The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-11

The Clio e's prediction that nobody
would win at Indianapolis this trip is coming
true as fast as the days pass. Two umpires
and lots of backbone are the only things that
will enable any visiting team. to win in In
dianapolis.
The st. Paul team is coming home from it's
trip in pretty good shape, after all. 1t has
won five out of the ten games SO far, and has
only two more to pay.
The next series at home begins on the 18th
and on a Friday. That will mean bad luck
for somebody.
Perhaps next time Detroit will be more
considerable and not give many consec-
utive lickings when they come to st. Paul.
The new blood recently added to the Kansas
City team has notably improved the Cowboys.
Milwaukee has lost the last six games
played and now rests comfortably in fourth
place again.
By making a strong finish the St. Paul
team has good chance to get into the Free
Press series. To do this, however, it must
win eight games while Columbus is losing as
many.
Amos Rusie has made a great record with
the New York club this season, and, from
present indications, he will come very near
leading the league pitchers in winning games
when the schedule is completed on Oct. 2.
Amos has pitched in twentythree of the
eighty-fve games played by the New Yorks,
not including the game in which he replaced
Sullivan in the ninth inning. OF these games
the New Yorks won sixteen and lost seven,
giving a percentage Of .696 to the stalWart
Hooster.
Manning has given up his idea of signing
Pitcher Vallendorf of the def1nct Jackson
team. While with Jackson he received less
than 500 q month. When Manning wanted
him he raised the rate to 5000 month.
$3.50, but conluded ne did not want him even
for his st. Joseph team.-Detroit Tribune.
1t is said that the Boston club offered $40, 900
for Pitcher Kennedy, of Brooklyn, and 81, coo
for McJames, from Washington, and much to
the surprise of the public neither offer has
been accepted.
Manager Manning, Of Kansas City, has sent
a formal protest of Thursdays game at In
dianapolis. when the Blues were shut out.
hit by batted ball, Umpire Warner allowing
run to score which is contrary to the rules
Detroit dispatch to Kansas City Times.
This is merely more of the Warner-Watkins
$50
Charlie Cushman, who managed the Jack
son club, Of the Michigan league, has made
al9lication on Johnsons staff OF umpires, and
it is thought there is not much doubt that he
will obtain position Journal
There is likely to be a queer tangie this
fall for the board of control In the league to
solve. says the Chicago Tribune The case
will probably arise like this Jimmy Manning
controls both the Kansas, City Western league
team and the st. Joseph Western association
team. He wants several of his st. Joseph
team for the Blues, but the National league
can draft them away from him. Even should
he purchase the association players during
the season the National can draft them from
his Western league team, and if he wants to
draft them from st. Joseph the National can
beat him. as their drafting season commences
earlier 1t seems that while he is winning
tha association pennant with ST. Joseph he
cannot strengthen his Kansas City team I'M
less the National league permits him.
Jim Corbett wants to play first base for
Minneapolis next week for a percentage of the
game for himself and Brady. Corbett is a
good first baseman, his handball training
standing him in good stead. At a recent
game in tt, the e East he accepted nineteen
not base bail to allow him to play couple
of games. If he wants to become a diamond
star let him sign with a team.-Milwaukee
Journal.
The contest for last place in the Western
league is so close that any one Of three
teams can win it today MINNEAPOLIS has
rather the best chance as it plays twice.
st. Paul has now just twenty-one games
to play at home and twenty-one away.
If Milwaukee should lose its game today at
Columbus and st. Paul should lose two at
Detroit, the Brewers and Apostles would
come home tied for third place on 100 games
In their last series away from home the
Eastern teams will open as follows: Indian
apolis at st. Paul, Columbus at MINNEAPOLIS.
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee and Detroit at
Kansas City.
Pitcher Jack Barnett and Outfelder Pres
ton reached st. Paul yesterday having come
wi ha ori1r n
trial, and If he shows up we'll in the games
IN Detroit throughout, he will probably come
West with it.
j. B. R-No. Dan Brouthers did not have
9. brother playing with Detroit while he was
there. = "'''