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jeremiah Nef Hurley was born In the
far East about twenty mine years ago.
He began his professional career at a
very early age, managing the Dukes
Mixture Sluggers when but nine years old,
bat for the famous Zipboombah college
team while still mere child
Jerry is an aggressive, two-handed
player of the Muggsy McGraw type. He
is great believer in physical culture
ana frequently INDUCES in long walks
Doth at home and on the road. While in
the city he diets conscientiously, stop
ping at European hotel and partaking
very sparingly OF hard-boiled egg sand
witches. and similar light dishes.
AS shown by the accompanying picture
jerry Is easily the Adonis of the ST Paul
team, and Manager Kelley always ar
ranges so that 1t Is Jerrys turn to catch
on ladies day" Though Hurley Is prob
very modest, and, it takes a vast amount
of applause from the fair ones in the
grandstand to induce him to raise his can.
Mr.. Hurley recently caught game az
ball at Cakes, N. D., and In this connec-
ton the following clipping from the
Cakes Banner of Freedom" is Of inter-
THAT there league catcher from st.
Pau! was the finest we have ever saw.
He ketched every darn ball that missed
the bat, and once he knocked the ball
SO hard that he ran clean to third base
We noticed a right smart lot OF ladies
down to the depot the night he went
Mr.: Hurley has won some fame as a
novelist, and is at present working on a
book entitled 1.-THE Mystery OF Hotel
Neff: which will soon be ready for pub
LEGATION. wv. =. K.
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and declared that he was there to
Save the game" Without more ado
he began taking off his clothes, was
hustled to the dressing room, and into
his uniforn1-pitched the rest of the
game and won it. When it was over
he dressed, went to the hotel with the
club, was assigned to his room in the
evening, and next day could not be
found.
After several of these freakisms on
his part it was discovered that he was
passionately fond of hunting and fish
ing. The only way the opposing team
could rattle" him was for the coach
ers to tell him in a conversational tone
OF place where the fish were biting
greedily and offer to take him there.
Immediately he forgot all about ball
playing, and it has been stated as a
fact that he has been bunkoed out Of
many games in this way.
How He Signs Contracts.
Managers declare that Waddell APP
parently has no idea of honor says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. He is something
of a spendthrift, and when he wants
money he will promise anything and
sign any agreement to get it. In this
connection it is related that on one
occasion when his services were in de-
mand and he was being bid for by
several clubs, he had an appointment
with manager at the latter's hotel.
They agreed on salary and the con-
tract was drawn up, ready to sign.
Then RUDE insisted on having some
money in advance.
Il haven't a bit of cash. said the
manager; but I'll give you a check
for $500 of you'll sign.
"All right" replied the eccentric
player; produce your check"
The manager went in search of a
blank check and during his absence
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and waking the other members of the
club to tell them of the success of his
Joke
Popular With the "Fans."
That he is popular with the fans,
however, there is no denying. While in
California he was the recipient of
many gifts in the way of jewelry,
clothes, cigars, ETC., from his admirers.
Even last Sunday, at the American
league grounds, where the crowds are
reasonably dignified in their acceptance
of the national game and it's expon-
ents, Waddell was the hero of the hour.
After the game he was followed to the
bus which brought him to the park
and surrounded by crowd of enthu-
SiastS who were bent on shaking hands
with him, or, at least, touching the
uniform he wore. Another group went
on the field and looked at the holes his
sacred heels had made in the earth.
When he struck out and bowed low
to Patterson, his conqueror, he was
cheered, and when he hit a long fly
to center field pandemonium reigned,
until 1t was gathered in by the agile
Jones. Then RUDE waited until that
young man came in, saluted him, and
went into the box again.
Before the game he stood at the
gate and greeted his friends by the
dozen, passing each one in as he can't
up, until Comiskey's face grew long
and his expression worried. But, after
all his show, he lost the game. That
may have been because it was his
thirteenth since his return from the
West. He has won nine lost three, and
tied one.
Some managers will tell you that
Waddell is crazy and others insist that
he is a disgrace to baseball and should
be squelched, but they all agree that
he is certainly the biggest freak that
ever made a success in the much-lovee
game.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ANOTHER EVIL DAY FOR CHICAGO.
Close Contest, WaddelI and Griffith Bat

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE
largest crowd Of the season today saw
close contest, in which Wadden and Grif-
fifth. battled for supremacy, the local
pitcher winning by the narrow margin of
one run. Score:
Chicago ......0 o 0 90 / 0 0 OIL o
Philadelphia 20 0 0 0 0 o 80 10 /
Batteries, Griffith and Sullivan, WaddeH
a a5pda sehreek; earned Or runs Chicago l.
Seybold, Schreck; sacrifice, hit, M. Cross;
stolen bases, G. Davis, Strang; left on
bases, Chicago 5, Philadelphia 8; first on
balls off Griffith l, off Waddell /; hit by
pitched ball. Green, Murphy; struck out
by Griffith 1, by Waddell Il; time, 1886;
umpire. Sheridan.
Not Hard for st. Louis.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug 16-St. Louis
had an easy time with Baltimore today
in game characterized principally by
Baltimore ~ 0 0 1o20 0-5 9 Z
St. Louis 80 2 0 0 8 0-12 Is /
Batteries, Hale, Shields and Robinson
Cormick, Padden; two-base hits, Ander-
son, Wallace, Robinson, Kahoe; three
base hits, Gilbert, Williams. Howell; home
runs, Selbach, Hemphill; stolen bases,
Hemphill 2, Gilbert; double play, Williams
to Gilbert to Wiltse; first on. balls, by
Powell 8, by Shields 2; struck out, by
L. D,
timore s. st. Louis s; wild pitch, Powell;
time, 1855; umpire, Connolly.
Good Pitching and Fielding.
: WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 16.-
Moore's clever pitching and the fielding
of the Cleveland team were strong factors
in today's game. The visitors scored the
deciding run on Bradley's triple and
Hickman's single in the tenth inning
Score:
R. H. E.
Washington 5000 oo20 o-3 2
Cleveland 20 2 o o 0 0 IA 10 1
Batteries, Garrick and Clarke, Moore
and Benis; earned runs, Washington /,
Cleveland 2; two-base hits, Bradley, Ry-
an; .three-base hits, Bradley, Mccarthy;
home run, Ryan; stolen bases, Gochnauer
base on balls, off Carrick 2, off Moore Q;
struck out, by Carrick 8, by Moore 8;
left on bases. Washington 4, Cleveland
9; time, hours; umpires, tombstone and
Carruthers.
Boston's Fast Fielding.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 16.-Fast fielding
by the locals won the game with De-
troit today. Up to the eighth inning Mer-
Ger was very steady, allowing but four
hits. Score:
Boston .......1o oooo15 10 o
Detroit .......0 0 0 0 0 0 OIL 10 /
Batteries, Dineen and Warner, Mercer
and Mcclure, earned runs, Boston 4. De-
H. Gleason, Barrett, Mcclure; double
plays. Warner to Collins 2, Parent to
La Chance, Elberfeld to Beck; bases on
balls, off Dineen 4, off Mercer Q; struck
out, by Dineen 4, by Mercer 1; wild pitch,
Dineen; time, 1875; umpire. O'Laughlin.
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VINO was short on pitchers, sent him
the money, transportation, and a con-
tract. With these in his pocket Wad-
dell is said to have gone to the Los
angeles managers and told them that
ne needed money for a relative, who
was III. Al IL was not forthcoming he
would fefuSe to play again. After q
conference the player was given the
amount demanded, over 5000, and that
night he quietly boarded a train and
some days later joined Philadelphia.
Real Name Is Robert Edward.
Robert Edward is Rube's real. writ
TEN -the-bible name, but no one ever
thinks of calling him Bob or Eddie"
In 1act, he is not popular with the play
ers. Many of them reIuse to speak to
him and they all insist on a paragraph
being inserted in their contracts, if he
is member of the team, certain or
prospective, that he shall be Obliged
to room alone. This objection finds its
source in a habit Waddell has Of pIay-
ing practical jokes. Once it is told
of him, he was rooming with Dick
Buckley, an old-time catcher of the
Columbus team. Dick declared that he
was going to tame the boy and cure
him of his wild and foolish habits.
One night it was very warm. and
though Buckley went to sleep soon aft
er reaching his bed, Waddeil sat near
the window, drank ice water, and
famed himself. He kept ordering
pitchers of the water, and as fast they
came he emptied them into the wash
bowl After the bowl was filed he
opened the door, put the key on the
outside, turned out the light, gently
removed the covering of Buckley's bed,
and drenched the sleeper with the ice
cold water. Then he ran into the hall.
locked the poor man in, and yelled
gleefully, going from room to room
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Special to The Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 16.-Be-
heving that the Indians were trying to
rub it in with their second s to jolt
the Kelley men turned and after tying
things up in a knot damned out VIC
tory. Just to make Sage Watkins feel
bad about 1t Kelley, Geier and Shan
non turned the trick. The trio worked
Cor Watty once upon a time and when
Che sage looks over his collection he is
tempted to offer the three a chance
TO come back.
The second to 1 affair came with
the starting part of the double bill and
the bulk of the trouble landed in one
act. Stimmel had his eX-comrades
going for five innings, but the middle
of the game was where the elongated
twirler was sidetracked and an express
train of beautiful tallies brushed by.
One safe stab was the extent of the
Indians hitting until the fifth rolled
around. O'Brien then started off with
a slow drive, which he beat out, and
Grim sacrificed prettily. Kuhns sent
a long fly to left, which billiard dropped
and O'Brien scored. Heydon popped
one over the slab, which Geier cared
out" and Geier turned to see if Marcan
was coming up. He lost sight of the
ball Kuhns ran over to third, before
the sphere was recovered and Heydon
perched on first
This proved StimmePs undoing. Kill
len drew pass and the cushions were
covered with Redskins. Hogriever put
his shoulder to one for a base, Kuhns
and Heydon tabbing. Fox forced Kill
len at the plate and reached second on
the play. Coulter then tore off dou-
bic sacker, Hogreiver and Fox regis
tering. Killen's long fly left Coulter,
but the Indians were five to the good.
Before many minutes had elapsed in
the second game the spectators realized
that battle of fierce proportions was
on between the slabmen, KeIlum for the
Indians and Chech for the Saints. First
the Indians were ahead and then the
visitors tied. Again the Indians picked
up narrow margin and then again the
Apostles tied up the score. An extra
inning was necessitated and Chech was
enabled to pull out first.
st. Paul chalked up a pair in the
tenth. Marcan raped out a single and
a dropped throw of O'Brien's on Chech's
attempted sacrifice gave both men life.
Marcan pilfered third, Matthews
throwing wildly and letting him tally.
The ball went into the crowd. Chech
getting an extra base, and Geier's fly
to the outfield permitted him to score.
Scores:
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WITH THE AMATEURS


The League Liners will play the West
Centrals this morning on the Como ave-
n nue. GROUNDS: ,eSixteen-year teams wanting
g gah1so TOE T7s sunday mornings address F.
'oni'soh' 90 St. Peter street.
The Favorites WIN play the West Side
Team Team on the, Smith avenue grounds this
batter0 Tor Hardy lar and Cook Will be the
with the Favorites address Willie Picha
So4 Goodrich avenue.
The Wind TANNERS will play the West
Seventh Street SIuggers on the Harrison
street grounds this afternoon. Battery
IoS Wind TANNERS, Marx and O'Neil; for
tne SSlqggers. Lungren and Hardy. The
the Grotto street team for next Sunday.
Address G. Klasky, 4S5 Banhl street.
play the s. H. Reeve team this afternoon
on the Randolph street grounds. Ker-
nan and Kelsher will work for the Clip
pers.
% The Mohawks defeated the Keystones
~ TO IL: The Mohawks claim the twelve
year-old championship and are ready to
qeleno the title. Address ]. Shelly, Az
The st, Paul Colts defeated the Iro-
9uols py the score 6 to A.. The Colts claim
the twelve-year- championship Adj
dress W. Clifford SAT Wabasha street.
The Plymouth Clothing company team
WliI play the Crusaders this morning on
the greens.
The Plymouth Cyclones will play the
Eloan and Leveroos this afternoon on the
Payne avenue grounds. The Cyclone
sharp.
) The American Beauties will play any
ten-year-old team in the city Address
Louis Sipsike, 41o East Indiana avenue
The American Hoist and Derrick com
pany team defeated the Chicago Great
Westerns by the score to 2.
The Parlor Clothing company team will
play IN Pine City today;
The Weary Willies will play the Court
lands on theAWest side ball grounds this
afternoon. Kreiger and Lawton will work
for the Weary whites.
The st. Panl Broker Photographers de-
reated the Minneapolis Te, Sraphers in
an exciting came by the score II to 10.
batteries, .MgKinnon and Carlson. Dapron
and Mullane:
play the A. g. H team this afternoon on
ST Thomas campus. The K. of C.
team would like to arrange a game with
the Lennon & Gibbons team for Aug 81
or Sept Address w. II. O'Gorman, 80
West Tenth street.
Note-A1I managers or captains of am
ateur teams are invited to send in re-
ports. of games and challenges to the
sporting editor of II h e Clio b e. Repo-yss
OF games should be sent in Immediately
after. the games, Managers are also in
vlted to send in pictures of their teams.
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FROM TIE FANS DICTIONARY.


| Umpire, n. I. In baseball-A reject
ed life insurance risk, who having been
kicked in the map at an early age
believes all he hears about the sole and
| absolute judge of plays, and signs to
stand it for five months
Synonynls-See Lobster, Fathead,
Big Stiff, Robber, also Rotten.
Magnate, n. 1.-The hot-air manip-
ulator who would tell you at the start
off that the home team will win the
pennant. but for fear of being accused
of Boosting.
2.-The author of a short little mis-
sive entitled Pass Two and Charge
Baseball Account. -
Synonyn1s-See Club Owner, Good
Fellow, Wise Mug and Sucker.
knocker, n. IA person who, hav-
ing made a daily study of the public
score board. refuses to stand for any
slump of the team that might win if
encouraged by the sight of well filed
stands. Several may be found in st.
Paul.
2.-The excited one who forgets that
the hangers playing is handicapped
by his endeavors to pull a crippled
team up to winning form. Though in
on pass, this type can be readily
reco gnfzed by the wild groans and
threats to never support the cam again.
threats to never support the team
again.
Synonyrns-See Dead Ones, Cutters
Spanele Wearer.-The ball-tosser
who has passed through his first year
out and still has chance to sign a
contract. Real ones can be readily
identified by the pronounced dislike
shown for the common folks who sup
port the baseball game. This can be
quickly recognized when the spangle
wearer is batting near the 200 mark
and is close up to his ten days notice.
synonyms, see Ball Tosser, Player,
Slab Artist, Backstop, Infielder, Out
fielder. 8l
Busher, n. Ambitious youth, who,
after being told by the county attor-
ney, the mayor and several others who
have been to the big cities that he is
fast enough for professional company,
insists upon big money and transpor-
tation both ways. Some bushers have
been known to remain over between
trains for as much as twelve hours.
Future stars.
synonyms, see Reuben Glue, Farm
ers' Alliance delegate.
Boot, THE attempt to stop the
ball with ones feet Some ball play
before leaving for the bushes. In
working the proper boot the spangle
Wearer gives very correct imitation
Of one-eyed bantam pursuing bot
tie fly, and rarely fails to win the ap-
plause of the opposition.
Synonyms, see Error, Kick, Fight
and Butterfingers.
Heave-General worked in connec-
| ton with the man on the first bag
Being compelled to keep his spikes
| planted in the sack, the first baseman
| can only stretch and hope that the
| man on the paths will break a leg on
the way down. Big league heaves
are the most popular, and are gener-
ally worked when one, two or three
! only needs one run to win. Several
! players have heaved themselves out
Of the league and several others prom
| Use to repeat the performance.
synonyms, see Bad Whip, Wild
| Throw.
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contract jumper in the business. His
word is as good as his bond, but his
bond isn't worth a cent, according to
numerous baseball managers with
whom he has broken agreements. In
a word, "Rube" Waddell is considered
a freak, and apparently he glories in
the distinction.
Greatest Pitcher Of the Time.
But he is great ball player. Many
consider him the greatest pitcher of
the time, and it is,because of his really
wonderful talent in shaping the exact
course of the sphere after it starts to-
ward the batter that keeps him before
the public. Many managers have cut
his acquaintance Manager Hart of
the Chicago National league club, who
at the present time holds his signed
contract for this season and receipt
for money advanced, when urged to
prosecute Rube for obtaining money
under false pretenseS, declared that he
never wanted to meet the young man
again, even in a police court. But
such trifles do not worry Mr.. Waddell.
He goes blithely about his business of
appearing and disappearing as though
he quite enjoyed the experience.
Tom Lotus is responsible for Reu-
ben'S coming to town. Seven or eight
years ago Lotus was mana ger of the
league. A drummer who had seen
Waddell play in a village game in
southern Ohio urged Lotus to secure
him, which he did, and it was under
his coaching that the new player de-
veloped into what is technically known
as a "phenom.''
In very short time he was cutting
down the batting averages of all the
minor league hitters. He had all the
curves and twiSters known to the star
players, and few of his own inven-
ton. His control of the ball became
almost absolute in season or two.
His fame grew steadily, and he be-
came picturesque figure on many
diamonds. He pitched wonderful ball
for Columbus, Louisville, Pittsburg,
Milwaukee and Chicago, but none of
these teams want him back, 1t is said,
because of the tricks he has played up
on them. For, after many experiences,
'Rube" Waddell is declared to be thor
oughly unreliable and equally irrespon-
sible.
Is Fond Of Applause.
His antics on the field gained him
the name of "Rube." At one game in
Columbus he struck out three men, one
following the other, and when the
crowd cheered he DOTTED his cap with
a wide sweep and turned a series of
back somersaults from the pitchers
box to the players bench. He is fond
Of applause, and frequently walks
across the field for apparently no other
reason than to excite the admiration
of the crowd in which he is always
successful. In his last game in Chi
cago he performed" whenever occa-
sion offered.
After one of his mysterious disap-
pearances while playing in a minor
league he suddenly reappeared during
the game and took a seat in the grand
stand. He watched the play until the
fifth inning, and, seeing that his club
was being beaten, Jumped out OF his
seat, over the railing onto the field
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a rival manager entered the Office and
saw Waddell. He also made the player
an offer, and RUDE told him of the ar
rangements already made.
The check amt goin' to do you
no good explained the newcomer;
you can't get no money on 1t till to-
morrow. What you want is cash in
hand. Come with me and I'll give
you 500 in currency" and he began
counting out the bills.
That's what want" assented Wad-
dell. He took the money and when the
first manager returned calmly notified
him that everything was off,"
But perhaps his greatest and most
astounding coup in this line was per-
formed on his recent trip to the Pa
cific coast. Waddell was in Milwaukee
last winter without a cent and in debt
to a hotel man. When the "All Amer
lean" club was organized he was Of
fered position, and the manager
agreed to get him "out of hook" Wad-
dell, no doubt, pining for a change,
agreed, and went to San Francisco with
the club. He made the California bat
tiers look cheap, and was soon the star
of the aggregation. The California
league was then forming and the idea
struck all the golden West managers
at once that Waddell was the pennant
winner they wanted.
The San Francisco rnagnates bid for
him, offered him a large salary and
all the concessions he could demand.
Waddell accepted with the under
standing that he was to have money
in advance, and was given something
like $500. Then the Oakland manager
had talk with him, bid over San
Francisco, and also agreed to advance
money. Again Waddell accepted and
merrily pocketed his cash. Finally
Los Angeles made overtures. Would
the twirler consider an offer? Yes,
RUDE would consider anything, if there
was advance money in it, and so
contract was signed with the Southern
California team.
When the season opened the three
contracts We're produced, and so were
the three receipts for mony advanced.
The managers swore. Waddell grim
ned. There wasn't space enough for
SomerSaultS, or he would probably
have turned a few.
Whats to be done? ?" demanded the
angry magnateS.
Guess you'll have to shake dice
for me-" mildly suggested RUDE.
BY some arrangement agreed upon
among themselves, Los Angeles won
the player, with the understanding that
the money advanced was to be paid
back out of his salary, said to be $4,-
600 for the seq son.
Everything went we'll for time.
Waddell won big majority of his
games and was a great drawing card.
Los Angeles saw the pennant floating
from it's flagpole. The popular "Rube"
seemed contented, and one day declar-
ed that he would settle in California.
That night he wrote to Man
ager Hart asking for trans
portation to Hot Springs and
500, coolly informing the Chicago man
that he intended jumping his Los
Angeles job. Fart refused to have
anything to do with him, as did Com
iskey and in turn, about all the other
Eastern magnates.
Finally Connie Mack Of Philadelphia,
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Pine Island Minis a Came

Special 10 The Globe.
PINE ISLAND Mimi. Aug 16.-Pine
Island won its tenth straight victory yes
terday. defeating the Kasson team by the
score of to 8. The game was pitchers
battle, Reed striking out Is men and Rue
Der II. Rueber won his own game with
home run in the sixth when one man was
on the base lines. Score:
R.H. e.
Pine Island. 20 90 20oo-4 4
Kasson ......0 o 0 L 0 OIL 0-3 6
Batteries, Rueber. Newhouse and Smith
Reed and Erickson.
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WESTERN LEAGUE

At Milwaukee R. H. E.,
Milwaukee IS OO0112 Ali Is 3
Denver !. 30 0 0 0 0 / IL s
Observation-Disclosures and Luchia, Mos
kimon and Mcconnell
At st. Joseph r. H. E.
&C. 5es 10 MeEnas j ] 9 "a Il
Batteries-Feeney and Hansen, Chinn
and Roth; umpire, Abbott
AT Kansas City R. H E.
Omaha .......1 l 0 0 / 2 0 0 0-5 /
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*Batted for Fraser in ninth.
Earned runs, Pittsburg 8, Philadelphia
/; two-base hits, Ritchey, Burke, Wolver-
ton, Jennings; double plays, thinner to
Ritchey, Wolverton to Childs to Jennings;
first on balls, off Fraser 8; hit by pitched
ball, Jennings; struck out, by Chesbro 2,
by Fraser s; wild pitch, Fraser; passed
ball, Doom; time, 1885; umpire, O'Day.
Second Came