The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-25
DIAMOND DUST.

They play pretty good article of ball
in the III. league. Cedar Rapids has
beaten Des Moines to in thirteen-
inning game.
as St Paul III it's university game. The
Nebraska men managed to get in a
run. and O'Rourke's men could only
land TO-
Out in Colorado Eddie Leavee. Denver's
young shortstop. is drawing all the
bouquets Denver papers say that he IS
the best in the league, and little short
of wonder. In a recent game against
the Springs he made three hits in four
times at bat made three runs, seven
put-outs and four assists and had no er-
rors. This is not bad.
Tim DQnohue is drawing the fire OF
the Denver papers. When the Springs
played in Denver good-sized row was
INDUCED in, and Donohue is blamed for
starting the muss This is bad begin
ming no matter where the blame lies
Rowdy ball playing is not the kind that
wins, and scrappefS are not wanted in
the Western. Cut it all out and play
ball.
Brother George" Tebeau is engaged
nowadays in handing out large chunks of
advice. In one instance, at least, he
comes very near hitting the nail squareiy
on the head. In regard to the rule about
a batter being hit by q pitched ball, Mr.
Teheau recently said: They cannot sat
I had my way [ would fine both the bat
ter and pitcher s.. This would keep the
pitchers from Intentionally hitting a bat
ter and stop the batSmen beng lnten-
tiOnally hit
First blood goes to DUSTY Miller who
is looking after the legt garden in Kan
sas Citys, outfield- In game sunday
Tebeau's team DUSTY put the ball to
the fence for the first home run OF the
season.
President D. c. Packard, Of the Denver
baseball club ard President William HUI
len, of the Colorado Springs haseDaH
club. have already disagreed on the pen
nant winner in the Western league Each
the choice a binding bargain they have
agreed to bet on suit of clothes. The
president whose team ends the season
higher in the table than the other gets
a $50 suit of clothes. Hulen is so sure
that he will be well up in the list that
he is to try to get all the managers to
make the same bet with him, feeling that
he will certainly win more clothes than
he will lose
Already the word is being passed out
that a large number of the National
league magnates are willing to call off
the new foul strike rule, not because
they do not think it is good, but because
the public does not take kindly to it.
Must be something wrong here. This
is the first time in many, many moons
that the men who run the National have
evineed a hungry desire to satisfy the
public in anything. Locally, that part
Of the public which has seen the new
and. at least, is willing to give it a good
trial.
The Brooklyn club will pay Outfielder
Sheckard $1,000 fer his season S work and
stard all legal expenses that may follow
his desertion of the Baltimore club. Nc
Graw promises that the latter item shall
be a considerable one for the Brooklyn
club. President Ebbetts says no bonus
was given him to desert Baltimore.
Captain Doyle, of the Chicago team, has
declared that the new rules suit him all
right. 81 did not like them at first" he
says, 'but now l see that they are wise.
The game was getting altogether
too scientific. Under the old rules
g good batter could stand at the
plate all the afternoon il he
wished and keep fouling off the
good balls letting the poor ones go by
and finally landing on any easy one when
the pitcher became tired. Now they take
no chances, and if l am not mistaken
the new rule will increase the batting
averages instead of decreasing Them
Stockholm--Count Arvo Posodi, former