The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-25
SEEN THROUGH OTHER EYES.

Comiskey and hunk of gum lost the game
for the Brewers yesterday, said the Milwau-
kee Journal Tuesday At least those who are
superstitiOusly inclined might we'll think so.
'Comey' is not what you would call an in
veterate grinder of the elastic sweet" but
he seems to work the pepsin and his jaws
with a sort Of charm on his players. He
planted himself yesterday at the western end
OF the visitors bench and from all outward
appearances one would have judged him to be
nothing but an ordinary mortal.
The first two innings wore away and as
the score was tied, the jocose st. Paul mana
ger did not seem nervous. But when Milwau-
kee took the lead in the fourth, he saw that
something must be done. He wigged and
squirmed, but that did no good. He took off
his coat, but that was of no avail. And finally
he reached his elongated fingers down into
his overhaulS and pulled out stick of pepSin
and began to punish the vegetable secretion
numerically. After that the Saints took the
lead. Twice the Brewers had men on bases
and we're ready to pound out victory but
at these moments "Comey'' started his worries
at terrific gait, and Mack's men stopped
right where they were. ...-
The secret of st. Paul's brilliant work is
her timely hitting. She seems to be able to-
make base hit whenever it is needed and it
means runs.
Jack Glasscock says he has not been on the
diamond more than twenty years. and that he
expects to play for the next ten years in fast
company. There'l come a time some day
when the old fellow will have to bid the big
league adieu.
Isbell comes from the backwoods in Mime
sofa, but he demonstrated that he pitch
the kind of ball that wins games He has
good speed and mixes it with the slow ones.
He is a quiet sort of fellow and never had
any back talk for the umpire. Such pitchers
usually get along and have their share of the
good things. from the umpire.
Little Hollingsworth is playing a splendid
game at third for Comiskey. and doing better
work than Tim ORourke. He fields his posi-
ton cleanly, and throws to first like a shot
He is always in the game, and is hitting the
ball hard, although he had hard luck in driv-
ing it into the fielders' hands on line Satur-
day.
Preston. ST. Paul's. left fielder, after running
back long distance. caught what seemed
certain for home run hit off DaIy's bat in
the fifth inning. He literally applauded
by the Observation-Disclosures Journal.
st. Paul has now won ten and lost ten of
the twenty games PLAYED on the trip.
In spite of the differences between them in
the percentage table, it looks as If St. Paul
In the two games played this week St.
Paul has scored % runs and Kansas City q.
Indianapolis is loIling along this year lust
as usual. 1t has now played eight games less
tnan st. Paul. In spite of the fact that Co.
lumbus and INDIANAPOLIS have onlv met five
times this year, both teams have been living
! idle the past two days. For the next three
| days, however. they must meet and one or
| the other must take a tumble each day.
On its trip around the circuit Minneapolis
has won five games and lost fifteen.
| The st. Paul team plays today. tomorrow
and SUNDAY at Kansas City. Tuesday, Wednes-
! day and Thursday at MINNEAPOLIS and then
! begins series at home. The team will have
| been away from home a month and will
| have played twentvsx pames.
The Columbus-Indianapol games of May
| Ia and 10. scheduled for Indianapolis. were
| not played because of rain. Why weren't they
| played off on Wednesday and Thursday?
st. Paul has a considerable advantage over
! Columbus in the fact that the Apostles have
A games at home and 80 away, while Column
| bus has 80 games at home and 81 away.
That the fight for the Western league
championship Of 1897 isn't over yet is indi-
Gated by the standing Of the clubs a year
ago today. At that time st. Paul was fifth in
the list far under the 800 mark and yet six
weeks later st. Paul led the league Here
is the standing of the clubs June g. 1896: