The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-30
BASE BALL BRIEFS,

Danny Friend, ex-orphan, who Joined the
Columbus Western league team early in the
season. has been suspended indefinitely with
out pay. Friend some time ago got in a
to which he belongs, and in tie fracas he
injured the thumb on his left hand. Munger
Lotus thought it would be advisable to give
yesterday in Chicago.-Chcago Times He raid
The st. Paul team has seven open DAT in
august no., the Sth, 18th. 18th, nth. 18th. 18th
and 18th. 1t is probable a jump to Kansas
City will be made for postponed gama on
the Sth, and that of the two gam S
scheduled for INDIANAPOLIS Saturday. Aug. q,
will be played the next day. AS D atroit Is
also loafing the 10th, 18th and 18th Manag r
Comiskey may conclude to go to Detroit and
play two postponed games and the regular
The jump would then be to Milwaukee, 18th.
goth and 21st, play the postponed game Of
May 2S at Columbus 22d, the regular seri:s
18th, 9th and 18th and thence home to close
the season. beginning with Kansas City, Aug
80, and closing with Detroit Sept 20. This
would get in every game in the schedule
without playing two games on any day tn
any club except st. Joseph, which has fl ye
games to play in st. Paul Sept. 2, g. and A.
The Milwaukee team is unkind 1t makes
ten runs in six games at Kansas City and
st. Joseph and then comss to st. Paul and
makes eleven runs in one game.
st. Paul made twelve hits and Milwaukee
eleven hits. There appears to be some
Fricken gave two men bases on balls and
Mannassau gave another in the same inuing.
The Brewers are evidently St. PauI's hoodoo
They ought to be easy enough to beat, but
st. Paul just doesn't beat them.
The Indiana contingent widened the gap
to "A points again yesterday.
The st. Paul and Milwaukee clubs will play
the second game of their present series at
Lexington park this afternoon, beginning at
$3.50 o'clock.
Denzer will pitch for the locals, while
Barnes will be in the box for the visitors.
Cross suspension is on account of the game
of last Sunday, when he was put out for
talking back to Umpire Mannassau. Manager
Comiskey received Geographic notice of the
suspension yesterday, but will not know the
exact charges against Cross until he receives
written Information from President Ban
Johnson today.
Ritter, who has been catching off and on
for the Millers, appeared in st. Paul uni
form yesterday. Manager Comiskey has pick
ed him UP to fall back on In case of acct
dent.
1t looked dark for the locals in the fourth.
but it also looked dark for the Brewers, for
which, fortunately for them, did not material
iZe.
Gillen and Geier are fattening batting av-
erages latterly.
Winnebago City Inquirer: Neither man
was out as stated. Runner must be touched
unless he Is forced by the batsman directl<
or indirectly.
There were more accidents yesterday tran
in any game this year, and more time was
lost than in any previous contest In the
first inning Slagle, in stealing second, unin-
tentionally stepped on Bob Aliens foot, and
one of his spikes went through the leathar.
In the seventh Allen drove q hard one to
center field, and Slagle was about to "A I'D
1t the ball took an awkward bound and hit
Jimmy fairly on the nose. The little fielder
rolled over the grass, but the bleeding was
soon stopped and he went on with the game
Kansas City Times.
Chicago is drawing better crowds than anv
other city In the National league. Tom Burns
told Cincinnati reporter that the attendance
for forty games was over 200, 0OO an average
of 5000 to game.
Harry Weldon's description of President
Freedman, of the New York club, is as
follows: "He never belonged in base ball.
Overseer in a cotton field, boss canvasman
with circus. mate on river b2at or some
fit would suit him better"
The Baltimore players have raised SIS for