The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-11
BASE BALL. BRIEFS.

BASE BALL, BRIEFS.
Manager Allen and his men will be TO-
lowed closely by the great army of base
ball cranks in this city while on the pres
ent trip. Never before has the Western
League race been as exciting as it is just
the credit due Manager Allen and the men
under MIN. III the team has no hard luck
on on the present trip, and can get an even
break with the umpires, the race will be
red-hot to the wire..Indianapolis News.
Umpire Cushman took the proper course
VIII win George Teoeau in the games played here
the language used by the Columbus leader
on the ball field. and Tebeau was suspended
yesterday tor three days. Cushman was
planned Tor letting Tebeau run over him, but
he evidently had card up his sleeve which
the indianapolis cranks knew nothing about
Indianapolis News.
Waldron leads the milwaukee team as
base runner. but he will have to hustle now
TO Keep IN front in that respect, as Beau
nome runs nearly every day, is very fast on
his feet, fearless player and hustler from
the word go-Indianapois Sentinel.
1t would be funny if Kansas City and In
annapolis should run neck and neck to the
wire and Milwaukee should pass both of them
ny winning TWO games from st. Joseph
Columbus seems determined to anchor St.
Paul IN M NTH place s If she does it will be
St. Paul is playing. at home.
Taylor and Hartzel, Of the Grand Rapids
Louisville and will join the Colonies next
week.
Tebeau, as usual, won't talk about the fu-
ture Of base ball in Cleveland. He said at
Cincinnati Sunday: eff there was a Tenn
pie cup series this year, the two Ohio teams
First and second places in the race will be
occupied by Cincinnati and Cleveland when
the end comes l don't know which of us
will be on top but it will be between U.s."
President Johnson states that he would like
to see Western league club in Chicago.
He says there could be no harm in having
two clubs there, as the city Is large enough
to support them. Then again the schedule
could be made out so as not to interfere
with the National league dates in Chicago.
game, as the fans would have an opportunity
to Judge of the different article of ball and
at the same time interest would always be
kept up. 1t is likely that the question of
placing team there with the permission
of the Chicago club will be discussed at the
meeting in October; milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Manager selee, of the Boston team. has
made proposition to Manager Ewing, of
Cincinnati, to play a series of games after
the league season for $500 side and 60 and
wants to prove that Boston is not playing
IN luck alone, but is the strongest team in
the league.
After the game at Minneapolis today the
Milwaukee team does not. play again until
Thursday
We suppose you are still aware, Mr.. John
son. that that Detroit-Kansas City disputed
game may yet plunge the Western league into
the biggest row in its history.
Count Cempau is batting in his old
time form. His single in the first game was
a most timely swipe, and his triple lin the
second was made at a good time.-Kansas
City Journal.
This season Philadelphia has tried % play
ers; st. Louis, %; Pittsburg, q; Washington
81; New York, IS; Louisville, %: Cleveland
90; Cincinnati, 10; Chicago, 49, Brooklyn, %;
Baltimore Fl; Boston, 16:
Manning and Merideth have come to terms,
and the rebellious southpaw will rejoin the
Kansas City team The deal by which Meri-
deth again becomes a member is a compro-
mise. Merideth realized the folly of his po-
sitton and, upon his promising to be good
Manning took him back;
Are there really rowdy ball players in the
Kansas City team? McVicker made a bluff
at stealing home from the coach line off
latter being called out for the act. The
Kansas City Times says of the play:
AS for McVicker, he may as we'll under
stand that his offense was roundly denounced
by the people in the grand stand. Aside
from the fact that it was a sample of dirty
ball playing, with which the patrons of the
game In Kansas City have no sympathy 1t
was simply an idiotic play at the time when
1t was made. OHagan, under the circum-
stances, could have stolen second without
the assistance of McVicker."
Batters come and go. but Jimmie Ryan. the
clever out1elder of the Chicagos, seems to
be destined to go on forever. pitcher must
have everything and know just how to use
all the different things in his pitching
repertoire to fool foxy Jimmie. He is without
doubt one of the greatest batters the league
has ever known.-Cinclnnati Enquirer
Sandow Mertes recent tangle with the
anatomy of Fred Chesty Tenney has resulted
in puncturing the bump of conceit which In
habits Tenneys inflated Uranium. Tenney
is the biggest kind Of hit with himself. He
once said to Hughey Duffy: ''Hughey. I'm
great first baseman. The papers say | am
but they can't swell my head. l know I'm
In class by myself. That's fact, and
you can't get away from It, So what's the
use of being swelled and conceited about it.
Arthur Irwin is to be manager Of the Wash
ington club. He will poin the Senators next
Monday Five members of the Toronto team
will go to Washington with Irwin.