St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-30

THE Derby Winner" company offers
to present Capt Comiskey with the
handsomest silk flag that can be made
here, providing he wins the pennant.
The closing games at home will
doubtless be witnessed by immense
crowds. judging from the throngs
which congregate about the various
bulletin boards every afternoon.
Once rid of Indianapolis and ST. Paul
has a comparatively easy row to hoe.
The boys have again started in to
play good and winning ball.
A New York travelling man, who Is
a great base ball fan, stopped Chin
Heely on the street yesterday, mis-
taking him for Johnny Ward, the
crack ex-short stop of the New Yorks.
At last! The Chicago papers have
managed to get the Western league
teams in the proper order, but they
are still off on their percentages. They
will probably get it right some time
before the end of 1895:
st. Paufs remaining games are five
with Indianapolis, seven with Detroit,
six with Grand Rapids and three with
Terre Haute.
st, Paul has won Seven out of thir-
teen games with indianapolis.
The Apostles haven't done as well
as expected on the trip, but have won
six out of eleven games.
Perry Werden was no sooner made
captain of the Minneapolis team than
1t rained.
Umpire Gaffney had two ribs broken
by a pitched ball in a. game at ProVi-
dence the other day.
The thanks of the Kansas City base
ball public are hereby extended to the
Hon. MIR. Blackburn, of Minneapolis,
for his noble work in feeding soup to
the proud Hoosiers esterday.-kansas
City Times.
Bill Hassamaer, Roaring Bill"
they call him now, joined the Louis
popular in Washington, and when he
played his farewell game with the Sem
ators last Saturday, the bleachers
gave him the hand every tine he made
a move.
Frank Foreman has wrested the
honors from George Cuppy. 1t took
him twenty-three minutes in which to
pitch half an inning in which no runs
We're scored in one of the Pittsburg.
Cincinnati games. Cuppy gracefully
comedies Foreman'S superiority as
time killer.
Brush, the new man signed by Com
iskey, pitched for Cedar Rapids in the
Iowa league. He will report in ST.
Paul Sept. 10.
Milwaukee and Terre Haute will
play their games at Milwaukee, one
on Sunday and two on Monday.
Grand Rapids has released Catcher
Me, recently of Rockford.
Bill Lange, center fielder of the Chi
Cages, has been voted the most pop
ular man on tho team. He will receive
a bicycle from a prominent manufac-
turing house because of this
President Brush and Manager Wat,
kins are on record as opposed to
Grand Rapids as a. member of the
Western league next season. Their po-
sition is said to be- taken in spirit of
clined to, transfer the last Grand Rap
ids-Indianapolis series to the latter
city.
VIII the Kansas City and Minneapo-
lis papers kindly state by what au,
thority they drop games from the
Western league table of standing? The
Kansas City papers drop the ST. Paul
Kansas City game of Sunday, Aug.
IS, because it was pitched by Phyle,
alleged to be under suspension. This
game, however, was played, and has
not been thrown. out by any legal
base ball tribunal The Minneapolis
papers refuse to credit the Indianapo,
lis-Indianapolis game of Aug. 26 on
the plea that Minneapolis did not have
time to reach Indianapolis in time
This game. however, was duly de-
clared forfeited by legal base ball au-
thority, an umpire under salary from
the Western league. The league d.
rectors have taken no action on this
til some disposition is made of it. Both
these games may be eventually thrown
out, or ordered played over but news
papers are not authorized to throw
them out, and those which omit them
from their tables are not acting on the
square.