St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-29
ST. PAUL AGAIN LEADS.
The NebrasKans Find Mains
Very Hard to Hit.

Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, April 2S.-St. Paul gained
signal victory over Omaha this after
noon, and that, too, in the presence of
the greatest crowd of the season. But
the game the White Socks played was a
beauty, and it was a shame they had to
lose. Willie Mains pitched wonder
fully well, and was supported
fairly while the rest of the
Apostles banged the ball Just when it
was necessary to bang it. The conflict
opened most tlatteringly for the Oma-
has Strauss led off with rafting drive
to right and then Cleveland stepped up
and smashed out home run. But the
game might just as well have stopped
right there, so far as Omaha was con-
cerned. Crooks struck out, while
Cooney retired on a high foul to the
hotel keeper and Messitt pounded the at
mosphere in deadly way. For the
visitors Halves took first on four wide
balls. He stole second OH a close
shave and then ran all the
way home on Murphy;s out from
Walsh to Messitt. Then Pickett died
at first and Tredway famed out. 1t
in the second. The Saints, too, were
easily disposed of. Carroll struck out,
but mine host made hit. He then
tried to steal second, but Tommy Nagle
nailed him. Werrick famed. The
third was repetition of the second for
Omaha, but the Apostles again sue
ceeded in getting a couple of men on
the bags. BroughtOn made hit, while
Willie Mains made three
DESPERATE But FUTILE
lunges at the wind and then went and
folded himself up on the bench. HAYES
for the second time was allowed first OH
balls. Murphy and Pickett were easily
retired. In the fourth, after Crooks and
Cooney had both gone out Oh pop ups to
Reilly, Crooks reached first Oh an error
by Halves. He stole second. but Walsh's
out to third ended all chances for run.
out at first by Crooks. Then Willis
smashed Carroll in the back, giving him
first. He tried to steal second, but
Nagle killed him. The hotelkeepers
struck out. In the next inning Cana
van flew out to Werrick. Then Nagle
made hit, but he got no farther than
first. as Willis and the Partisan were
quickly disposed of. The Saints could
do no more in their half and. in fact, no
more runs were made by either team
until the eighth, when Barnes crowd
went in and knocked out three runs as
big as house and the game. In the
meantime they were only prevented
from running the score up by cou-
pie of
MARVELLOUS RUNNING CATCHES
by Caravan and circus performance by
Jack Messitt. In the eighth. Murphy
set the ball rolling by hitting it out for
three bases. Pickett followed with a
little iungo to Maria Halpin, on which
Murphy had the audacity to attempt to
get home, but Maria threw him out toe
quick. Pickett, however, was safe
upon first. Tredway lined out a single,
on which Pickett went to third. while
Tredway reached second OH the
throw. Carroll again struck out, but
right at this juncture, when everybody
was beginning to feel jubilant again
Reilly sent the sphere whiZZing ou
among the left field carriages for two
Dagger, which also carried Pickett anC
Tredway across the plate. Werrick fol
lowed this disaster with one of the same
kind, driving Reilly home on dupli
cate two Dagger. Broughton was thrown
out by Walsh, but the mischief was
done. st. Paul had made three runs
and were two ahead. 1t was one. two
three for the White Socks in the ninth
and thus one of the best games seen OF
the local grounds closed. The score: