The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-16
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The boarding house of ten of the Phi.adel-
phia players was burned out the ether morn
ing at 2 o'clock. But two men. Cooley a
Fields. were home to fight the flames. Now
the Philadelphia papers want to know where
the other players were at the time the Il
broke out. The Phillies shut the Clevelants
out the next day, nevertheless.-New YORK
Herald.
If the Blues have anything Ike a successful
tour they are. in but little danger from IN
dianapolis, which Is closing most disastrous
journey. and as Milwaukee has always
Travelled badly there seems little likelihood
of Connie Mack's team getting into the tight
with twenty-one games yet to be played on
the road. But If Kansas City Doesn't W n,
here's hoping that the pennant, by hook or
crook, lands in the lap of the gentlemaniy
Brewers.-Karsas City Times.
Tonight the B.ues will leave on their last
trip of the season They have three games
scheduled IN each of the seven league cities.
and unless some of the games are II transferred
to Kansas City Mannngs team W IL not be at
Exposition park again unit SPIT ;mber .:
Manager Manning will make effort to have
several of the weaker clubs which are not
drawing well at home play the final games IN
Kansas City.-Kansas City Times
Of course he will Let US hope, however;
that the other clubs o. the league will net
permit it, If Kansas City plays the rest Of
where they be,oag, it will have thu fight OF
its life to win the fag. II many of the games
are transferred to Kansas CITY the hight IS
already over.
In St Joseph they have Just had their %s
first view Of chaT Ss apoltas are e fin
looking aggregation of bali players" So
they are; so they are. There is Jack Ola s.
cock, the Chesterfield of the diamond: Regi-
maid G,enalvin, the Beau Brummel of base
| ball; Cholmondeiey Shugart, the glass OF
fashion, and De Courtney Geier, the mold of
form. AS fine looking body OF men as ever
agged train.-Kansas City Times
LOTUS recent visit to Buffalo was evident
ly the representative OF the western
fered franchise and has the matter under
consideration. with favorable ieanln. II
Buffalo comes in next season FRANKLIN VIII
get the ST. Joseph franchise. which Is owned
BY the league and Milwaukee will go back
into the Western d.vision.-Detroit Journal.
Louis. has joined the Columbus team and
| played in the games against Indianapolis
| The team is now greatly strengthened, as
| has no equal in among the Western league
gardeners Lally was hit in the eye by a
batted ball Saturday. and his optic Is SO
game game for some tine. Buckley injured fin
ger badly that he was obliged to leave
| the game Saturday, but in Sullivan the club
has a clever catcher. who fills the bill and
should he meet with an accident while Buck
| ley is laid up Wolverton do the catch
ing. Danny Friend was reinstated Friday on
the promise to behave himself during the re-
mainder of the season, but he is again under
suspension, as after being taken out of Fri
days game on account of lack of control he
| filled up on frewater in the evening and
failed to report for duty Saturday.
Phyle, whom President Hart of the Chi
cago team, has secured, has the making of
| a star twirler. but the players accuse him of
having a faint heart. This may be- but just
| the same Phyle has won a number of close
| games this season. pulling many of them
| out in the last half. He is built somewhat
Chronicle.