The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-05

VIII again don the UNIFORM OF an orphan.
'Twould be queer to see both "Jamesy''
and T. Donohue in the old harness.
They say in Milwaukee that Hugh Duty
will have the score-card privilege at the
Boston America grounds next season and
fill the role of utility outfielder.
A. R. Mullin, the Fort Wayne twirler,
has written to the Brooklyn people that
the tale that he had signed with Detroit
was only a boomer.
Fred Abbott's suspension by New Or
leans is bulletined by Secretary J. HI.
Farrell, of the National Association of
Baseball clubs.
1t is limited that Joe Kelley is likely to
desert Brooklyn and join McGraw's Bal
timore team. In that event Keller would
go. too, sure.
Bobby Lowe is still out of line, and
says he is nursing two American offers,
one of which he will squeeze unless the
Bostonians meet his figure.
Harry Pulliam was the first wise one
to discover the raid plans of the Ameri-
can league. Had the National league
club owners hearkened to Pulliam they
might have saved many of their players
this winter.
The California leagues third baseman
Krug, whose terms were accepted by
Brooklyn a month ago, has shown such
reluctance about coming East that
Brooklyn has decided to worry along
without him.
Ted Sullivan has been training mon
key to pitch. The beast throws the
ball equally well with right or left hand,
fields with his feet. and has beautiful
curves. What's the use, though, with
Rube Waddell still on earth?
President Mack, Of Toronto. wants to
replace Ed BarrowS with q playing man
ager to save money. He says that 1T
will only be amatter of very short
time before every club In the Eastern
league will have playing manager to
save expenses.
The Boston American league club has
signed an unknown southpaw pitcher
named David William. hailing from
Scranton. Buck Freeman discovered
the kid and urged his engagement de-
spite the fact that he had never played
professionally.
The ST. Louis and Philadelphia clubs of
the American league are trying to induce
Pitcher Willie Sudhoff to desert the Ma
tional league. Sudhof says he will play
the tip unless the Robisons increase the
size of the salary they have offered him
for next year.
President Brush says that the Cincin-
natl club has a two-year contract with
to get his signature for next season.
Harley thinks different, and says that
he will jump rather than report here
again.
Of the Sporting News worked hard to
convince the baseball world that A. B.
Beall was a magnate of the past, the
latest reports have the Minneapolis man
still at the helm, and promises to be there
when the bell rings.
Manager Comiskey, of the Chicago
Americans, declares that Patsy Donovan
made a shrewd move when he stole Third
BaScman Hartman from him. The
Dutchman played star ball for me for
two years. declared Commy.
George Lachance is greatly elated over
his transfer from Cleveland to Boston.
This citation is partly due to the fact
that the cranks Of the former city treat
and partly to the fact that he gets a
substantial raise in salary by the shift
81 intend to keep my contract with the
Pittsbdrg club writes Conroy, the star
shortstop Of last years Milwaukee team
whom the American league managers
had carded to play in the new st. Louis
club.
Tom LOTUS is grievously disappointed
that Armour. of Cleveland, got in ahead
of him and signed Bonner, the hard
league, and the report comes from Chi
cago that Lotus still intends making q
claim for him, saying that he had &C
cepted Bonner's terms first.
Bill Rourke evidently had things all
his own way when talking for publication
Monday. He not only told the Omaha
newspaper men that he would break up
Hickey's new league, but went on to tell
that Joe Dolan, of Philadelphia; Roger
Denzer, of the New York team, and sew
era1 other big ones, would play in Omaha
next year.
The hope that Third Baseman Bradley
would return to the Chicago club next
season Is not shared by Bradley's friends
They declare that he has a two-year con-
tract with Cleveland, and will fulfill It.
He was offered $500 more than what he
signed for with Cleveland last spring, but
refused to go back to, Chicago at that
time.
OF George Tebeau's pennant-w winning
Blues, Ewing and Bill Wolf are reported
to be on the Cincinnati list. Tebeau is
satisfied that he. has lost Ewing, but
hardly believes that Billy Wolf will jump
his Kansas contract as long as he has
already signed to play with the Blues.
The Philadelphia American League club
has been dickering with Third Baseman
Robinson, but he also signed for next
year.
Detroit ball cranks are greatly exercis-
ed just now over the statement made on
good authority that the Tigers best
pitcher of the past two seasons may not
be with the Detroits next season. Both
Burns and Stallings said along in October
that Miller had signed. Asked about this
Miller said: Anybody who can show my
name on a contract for next year can
win $780, That would be pretty easy
way to get money, wouldn't it?" Miller
may go to Cincinnati
The Baltimore outfit for 1902 has been
announced as follows: McGann, first
short stop; Williams, third base; Robin
son and Bresnahan. catchers; Tom
Hughes, Howell, McGinnity and Fore
man, pitchers; : Donlin, Seymour and
Brodie as fielders. Keeler or Kelley
as general utility man. Hart, Dunn and
Jackon will be let out.
Joe Tinker, a Kansas City player, who
did fine work with the Portland, Or,
team last year, is one of the youngsters
third baseman, and Manager McPhee,
of Cincinnati, has been very anxious to
sign him, but Tinker refuses to put his
name to a contract until the Cincinnati
Portland club eff they want me- said
Tinker, 'tthey will surely be willing to
pay a few hundred dollars to my former
club
President Mack of the Toronto club, re-
fuses to believe that Jack Bonner has de-
serted the Canuck fold, and he takes this
shot at the Forest City: Bonner had a
good berth with Toronto, was the captain
and practical head, and why he would
prefer to leave a live city and bury him
self at Cleveland beats me and for that
reason more than anything else makes
me doubt the story" The idea Of To-
ronto nkening Cleveland to a graveyard
is an insult that will make Elmer Bates
throw double-leaded spasrns
Now that Indianapolis is located in the
American association William Henry
Watkins is likely to make another early
hotrfooted expedition to Porkopolis. He
wants Jack Sutthoff, and wants him bad
~. He still counts on getting Little
Billee Fox from Cincinnati, for If the
Reds have Erye Beck and George Ma
COON, Fox Is reasonably sure to take the
Red count. George Engel has expressed
preference to make the pilgrimage to
Hoosierdon rather than essay trial In
Cincinnati.