The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-25

first base prematurely. One of them must
have scored but for that:
Did you observe how Heinrich Spies smote
the leather yesterday
Isbell made up again yesterday for his
batting hiatus of Monday.
When ten hits and seven errors beat twelve
hits and only three errors there Is something
wrong-but what is it?
Glasscock was caught thrice in stealing and
once ahead of good line of safe hits
Gillen's homer was as hard hit as the best
of them.
Driscoll is a promising young batsman.
day.
Twineham's throwing arm was evidently in
better shape yesterday than the day before.
Once this summer Mullane- held the Bobo-
links down to single hit
Camel was out for moment when he
was struck in the collision at the plate. He
stayed In the game. however.
The small blonde individual who struts
about In Grand Rapids uniform is kid"
Feer, said to be catcher.
Nyce is batting in Hollingsworth's place.
rms looks as though Hollys return to the
game might be anticipated. If it is not, Nyce
belongs farther up in the list than that.
slagel and Campau are pair of pretty
tough propositions for any pitcher to face.
Minneapolis fans. deserted by their own
team have taken pity on the BoboIinks.
NUMBER or them came over to root yester-
All will be forgiven If Grand Rapids will
have as much fun late in the season with In
dianapolis and Columbus as it is having with
milwaukee,, third place is right up in sight
Mhy don't you move up and take it? st.
Faul ISM doing anything to prevent you.
The st. Paul team is as cratic as a SELL
ing platter. After beating Indianapolis and
Columbus five out of six games it turned
about and lost four out of five with Detroit
and Grand Rapids.
The last five games in St. Paul have been
won by one score. st. Paul getting only one
OF them, as follows Aug. 90 8 to Z; Aug
q to 2, in eleven innings; Aug % 10 70
L; Aug. 2S to 6; Aug. "A. to 6.
In the first, seven innings Tony Mullane
was hit safely but twice, and yet.
Lew Whistler is an "in and outer" at the
pat II there ever was He has three
specalties. bases on balls, strike outs and
home runs If he hits the ball it's over the
u
happens, and it's usually the strike-out.-To-
ledo Bee.
'Watty" and his strong men have departed
For the rest of the base ball season of 1897
their name in Kansas City will be but
memory, and an unpleasant memory at that.
George Hogriever has received his last ear
OF corn from out the mysterious pockets Of
some friendly rooter. For the last time until
after the snow melts ''Hoggie" has been
robbed of home run or stolen base by the
unfeellQp bac
his last song and dance. and his monkey act
is now thing of the past. Motz the string
on an umpire's decision. Gear, he of the
elusive curves, and BIZ Phillips he of the
amateur cannon ball delivery, have struck
out the last heavy hitting Blue on the nome
grounds.-Kansas City Times.
George has made but one hit in the last five
games. Had Billy been hitting up to his
usual mark st. Paul would have won every
one of these games, instead of losing four Of
them.
The last FIVE games played in st. Paul have
been won by one score, and the locals have
had the short end Of it in the last four.
A game won by an erratic bound cannot
be charged to any player. Grand Rapids
had all of the luck in the game yesterday
and won because of that fact game which
The first three men up for ST. Paul in the
HlLCn got tnelr DaseS ard yet not one of them
got home.
st. Paul led handily in hitting and made
less than half many errors as Grand
Rapids, and yet lost.
The first Grand Rapids man up in the ninth
was retired on a grounder to first. The next
one made hit, but was forced out at second
The next four up hit for singles, Campau's
lucky bounder over Gilens head being among
them.
Hollingsworth and Preston have been in
definitely suspended. 1t is guessed that they
didn't spend enough time around the water
barrel.
correspondent calls our attention to the
fact that the regular official Western league
schedule calls for ten games at Kansas City
lows: June !, IA, -, Is. II, Aug. 8, 4, 5. 27
two games, 2S. If the full q games are played
OF course one of them will have to be thrown
out. 1t is probable however, that one of the
games of Aug. 27 will not be played.
If the protest of Mondays game is decided
week, quite a little hurrying will have to
be done. The G l o wired President john
son for decision of the point at issue and
received the following:
Capt. Comiskey has notified me he has
mailed formal protest. Umpire Haskell has
been requested to file a statement. l am
unable to make public a decision until ali
the facts are submitted officially.
-"B. B. Johnson
CAMEL is literally a tower of strength in
the Grand Rapids team. His wonderful jump
and catch of McBride's line fly in the sew
enth cut off three-Oase hit.
Remember, every Gordon hat is war