The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-08

The st. Paul base ball team returns
home this morning from one of the most
disastrous trips abroad in its history.
It's record of five games won and thir-
teen lost is not an enviable one and has
been the means of sending the team sew
eral notches down in the percentage ia
BILE. That a better showing will be made
at home is hoped by every fan, and there
are indications the hope will be realized.
Manager Comiskey arrived home ahead
of the team, and it develops that he has
been securing the country for new talent
and has been, in a measure, successful.
In the game today there will be one new
face, and, unless trains runs off the track
or other bad luck interferes, tomorrow
will see two more.
Waugh, who has been playing first base
and change catcher for Cincinnati, has
been with the team for several days and
has been making a satisfactory showing
on first base. Tomorrow Houtz and Cole
man, two Texas league men, will be
found in the outfeld. The former led the
Texas league in batting this year, and
Coleman is said to be very nearly his
equal with the stick. Both men are field
ers of ability and will materially
strengthen the st. Paul team. Manager
Comiskey was seen at his home last night
and cid not attempt to excuse his men
in any way for the bad showing made
while away from home.
LOOKED LIKE WINNERS.
'They have been batting like lot of
schco boys" said Comiskey. 'I cannot
understand them. Last year several of
these mo hot
300 mark, and when the team lined up
for work this spring they looked like
winners. Glenalvin and IsbeIl have been
two Of the biggest disappointments of the
year. Last season both were batting I'D
to 80. and always up to last season both
mad been hard men for pitchers to face
Neither man ever claimed to be better
than ordinary felders. and were kept in
The same on account of their ability at
the bat. Isbell won many game for me
last season with his stick but he seems
to have lost his eye this year, and the
showing made by Glenalvin is no better
With the exception of Burke. nearly
every man on the team is batting from
bO to IS per cent under last season. Even
LaIly. who had been batting well all sea-
son, 1ell down on the trip, and Geier was
unfortunate enough to hurt his hand and
mas been practically out of the game
since
49, hIlOW IndC JneSe men can bat If
they get out of their present streak and
have been hoping against hope to see
them set back into last years form. On
me rip l determined to get all the new
men that l could and have put forth
every effort during the last two weeks
but have had uphill work of it, The men
from the big league do not want to and
will not come out here if they can avoid
II Iney do not want to break in the
Western league as long as there is
possible chance to catch on in the big
league 1 was disappointed in a number
of players even after they had been re-
leased to me and l would not have Sc
cured Vaughn had I not gone personally
to Cincinnati after him. In Houtz and
Coleman l am told that I have two of
the best fielders in the business and their
records in the Texas league bear out this
bel1eT. am only sorry that l cannot
have them here for the opening game
tomorrow, but they cannot get here in
time. They left Cincinnati last night
and will be here in time for the game
Wednesday.
q have released Preston and Decker
The latter was unfortunate enough to
cripple his hand so badly the second day
with the team that he will be out of the
game Tor the rest Of the season. Isbell
has been filling Preston's place in the
oUtfeld and doing fairly WELL but after
the game today he will be found no more
in the field, as I intend to put him back
and was only taken away from that po-