The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-02
N1inter Notes From
The Fan Mills.

C2bCnSr hlIIE1O8C,OI the Boston cIuD,
who was with Nichols when he signed
Shannon, said that Dale Gear should be
kicked out Of the Players association
because he tried TO uphold the rights Of
the players against the scheming of Pat
Powers. Kittridge has been kicked
about from one club to another so much
that he must imagine that 1t is due
everyone. He should be the last to speak
Of Gear. in that manner, as Gear is a
better friend to the players now than
Pat Powers will ever be.
Carsey insists that the venture
of new grounds in New York city
is his own and that he has had no deal
ings with the Spalding faction of the
new promoter expects to arrange for the
playing of Sunday games, in the face of
the present law against 1t, he fails to
explain satisfactorily.
Roy Thomas, who is at Youngstown,
Ohio, doesn't think it in the Spalding
repertoire of jobs to put out A. Freed
man, either in limited round or a fin
ish fight. He is quoted as declaring
"Spalding might be able to freeze out
Brush, but never Freedman. Freedman
is worth $6000,000 and is stubborn, and,
l believe, would not dispose of his New
York club at any price"
The Baltimore baseball club is the de-
PENDANT in a suit A Mr.. McAllister,
painter, is the plaintiff, and he is trying
to collect a balance alleged to be due for
painting the stands for the club on the
York road.
Amos Ruse has decided to give up the
profession of ditch digging with the hope
of again breaking into baseball. The
former great twirler is planning to get a
berth in the California league, and goes
to the coast next month
The New York Sun says that Spalding
will soon convince the public that he has
not been 'bluffing' in his controversy
with the Freedman baseball faction.
Startling developments are expected in
the near future
Jesse Burkett, Kit Bransfield and John
Anderson are among those who are eX-
pected to play in an indoor ball league
which Jack Sharrot is organizing at Wor-
cester, Mass.
Boston fans who follow the American
league procession are expecting great
things of Dineen this summer. Last year
Billy pitched some of the best ball in the
old league, but was decidedly unlucky. 1t
is predicted that Jimmy Collins will get
the best work out of him.
Charlie Nichols of the Kansas City
club has signed Frank Shannon, who
played shortstop for the INDIANAPOLIS
team several years ago; He is clever
little player, but a light hitter.
Manager Shettsline of the Philadelphia
National league team has made up his
pitching staff for next season. re says
it will be composed of White, Voohes,
Felix and 1berg.
Courtney, a young player in the Cali
fornia league, is the latest acquisition to
the Boston National league team. He is
slated to play in the outfleld or as utility
man.
Buck Freeman is glad that Collins in
tenlss nAhying him in the outfeld. He
thinks that he will increase his batting
figures materially this season.
Tom LOTUS says: 'As regards my own
club in Washington, | can only say this
much; | am in the market for a couple Of
strong players, but as things look now
the Senator's will line up in this order:
Pitchers, Carrick, Ortiz. Townsend. Lee
and Patton; catchers, Donohue and w.
Clark; first base, Cary; second base, Vol
verton; third base, Coughlin; sho1tst2p,
Ely; left field. Delehanty; right fed,
Ryan, and center field, Kelster. CHI
cago Tribune.
Unless the poor old National league
magnates get together mighty quick and
show the public that they intend to play
ball this season, the star minor leag-
uers they have signed will desert them.
Already several Of these higher ISIS
with the National league and signed new
contracts with either the American or
minor league clubs.-Cleveland Leader.
Instead of weakening the American as
1ociation cause, the Kansas City meet
ing of the Western league gave new
strength to the Hickeyites and proved to
the baseball public that the American as
ISOLATION was too firmly entrencned to be
disiodged by the Western league and
the National association forces.-Colum-
bus Dispatch
Dreyfuss made the following significant
remark to Rem milford: eff the courts
decide that no election has taken place
then there will be nothing but to re-
sumo balloting, and 1 do not say that
Pittsburg will in that case continue to
vote for A. G. Spalding.''
c. D. White declares that It is not the
intention of Spalding to attempt to
place rival clubs in New York, Boston,
Cincinnati and st. Louis in case the
Brush freedman four refuse to get into
line and reform the old eight-club cir
cult. White was in the city yesterday.
He is Spaldings representative.
II have no desire. to be drawn into the
controversy" is the usual preface to
the screeds that the different National
League magnates are now sending out
| Following which they proceed to gouge
their fellow magnates and rip open great
wide seams. These call for replies, the
| first sentence of which usually runs on
this wise: Il sincerely hope that this
will end the discussion. Washington
Post.
Manager DIV yer Of the Detroit Amerie-
an League team announces the make