The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-16
GOSSIP OF THE GAME.

Batteries, Stivetts and Camel, Stein, Harper
and Burrill.
GOSSIP OF THE GAME.
In the first inning Lally sent hot one
straight down the diamond, but Mullane
stopped it so quickly that Dan hardly knew
whether to run or not. 1t was absolutely i'm
material, for Mullane threw it to first and
ended the suspense.
Wilmot will not have any fence to make
home runs over this afternoon. The game
will be played at Minnehaha park at $3.50 p.
m., according to a banner which hung over
one of the advertising signs on the fence in
Minneapolis yesterday.
The street car service, especially coming
from the game, was nauseating in its made
quacy.
Twitchell made good effort to get Hutch
ison's drive, but as long as the score
SO one-sided, no one need begrudge Willie his
three-bagger. He gets few enough of them.
Lally's foul fly in the seventh gave O'Rourke
a chance to make one of those catches that
are read about He did not go up into the
bleacher and get it, but he was SO close to
the Is cent seats that even St. Paul people
were betting he would not get it.
Kraus did nice work in the back stop, as
will be seen from the fact that the Millers
did not steal more than a bushel of bases
wide foul fly toward first base.
Balls left-handed stop that ended the game
was one of those lightning plays that are
mystifying in their suddenness. He is keep
ing up his record for sensationalism.
Kraus made what looked to be a sure
base hit in the opening of the eighth in
ming, but Preston made phenomenal catch,
and spoiled it. The Millers certainly have
the best out field today they have had in the
nf q Loo
When Perry Werden held the ball on first
base ahead of Billy George at the end of the
sixth inning, it was the 000th time this sea-
son that Perry had been credited with a put
out And with all those chances, Perry has
been charged with but 25 errors.
Baltimore carries the heaviest pay roll in
the league, with Cleveland next.
Ely, of Pittsburg, has made twenty-five
sacrifice hits this year. He holds the record
in this respect.
Capt Tebeau says that Cincinnati and Bos-
ton will yet be fighting for the third position
in the league race.
Capt Ewing, who is out of playing condi-
tion, will remain on the bench as long as
he is not fit. and Vaughn continues to play
god ball at first.
Manager Hanlon gave Pitcher Arthur Clark
son ten days notice of his release. Too much
twirling talen was the cause assigned.
The friends and admirers of Hugh Jennings
the great shortstop of the Baltimore club
have started subscription to raise him a
handsome purse.
The Milwaukee papers are of the oninion
that Detroit has now got its second wind and
nothing will be able to head it in its onward
rush to victory.
Frank Dwyer Is the mainstay pitcher of
Buck Ewing's team. Out of the twenty-tbree
games he has pitched this season he has won
ali out three, giving MIN percentage of $40.
Anson is indeed friend. He gave Fred
Prefer chance when poor Fred was sus-
pended on hair .'twixt the minor and the
major league, and his generosity is being re-
warded by brilliant efforts of Fred.-Ex-
change.
Anson may take out "a Runaway Colt''
again next season. 1t depends on whether he
can get the play from Author Hoyt. If uncle
insists on being an actor it will be necessary
to incorporate a hit-by-a-p pitched egg rule into
theatrical law.-Boston Globe.
The Chicago Tribune saws: Callahan and
Denzer are the stars of the Western league
and many clubs of the big league have cast
longing eyes at them. Callahan is the best
man. he is genuine. natural ball player,
and uses his brains, with which he seems to
De bount1fully blessed. DenZer is mechani-
cal pitcher, whose success has been due en-
tirely to his speed. He is as swift as Rusie,
but as all-around player does not com,
pare with Manning's man.
Chris Won der Abe is getting into quarrel
with the league which may result in heavy
fine for the st. Louis team and, as Boston Of
fcials see it, may possibly cost him his fran
chlse. Last month he obtained the necessary
three-quarters vote Of the league approving
the transfer of the games of Aug. Is and is
from st. Louis to Cincinnati. Now Chris re-
fuses to come, In spite of rulings of President
Tha
and propose to make 1t warmer for Chris than
1t has been for week.
lone of the smallest crowds I ever bebeld
at ball game fiocked by themselves to wit
ness game between the St Louis Browns
and Louisville at Louisville late last season.
says Tim Hurst: They took exceptions to
one of my decisions and one colonel in the
stand, with whiskey voice and fine-cut
whiskers yelled: Sab, Hurst Sahi if YOU
do the kunnels injustice the crowd here win
formed this colonel that the crowd wasn't
large enough to make a respectable showing
in rough and tumble and offered to lock
tne gate ana take catch-as-catch-can chance
with the little bunch of fans that were roast
ing me. The novelty of the idea struck the
bunch as being funny, and they laughed and
it made hit with them, and / wasn't
roasted during the remainder of the game"
1t is whispered that Wilmot wants Nome
macher. Milwaukee's pitcher.
Manager Manning has signed a new pitcher.
He is Phil Knell, late of the Cleveland Ma
tlonal league team, and of last years Louis
vile team. He has been farmed out to Fort
Wayne. Manager Manning endeavcred to
get Knell last season, and an offer of s6Oo for
his release was refused.
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Catcher smink, released by Grand Rapids.
will sign with Toronto.
1t is said that Kelley, of the Bal.:mores.
has not made sacrifice hit this season.
st. Paul is on the chutes, as well as Kansas
City.-Kansas City World.
Chris Won der Ahes conception of the x
ray was funny said Joe Quinn to a Bos-
ton reporter. Chris had read somewhere
that the cathode ray was very sharp and
piercing, and he was under the impression
that it was a spike. Calling Roger Connor
into his Office one morning he said:
'Rotcher, i understand dot dose eggs rays
are sharper don der odder kind Of spikes