The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-19
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Cincinnati the betting will be more ia
VocaDle that League Park will be the
citadel peacefully taken. The erection
OF Notifications outside of gunshot of the
fans is not an Idea that will make very
much of an impression on your Uncle
Byron Bancroft Johnson.
Another minor league is to spring into
existence shortly, to be known as the
Missouri Valley league. 1t will be COM
posed Of towns in Missouri and Kansas,
and possibly one or two in Illinois. 1t will
give professional baseball to the towns
which have heretofore supported semi
professional clubs. The promoters have
been working on the organization since
last fall, and are confident of success.
Pitcher Frank MePartlin, Of Hoosick
Fails, who pitched for Rochester last
year, has sent his terms for the coming
season to the manager of the Chicago
team of the National league. The prin-
cipal consideration is that Chicago buy
his release, Rochester having reserved
his services for 1902. McPartlin played
with the Los Angeles club during the
late fall season.
The Philadelphia North American pays
the American league president the fol-
lowing compliment anent his attitude IN
the present crisis: Ban Johnson holds
the key to the situation Were he the
usual baseball magnate he would ind
prolific opportunity for personal profit at
tunately no is not as result, the
baseball followers can be assured OF hon
est sport"
Ed Poole has taken a flying leap
through the matrimonial ring since the
season closed, and he has written to Bar
ney Dreyfuss that he never made a bet
ter double play in all his life. Poole
heard he was going to be traded to Chica-
go, and he let out a February cough
that brought a soothing response. Fred
Clarke thinks Poole will be right in the
swim this year.
According to the unofficial averages Of
the Western association of last year,
Hart, of Wheeling, led the batting with
1854, and Kelly, of Indianapolis, was
third, with .346. Bey stood twentieth and
Fox, who will captain this years Hoosiers,
was twenty-sixth with .290. Kelley was
second among the first basemen. Fox
was fourth among the second basemen.
Hickey stood ninth among the third base
men; Babb, who will be with Indianapolis
this year, being eighth. Flynn was
fourth among the shortstops. Shannon
ranked second with the outtielders.
The father of baseball in California
fills suicides grave. At least that is the
belief of most San Francisco people. John
J. None, who organized and was the first
president of the California league, was
found dead in his room with two gas jets
turned on full force. For over a score Of
missioner. CallfornianS pay him the trib-
ute that he did more to develop profess
sional ball on the Pacific coast than any
other man.
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Strobel to play shortstop, promises to be
valuable man in more ways than one.
He has already started out to make good
by bringing In a number of frst-class
men. Acting on the Detroit players ad-
vice the local manager has written to two
Eastern league artists. Both of these are
said to be good enough for any company
in which they may be placed. One S a
second baseman, and the other has held
down the third sack. Scheibeck expects
to land both for Toledo. 1t now seems
He signed a personal contract, but this
fact does not seem to cut a great figure
with the ex-Daytonite. He had a chance
to jump at a higher figure, and he lost
no time in making the leap. He was a
star, and his loss is keenly regretted by
Strobel-Toledo Blade.