St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
SAINTS HOME TO-DAY.
MuIIane and Berger in the Points
Probabilities of Changes.


The Apostles will return home from
their Eastern trip at 1880 this morning,
and in the afternoon will cross bats
with the Grand Rapids team at Ath-
letic park. Capt. Comiskey not being
here, it is not known what the bat
ting order will be, but it is understood
that Tony Mullane will be in the box
and Berger behind the bat. The Apos-
ties come home with a record of three
games won and nine lost. This indi-
Gates ragged ball, but it is expected
that the team will either come home
strengthened or receive new strength
while here.
Capt Comiskey has been disgusted
with the showing made by his boys,
and while they went on losing games
he opened negotiations with other
players in order to strengthen the
weak spots in the club. 1t is said
that he has secured three new play
ers, but just where he will put them
does not appear. And just where the
weak spots are is not altogether ap-
parent, as the yellow ball playing has
not been confined to any two or three.
The boys have all given an exhibition
of it, That they must take brace
Immediately is plain. Capt. Comiskey
is earnest in his desire to give the citi-
zens of ST. Paul good base ball, and
within ten days promises to put new
life into the club, and weed out the
sticks. The game in Milwaukee yes
terday was a wretched exhibition of
ball, and was a wind-up Of a season
of the same kind of sport 1t was not
lo,. i-l-a yEr,Xy
truthfully remarked, but bad ball play
ing by players unable to play good
ball. That is the situation in a nut
shell. Comiskey has never managed
poor ball club before, and is not the
man to tolerate such playing as the
st. Pauls have been guilty of during
the last two weeks. He had to go
through the experience, however, to
find out who the weak oneS are. He
has found out, and will let them go as
soon as he can get better men to take
their places.
So far as the leasing of the West
side park is concerned, Jim Ahern
says he will not give the lease to
the elder Comiskey unless the latter
offers him a public apology for all he
said to the papers concerning the deal
he thought Jim was working. Mr..
Comiskey, on the other hand, is as
sure of his ground, and has not backed
down an inch. He will make no such
apology and views the proposition with
a smile of contempt He will make no
further moves, but slip the entire mat
ter into the hands Of his son as soon
as the latter reaches the city this
morning. Jim Ahern says he will ne
gotiate with the captain, as he has
nothing against him, and says all he
wants is to see the st. Paul club sue
ceed. If he keeps good his word, he
will turn over the lease to Capt. CO.
miskey this morning without asking
him a dollar or any favors.
If it is a possible thing it will be
arranged to play Sunday ball at White
Bear. However, this scheme is hardly
feasible. Few people after all will
care to ride all the way to White
Bear to see the teams play ball, at
least not unless they are certain that
st. Paul stands some show of winning.
If the club were playing winning ball
the people might go miles to see it,
but in any event it is an out of the
way place and will scarcely prove
grounds of any account, no admission
fee could be enforced, and, on the
whole, the club would stand a better
show to lose money than make it.
Nothing has been done in the way of
securing the grounds, as John Comis-
key has not felt entirely free to act.
The fact is, under the present condi-
tions, the West side park must be Sc
cured for Sunday games, or the Sun
day game feature will likely be aban-
doned, at least for the present.
If grounds could be fixed up at Kit
sondale or near by it would be nearly
as good as the Dale street layout.
Being right on the interurban line and
easy of access, grounds here would
prove profitable, all other things being
equal. AS things stand now, no one
really knows whether there will be a
game with the Toledos on Sunday or
not. The chances are against it. The
West side park, even if secured. can
scarcely be fixed UP in time for
game. The best thing Capt Comiskey
can do under the circumstances is to
switch the game to a week day. If
his club plays good ball today, he will
be assured of good attendance on
the other days. So, from an outside
standpoint, things are in a decidedly
uncertain condition, and the arrival of
Capt. Comiskey must be awaited in
order to have the puzzle solved. He
will be welcome today, as he always
is, and his efforts deserve success, al
though the fates seem to be leagued
against him.