The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-02

Omaha. He does not think as much of
the Kansas City team as some people do.
1t is said that Win Mercer gets 50. coo
for the season from the Washington club
1t IS hard to see Winnie the Raven as a
$500 men. But the highest priced man Of
all is Dick Harley, who never could go
back on a fly ball. He gets $3.50 for
the season, including bonus of 81 500 for
signing contract.
The fans who have looked upon Frank
ParVin as a back number win be sur
priSed when they see the Miller twir.er.
ParVin has trained to 165 pounds, and
boy sends them in 50 fast that the only
time you see the bah is when the catch
er is returning it.
The batting of the Kansas City Blues
during the series of exhibition games at
st. Louis. between themselves and with
St. Joseph while not heavy, was not half
bad for this early in the season. The
men went against st. Louis with but a
couple of days practice. and, while their
hitting there was light they have picked
UP since returning to Kansas City.
The rumor is again going the rounds
that the champion Brooklyn team may
be -transferred-this time TO WASHINGTON
According TO the story. If tne abundance
at Brooklyn is not large during May. the
champions Will make their W Western Iii
and then settle in Washington and fight
1t out with Manning 1t does not seem
likely that Hanlon will bandon the City
of Churches, as he has time and again
said he is perfectly satisfied there.
1t now turns out that Second Base
that he had perfect right to make his
bed with the st. Joe team. instead OF
Comiskey Under the American league
rule, a club cannot sell or transfer
player without the consent CT the man n
VolVed in the deal and, as Flood refused
to sanction the deal between McAleer and
Comiskey. he had right to go where
1t is said that John MeCiraw got him
self lin bad" with his constituents in
Baltimore because he patroniZed a st.
Louis establishment for the uniforms of
his team. When the Baltimoraans Eegan
to kick about Johnnie's patToniZing ont
side houses while he gets his LIKING in
Baltimore. he tried to stall them off vita
the shreWd plea that he did rot want
to patronize any house the National
league pati-niZeS. Yet the several clubs
in the National league patroniZe the
same house. it is said. among them the
st. Louis team McGraw is a wise fell
low. but he was not polite in that deal.
The pitchers who use curves to a large
extent do not generally last so long as
those who depend on speed control ana
speaking of this feature. said: 81 see
very few benders coming up except In the
cases of young pitchers. The seasoned
league twirler. of course, runs in few
curves at times, but he generally depends
on speed change of pace and sending
over something that the batter is not
expecting. Some have a cross-1re. too,
that is bewildering. This comes from
sending the ball over the plate, at on
angle. the pitcher standing at the side
of his position to accomplish his desired
object"
The Denver team is coming in for a
bunch of severe roasts from the Denver
papers The Denver Times says
There is tr0uf1n in tho Denver team
and until it is settled the Cubs will go
on playing exactly the same kind of base
ball as they have been playing In the
exhibition games 1t would be Just as
easy for a man to walk without a head
in its present condition. Personally, Buck
Weaver is one Of the finest fellows Of the
Denver team, but the management has
no right to put him in is captain-no
right to even make him a regular play
er on the team-and as long as he is in
there the same kind of lifeless baseball
playing as the fans have seen in the
practice games will be kept up. There
the management of the Denver team,
possibly caused by the doller sign, which
makes the Denver management believe
Buck Weaver is OrF Of the best that
ever happened. Weaver Yves without Il
doubt the poorest player on the Denver
team last year, While he was playing in
right field he dropped one bail after ar
other. and the fan who can remember
when he made a base hit is, entitled to
the barrel of -four. His hating average
last year was .23O and his fielding aver
age .Z0O, lower imam InaC OF any OIneT
man on the team. This is the player that
the Denver management puts in to CAP
tain the team. There can be no wonder
that there are internal discussions, and
that the team does not play together.
The idea Of putting a man in to captain
a team whose record shows him to be
inferior to every man on the team. and
in whom neither players nor spectators
have confidence. is enough to make the
team trail along IN last place. The. straw
that breaks the camePs back is the an
the bench and may be released white
Weaver will play regularly with the team