The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-15
BALL In BELTRAMI co.
NOT BASE BALL, HOW
EVER
CoMIsKEY AND BAN JOHNSON

Western League SpOrtsmen Return
From an Expedition Into the
Wilds of Minnesota, and Report "a
Jolly Time, without Having In
duced Any Excessive Death Rate
Among the Deer, Moose and Bar.
Manager Charles Comlskey, of the st.
Paul base ball club, and President Ban
B. Johnson, of the Western league, were
unloaded from Great Northern train at
the union depot yesterday morning in
nearly as dilapidated a condition as the
one dear piece of deer meat which they
had to their credit in the baggage car
1t had been pierced by nine shots, the
veracious members of the party narrate,
and 1t Is whispered that this was while
1t was hung UP on pole, and not while
the live Yenison was on the hoof, so to
speak. It is also insisted with some We
hemence that the actual cost of the meat,
from the time the party left Chicago till
they landed it in the St. Paul depot, was
$103, which would make it considerably
more costly than they could have OBJ
tanned 1t in a Windy City cafej but then
think of the fun they had.
''St. Paul!' shouted the porter for the
eighth time yesterday morning before the
magnates of base ball tumbled out into
the toilet room.
II done CESS you gemmens pretty good
natured folks" allowed the porter, as he
gazed into the chubby features of the
Western league president after he had
splashed some water in his face. You
and yo' fr'en was the only ones in the
car that didn't complain Of the heat last
night
Was it hot In the carp asked Conis-
key.
Yes, sah," rejoined the ebony attend
ant, but CESS you done didn't notice it,
cause you was snorin' fine, sab, most
TO we done got out O. Crookston, sab. ="
The base ball leaders left Chicago about
a week ago, going by way Of Duluth and
the Fosston line of the Great Northern
to Solway, where they drove into the
woods in search of the elusive antlered
game. Comiskey says that the people Of
Solway insisted that the vicinity was
covered with deer, but Commy asserts
that they were very alert young deer
and seemed to have excellent organs Of
hearing, so that they could hear Johnson
step on a dried twig at sixty rods with
out any hardship at all. Then the deer
moved.
In fact, Commy says the other mem
bers of the party were all excellent hear
ers. Clerk Burke, Of Saltwater, heard
that some woman in New Orleans want
ed to marry him and he had to hurry
home, and left the Chicago party there
with some fine guns and plenty of room
to hunt in
But he insists that Johnson shot the
deer they brought back, and that it was
not bought from any one.
Both gentlemen were, however, soon
refreshed by st. Paul breakfast and
were ready to talk base ball. In spite of
the wet condition of the grounds.
Both Comiskey and Johnson were
strenuous IN their denials of the recent
reports from other cities in the league
that Comiskey had any thought of aban-
doning st. Paul next year.
President Johnson ventured the predic-
ton that the Saints would have a sec
ond baseman and captain during the next
season who would lead any one in the
Western league.
Manager Comiskey made 1t even
stronger.
Neither Lotus nor myself will man
age 4 4NdliOIldI league cIuD IN chicago
next year" said he, referring to the re-
ports that have been scattered from the
city by the lake recently. IT can state
that much for Lotus: and, as for my
self, I am going to- be in st. Paul next
year with a good club
The st. Paul manager intimated, too
that he was thinking of making a change
in grounds next season, being DESTROYS of
getting a location closer to the heart Of
the city, the attendance having fallen off
greatly since the removal OF the club
from Aurora park to Lexington, convinc-
ing him that the grounds were too far
from the people, especially for large
class who were accustomed to walk to
and from the games daily, residents of
the Seventh and Eighth wards, to whom
the old location was delightfully."- accessi-
BILE.