The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.


OF the lis games played between East
eran and Western major league clubs
this season, the East has won II to the
Vests 49,
Charley Young CornelTs crack pitcher.
will join the Brooklyns on July I. 1t is
said. Young has agreed to pitch for two
months.
The fans were afteruEddie Burke, call
ing him a has-been and a brewery
wagon, but the little fielder took it good
ing pretty single!-Milwaukee Sentinel
Manager Mack Is in a bad way for
pitchers just now. Hart was injured at
indianapolis, having his forefnger split,
next Monday at the earliest Friend is
under suspension for leaving the team at
Columbus, thus leaving only Reidy and
Rettger to do the work
The average fan does not care for de-
tail What he wants is results He can
not appreciate a game that the home
team drops. He wants the game, no
matter how Observation-Disclosures.
Umpire Brennan says ne watched CIar-
ence Beaumont withtthe Pittsburgs this
season and thinks he is one of the most
promising young players he ever saw,
but he says the yonngster will get no
players in the league faster in getting to
the bases than Beaumont, says Jack
President Johnson's latest list shows
that Milwaukee wants Lewee back; Co
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Third sBaSeman BueloW, Indianapulis has
claimed Catcher Clements; St Paul
claims Third Baseman- Spencer, Stivetts,
Decker Powers and KatolI Buffalo
claims Carsey, Sullivan and Gilligan;
Kansas City claims Pitcher Miller of
Baltimore.-Detroit News.
Manager Lawson, of the Indfana-Illi-
nois league team, released. Tom Fisher
younger brother of Chauncey Fisher. the
ex-Red Young Fisher was signed to-
pitch. He showed a great deal of speed
and even a greater yarfetySof eurves@and
headwork than Chauncey, but he could
not get control of the ball and get it
over the plate. He is but eighteen and
has a promising future before him If he
can get control
Jack Katoll, the sturdy young German
who was recently released unconditional
ly from the pitching staff OF. the Chicago
National league club, has been signed by
ern league team. Comisl1ey. telegraphed
Katoll to meet him In Chicago and terms
were agreed to at once 1t is understood
Katoll will join the team at once, as ne
is in fine shape. having had numerous
engagements with amateur teams since
his release from Chicago. Katoll's rec
ord with the Chieagerl ball club was by
orally known to tits day why he was Ere re-
leased He came ffdm1the Hartford club
OF the Atlantic league; where he did ex-
cellent work.-KansasG City Star
Those Sunday arrests in Buffalo begin
for the police to raid the games, haul the
players into polio" court and there turn
them loose after Il 'farcical trial Aid.
Franklin has the advantage of catching
them coming and%Going." If the home
team is in the lead. the 'coppers" could
easily be signaled ,t3 stop the game, and
If the visitors should get away in the lead
why not stop the game before five in
nings or pull 1t In the half stretch where
the score would re1zert back to even in
ings? The Blues had two men on G bases
with fighting chance. last Sunday when
the raid was made. Tits time to do away
with the farce.-Kansas City Times.
Charlie Nichols. Bqston's star pitcher.
knows what it is to be released In 1887,
while q member of the Kansas City Blues
Watkins gave him his walking papers
He then Went, to the Southern league.
PLAYING with the Memphis club until the
Organization broke un. Then he returned
to F.ansas City. ard In 1889 Joined the
Omaha clslb. which Frank SeIee. now
rcanager of the Rostons was then run
rire II 1sae S"'"a went TO BaanviiIa,
tr7'71s, iissi,p' 7s-'.', hin and tha Mis-
sHr"i bnv has been the star member of
that clubs pitching corps ever since.