The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-15

in the field. and Cross or Fricken in the
game that Tony has to pitch.
One of the features of the present Kansas
City series has been the unusual number OF
double plays. 1t looks as though Cross
record with st. Paul would make him prize
in the combinations Of next year.
"a fan" inquiries as to the largest attend
ance at st. Paul and Columbus. Exact fig
ures are not available. but Columbus claimed
first series with Indianapolis. st. Paul had
between 6,eee and 5000 twice. once on the
first Sunday this season and on Decoration
day.
st. Paul could now lose every game and
still stand SOC. If they win five it will be
GAP.
1t is said that "Doggie'' Miller may manage
the Buffalo team next year.
Every few days some paper in the Western
league circuit speaks of somebody having
knocked the ball over the fence for home
run in st. Paul" Nobody has ever knocked
a ball over the fence at Lexington park, and
nobody ever will, standing at the plate as at
present located.
The Minneapolis team made quite a record
at Milwaukee 1t was shut out in two games
in succession, and in yesterdays contest only
made hit.
st. Paul has won games enough to take
pennant in any ordinary year. Unfortunate
ly, however, two teams have won more.
If st. Paul can win three of the five games
yet to play, Milwaukee will close the season
in fourth place.
Having discussed" with Columbus the
matter of the Free Press cup games, 1t is
courteous enough to win all Of the four
games from Columbus today and tomorrow.
Columbus games are still SO placed that
it can play out It's schedule. 1t has three
with Detroit, four with indianapolis and six
with Grand Rapids To finish up with the
to play three games each on next Monday
and Tuesday.
Kansas City is most likely to complete Its
schedule, it has only the three games
to play with Milwaukee on Thursday and
Friday and the two with Minneapolis on Sat
urday and Sunday.
Louisville. it is said, is trying to secure
Stewart of Indianapolis, to play second base.
Arson wants only one more pitcher and an
additional catcher to complete the Colts for
1898.
Jones, the Brooklyn phenom, has batted only
.312 SO far this season. This is about sc
points below his record of 1896.
In Indianapolis the other day a fly was hit
to "eTacks'' Parrott of the Millers. 'Tacks''
started for it, but the wind blew his cap
off, and he stopped at once to pick up his
headgear, letting the ball go.-Detroit Free
Press.
A National league paper says there are now,
and there always will be. too many tailend-
ers in the twelve-club misft. Two organiza-
tons of eight clubs each is and eventually
will be, the solution to the problem.
in the three games won by Pittsburg al
Baltimore in the last three seasons. Not
another Pittsburg pitcher has won a game al
Baltimore since Aug. 20, 1894. when Menefee
burg paper.
De Wolf Hopper is a daily contributor al
the Polo grounds box Office in New York
when the Giants win" says Ell Captain, 81
rejoice as a loyal New Yorker when they
lose l also rejoice, because Freedman got II
iightful state of mind, no matter how the
wind blows"
Mertes has been in the National league
once. but that is reason why he should
not go there again. He is bad man to man.
age at times and also has the reputation OF
being rough player, but he can play the
game Just the same and will have another
chance in the big league next year. He will
be drafted by one of the clubs in the first
Observation-Disclosures.
t'There is one rule in regard to scoring the
errors of a catcher that furnishes no criterion
whatever on the merits of the catcher" says
Tom Brown. 81 refer to the rule on passed
balls. A passed ball is charged to- the catch
err in the summary of the score but the error
is not included in the error column. catch
er, for example, may have twenty passed balls
on the season, and no errors. that is errors
that are included in the fielding averages
This rule is one of the few that should be
corrected
The members of the Milwaukee team were
badly bruised UP in st. Paul. Terry and
Stafford were hit ON the arm with pitched
balls and severely injured. DAILY was struck
in the face by bounding ball and has a
discolored eye, and Leewe had his knee cut
Terry pitched yesterdays game when he
should have been nursing his arm. which is
in bad condition yet.-Milwaukee Wisconsin