The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-22

st. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee and
Toledo are the four teams Of the Amer
lean association that are to take spring
training trips. The other four outfits
will prep" on their own lots.
st. Paul players report in Chicago a
week from Monday and will make a
break for Terre Haute, where they will
work out in company with the Central
league team of that Indiana town. KEEL
ley will go to Chicago Saturday to
line up the players. The University
of Illinois diamond at Champaign has
been secured by Watkins, and he will
take his Millers there late in the COM
ing week.
Milwaukee has secured quarters at
Peoria, and will use the old Western
league park. Toledo's early stunts will
be done at Norwood Inn. near Gin
cinnati. Strobel has ordered his play
ers to be there assembled March 3d.
The Columbus team will be assembled
March %. and Tebeau's Colonies will be
in Louisville two days later. Kansas
City and Indianapolis managers have
ordered their players to be on hand
on Wednesday.
The "holdout" class is losing some Of
it's members. Shortstop Marcan has
signed with st. Paul, but Ferguson
Jackson and Sullivan, three of the
Saints best men, are still out Of the
fold and declare they will not sign for
the money offered them. Hogriever
and Newlin are the only reluctant ones
at indianapolis. Tebeau says he is not
having any trouble with his Louisville
"pennant prospects," but Bill Schriver.
Quinlan and Egan have gone on record
as being against accepting the proffered
wages.
Kansas City viii lose the services of
the veteran Elmer Smith, as he, with
Al Wagner, has hooked UP with the
Independent team that Jack Menefee
intends to establish in Johnstown, Pa.
Hub Knoll has written Gear that he
cannot play for $3.50 a month, and de-
clares that he will not report. There
is some talk of a deal that will give
Knott to Toledo, where there is need
of good players. Columbus made an
other dig into it's good-sized bank roll
this week and bought Pitcher John
Malarkey, who was placed on the mar
ket by the Boston Nationals.
The Senators now have an even doz-
en- pitchers on the list. and there is
talk of getting one more before the
season starts. With the exception Of
Malarkey and Glendon, all are signed.
Catcher Yeager, Infielders Bowcock
and Outfelder Bannon continue to
keep their contracts in their possess
sion. Bannon, who did a managerial
turn last season after Leonard was
let out, wants to get away from the
scene Of his failure and may go to
Toledo as he wishes.
1t is generally agreed throughout
the circuit that st. Paul and Louisville
should fight it out for the champion
ship this year, with Minneapolis and
Columbus standing equal chances of
being third. But by no means has
hope been abandoned in Milwaukee.
Pencil, Mckay and Bateman have
been doing good work with the White
Sox,- and CantiIlon is sure that his
Texas league recruits will fill up some
of the holes.
Joe admits that his pitching staff
looks weak now, but he hopes to get
Stricklett, of "spitball" fame, from
Comiskey. O'Brien and Stone have
just been released by the Boston Amer
leans, and the way is open for them
! to sign with the Brewers.
1t looks now as if Billy Clingman,
the cause of an internal war last year,
| will have a rocky road to travel with
| st. Paul. He can play either second
or short, but will have to beat out
'Brien, Marcan, Aubrey and Denton.
Mike Kelley is considered fixture at
first and Eddie Wheeler probably has
a cinch on third.
President Grillo is now at Dallas,