The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-24
st. Paul 2, indianapolis 2.
Minneapolis 9, Columbus 8.
Kansas City 10, Detroit 8.
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODA
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee.

When two clubs play ten innings.
and each side gets two runs, and all
of them earned, it is pretty reasonable
to conclude that it was a good game
But when two clubs play eight in
nings, and the other side from the one
you're on has two runs the best Of it,
and then in the ninth, the home team
has a man on first base and two men
out, and they are not hitting the
pitcher a little bit, and somebody
comes up and smashes the ball over
the fence and ties the score, you think
you have gotten the worth of your
money even If you don't get a rain
check.
And then, in the last half Of that
same inning, when those other fellows
have two men on bases and two men
out, and one of them comes UP and
drives the ball SO it looks as though
it is going over. the fence, and the
man who is nearest the home plate
thinks 1t is and tried to get home, but
the ball strikes the netting and bounds
back into the lot, and the right fielder
drops on it like a ton of hay and
throws it to the plate as straight as
string and the man from the other
club, who expected to score the win
ming run, is out by ten feet, you are
sure that it was the finest game you
ever saw, and you remain a fan for
the rest of your natural life.
Well, that was the way it was yes
terday. 's
The young man who put the ball
over the fence and saved the game
the first time was Shugart, and the
chap who threw the ball from right
field and saved it the second time was
Kraus.
Shugart and Kraus-the two Franks
mark down the names.
1t was the best game of the four
and that is saying a good deal.
In spite of the rain that was threat
ened by the impending clouds, a large
crowd was gathered when the game
was started, and there was no. want
of enthusiasm as there proceeded one
Of the prettiest contests ever seen in
Aurora park. of ,s9as.s .et4
Tim O'Rourke started the fun by
pounding one of George Cross, curves
over the right field fence, which made
Watkins a bit nervous. Glasscock
however, pushed the ball up into the
air, and while he pushed it pretty
hard, Mccarthy managed to get under
1t. Kraus gave Shannon hard
grounder, but it was fielded perfectly
and O'Rourke was left at third when
George drove a hard fly well back to
Mccarthy. Some surprise was mani
tested when Fricken went i5to the
box to pitch for the locals, but after
Hogriever and Wood had given Burns
catches, and Mccarthy struck out,
there was no one to cavil at the wis
dom of Comiskey's. choice.
Burns gave Motz foul fly, and
Pickett sent a high one to Hogriever
Shugart hit over the infield, and Spies
through it ON the ground, but Fricken
only struck out and left the two on
bases. Motz f1ewiou to Shugart and
the first Hoosier lto reach first base
bad stop. Scheibeck hit a hot one
Fricken tried to stop 1T, but failed, and
detected it so that Shugart could not
reach it in time to catch the runner
at first But Glasseock took a pair
of pop-ups, and the side was out, with
the scores still a blank.
O'Rourke gave Hogan fly, but
Glasscock hit a safe one to left, about
two feet from third base, on the
ground Kraus hit what looked to
be sure one to right field, but Ho-
griever caught it, and threw to first,
ending the ambitions of Glasscock who
had started for second, only to find too
late that he was playing his money on
dead card.
Hogan opened the third with a hit
that struck the left field fence over
Georges head and bounded-George
knew not where. While George was
looking for it, Hogan reached third
and it looked as though the visitors
could not help scoring Hogrieyer
got base on balls. Wood, however
hit a light one to Fricken, and he cut
Hogriever off at second. Pickett took
care to catch Hogan, and held him on
third. Mccarthy hit to Shugart, who
covered second, and then threw to
nrst' retiring the side while Hogan
was between third and home.
George rolled one to Scheibeck, and
the latter fattened his error column.
burns hit stiff one to Motz, and ad-
vanced George a base Pickett hit a.
hard one. Shannon knocked it down.
but could not hold it. Stewart. how
ever, got the ball to first in time to
retire Pickett, but meanwhile George
had reached third. Shugart, how
ever, sent fly to Mccarthy and the
side was out. Motz shit a long drive
to center field, and made three bases
on 1T. 1t did not seem possible that
Indianapolis could fail ito score on such
snap twice in succession And vet
Stewart gave ORourke an easy put
out, and Scheibeck struck out. Things
were looking desperate for Motz, when
Roat, who was coaching at first base.
yelled to the big fellow to steal home.
Every one thought it was a joke ex-
cept those mixed up sin the play, but
sure enough, Motz stried It, Two
strikes had been called on Shannon,
and 1t was truly thefr last chance. AS
Fricken made his swing to pitch Motz
started. The ball never crossed the
plate. Shannon spread his legs to let
Motz slide in. Spies pushed the bat
out of his way and stepped over the
plate. He got the ball and put 1t be-
tween Shanno1's legs, low AS Motz
slid in feet first, the ball met his shoe
plate six inches away. 1t was a good
slide, but it did not count Neither
side had anything but zeres.
2 The fifth was one two, three on each
side, and in fact, St. Paul went that
way in the sixth. Hogriever, however,