The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-19
SHORT ONES ABOUT
The BALL PLAYER.

1ne Detroit club will go to Ypsilanti
for spring practice
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Monkey Foreman is reported to have
resigned from the Baltimore club.
Jimmy McAleer says he will show the
fastest infield in the American league
this summer.
The Cleveland club wilt take its spring
practice in New Orleans. La. The
grounds have already been secured.
Worcester would like Sam DUNCAN or
the Washingtons of last season.
freedman says Spalding is a baseball
anarchist, and SpaIding says Freedman
is marplot and traitor Great times
these!
mike" Powers, Connie Mach's catcher.
IS attending medical college at Louis
vile.
The Boston National League club has
signed E. E. Courtney, second baseman
of the Californian League
Dummy Taylor has been teaching
in deaf mute school at Morgantown, IT.
c., this winter.
President Ebbitts, of the Brooklyn club,
has directed John Montgomery Ward to
carry the Griffin case to the court OF
appeals.
Just when it seemed possible that
Spalding and his opponents We're about
to finish thief long distance controversy,
Col. John I. Rogers broke loose, and no
one can now predict the end.
Bobby Caruthers, at one time one of
the best known characters in baseball,
will be an umpire in the American league
next year
Willie Keller will probably coach the
baseball team Of Manhattan college this
spring.
One New Yorker says: ''Mr. SpaIding
may regret ere long that he ever started
a controversy with the gentlemen of the
National League. They know too mulch
about him for his own good.
Thomas Down, whom President Whit
field, of the Western league, has given
out as the applicant fer the Milwaukee
franchise of the Western league, will re-
main in the American league, according
to a statement of Jimmy Collins.
Joe Kelley, according to report, has
again become an Oriole. Negotiations
were brought to a head en- Saturday.
Kelley becomes a part owner of the
team, having recaived a block IF the
stock from McCraw and Robinson.
president Spalding, OF the National
league, says that Mr. freedman would
reduce fifteen stars to tail-enders in less
than a season. He failed to do that with
a bunch of Holsters last year.-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
John T. Brush was asked concerning
ison owned stock in the Cincinnati club.
Mr. Brush passed up the matter with this
statement Il am not discussing dead
men,
If A. G. spalding wants the Boston
Baseball club, its good will or is sup
port, he can have it by paying S250Oo0.
This, in brief, Is the substance Of a state
rnent made by A H. Sod an.
'AH my plans have been perfected,
Mr. Spalding said, "aud I am as ahso-
luteIy confident that I will win this fight
as l was when | went into It, There is
no stage of the game at which [ can
lose
At the annual meeting of the Detroit
Baseball club last week. s. T. Argus was
elected president; Frank c. Cook, secre-
tary; e. H. Doyle, treasurer, and James
Mcnamara, attorney. The four will con-
stitute the board of directors. and Frank
Dwyer will have unlimited power as man
ager.
Billy Earle, the old Pittsburg catcher,
has been signed to manage the Fe team
of the Cuban league. Havana capitalists
back of the club want Earle to catch as
we'll as manage the team, but rule re-
curing a two years residence in the ISL
and will have to be abolished in order to
make this possible.
According to advices from headquar-
ters Mr.. Donovan will again prepare his
charges IN st. LOUIS Iney reported dt
League park April last year, and when
they went to the post were III as good
trim as any of the other league teams.
Mr.. Donovan considers a Southern trip
unnecessary, and will again order his
PLAYERS to show up April /, and cayort on
the local green from then on to opening
day.
Jed GriIlo says: while Manager Nc
Phee was wrestling with bunch OF
nuts from minor leagues last fall, in an
effort to drag the Reds out of last place,
John T. Brush was busy following Ned
Hanlon around the country trying to get
him to sign a contract with the New
York club. But just to show that he
had not forgotten the Reds, Jonn T. sent
Hurley Fox, O'Brien and few other
diamond comedians to Cincinnati
Owner Charles Strobel, of the Toledo
club declares that on Aug u President
Ebbets, of the Brooklyn club, visited his
city and signed Pitcher Joss and First
Baseman Turner, although both were TN
der contract to him, and he mad paid for
National league protection. He said,
when shown a list of Brooklyn players
signed with the names Of Joss and Tur-
ner thereon, that he wonId bring action
against both the Brooklyn management
and the players should the two men at
tempt to play with Brooklyn.