The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-24

Minneapolis fast trotting ball team will
visit st. Paul this afternoon, and again 81
conclusions with the locals. This series of
three games will be played for blood, for the
Millers are now one ahead on the years
series, and the locals have to win two out
of three to break even all three to win.
Mulane will pitch for the locals in all
probability. 5
President Young's latest appointment as
umpire is Ed Conahan.
The Kansas City Times gloats over the
fact that the roof blew off the st. Paul grand
stand IT.. me Times should study geography.
The Minnehaha grand stand is in Minneapolis.
The st. Paul grand stand is as strong as the
team which plays under it's shadows. Ask
your players about that.
The same paper said Thursday that St.
Paul would not see third place again this
season. 1t is probably the poorest prophet
Calahans stop of Georges high one in the
fourth was beauty. 1t got out of his hands
came down the wiry pitcher bounced on it
like cat and threw 1t to first.
Menefee made fine catch of O'Rourke's
fly in the same inning.
Campau climbed up Comiskey's stack
in left field and pulled down high one in
the ninth.
With three two-baggers and a single Spies
did pretty well.
None Of the locals failed to hit safely or
score during the game. 1t was an uncertain
game, and until the final inning there was
never any absolute cinch even il such a
thing were possible in base ball.
Burns sacrifice In the third was as pretty
bunt as was ever seen on any ground.
Burns and Twitchell both distinguished
themselves by fine running catches but the
bright particular star Of the game in this re-
spect was that battle-scarred hero of many
encampments, Glasscock. who ran into the
crowd in the ninth inning and took a wide
foul in the hollow of his big NIT, while push
ing the spectators out of the way with his
other hand. gf@
Kansas City lost eight out of eleven games
on this trip.
President A. j. Reach, of the Philadelphia
base ball club, has given the Wilmington
club, of the Atlantic league 81 500 cash and
Pitcher Garvin for Shortstop Gallagher. In
addition, and as part of the DEAL the VIII
mington team will also have the temporary
use OF Mertes, Geier and Boyle, of the Phil
adelphia club.
Van Haltren has made more errors than
any outfelder on either the New York or
Brooklyn teams but he has also made more
assists than any other outielder on the two
teams. and has also stolen more bases than
any player on the he Brooklyn team.
In the tenth inning of the Washington
game last Tuesday, with one out and Con
naughton on second. German deliberately
was throwing four easy ones Connaughton
cleverly stole third and scored a moment
later on Beekley's long fly. thus winning
the game. Connaughton's throw from doon
| left field to first base, completing a donhIa
play last Saturday, was deservedly cheered
! by cranks from both ends of the big bridge
New York Sun.
There was funny sight at the game YES
terday. About the middle of the game a
nght occurred among the spectators in center
| held-St. Paul Pioneer Press. The ST paul
| idea of fun is of the leg-breaking rib-smash
ing. head-crushing kind. If the fight had end
ed in murder. the jovial Pioneer Press would
probably have said: Zone of the features of
the game was q deliberate murder in tha
fourth inning. The game was DELAYED while
the police carted the dead body of the field.
! me management caters to please kansas
| City Times. The Kansas City idea is to %
/ In with an ak or a spiked shoe as Nvce
went into Glasscock at first base yesterday.
| Two more Western league series were com,
pleted yesterday: That between ST. Paul and
Kansas City resulted in twelve victories for
Kansas City. and eight for ST. Paul That
between Minneapolis and Milwaukee resulted
IN fifteen victories for Minneapolis and five
| for Milwaukee.
st. Paul now has thirty-three games to play
to complete the season, nineteen at home and
| fourteen abroad. Those at home all come
right away, three with MINNEAPOLIS five
with Detroit, three with Columbus three
with Grand Rapids and five with Indian
| apois.
| Base ball enthusiasts were greatly angered
| last Tuesday when the Phiiadelphfas appar-
emily threw two games to Baltimore deliber-
| ately. Pitcher Hulen is accused of giving
| away both games. In the first game the score
was two each at the beginning of the ninth
| inning. Hulen then let drop the easiest kind
| of ny ball and Baltimore won. In the sec