The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-20
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
Small stories of Diamond Do
ings.

Small Stories of Diamond Do
ings.
Jay Andrews is the man who wants the
Peoria franchise in the Three-eyed
league.
Rumor has it that Arson may break
into the game again, possibly as manager
of the Giants. The grand. old man GER
tainly would be welcomed back.
Frank De Haas Robinson is now in New
York. comforting with Freedman and in
cidentally to secure the latter's assist
ance in heading off the American league
invasion of st. Louis.
Earl Moore, the star tWirier, has COM
pletely recovered from his attack of fever
and has commenced to take on flesh.
He expects to spend the winter in Cleve-
land.
Seymour. the Oriole outfielder, says the
National league is tampering with Mike
Donlin and that '.Scrappyp Mike may de-
sert, as he is feeling sore because his re-
quest for advance money was turned
down.
Andy Freedman is wasting no effort to
keep Christy sMattheWsOn in line. He
has not only secured him a position In
New York, but will also take him on a
hunting trip.
J. Bentley Seymour is at the North
ampton hotel in Baltimore, seriously i'll.
He was Frustrated in the Mound City,
while en- route east from Texas and has
no recollection how he reached the Oyster
City.
Pittsburg is to be the headquarters of
Power, the new president, will go over
the circuit this week. The Westerns
limit will be $1,000 a month, and only
fourteen players can be carried.
Ham Iberg was pitted against Nick
Altrock. the Cincinnati southpaw, In a
recent game in the California league. and
the latter carried off the palm of victory,
6 to 0. Five errors behind Iberg cooked
his goose delicate brown.
Detroit fans are really worried over the
tumble there and one state secret has
leaked. Only seven Wolverines have been
signed for 1902 That certainly looks as
if one or two of the free lanceS might be
found in the Red yard when the spring
revelation is made.
Jimmy Barrett is circulating in one of
the American leagalestorm centers-De-
surd tale about Larry Lajo;e abandon
ing the swat business to mix cocktails at
Beaumont thirst-eure of his own. The
Frenehman, declares Jamesy, never
had any idea of buying out a saloon, at
least not all at one time
Rogers, of Phfladelphia, has made an
offer to Outfelder Sharratt, of the
Worcester club of the Eastern league.
Mike Donlin believes in strenuous life
on the diamond. The, st. Louis Globe
Democrat quotes him so: I'm our league
it is the ball players who furnish the
game, from soup to nuts. and not the
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now and then, but, really, is there nicer
sight than to sit up in the stand and see
an umpire mauled? Johnson's bunch was
rank, and was the lone d1spleaslng fea-
ture to the American"
"Christy" Mathewson is enjoying a
weeks shooting on Long Island, and
says that DR.. Dan Green's diagnosis of
his wing Is wrong. He will show Daniel
that it isn't dead when swat time comes.
Poor Billy Barn. was caught pretty
heavily once by the advance-money habit,
said Joe Sommer. He paid Crane the
Pittsburg. second baseman, either $500 or
$500, and blessed if he didn't cash in dur
ing the winter!''
When President Dreyfuss goes down to
New York in December to attend the an
nual meeting of the league, he will go
there armed and ready to fight for a
change in that Sixteen-player agreement.
He wants the number extended to seven
teen, and gives frst-class reasons for his
stand in the matter. He says that the
club owners owe it to the public to have
their teams so fortified that in case of
accident there is an equally good player
to take the place of the man who Is fore
ed out of the game.
Swormstedt. He himself hath said It.
The tall twirler from the hilltop de-
clares that the barrier to his engage
ment with the Chicago club has been
removed, and he viii accept James A..
Harris terms He says: Chicago offers
the same money that the Cincinnati
club will pay. but the wad of advance Is
larger
Denim is pictured by "Old ST. as a
possible deserter from the Orioles. He
says the outfielder tossed the harpoon
| at J. Mugs McGraw for a bunch of
| advance, but that it didn't stick. II
| the league will take him back says
| Seymour, 'Donlin is in the humor to
jump. and ] think, he fingered in St
| Louis to listen for the Robisons' calln'
J.. Bentley has told a story that will
undoubtedly interest Col. Donlin very