The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-02

tney nave won three more ana i0St IOuf iuOrcs
Less than thirty points now separates them
from the top.
Play will begin at Lexington park at 1880.
Isbell will pitch for the home team Manager
Comiskey having arranged this in order to
please a large number of local enthusiasts
who have not yet seen his work, as well as
delegation of citizens from Isbell's former
home at North Branch, who are coming TO
the fray. Figgemeier will probably do the
twirlng for the Millers, which insures a
hot game. Being Friday ladies will be ad-
mitted free.
Hot weather and scrappy ball seem, to go
hand in hand
Nyce ended the agony of the fatal third inn
ing by as pretty play as could De askeo.
Eustace drove one at him like the issuance
of Calling but Nyce stopped 1t and threw
it to first just as fast and hard'
Ball was given first base in the sixth on
a very dubious play. Nyce threw niue
high, but Glasscock got the bali and put one
foot back the bag as Ball came up Heard
said he was safe. In St. PauPs half very
similar play came up. Holly hit to third pase
and Eustace threw badly. Heard declared
Holly out.
you're too old to play ball." shouted
youthful Minneapolis reporter-stamp coilectof-
embryo lawyer at Glasscock Wednesday. ,,,
You ought to know" replied JACK. i III
your father"
The youthful individual subsidized
This is st. Paul's first day at hcme in over
a month, and ladies' day, too. The girls
do not need to be given the hint. lhey
will be at Lexington park by thousands
st. Paul has nothing to be ashamed of.
Since playing at home it has met every team
in the league, and won fourteen out Oh
twenty-six games played
The Apostles will play twenty-four OF the
next twenty-six games at home VI course; n;
long before this series IS ended the 81 faul
team will lead the league
st. Paul now has forty-four games to play
at home and thirty-three away, Only two
postponed games are to be played OIL, one at
Milwaukee and one at Detroit.
The Saints only play two more games in
Minneapolis this year Monday afternoon
and the other Tuesday. Minneapolis plays
six more games in St Paul.
Columbus and Indianapolis open July with
a tie AS the former must now go to every
town in the league before playing another
full series at home, it is probable 1t Will
be in fourth place before it reaches Column
bus again.
Of the next nine games Indianapolis plays
eight at home. 1t looks very much as II
the Hoosiers would lead up to the 10th of
July.
Having taken in some new blood, Grand
Il
Just look at Milwaukee dashing up the
line. 1t has won nine straight games, and
the Milwaukee papers are intimating that
the pennant is likely to float in Breweryviile'
Grand Rapids is playing hard for Detroit,
and If the later doesn't look out the junior
Michiganders will take fifth place in the
next week.
Beginning Saturday Milwaukee will play
ten games away from home.
The only way to get the Blues to run bases
is to mount them on bicycles-and then have
able-boded men push them along.-Kansas
City Times.
Manager Watkins of Indianapolis, called
the men into his room Saturday morning and
told them he would fine them $40 for each
decision disputed hereafter in a game which
Manassau umpired. OF course. Motz, cap
tain. was exempted. This order was issued
to keep Manassau from benching the men,
as he would at the first opportunity. The
papers charge that Manassau's treatment of
Pitchers Foreman and Goar in the matter of
balls and the whole Hoosier team has been
outrageous beyond Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Connaughton and Carney are as bad on the
kicking business as is Wjlmot. Carney is
what you might call a polite kicker. But
nevertheless he kicks and his kicking retards
the game.-Milwaukee Journal.
Umpire DAILY, who was secured from the
Michigan State league by President johnson,
is one of the best men seen here this season,
barring Haskell. and the chances are that he
Will make success as an umpire. He has
a good voice and takes no back talk from
the players. 1t is pleasure to witness
game where the umpire has control of the
teams.-Milwaukee- Wisconsin.
Detroit has signed Pitchers Clarkson, Wads-
worth and Pappalau, the last named coming
from Cleveland.
Bert Jones will not accompany the Brewers
on their trip to Kansas City and st. Paul.
He has been given two weeks lay-off by
Manager Mack. as his wrist has been bother
ing him.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Score cards in Milwaukee now have two
can buy whichever they please.
Pitcher Foley. an amateur of Untica Mich,
has been signed by Vanderbeck, and will be
given trial.
President Johnson states that he has re-
leased Umpire Graves. as he intends to keep
Bobby Gayle on the staff.
Lew Whistler Played short for the Grand
Rapids team Saturday, and may be retained
by Glenalvin.
Connie Mack has put in a claim for Pitcher
Kissinger, of the St. Louis club. Connie
make an effort to land him.
Grand Rapids has claimed Pitcher Kostal
and Ed. Dalrymple. Hatfield has been Claimed
by Indianapolis.
Roger Connor has been signed by Grand
Rapids and Camel will be let out if the big
first baseman is all right
Pitcher Tredwell has been given notice of
his release by Detroit.
Pitcher Fred Barnes, of Milwaukee, is Ill
with malarial fever.
Glenalvin would like to have either Cock
man or Reilly, as he has no shortstop.
Goekle, Of Wilkesbarre, is considered the
star first baseman of the Eastern league.
| And now Connie Mack is relating how near
he came to signing Sockalexis. Who next?
Pitcher Wadsworth was given his full re-
lease by Manager Rowe, of Buffalo, Friday
afternoon.
Manager Rowe, of Buffalo, has accepted the
terms of Pitcher Bert Inks.
H. NJ. Beville, who was signed by Indian
apolis as extra catcher, has been farmed
out to Saginaw, and will manage and captain
that team in the Michigan league.
Scott Stratton was not fast enough for
Springfield, and his release by that club
leaves him helpiessly adrift.
Sockalexis has continued to prove the great
attraction of the team wherever he has gone
| In Chicago the audience whooped and howled
at the Penobscot just as much as did the
| people of the East, and he is still great
| drawing card. In the matter Of his playing
| it is improving and deteriorating. Improving
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