The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-23
GRAND RAPIDS THIS WEEK

The Grand Rapids club opens a long series
at lexington park today, Manager Comiskey
having arranged, as stated in the o b e
Yesterday, for the transfer of the games
scheduled at Grand Rapids the last Of the
week to this city. Accordingly. weather per
hitting mi s,. the two clubs will play at Licking
con park Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday Thursday the mari,
being in use for the ball game between the
city hall and court house attaches and other
sports which the Womens Monument associ
alton has in prospect. The club will accord
ingiy leave the city next Sunday evening
playing two games at Detroit a week from
Tuesday.
With proper fielding support, the Detroits
were entitled to make Just two runs off Cross
Hollingsworth was as unfortunate with the
bat as with his hands. Three times he sent
the ball high to Davis.
,MulIanes single inning would have been a
shut-out, but for Hoily's bad throw.
The usually reliable DUNCAN was sadly off in
one or two cases yesterday.
Six of the visiting team hit for two safe
ones each. three for none. And in this three
were DUNCAN and Hines, who we're in the
first five batters in the league within wear
or two. ~
Fricken will pitch today.
Attendance yesterday, 1000.
The Milwaukee Journal predicts the follow
ing drafts this fall:
From st. Paul-McBride and Denzer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Leewe, perhaps
Terry, Daily and Reidy
Detroit-Steinfeldt and Hahn
Minneapois-MiIler.
There was whole lot of chump playing
w vyi does not show up in the score sheet.
Inc worst was that of Isbell irN the fourth
II the big fielder had not permitted himself
to be caught off third in that inning at least
two more runs would have been added to the
Perhaps If Hollingsworth would drink more
water he would throw better to first
it was very hard to lose the gamE = Bnt n for
ffightfulfy ragged fielding the Visitors WonId
not have scored at all that inning.
;. With Isbeil on third in the ninth, Hol-
li4gsworth had chance to win a game
winch ne had lost several times over He
hit little grounder to third.
Six of the Detroit batters made two hits
each, and the rest didn't get any.
OF the ten games played in st. Paul Detroit
has won five. Even Columbus and Indianapc
oils only won four each here.
to Cross. There are few pitchers who could
win with such fielding behind them
The visitors are batting but few flies to
right fed lately. George isn't averaging a
chance day.
They came, they funhed, they whimpered,
They were disguised Senator's and were
led by Tebeau, the close-fsted friend of
Father Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Managers Watkins and Manning appear to
be off on their figures. There was no occa-
sion for playing two games yesterday at Kan
sas City. These two teams have now played
eighteen games, and there are three yet
scheduled for Indianapolis. Watkins made
Just such mistake last year with Columbus,
playing two games with the latter team ON the
last day they met. bringing their total up to
tWeDty-one. OF course the last game played
mad to be thrown out. If the Hoosiers and
cowboys play three games at Indianapolis the
last game Will have to be thrown out.
Manager Mack has about decided to sign
another strong pitcher. 1t is very apparent
20 me Brewers manager that If Milwaukee
Is going to get into second place and thus
derive the benefit of the cup series. another
excellent twirler is necessary ''IShe man
will hare to be a crackerjack" exclaimed
Mack yesterday, "and no amateurs will he
taken in What want is some good Nation al
league man to help ME out, and II can get