The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-07

his home in California. He may play
ball little on the coast next winter
East.
Jack Brennan said that he believed
that Shortstop Elblrfield, of Detroit,
would be ruled off the track by Pres. dent
Johnson Il have had all kinds of lrou-
bic with Elberfeld," said Brennan. 81
think that his days are numbered. Presi-
dent johnson won't stand for disgracerul
players"
Umpire Brennan and Perry Werden
once constituted the batting of the st.
Louis team. They are great friends, but
Brennan puts Perry out of the game
whenever he gets a chance. When Perry
was in Newark, n. J. The umpire sent
the following telegram of coincidence to
the big first baseman: Il hope that you
will have to saw your leg Off To this
Werden replied: Il sincerely hope a
foul takes your head off. "
According to an Eastern exchange UNI
pire Tom Lynch is the only official who
runs a game according to league rules
He will not permit a player to leave his
position to question point with him eX-
cept the captain of the team, and then
tation of the rules. More umpires like
Lynch would benefit the game greatly
and do away with a lot of senseless kick
ing, which not only delays game, but
is very tiresome to spectators.
A number of the Western league play
ers have expressed the wish that a series
of games be arranged between the WIN
ners of the Western league and the Win
ners of the National organization. They
claim it would be doubly interesting to
the people, as it would afford an oppor-
tunity to judge the quality OF bail PUB up
by each league and also to show the dix
fernce in the method of play 1t would
give the people an idea of how mucn
faster the National league is than the
| western. which is the natural SUPPOSE
ton of all fans. A series OF nVe games
would suffice to bring out all the fine
points of the game between the two
Eddie Burke asrires to become an IN
fielder and wants tC play second base fer
| the Milwaukee club.-Mllwaukee StnIlnei:
! The St Paul club has claimed dusty
| Miller released by Cincinnati. AS Miller
received s., 500 from the Cincinnat1s 1t IS
| doubtful that Comiskey Will pc ape -
bag him. The Milwaukee club also laid
claim to Miller, but Comiskey peat MACK
| out-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Right Fielder Waldron, of The MllWau-
| kee club is in big demand this summer
bv National league clubs, three Of Whlch
! have made lartering offers Tor his
services for 1900, but up to date Manager
| Mack says he has not been thsP3sea o.;
| though he asserts that three National
| leaguers are actively bidding for ms
services. .
The Republican House is the base eall
| HEADQUARTERS in Milwaukee,, and every
evening base ball lore is as plenLlfuI as
Mother Goose rhymes at Christmas tlme
saws the Sentinel. Talking over the bas Sc
bail situation at the present time, harry
| Vaughn, of the II Paul club, salu that
the players were bec0ming blreo go o. Son 1i" 9
/ it was not sufficient to supply the needs
| Of their families. He thinks tnat me
| next season the Western iedg9e SrtIoiI
| will be materially changed, and mat as
| a result higher salaries will be PAID 70
/ the players.
| A Grand Rapids News special says:
Harry Pulliam, of the Louisvllle Ma a.
tionaI league club, came all the way to
| Grand Rapids last night to endeavor 20
| secure Rube Waddell from Lotus 1or the
! remainder of the season. he qdeteu
/ $500 for Waddell'S services, but LOTUS
| refused. Waddell was loaned for the sea
| son by Louisville, and cannot be taken
away until the seasons schedule Is
| played"
| No one on the Grand Rapids team en-
joys Rube Waddells picturesque antics
any more than does Manager Tom Lotus.
I And LOTUS is man who can see tne
| humor of base ball as well as the business
| end of it. When the team made its last
| trip to Detroit Manager LOTUS had q
large joke planned, in which Waddell
| would have cheerfully pictured as GEN. zen,
| terpiece. 1t was arranged that Walden
| should pitch the opening game, ana that
| he should make most dramatic entrance
| to the diamond. A hay rack was en-
| gagged for him, with huge straw hat on
| his head, and a linen buster to cover MS
| uniform, he was to have driven across the
| diamond and hitch his team to the right
| field fence, and then gone back TO play
| ball The scheme was a winner but late
| train baked the plan, and RUDE made ms
entry to the Detroit stronghold in con-
ventional fashion. Waddell is purely an
ingenue. He learned ball tossing down
in the oil country. and used to carry BAN
ners on the street proclaiming the games
long before it wasethodght he could ever
throw piece of hersehide over the plate
His free-and-easyo manner Is not cult
waited. He loves to go over and talk tc
the bleachers, and the lbleachers seem tc
enjoy 1t, SO LOTUS 1inever. tnterfered
| Vanderbeck had a diamond In the rough
In Waddel1, but he Aid not know what *