The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-07

not bat much above a 1893 clip. At this
average a batsman must average the season
through one hit out Of every three times at
the bat. Now this means that there are
three chances of putting the very best bats
man in the league out II he is allowed to hit
the ball to one that he will hit 1t safely
Now, isn't three to one pretty good odds?
Oughtnt a pitcher to take q chance on the
short end of that proposition rather than
present of base? The chance against a
$50 per cent batsman Is even better A two
fifty batter to maintain that per cent must
hit the ball on an average OF one In four
times Now, it is fburs to one against him
getting first If the pitcher sends the ball
across the plate Against 200 per cent
percentage against a batsman hitting the
ball safely, doesn't II Took suicidal for a
pitcher to allow a batsman to walk down
to hrst base? | think 50, II it is three to
five to six to one against, the poorer bats
man getting a hit, even II the ball is put
1t silly kind of play for a pitcher to throw
man down to first on four bad balls That
Is the reason I feel like, Kicking every time a
I heard some one make Hse of the express
s sion o HIS leg was pulled said Earl Wagner
very neat game Bill Hassamaer worked on
me in New York two years ago Bill came to
me at the hotel and asked for an advance of
81 / knew he was apt to imbibe the amber
fluid, and so declined to comply with his re-
quest. He came back in half an hour and
cut down his demand to sl5o He repeated
the performance several times until the figure
was reduced to fifty cents and firmly de-
c1ined to part with the cash. The next time
Bin entered my presence he was accompanied
duced as his landlord. The latter told me a
straight story about Bill owing him 1880
for board. ! thought everything was all
after, however, that had been cleverly
worked. Bill and the pseudo lodging house
keeper, I was informed. spent the night in
a nearby restaurant and had carmine- hued
time"
Tom York the ex-league player is one of
Al Johnsons inspectors the Nassau road
In Brooklyn. The other day York jumped
on Coney island car and looked at the fare
by q 5eng the
Are you looking for your batting average?"
The game awarded to Milwaukee by UNI
pire Mcdonald will not count, as it was
played in Milwaukee May IL, when Grand
Rapids stopped over here day on the way
across the lake.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
President Vanderbeck, of the Detroits, came
to Milwaukee yesterday to endeavor, If pos
sible, to have Tuesdays Milwaukee, Detroit
game transferred to Detroit Secretary Gross
declined to accept the proposition, however,
although he was offered half of the entire
receipts as inducement to give his con-
sent.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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The statement is made in some quarters
that, owing to postponed games, the Western
league season would be continued beyond
Sept. %. A league season always ends on
the date set for it to end, and no games
played after Sept % this year will count in
the record.
st. Paul has only six more games to play
at home, one with Columbus and five with
Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, St. Paul and Detroit are now
right in bunch for second place.
The last series on the local diamond for
the present season will begin at 10 o'clock
this morning with a game between st. Paul
and Indianapolis. The same clubs will play
second game at $3.50 this afternoon. There
are only three scheduled games here, but
there is also postponed game, and a tie
from the last trip. 1t is probable that two
games will be played tomorrow ALSO and a
game may be played Wednesday, which is an
open date. 1t is not imperative, however,
that the tie shall be played off, and 1t may
be foregcne. Denzer and McGill will prob
The feature of yesterdays game was But
ler's long running catch of Burns foul fly
near the fence. Butler playing well to-
ward center when the ball was batted,
but he made a hard run and got the ball
beautifully.