The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-04
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

President Ban Johnson. of the AmerI-
can league, was IN the CITY yesterday
visiting relatives and friends, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer. RGr. Johnson has
just returned from a hunting trip in
Wisconsin with several club owners OF
the organization of which he is the chief
executive. He was seen In the Gibson
house by an Enquirer man.
How was the season in the American
Ieague?'
made money Coniskey did better in
Chicago with his White Stockings than
he thought he would. He went to con-
sidera bic expense in fitting up his, park,
but has nothing to regret, as business
was good ali season"
WIN there be any change in the
American league circuit for next sea-
son?'
TT is a little early to discuss that
question. From what l can ascertain
Louisville is anxious to take the place Of
Minneapolis, which has not been as sue
cessful as in former years. AT present
1 do not knoY just what will be done
Does IIartsel belong to Cincinnati or
Chicago?"
Both clubs claim him. 1 understand,
and | guess it will have to be settled by
the board of arbitration"
DO you expect to advocate any change
in the, playing rules for next season.?
Il hardly think that the rules need
changing; + the present rules are lived
up to think they win d. do"
Official figures for the season thus. far
give the Chicagos a batting average Of
600 with but three players batting
above the 300 mark, says the Chicago
Record. Two of these are the new
Western league recruits, Strang and
king, who lead the team now, with av-
egrrages Of s27 and 1876, respectively.
his average. being 1902. Green and
NIertes are tied at 1885, while Mccarthy
and Bradley are close up, with .295.
Ryan has fallen nearly to the team av-
To fscIif
Childs has .263, while Mccormick is the
lowest of the fielders, with but 1874 Grif-
f.th leads the pitchers, with .253; Gala
han being next, with ,.241. and Taylor
third, with ZIG. The fielding figures look
better. ALI but two players stand above
500, Strang has the lowest mark, .S7S,
field averages low. Mccarthy. .95i, being
the best, with Green .934, and Mertes S25
Ch1lds stands high, .942 as does Ganze1,
SO. Bradley, while playing first, has
third his figure is 1906, just below Nc
Cormick as snort, sos. Mertes averaged
;e1 at short and .S72 at first. Dexter
leads the catchers, with .949, Killing fol-
lowing with .999. Chance has .g27, and
Donohue .908. The pitchers stand: Men
efee, $50; Callahan, .9S9; GaFvin, .922;
Cunningham, .9e5; Griffith, 500 and Fay
lar, 1856 The team averages is .s20. A
better fielding record in the outer garden
and better team batting are the things
to be Improved for next season. Man
can bunt and make opposing feeders
work fast to get the ball to first ahead
OF them He is abeqt through with the
experts who don't think it worth while
blood viii be injected into the team TO
byen the playing and do more hustling
for tallieS.
Tom Lotus was here with his Chi
cago "Yanigans" from Sunday to Fri
day, inclusive, and the well known base
tanning bee in the corridors of the
Southern, says the Globe-Demoerat One
of the best of the many stories that Tom
told had two st. Louisans for central
figures, VIZ: W. Scrappy Joyce and J.
Moon-face Crooks.
BILLY Joyce released Crooks from the
Washington club in '96, and for a while
there was heap of soreness between the
two. Jack wasn't out of employment
very long, however, being quickly grab
bed up by Louisville He got off with
flying start in Bourbonviile, and was soon
king of that baseball village. Things
We're breaking nicely for the old boy
He was getting his two and three 'bingles,
every day and f1eldig like he alone could
when right The Sena tors bobbedi I'D in
the course of time. The game had pro-
ceeded for eight innings with nothing
doing in scoring way, and Joyce and
crooks not saying a word. One of the
senators was down IN the ninth with
Crooks at bat He cut one of Winnie
MERGERS best through Joyee's legs for
two sacks. Billy Ciingman was next up,
but before he had a chance to make con.
nections with the leather Jack dug out
for third MERGERS pass to Mcclure was
speedy, and Jeems reIayed it to joyce
like a shot. Crooks looked like a sure
dead coon. He, however, slid around
Billy and got on the bag ere he was
touched.
=. Safe. shouted Hurst
Now, you ancient buzzard,' shouted
Crooks to Joyce. will you call me moon
face and release me?'
"The two made up then, and have been
great pals ever SINCE
Some idiots-they were idiots. nothing
else-made the baseball welkin ring q
week ago by loudly preclaiming that the
race was liked for Pittsburg to win;
down to Fred Clarke's crew and that
Brooklyn was going to pull itself out
of the top position, says the Globe-Dem-
ocrat 'Of course, It's 'hxed;' don't the
magnates say in the papers that the best
thing for the game is to have the pen
nant come West, and that's just what's
goIiing to happen" is q sample of the
out of five, and Cincinnati two out Of
three from Pittsburg. ST. Louis worked
Powell twice, Young twice and Jones
Pirates. Scott and Newton won their
games, Phillips being the only Red Stock
ing the Pennsylvanians triumphed
against That sounds like throwing
games. Instead Of helping Pittsburg to
the pennant. ST. Louis and Cincinnati.
two Western clubs, have practically kill
ed whatever chances 1t had of finish
honest that much Is certain. but it Is
horribly mismanaged and will have to
go through a powerful renovating at
the hands of the magnates this coming
on-SeaSon.
Strang. of the Chicagos, is a member
of one of the leading families of Chat
l. IL Il
had the advantages Of the best schools
and thebest society. In school he stood
well in everything but department, and
in society he was unusually popular
AMATEUR BASEBALL.