The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-19
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Columbus has a lot of work to do around
tne END or August and the LIST Of September
II 1t completes its schedule. On Aug. %, 30
and 81 1t must meet Milwaukee for five
games at Columbus; on Sept. l, 2 and 4
It must meet Indianapolis at Indianapolis and
Columbus for seven games, and on Sept 5
and it must meet Detroit for five games at
Detroit. Here are sixteen games which must
be Played in nine days.. If there is no rain
game is scheduled for Detroit the morning
of Labor Day. One game can be played in
the morning, two in the afternoon and two
Sept. 8. All told Columbus must play
forty-two games in thirty-four days.
How things have changed the past year in
Chicago base bail! Arson spent about SO per
cent of his time on the field roasting UNI
pres. President Hart has just issued an or
DER 10 Manager Burns to impose fine of $2o
on every player who is put out of game for
kicking. Chicago will soon. no doubt, have
the most lambllke players in the business.
1t is noticeable that the ones who most
seriously condemned the Milwaukee team last
spring are now its most prominent admirers.
Ban Johnson ''cailed the turn in May when
he said Connie Mack had the best team In
the Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
The st. Paul team gees against it's hoodoos
for three games beginning today. Will the
Brewers take the three without playing
lick?
The game between st. Paul and Jupiter
Pluvius yesterday resulted in favor of the
latter. The formers percentage, however, re-
mains unchanged.
The postponed Detroit-St Paul game will
probably be played off in st. Paul Sunday,
Sept Is. as part Of double header. The
Is. 10 and 20.
1t is expected ST. Paul will play off a
postponed game at Columbus next Monday.
What is the matter with the Columbus
grounds? The scores there outrageously
large lately as compared with those on other
grounds.
Milwaukee appears to be the team which
should win the Western league pennant. 1t
plays better. cleaner ball than Kansas City,
and has actually won every game for which
it claims credit, says The st. Paul G o b e.
You cannot get any one in Kansas City to
say a thing against Connie Mack's men.
They good, square ball players. They
have given the Blues many hard battle,
but if the pennant is not to float in Kansas
City, the fans Of this city would doubtless
cast their votes for Milwaukee-kansas City
Times.
to the Chicago team. He has played right,
center and left field, shortstop and sscoad
base. and has been, perhaps, the most c2n-
sistent and timely hitter on the team.-Balti-
more Sun.
Mullane's attempt at umpiring was yellow,
old gold tinged and everything else that
means positively the worst that ever hap
pened, end if an effort is to be made with
the end in view Of increasing patronage at
games in this city. President Johnson Will
boost the movement along by providing the
WORKOUT pitcher with a ticket to some other
city tie tag of release on him forthwith
Mullane is incompetent and totally unfit for
the position he now holds. His judgment Is
bad, courage he has none and consistency is
unknown to the raven-haIred has-been who is
such decided hit with himsef-Ohio State
Journal.
money for the boys if we land the pennant,"
said Hughey Duffy. 1--WE will rattle eff our
old bats at the end of the season." said the
Boston's captain, with smile. 81 think
would take chances. In order not to have
the short end of it, laid in a fresh supply
of bats at Louisville the other day.
be appointed on the staff of umpires in the
Western league before long. President
johnson will confer favor on many by APP
pointing him at once.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
That word many" should be translated
milwaukee, Cushman was in ST. Paul
last year little while. and proceeded to
throw it into" the Apostles coed and hard
in favor Of the Brewers.
Every club has losing streak some time
during the season. and this has struck In
dianapolis harder than most clubs The
cripples have now all recovered, and there is
no reason why the team cannot go booming
along from now on just 1t did in June
Indianapolis News
Just look at the Milwaukee team coming
up the pike. 1t Is now but thirteen points
behind Kansas City 1t looks very much as
If the Brewers would lead the procession wi n
in the next three or four days.
The team that lands anywhere above
600 is likely to win the Western league
pennant this year.
Even St. Paul Is now within hailing dis
lance of Kansas City, and the latter has six
cities yet to visit before going home.
Minneapolis has only thirty more games
to play, having completely finished its series
at st. Joseph, Kansas City and Columbus.
Milwaukee has only four more CLUBS to
meet at home, St. Paul for three games,
Kansas City for three. Minneapolis for two
and Detroit for two.