The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-24
Baseball Gossip.

Billy Hamilton objects to diamond chat
telism and will not permit the Boston
play in Boston" says the famous pill
ferer. II will not play anywhere"
1t is about time that De Haas Robson
promised st. Louis. So far the urbane
and gracious magnate, who uses 8. Nor
denfelt to shoot the bovine CON-" has
not even managed to secure the sigma
ture of Mike Griffin to a contract. Ger
tain people who keep tab on such things
say that De Haas takes very little inter
the entire outft-lock, stock and barrel,
will belong to Edward Becker in a very
Frank Figgemeier met with a very SER
ious accident the otner day and came
very near losing his sight. A small gaso-
line lamp exploded as he was lighting 1t
Manager Tebeau of the ST. Louis club
found the baseball gang of players too
club. He says he viii do his preliminary
work at Mike Moneys gymnasium
Meanwhile the youngsters OConnor. Fla
herty and Burke. keep right on.
Jack O'Connor knows more about condi-
tioning himself and does more work to
get into condition than any man playing
ball. He trains hard and on an intelligent
basis po RdE b fsw 6 f pags @g then a9
they do not know how to condition them
Il had letter from that accomplished
bisectionalist of the rubber plate, Cy
Young. the other day." said Jack O'Con on;
be in St. Louis on his way to Hot Springs
about February 20. That is a little late
for Cy, so I figure he must be in good
condition. Young can dissect a pine tree
vigorous Swinging Of his AGRICULTURAL ak
keeps him in fine fettle during the win
Colonel Rogers of Philadelphia wants to
trade Dick Cooley for Tommy Leach, but
that perfect hammer-thrower, Barney
Dreyfuss give him the equine giggle.
clined to look with favor upon the hops,
corn or grape when they come in LIQUID
fast fellow down to first, but all-nightt
stands with the boys made him fat and
loggy in his movements--St. Louis Re
JACK O'Connor thinks that Winnie Mer-
Ger Of the Senators would be a good man
for Tebeau. Not a doubt of It, but viii
Robson put UP the wherewitha1 neces-
Baseball rnagnates do business in a 6roll
way. Robson paid Pitcher Mcbride, who
twirled about six games and lost four of
them, 8, 100 last season, and 1t is said has
signed him at an increased salary for
1900. Yet too he had g fit when HeidTick
park full of McBrides there is no virtue
America and this is not knocking Nc
Bride either Last season Emmett played
$1,000 to $500. Mcbride played 5000 ball
reputation go a long way in this game of
A narrowing story of how League mag
mates Cypress baseball players has been
told, and the case of Marty Bergen has
been cited as q man driven to murder
anu SuiClue ny Tie WAAle Slavery u WHICH
the Boston club owners subjected him.
AS a matter of fact Bergen was in re-
ceipt of a salary of 81, 400 a season of six
months. With his farm to help him dur
ing the other six months, the dead catch
er should have been able to keep the
lupine intruder from his portals. How
many of those who have paid to see the
great receiver in days gone by have
drawn $500 a month? The Boston mag
mates are not spendthrifts; indeed, they
hug dollar until the eagle yells
watch but 81 400 for six months work
is not so bad.
A ST. Louis baseball writer, an apostle
of reform who is leading a fight on row.
dyism kicking and bad language on the
diamond, asserts that Comiskey and his
Four-Time Winners were the originators
of roWdyism, Improperly, obscenity and
blackguardism the diamond and as
serts that the four pennants to which St.
LOuisians often fondly refer were won by
bulldozing. trickery and unsportsmanlike
methods of which the city and its inhab-
itants should be ashamed. There was
no honor in the four pennants," said the
gentleman in question. "Comiskey bull
dozed and browbeat his way to them. He
was supreme boss of the association held
the umpires in his hand, and supported
half of the clubs which made up that
body. Talk about syndicate ball st.
Louis money kept the other clubs going in
those days. There was no rowdy ball in
the National league until after the con-
solidation in 1892 Comiskey and his fell
lows of the association carried it into the
league. which was up to that time COM
posed of dignifed and quiet. yet worthy
sponsible for deal of the trouble of