The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
WESTERN LEAGUE GOSSIP.
Allen Thinks Well of BeIIviIIe-
New RaIk Rule.


Manager Allen, of Indianapolis, thinks
well of Catcher Beville, and believes he
will hold his own In the Western league
this season. Beville is one of the strong
est hitters In the club, and In the three
games played has not had a passed ball.
AS has been said before, he Is weak In
throwing to bases. but he believes he can
remedy this fault. 1t is said by the man.
aeement that with another good man,
who will probably be signed this week,
the club can easily dispense with the
RerVtces OF kahoe and Lynch. Motz is
needed at first base. Mcfarland Is los
ing valuable time in every game In not
being able to play his regular position,
and will be a few days behind the other
outf1elders when the regular season
opens. Fleming is rapidly confirming the
judgment of Manager Ewing, Of Cincin-
natl, and his play so far stamps him as
a fast fielder. His batting has also been
good.
The first eight innings of a game re-
Gently played by the Brooklyn Superbas
and the Richmonds, Of the Atlantic
league, was an interesting study In tho
new balk rules. Ned Hanlon wanted to
try some experiments before meeting the
Bostons in the first pennant contest at
Washington park yesterday. 1t was
plainly demonstrated by Keller, Jennings
anu Nelly lIdI when q DdS6 runner
reaches first he can get to second nine
times out of ten by influencing the pitch
er to violate the ordinance. It was fur
Their demonstrated that with a man on
first or second and another on third, the
latter Is almost certain to get an oppor-
tunity to go home on a balk, and the
slick base runners can easily force the
violation. If the man on second or first,
whichever 1t be, takes too much room
off the bag to get back when the pitcher
spies him, then starts to steal Just when
the pitcher begins the movements to
throw to the base the runner occupies,
the man on third can score every time.
IN that odd predicament the pitcher is
bound to throw to first or balk II he
fails to throw he will force In the run.
If he throws, the man on third watching
the play will have ample time to get
home.
az was never put down and out but
once" said Tim Donahue at Kansas City.
'Tt was when I was playing semi-profes-
sional ball, too, and was quite young
lad. There was a big fellow named Sulli-
van on the other side, and I tried to
block him at the plate. He swung on
my jaw and 1 thought load of bricks
had dropped on my head. I finally came
to- but ! didn't block Sullivan any more.
That's the only time / was ever clear
OUT
With the exception of Sam DUNCAN all
OF the men who are expected to make
the Detroit team the coming season have
reported to Manager Stallings at Bennett
park. The infield Is complete, bad Bill''
Eagan, of Syracuse, N. Y, representing
second base. The infield is g shade too
soft for practice. and the players con-
fine their attentions to the outfield, which
Is in fairly good shape.
For the benefit of those baseball enthu-
suiasts who still have kind remembrances
of Arlie Latham in their minds. 1t may be
stated that the original base ball comedian
will be carried by the Washington club
throughout the season as utility man and
coacher His coaching qualifications are
unique and valuable, and they have been
fully recognized by Manager Irwin In
addition Latham is playing splendidly
this spring, and he will prove a valuable
man to take one of the players places
in case Of sickness or injury The FANS
all over the country will be rejoiced to
learn that Arlie Latham will return to
the league game the coming year. and "a
g drawing power he will prove an attrac-
ton of the first class.