The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-23

GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Indianapolis at st. Paul.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Detroit at Kansas City.
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee.
The school books of the city of st.
Paul will be revised so that the First
Reader will be like this:
Did you see the base ball game?
1t was great game, was 1t not?
Who won the game? Saint Paul.
Who always wins the game? Saint Paul.
Why does Saint Paul win the base ball
game?
Because Saint Paul has the best players.
And who Of the Saint Paul players is the
best?
Den-zer. the greatest pitcher in the league.
Did any one anticipate that Indian
apolis would be mercilessly slaughtered
in the town of Saintliness?
If so, his or her premonition was
correct.
Indianapolis can play pretty good
ball, but 1t is outclassed.
At least that was so yesterday.
Denzer pitched a great game, and
won it. For long time it looked as
though the visitors would not see first
base except from the bench Finally,
however, Glasscock made his first err
ror in nineteen games, and Hogriever
was on first. Wood then smashed the
ball into the buggies for three bases,
and gave the visitors a run, coming
in minute later on McCarthy's sac
rif1ce. At that he had a hard chase,
for Spies threw to Glasscock and
caught Mccarthy and then covered
the plate to get the return. The ball
came back, too, and it looked to the
stand as though Spies caught Wood
on the leg before the aforesaid leg
touched the plate But, at any rate,
the umpire decided that he was safe,
any difference in the result of the
game. --ss r~fs-e1 1z
The third game of the Indianapolis
series and the sixteenth successive vic
tory of the st. Paul club pulled the
locals up to .61S and pulled the Wis
itors down to .632. The gap has been
closing rapidly the last four days.
Damman was in the box for the Wis
itors, and the south paw found his
first foe in O'Rourke, who hit the ball
safely out of reach. Glasscock fol-
lowed with a two-bagger to the fence
on the right side which Hogriever
could not reach. That scored O'Rourke.
Two out-field flies and a grounder to
Stewart ended the inning with but one
run in. Billy George took two long
flies, Hogriever's being terrific drive,
but a fruitless one. George was play
ing we'll back for the hard hitters.
Neither side reached first base in the
second inning.
.Denzer. opened the third with a two
Dagger to left, which struck the fence
just above the foul line, and followed
the wall, with Mccarthy after it, Den
ger reached second, and O'Rourke sac
rificed. Glasscock gave Shannon fly,
and, it looked shaky for Roger, but
KrauS hit nice one to right and the
star pitcher came in Then George
drove the ball clear down in center
field among the buggies, and George
could have come clear home while
Hogan and Shannon were getting the
ball back had not Pickett held the lit
tie fellow at third base. Anyway,
Kraus had scored. Burns put a neat
one back of the infield, and Pickett
poked a hard one through it. Shu
CART hit a sharp one to Stewart which
bounded, and Burns tried to score on
1t, but Stewart recovere the ball
quickly and threw him out at the plate.
The locals had made four singles,
double and a triple but sharp fielding
had kept the score on the lot down
to three runs. George again took in
two flies Damman's drive necessitat-
ing a long and a hard run, as the ball
was hit hard. Hogan popped up an
easy one which Denzer took in when
1t came down, and did not hurt his
hands either.
Spies hit safely at the start of the fourth
but DenZer presented with a beautiful
bouquet when he came to bat and then struck
out O'Rourke sent liner which Scheibeek
intercepted, but Glasscock hit safely, Spies
going TO third on the throw from right field
Then Glasseock stole second. Wood made a
play to catch him off second, and Spies
turned to the plate and Spies was out.
Hogriever hit to 0'Rourke, and Tim sent
the ball to Glasscock, beating Hogriever by
six feet. But Glasscock dropped the ball
and at last the visitors had succeeded in
getting a man to first base, though through
no great skill of their own. 1t was inoppor-
tune too, for Wood sent the ball even
where George had already planted oae and
while Jim Burns was making friends with
the horses and getting the ball out Hogriever
scored and the catcher reached third. Nc
Carthy sacrificed, bunting the ball a few feet
from the plate. Spies threw to first and
caught Mccarthy, but on the throw back as
already stated, there was a close decision.
and the base runner got it. as well as
hard fall when Spies tackled low as he
came over the plate. He damned Woods head
into an empty honey-hake box. but that did
not hurt him, as he has a head that has
withstood the speed of some swift pitched
balls. Motz struck out and Stewart gave
Glasscoek grounder, so that the visitors
had two runs. Kraus got a base on balls
but George sent Stewart an easy one and a
double play cleared the bases again. Shan
non took care of Burns grounder. The visit
oFs again failed to reach first.
Pickett struck out and Sheibeck ate up an
other liner, this time Shugarts Spies hit
hard one to right field but Denzer struck
out. Hogan hit the ball. Indianapolis second
safe hit. and here it was the sixth inning
But he tried to steal second and Spies made
beautiful throw. Marty was sore but he
was also out. Hogriever gave Kraus a fly,
and while Wood again hit safely. this time
into the net on the right fence no one
scored. for Mccarthy did not get the bah
any farther than on his sacrifice the other
time.
Two were out when Kraus made his single
In the seventh, and the hit was wasted al
though George gave Hogan an opportunity
for strictly sensational catch in deep CEN
ter. With one out, Stewart hit safely but
Scheibeck hit hard one into left field and
George ate 1t up nicely as the visiting out
field had done by some of the locals hard
drives. That made five flies that George had
taken In, and he was given the glad hand by
the assembled multitude. Shannon got base
on balls. but Damman forced him out
Two were out in the eighth when Shueart
drove the ball over the left field fence for two
c.