The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-08

This afternoon the st. Paul team be-
gins what the home town fans believe
is to be a fight for second place. The
Saints are in winning form, and left
home we'll started on a winning streak
They open the fight by playing five
games with Columbus the team that
dropped three in a row at Lexington.
Toledo offers three good chances, and
then come the hard battles with Louis
Vile and indianapolis.
Indianapolis has been dropping
games fast enough to put the Saints
back in the race for a higher place,
but now the Indians will have the adj
Vantage-they will be on their home
grounds. One thing favors the Saints
in their series with the Indians. Wat
klnS is hard taSkTSaSter s"Sld a harder
loser. The Sage gets all there is in
ball player out of the aforesaid ball
player, and when the extracting
process lags trouble starts. Ball play
erS Will be driven just so far, and the
reports of the games would Indicate
that Watkins has passed the limit The
Indians for a time looked likely to pus..
Louisville out of first place, but now
the indianapolis players appear to be
sulking. If this is true, the Saints
should do things in Indianapolis.
The Teams Chances.
Baseball dope is practically worth
less in figuring out chances. Column
bus dropped three in a row at Lex
Ington, and on this the Saints should
nave an easy time in the five games
to be played with the Senators-but
they will not. Columbus has a strong
team for the second time this season.
Five new players, who were fast
enough to spend a portion of this sea-
son in the big league clubs, are now
playing with the Bryce team These
men, when they become accustomed
to the new surroundings, should play
fast ball. and the Saints will have to
work hard for all they get. If the
teams batting streak continues work.
ing the chance to get two or three
games will be good
Toledo is the uncertain team of the
association. AT times the Strobel band
VIII play the game like pennant chas-
erS, and then comes most disgracefuI
slump. If the slump is working when
the Saints arrive it will be easy If
the hens are in their winning form,
the Kelley men will have to work Just
as hard at Toledo as they will at Lou
isville and Indianapolis.
Tebeau's Luck Holds.
Tebeau's usual luck holds good.
With fair hold on first place. his
team has returned to its home grounds
Tor long series. Louisville is a strong
home team, and this fact discourages
the more enthusiastic ones, who want
to believe that the Saints still have
chance to land the championship.
An even break on the games of the
trip is asking much of the Saints, but
the fans feel sure that the Kelley men
VIII come home with good record,
and are pulling hard for second place.
Comparing playing strengths, the
Saints start their fight looking even
with any other team in the circuit.
The players are showing strong in the
batting department.; the infield is again
stone wall; billiard, Shannon and
Lumley are back in the outfeld, and
the pitchers are in good condition.
Ferguson, Chech, Stimmel and Slette
made good in the concluding games
at Lexington. Judgment on Miller is
suspended until the report of his game
is received here.
Indians Defeat Blues.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. INDIAN
apolls hit Wolf consecutively in the fifth
and tied. On Grady's errors and hard
drives she forged ahead in the sixth.
Slovenly fielding in the eighth chased five