St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-02
c0WISKEY IS HOT.
HE SAYS HIS TEAM MUST PLAY
BALL Or TRAMP
TIES, ~ls
FOR HE WILL NOT SUBMIT
TO ANY MORE SUCH EXHIBITIONS
- AS THAT OF THE LAST
~ TRIP.
HE KNOWS THEY CAN PLAY
If They Get Down to Work, and
He Has His Eye on Others
If They Do Not.
HE KNOWS THEY CAN PLAY

The st. Paul base ball team is un-
dergoing radical change. The change
began yesterday with the defeat of the
Grand Rapids club in one of the swift
est games played this season. This is
the class of ball the players must
continue to put up or they must seek
other places of employment. Capt.
Comiskey is aroused to the necessity
of good ball playing in order to main
tain club in St Paul. He has great
faith in the city, and was most agree
ably surprised at the size of his au-
dience yesterday in the face of the bad
record the club made while away, and
the nasty weather which prevailed in
the early part of the afternoon. When
such crowd will attend a game of
ball in the face of such serious draw
| backs, Capt. Comiskey says, they de-
serve the very best kind of amuse-
ment, and he proposes they shall have
it from now on. Wherever a weak
spot appears in the team it will be
strengthened. The man who doesn't
play ball will be out of job.
When we leave this city for the
next Eastern trip 1 propose to have
this club in third place at least" said
Capt Comiskey to a G 1o-b reporter
last night. Look at the class Of ball.
they put up today No team in the
country could have beaten them. They
had their eye on the ball, they were
aware Of the awful record they had
made on the Eastern trip, they SEN
sibly realized the embarrassing posi-
ton they were in, and each man felt
it his personal duty to redeem him
self. Now that is what we propose to
have hereafter. We are
NOT IN THE LOSING BUSINESS
any more. Those fellows have shown
what they can do when they want to.
l propose that they shall want to here
after, for it is the only way good ball
can be secured. On the Eastern trip
they played bad ball. The umpires
beat them out Of three games we know
of, and abused them terribly on many
Ioecasions. But outside of that, they
played miserable ball. The pitchers
pitched like amateurs and were bat
ted everywhere. The fielders played
SO; bad that I felt like 1 had lest some
near relative. I really cannot assign
any cause except it be that they felt
sure of their jobs and didn't care how
ittw went. No man is sure any more
unless he puts up the article of ball
that he is employed to play. We were
SHOWN today that they can play good
ball. They can't go back of that.
What is to hinder them from playing
that way always? Nothing, my boy,
nothing.
! 1--WE started off here in good shape.
Why we didn't keep it up I can't eX-
plain. We realize, however, that mis-
! cradle record we made while away,
but We are going to play winning ball
during this stay at home and you can
say SO with all the confidence in the
world. 1 haven't made any changes
in the team, but 1 will make them as
soon as l. can get better players I
have my eye on several good men,
and will have them here as speedily
as they can be secured.
Il appreciate to the fullest extent
the manner in which we have been
treated in st. Paul, and want the peo-
pie to understand that it is my earnest
aim and desire to give them what they
want. l will be constantly on the
grounds, and if my presence has any
thing to do with it, we will have some
good results. 1t certainly ought to
have some effect, because none of
those fellows are anxious to throWkup
their jobs. They
WILL THROW THEM UP,
and speedily, too, if they drop back
into the style of playing we all wit
messed on this last trip East. l let
Killeen and Van Dyke go because
they were no good. have my eye on
some more who will go shortly if
there is the least let-up in their play
ing. I don't say any of this for effect.
l say just exactly what 1 mean, and
the men understand it, too.
Il regret that any trouble arose over
the leasing of the West side park We
| should have had good game there
on Sunday, but it is too late now to
mend matters in time for that game.
However, we have two Sundays here
| before we leave again, and 1 expect
and hope, by playing good ball, to
make up what we lose by having no
game tomorrow. Jim Ahern offers to
turn the lease of the West side grounds
| over to me without asking any money
or favors, just as he agreed, and we
! will begin work on the grounds Mon
day. | will accept his offer, and will
| endeavor to SO arrange matters that
1t will be easier to reach the grounds
over there than formerly. The fence
must be rebuilt and the grand stand
and bleachers put in decent shape to
accommodate the people,"
| Capt. Comiskey, modest though he
| is. at last realizes that the people are
| satisfied when they see him in uniform
! and down on the coaching line. His
| presence is always an inspiration to
| his men, and generally, whenever he
| has played, the game has been won
| by the Apostles. It is a little too
much to expect him to play contin-
| ually, as his years do not allow his
muscles the freedom they once en-
| joyed. However, he will
| PLAY AS OFTEN AS HE CAN.
| ! Last night he gave his players
| talking to that they will not soon for
I get He roasted the captain for his
| lack of discipline, his lack of interest
and his general lethargy as displayed
on the Eastern trip. He explained to
| his men carefully where they are at
| fault, and told them how to remedy
the defects. He told them what they
| must expect and will receive if they do
| not buckle down to work and play
with more than reasonable success.
He has his eye on several good bats
men and another pitcher or two, and
will make terms with them at once
unless his men improve. He wants
one good pitcher at least, SO he says,
and unless the present ones brace up
there will be more than one new face
in the pitchers box in this team.