St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-26
HIT HARD IN THE EIGHTH.
St. Paul Gets Away With the
Omaha Sluggers.

Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, April 25,-St. Paul went out
to the base ball park to-day with muir
der in her eye,-and when she came
back in the cleaning she had Omaha'S
curls dangling at her belt. The White
Legs went into the fray with vim and
the best intentions in the world. but the
Apostles used the stick with good effect
and besides played a perfect fielding
game. The contest was an exciting one
to look at, especially from a st. Paul
point of view, and the large audience
was very noisy and very enthusiastic,
but Sowders' pitchingrwaS no puzzle,
and he was hit hard and often.
Willis was very strong, but the Saints
got his range at the wrong time and
when it counted hardest. For the first
time this season Omaha failed to score
III the first inning, going out in one,
two, three order. The Apostles cracked
were out at that. Halves struck out,
and little Willie Main. retired on
grounder to first. Then Willis gave
Pickett his base on balls, and right
away afterwards Tredway stepped up
10 the plate and Smacked the ball way
out to deep left tor home run. Car
roll was thrown out by Crooks. The
White Legs were
VISIBLY AFFECTED
by this unexpected turn of affairs. and
they stepped up in both the second and
third innings and drew two more fine
Easter eggs. EXaSperating as it was,
Willis again in the Saints half of the
third repeated his exploit of the first.
That is. after two hands were out, tn at
benevolent streak struck him again and
no hac lnlI
Pickett supplemented this good luck by
little scratch down toward third. and
while Grover was trying to throw him
out at first, Willie reached the next bag
to home. Tredway got his base on
tumble by Jack Crooks, but Pickett was
caught trying to make third on the mis-
take. Omaha players now came in.
Herr Strauss opened up with a single.
Then came Cleveland. He whirled his
club aloft and the first ball Sowders let
go of he lifted away out into left center
for three bags. Of course the Partisan
came home with the first run. Crooks
and Andrews went out in quick success
sion, and it looked as if Cleveland
came to the rescue. He laced out
single and old Buffalo scored. Nagle
ended the inning and Omaha was but a
run behind. 1t was almost one, two,
three order on both sides until the
eighth rolled round. After Canavan's
out, Willis hit corker to right. Strauss
followed with a successful bunt. Then
Cleveland got in
ANOTHER SAFE ONE.
and Jack Crooks sent them all flying
home on one of the most beautiful three
baggers you ever saw. But they changed
their tune 4 note or two when they dis
covered that the redoubtable Jack had
been called out for not touching sec
ond. Omaha was two runs in the lead.
and almost a sure winner, but, luckily
for the uncertainty of this great sport,
the Saints came right back at the home
players. and before they hardly knew
what had happened, their name was
mud. After Halves had expired. Mains
and Pickett made hits. and Willis made
one, too. He hit Tredway with the ball
and the bases were occupied by three.
Carroll then cleared them at one fell
Swoop. 1t was only single, however,
but he made second on the throw-in to
catch Pickett at the plate. Reilly struck
out, but Werrick sent Carroll home on a
safe drive to right. Broughton flew
out to Walsh. The Omahas made a des-
parate rally in the ninth. They got one
run, but that was not enough, and thus
the struggle ended. The score follows