The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-24
DIAMOND DUST.

The list Of college players now frx,the
National league includes Beaumont, Har-
icy, McGreery. McJames, Thomas, VOL
T1Ierton, Dexter, Gammons, Crolius, Barry.
1enney, Strang, Foster, Wefers, Bower
man. and possibly a few others. Quite a
healthy bunch
LED Lewis has jumped the National
league The ministerial pitcher decided
that the salary Somers offered was too
tempting. and will twirl for the expanded
Boston team a Wonder what sort of a
and Lack of Greed?'
Gus Weyhing, the antique. and Harvey
Bailey. the little 1eft-hander who was
with Boston for while few summers
for his Louisville Western association
club. Meekfn. the ex-New Yorker has
also joined the Wilmot team.
Some Of the Oldest men in the National
proximated- O'Connor, 80; zimrner,
81; Ely 80; Beclzley, a. Corcoran. q;
Rus1e, 81 Kelley, 81; Daily, sc; Mcclure,
IS Rr Farrell S. Delehanty 49, Doyle. g;
Hamilton. 81; Long, SO; Kittridge, 20;
Van Haltren, So; Davis, 81; Lowe, SO;
Nicholas, 81.
% President Pr J.9 Nick Young says: '"Fhe Chi
cago and Boston National league clubs
could easily drop s1O0.000 on the season
and not feel it, 1t fact. it might say, any
club club in the National league is in a posi-
ton to lose that much and survive. I
doubt If the American is in position to
sink one-quarter Of that amount per club
IN addition to its heavy starting expenses
and held its head above water.
Connie Mack of the PHILADELPHIA Ameri-
can league club has signed Carr, who
played first base for the Toronto East ern
league team last season. Carr stands six
feet four inches high and is thus one
OF the tallest4 men in the league, taking
his place beside Virgil Garvin of Mil
Waukee. He is very fast in the field
and an last year stood in fourth place In
batting averages of the Eastern league.
Ned Hanlon the foxy manager of the
champion Brooklyn Baseball team, has
backed his assertion that the Giants are
good team this year with material
equivalent of the coin of the realm IT
10 a 500 overcoat that he will have to
buy for his disputant, Charley Ebbefs
If the end Of the season does not find the
New York outfit in at least fourth place.
lannon's belief in New York's young
pltchers is strong. and he thinks they will
develop we'll before the season has pro-
crossed very far.
Word GENES from Chicago that Comis,
Key has made extensive preparations far
the opening today, and he has planned a
programme elaborate enough to cover
even reception given to champions A
band, one of the best that can he ohtain
ed, will be on the grounds while the
grand stand and even the bleachers will
be decorated until the park will have the
appearance OF an arena on July a. The
pole is ready to receive the pennant, and
just before the game begins the silken
streaner will be pulled to the top by The
men who won it last year
According to the Kansas City Star
Tebeau's pitching staff looks unusually
good. Rettger, the veteran, Should be
crack in Western league company
Wolfe and Ewing. both speedy right
handers. We're stars of the first mag
nitude in the Interstate league last wear
and they have all the ear marks Of com
erS, judging by their work against St
Louis. Weimer is a steady southpaw,
lC CO 1n1
wonder. His pitching kept the Des Moines
team up in the Western league race.
Schmidt is known quantity, while But
Ter is promising youngster
McKibben, of ST. Joe, has taken 1t upon
himself on several occasions to hand his
players beautiful jolly. If he is on the
square he must be able to see the rag
sven gven now Here is his latest: 81 think
man in the league beat mile. In fact.
| do not consider that there is a second
baseman in his class in any one of the
eight clubs I never knew Maupin to be
nicely on third base. and Johnny Greene
is catching the tricks Of the short sion
rapidly. | am greatly pleased with my
infield. When Doom gets here 1 will have
the best team iii the league I know the
men that the other clubs have, and 7
know what am talking about
In australia last month passed away
ing the first local player to master the
science of pitching curved balls Though
an American by birth. he went, to the
island before he was old enough to
achieve any prominence on the diamond.
but when baseball was introduced there
he took an active part in making 1t pop
ular, and was soon regarded as one of
the cleverest- players in all Australia.
Little Mack. as he was popularlv
known in his adopted country, PLAYED
with several teams. Having a fine assort-
ment of curves. his services were always
in demand. When the Australian nine
visited this country three years ago he
was member. and while here visited his
relatives.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Something must have happened to Co
m1skey. The American Association bt-
gins business today, and Chicago opens
the ball with Cleveland Comiskey # is
sald has rot predicted that he will again
land the rag, and has even gone SO fer
as to express doubt about the outcome of
this first game. This does not sound
like the advance talk that Connie used
to hand out here 1t may be that TIE
loss of Callahan has wrought the miracle
tie feels the less of Callahan. and knows
that there is a hole at second base which
VIII be hard to fill while "Cal' is out of
the game. Young Brain worked well
last year at third, and SO far he has
showed excellent promise this season
But as far as his work at second is cor