The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-07


Imperial Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop hole to keep the wind away.
But the St. Paul base ball team
could not stop a hole or anything else
yesterday.
Let it be hoped that the anti-climax
has come. The proud heroes of six
teen successive victories have been
humbled in the dust. The Columbus
team, which has been fighting hard
for seventh place all season because
Tom LOTUS read somewhere that seven
was a lucky number, came up here
and not only beat the locals two games
out of three on their own grounds, but
one of these losses occurred on those
West side grounds, which have been
esteemed a mascot for 10! these many
moons.
The Buckeyes pitched a young man
named Charles Jones, sometimes nick
named "Bumpus' because his temper
is not mates" Perhaps, of all the
pitchers in the Western league, Jones
is the easiest at times, but yesterday
was not one of these times. In spite
of the fact that the Apostles batted
the young man for twelve safe hits
and were presented by him with seven
bases on balls, the net result of the
entire performance was a paltry eight
runs absolutely ineffective when con-
fronted with the eleven runs which
Columbus made, largely without seri-
Gus effort.
The locals started out like winners,
successive two-base hits by Kraus and
Glasscock giving them an earned run
at the opening inning. Columbus, how
ever, had Cantillon and Latham on
the bases, one by hit and the other
by base on balls, when two men
were retired. Frank, who was released
by Minneapolis some time ago because
well, because-drove the ball out for
two bases, and two runs were scored
right then and there, while Wilson's
single scored the chunky right fielder
O'Rourke struck out with two men
on bases and neither side scored the
second. In the third, with Kraus out,
Glasscock and George each waited for
Jones to get a ball over the plate but
In vain. They worked the double steal,
Wilson throwing over Lathams head
Burns advanced them some more on a
stiff hit to Parrott, and George scored
when Latham failed to throw Mullane
out at first. Two singles, g pair IF
errors by ORourke and a low throw
to second by Spies gave the visitors
three runs more.
Hollingsworth got a base on balls.
but Spies forced him out. O'Rourke
drove the ball to and under the right
field fence and while Frank was get
ting it, ORourke reached third base.
Spies scored, but that was all. With
two out Cantillon hit to left field and
10 nd TIL.
was nothing for II but a home run,
although when a small boy threw the
ball in Glasscock tried to have Joe
called out at the plate. Latham waited
for four balls again and ran in when
Genlns drove the ball over the fence
again, making the score nine to four.
Glasscock hit swift one which struck
the second bag and was safe. He stole
second and went to third as Wilson's
throw was bad. Two were out before
Latham again failed to get Mullane at
first and the locals got one run in
Hollingsworth hit for two bases. but
he and Tony were left.
The visitors did not score, and in the
sixth the locals had several chances
to walk up to the plate. Fricken was
presented with a base on balls, by the
umpire, Bill Wilson said. O'Rourke hit
to Latham. who threw to second. Par
rott could have gotten a double play
there and then, but stepped aside and
Cantillon got the ball, but did not cover
the base In the shuttle F'ricken
reached second. Kraus forced O'Rourke
out, and Glasscock hit a hard fly but
PARROT got it. Kraus had run clear
to second base and could not get back
so the visitors had an easy double.
Fricken was left, when two should
have been left on bases, and, of course,
the first man up in the next inning,
George, pounded the ball over the
fence for a home run. Meanwhile two
good hits following base on balls had
given the Buckeyes another run.
After Georges homer, the next two
went out, and three good hits netted
two more runs with good base run
ming. That made the score eight to
ten, but the locals could not score
again, while the visitors added one to
their total in the eighth. Butler and
Cantillon singled and Latham's ground
er to O'Reurl1e advanced them one.
The first runner scored on Genins' long
foul fly to George.
In the eighth the locals threw away
some more chances. Kraus got first on
balls. but was caught trying to get
third on Glasscock's single, Frank
making a good throw. George, of
course, followed with a single, which
would, no doubt, have scored Kraus.
Then Burns popped up a fly back Of
second base. Parrot got under it and
under the infield fly rule Burns was
out whether he held it or not. Par
rott, however. muffing it, Glasscock
started for third. evidently thinking
he was forced off, and was put out.
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