The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-09
COLTS TOOK ONE.
TEAM LEAVES TONIGHT.
1t VIII Open at Detroit Friday After
noon

While yesterday was the last day of the
scheduled base ball season here in st. Paul.
II nao been expected that the ST. Paul and
Indianapolis clubs could play off today the
tie game of June %, which was two to two
IN ten innings. Manager Watkins, however.
holds that 1t is not obligatory on him to
play on tie games OF more than five innings.
and that he need not stay although he does
not have to reach Indianapolis until Friday
NO doubt the real reason why he does not
want to play today is that his club has
already lost ten out Of fifteen games PLAYED
with the locals, and a defeat today would
throw him back into third place. although
ne talks sneeringly Of poor support refer
ring to the fact that his share of the receipts
Monday morning was but $3.50.
In justice to Manager Comiskey. It ,hould
be stated that he wanted to play but conld
not induce Watkins to believe that he was
entitled in justice to the game ON his home
grounds.
There is the consolation, however, that
St. Paul has won ten games from the
boosters ana tied one. SO that the best that
the Hoesiers can do now is to win the last
TOUR and make nine out Of nineteen.
One Of the games with Minneapolis at
Columbus has been transferred to Mime
apolis and will be played there this after
noon, closing the season In the Mill civ
The Millers have now won eighteen straight
games and are seemingly in possession of the
The st. Paul team will leave this evening
at 7:3O for Detroit, where it opens Friday.
Neither Shugart nor MeGiH will aceornanv
the team, as neither Is in condition to NAV
Phyle's appearance yesterday too may result
In his remaining idle till the close Of fhe
season, unless he manifests a disposition to
brace up. Glasscock was hurt in the back by
pitched ball Monday, but will no donbr
be able to play by Friday.
Hogriever told TwjtcheH he was drunk
and was put out Of the first game at the
end of the first inning.
Kellum, the little fellow who started 70
pitch for the Hoosiers Monday afternoon.
took right in Hogriever's absence and made
two excellent plays.
Hogan's sensational catches in center werc
the sensation Of the day next to the trfnIe
play which Mullanes muf spoiled
When Hank O'Day showed up for the Sec
ond game he was greeted with tumultous
burst OF applause.
Manager CoFniskey claims still that he is
entitled to the game Of Saturday Aug 20.
which Mullane. as umpire, declared forfeited
to him. This would send him away on the
trip in third place by good margin.
No team need be ashamed o. two SUI h
games as those in one afternoon.
Toledo wants to take the place of Grand
Rapids in this league next year.
1t Is such incidents that OF yesterday.
Watkins refusal to play OF a gams hare
that makes every other town in the circuit
gloat over the pennant being wrested from
him-even by Minneapolis.
Today hero tomorrow faint recollection
Is about the best q ball player gets from
the tickle public. 1t does not take long
| for fayorite to sink into ob!ivson-no. SO
long as 1t takes for player to ha.,rsa ,.
popular favorite. Take Latham Tor Instance
When it was found that the Cincinnati club
intended getting rid of the dude hor-
rihle howl went up from a large number of
patrons OF the game. many of whom declared
that never again would hey attend ball
games in Cincinnati because he Cincinnati
management, by trading of Latham had
removed from the team its one drawing
card, and that the man who was to take
his place was not good eno1gh for Arson.
and that what was not good enough for
Chicago certainly was not good enough for
Cincinnati. Today these same people are
as crazy over Irwin as ever they were over
Latham. and it is only when Trivia fails t !.
reach on an attempted steal or Is caught