The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-04
NOTES OF THE GAME.
1t is said Boston has offered So, 600 for
"Chick" Frazer's release.


1t is said Boston has offered $4,000 for
"Chick" Frazer's release.
The young pitchers that have com into
the major league during the past four years
pay less attention to the bases than their
seniors. Keeping a constant eye on the bases
was one Of the first points instilled into young
pitchers by Charles Comiskey. But this point
is evidently overlooked by the backstops and
captains in recent years.-Washington Post.
Boston has lost but three games on their
own grounds this season and Manager Selee
thinks if they return home in first place,
which they will surely do, nothing can keep
the Beaneaters from winning the bunting.
At the same time he offers to bet 81, 900 that
Baltimore will finish one, two. so he must
have a slight doubt about that first place
when he makes such a proposition.
The Chicago News, in commenting on Sun
days game, said: Moreover, the game might
be considered a fair test Of Thornton's pitch
ing, as the st. Pauls are wary veterans, who
know all about the game and are only kept
out of fast company by their age making
them too stiff to field.
Frank S. Cooke, the sporting editor of the
Detroit Free Press, has severed his connection
with that paper. Mr.. Cooke has been at the
head of the sporting department for the past
six years.
The st. Paul team has MADE s!x runs IN
the last three games, an average of two to the
game. In the same time its opponents have
made twenty-six runs, an average of over
eight to the game.
The people of this town want to- hear right
away that the st. Paul team has stopped
"scrapping" and gone to playing ball.
Watch the indianapolis score sheets. Not
a team that goes there in the next ten days
will win a game. Mr.. Manager Watkins and
Mr.. Umpire Warner are a combination that
no Western league team can beat.
If the members of the st. Paul team could
only hit a base ball as we'll as they can a
schooner of beer, what an aggregation they
would be.
Even money was offered without takers
last night that the st. Paul team would not
win a game on the trip.
R. Denzer, ESQ.,. will have to begin winning
games pretty soon, else he will not be wanted
in Chicago in the season of 1898.
On their trip East the Western teams have
won and lost games as follows: st. Paul,
won 0, lost 8; Minneapolis, won /, lost g.
Milwaukee, won 2, lost 2; Kansas City, won /,
lost 2.
The Detroit team is just ten games behind
St. Paul this morning; By hard work the
second division.
In the National league Gillen, who is to
join st. Paul, has been to bat 256 times, has
made 70 hits and has a batting average OF
.27S. He stands tenth as a shortstop. with an
average of 1903. He has made thirty-fve
errors and stolen twelve bases during the
season.
Arson is just getting his second wind. He
leads the first basemen of the National league
with a fielding average of 1894. He has made
only four errors during the season.
Three National league players have a bat
ting average of over 400. They are Wag-
ner, OF Louisville; Delehanty, of Philadelphia.
and Sockalexis, of Cleveland.
Philadelphia leads the big league in both
batting and fielding, and yet Philadelphia
stands sixth. having lost several more games
than it has won.