The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-02
DUST FROM THE DIAMoND.


Eeapolis viii be played at Lexington at
S:3J O'Clock this afternoon .Cogan will
pitch. 1t was announced yesterday that
two games would be played TO-DAY. onn
tins morning but the mana cement de-
cided last night that such a, game would
interfere or at least detract some at
tehtlon from the Labor day programme
and parade and, not wishing to do this,
the game has been called off.
1t was great day for batting aver
ages on the St Paul team. Schafer net
ted SIX safe drives, Brain five and RYAN
and billiard four each. Col Bin Wilson
was there with three and Higgins landed
a couple. Cogans was the only man who
dld not connect and the failure is ex-
Iusdpie- Wnltrldge gave him a pass
both times he was up.
Hugglns gathered up more errors YES
terday, IN the opening game than have
ever been recorded against him before
IN one day. There was not a person a,
the game, however, but that had words
OF praise for his, work, for his misnlaxs
were all on hard ones and some of his
stops and throws were of the hair-raising
kind.
sehafer was also in the game from
top to bottom and assisted materially
IN keeping the hits down Brain had a
very busy time at third and went
through his work without a skip. kelley
played his usual fine game at first al
though he picked up a couple of errors
1t goes without saying that the errors
were mace on hard plays. for errors
are scarce article with kelley
1t was unfortunate that Checb LET IN
in the final inning in his game Tho
tWirlers who have pitched ssno-hit. no.
Fun games in the last dozen wears NAV
ne counted on two hands. It was the
nope OF many that Chech's name might
De made prominent in the baseball his
Tory OF 1901 There is no doubt but that
ne IS one OF the greatest pitchers OF
the year, bar none in any league and
Is deserving of all the fortune and fame
mat may come to him. In connection
with Chech's good work Wilson must NOT
De overlooked for Bill is al the ra.
cevlng end Chech had it in him and
wilson brought it out. Wilson is as good
as they make them
we have Mr.. Tyndall with us again
MI TyndaH occas1oued CONSIDERS nIa
criticism during his last stand at T,exo
ington, but, in justice to him, it must
De said that his work yesterday was
Satisfactory. He Is a bit slow in getting
10 base lines to Judge hits along the
Ioul lines, and his Judgment might often
De questioned on balls and strikes hut
on the whole, no fault can be found with
his work yesterday.
NttN-N A+PpSU OIL Il nome in
maj inning of the last game that was
beauty. The ball went so far over
center held that billiard had time TO
walk in from third. Schafer tried IN
duplicate the trick a few minutes later
out the best he could do was a three.
sacker These hits, together with sew
eral others. were made off Ford. If il
probable that Ford will be given con.
siderable coaci1ing before he is tried
AGAIN: In Justice to him, however. it
must De sasd that be was put in after the
game was i2re- ssly lost
The boys sliing a good story n,
I1cgsins. 1t ;5ened at Denver in the
tnai game wf.ch was called ST tbe end
OF the second inning on account Of rain
lug has been weak all season with
the stick and, n this game al Denver he
lEted the ball over the fence for a home
run, the only one that he has made his
year The youngster was proud Of his
feat, and rightfully so, but he had hardy
mace the circuit when the rain came tie
game was called and the official records
VII say nothing about the home run
Ram spoiled Huggns chance TO break
into the home run column.
While speaking of home runs it might
not be out of the way to Gail attention
to the fact that Brain is the real homo
run hitter of the team He has twelve
TO his credit for the season. lust one
less than all the rest of the team. in
Guiding all the men that have bsen re-