The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-19
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Umpire Haskell has caught on with the
American association.
Catcher Charley Farrell has resigned
with the Brooklyn club.
Pete Wood who had a short career
as National league pitcher, is now
doctor at Hamilton, Ont.
Manager Clingman, Of the Milwaukee
team, believes he has a good man in Ar
thur Bourgeois, a young infielder from
Illinois university.
Manager McAleer, of st. Louis, saws he
will give Pitcher George Lewis, belonging
to Atlanta, a try-out in the spring.
Charley Armbruster, who caught for
the West Point I. A. c. baseball team,
has signed with the Brooklyn club.
Umpire Joe CantiIIon says no umpire
should take any back-slack from a player
lie says the man with the indicator
sh 80 give back as good as he gets. Joe
ought to Knowles more than seven.
Willie Keller will probably captain tho
Brooklyps this season. Keller is too mild
hammered lad to dispute with umpires.
Denny Lyons, the old-time third base
man, has taken the old fever again. and
wants to get into the game as a first base
coveTer.
Philadelphia will play Henry Krug on
second. Krug is liable to more than
make good.
Ludwig, Third Baseman Bobbie Cargo.
Woodlock. -'----S
The Chicago league club is negotiating
with Outhelder Eddie Householder of the
Bald Archie Stimmef wants to iumn out
OF the red wagon, and has asked j. Mugs
McGraW for chance at Baltimore.
Big pan Brouthers, the former great
patsman. threatens to break into the
game again.
"Christy' Matthewson has been chosen
Brown mix
squad at Providence.
Doe Moskimon, the California niteher
Will not be with the Remnants this sum.
n1er. lie was slow in forwarding his Sig
nature, and the deal was declared off
Tommy Hernon who PLAYED a few
games with Chicago a few years ago. and
was one of the best known minor leaguers
IN the country, died a few days ago at
New Bedford, Mass.
1t is reported that Connie Mack is trv-
ing to puchase Roger Bresnahan. Nc
GraW's clever all-round player.
Boston Nationals have already booked
April games at New London and Proyi-
dence.
oring for the franchise of Portland. Me.
IN the New England league
With Krug, Hallman, Huswitt and ing
i "a on the list it appears that Manager
ShettsIlne, OF the Phillies, is planning on
having German infield.
Lancaster has twirler that the Rucle-
eyes call Terrible Terry''-Fred PurselI
He has an offer from Hartford.
PENNSYLVANIA IS mourning the star
tWlrler-Frank Leary. He was married
not yet returned to the varsity
Thomas J. Hickey is to issue compli-
mentary cards to American association
writer's, good in any city that circuit.
Suites team in the Pacific Northwest
league is going on training expedition IL
Mormondom's old capital ]. J. McCIos-
key will take his pets to Salt Lake.
Strobel will have an Elk outf1eld at
Toledo the coming season. every man in
| order. Strobel is an Elk
Joe Tinker, the crack third baseman OF
the PORTLAND team, who will be numbered
among the Orphans this season, had
batting average of .29O last year and a
neld1ng average of 851.
All Mauck. once a, Chicago pitcher. will
try his hand at third base this summer.
AS Al is usually about 119-point batter
ne Will hardly hold his own.
Billy Sh1ndle, who was McGraw S prede-
cessor on third at Baltimore in the old
days, is still in the harness. He is TO
cover third at Jersey City, where Ex-
Senator McManus will go behind the pan.
Walter Thornton. who was reserved by
Chicago years after he had left that
club. is now county official out in
Washington, with headquarters a.. Ever
EFT. He still loves the game and man
ages an independent team.
The old-time third baseman. Denny
Lyons, bobbed up in Cincinnati the other
day, confessed that he had a touch of
diamond fever and had a notion of get
ting back in the game He thinks he
could hold his own as first baseman in
the American association. He is one of
a corps of engineers with traction COM
pany.
The majority of the Southern league
clubs have their teams complete for the
coming season, and a perusal Of the ros-
ter reveals the fact that there has been
much strengthening done.
Detroit enthusiasts are already talking
about the American league schedule meet
ingto be held at the Griswold house on
March 6. Fred Postel is arranging for a
banquet and theater party as part Of
the entertainment planned for the WIS.,
1tors.
Catcher Fred Abbott has written Man
ager McPhee, of Cincinnati, from Russ
vile, Ind, that he has finally made up
his mind to defy the National associa-
ticn and join the Cincinnati team next
spring There will be many ob.ers to
defy Pat Powers organization before the
birds sing. /
When the American league comes into