club.
The Buffalo papers are. doing an artistic
Il
the Bisons. Unless the club is strength
ened that city will prove of little value
to the league, as the cranks will not
support tail-end club.
Former Manager Billy Nash has re-
turned to Buffalo and may try to patch
it up with Franklin. He got through with
the Hartford Eastern league club ll "a at
parted on the very best of terms, and
that Barnie wanted him to stay with
the Hartford team:
What do you think of a bad break
that l had this year?" says Manager
Selee, of Boston. 'McGraw offered to
trade me Jerry Nops for 1<lobedanz and
give me 81 900 to boot. / wouldn't take
it. A few weeks later l released KloS<-
danz for nothing, and now Nops is pitcn-
ing great ball"
Sporting Editor the Globe:
To some people it might be interesting
to know where some of the old Western
league stars have passed. Those that
ascend into the National league are
closely watched by the fan while those
that descend or transfer are often lost
in the shuttle. In the Eastern league
there are quite number playing at the
present date. Among them are WI 1Stler
and Mckinley, playing at Syracuse,
Frisby and Leon Viau, playing at Wor-
cester.
Charles Nyce Is hitting the ball hard
far. Tom
non at Montreal; Jimmie Bannon and
Bemis at Toronto; Shannon shGrsst TOP
Burk third base, and Smieck, catcher,
at Rochester; McHale at Hartford.
In the Interstate league we also nave
GIasscock's team at Fort Wayne we lind
Letcher, center field; Doggie Miller, right
field; Glasscock, first base; Kuehne; third
base; Hollingsworth, shortstop; Berger,
at one time in St. Paul, behind the bat;
and Cy Swain and Harry Cook, a St.Paul
boy, in the pitching department.
Camel are at Youngstown; Bobbie Gilks
and Ollie Smith are in the Toledo out
field; Joe Werrick, second base, and r.
WIN pitcher at Mansfield.
Wadsworth and Figgemeier are pitching
for Newcastle and the old campaigner,
Arthur Twineham. catcher for Wheeling
We.will now take short view over the
Atlantic league, where we lind Scott
Gettinger in the same position for Pat
erson and Lou Camp, at one time the
on the same team. Hub Knoll is play
ing center field for Scranton. Cue Klopf.
who helped Kansas City win the pen
ing shorstop for Newark. Tom Dele
hanty third base. and Josh Keener,
pitcher, for Allentown. Pepper, Alex
Jones, Van Dyke, Lefty MARI and others
are not to be found, and have probably
taken up some other trade. Either that
or they have followed the example set
by old Peck Sharp, moved right m
where it is Sharp is tending bar in
Milwaukee. "A Fan.