The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-02
In fourth place again.

In fourth place again.
And, so far as yesterdays game was
concerned, at least. the honors are we'll
won.
Did you see the catch that Turner
made in center field when Walter Will
mot drove out what he thought was a
sure three-bagger? Walter sent the
ball as far as he could, but '"Tuck''
was under it by fine run, and al
though no one could see it strike his
glove, all could see that he threw it
back into the game without stopping
to pick up any ball. 1t was a beauu-
full catch.
Glasscock, too, took a hard foul fly
near the bleacher, and then threw to
third like q shot. He did not catch
Wilmot. but he gave him run for his
money.
Shugart, too, got into the grand
stand part of the play, taking fly
right out of Billy Georges field and
beating Connors out Of a hit.
Last, but not least, Scott Stratton got
into the display game by reaching up
and taking a ball right off the fence.
The Minneapolis people claimed that he
did not catch 1t, but that the ball
only the force Of the ball throwing his
hand back against the fence. O'Day
saw 1T, however.
You can just mark it down In your
little book that any time the St Paul
club plays as good ball as it did yes
terday, there is no club in this league
that has any license to beat it. and
WELL Louisville may get a touch of
high life today, at that
Only one error, and that was oblit-
Grated Immediately by a sharp double
play so that the lucky wight got no
further than first base. "How-can-we-
loser" Comiskey sat on the bench and
smiled.
1t was great ball.
Minneapolis rowdy tactics broke
loose again yesterday, however, and
the scheme was justly and deservedly
rebuked by the results achieved 1t
was In the fifth inning. Mullane was
on first. when O'Rourke hit a hard fly
Mullane, supposing it was safe, ran
well towards second, and when Ball by
a startling catch got the ball, Tony
started back 1t was sure double,
evidently, if Ball threw to first, but
Just to do a little dirty work, Connors
grabbed Mullane about the waist and
held him. Shugart, who was on third
when the ball was caught, took advan-
tage of the fact that Ball had not
thrown to first, and while the Mime
apolis players clustered around Null
lane to make their bluff good on the
umpire, Shugart stole to the plate.
Ball. however, did discover him and as
soon as he could disentangle himself
from the crowd around O'Day, he
threw to Schriver. The ball and Shu-
CART reached the plate about the same
time. but O'Day did not see the play
and refused to call Shugart out. Con-
nors' interference, toe, made it neces-
sary for him to send Mullane back to
first, so that the dirty work instead of
resulting to the advantage Of Mime
apolis cost 1t a run. 1t was beautiful
illustration of the style of ball which
Connors learned under the tutelage of
Fighting Jack Carney in Toledo and
Terre Haute, and which is seemingly
fostered by that gentlemanly 60 ex-
ponent Of the national game in Mime
apolis, Walter Wilmot.
May he try that same trick many
times, with the same results!
Varney Anderson was in the box for
Minneapolis, and the first ball he
pitched hit O'Rourke in the chin. The
next was equally wild and advanced
Tim to second. Then Glasscock hit
over the infield, and O'Rourke scored.
Turner waited for four balls. George
sacrificed. and Kuehne let Stratton
drive two runs in that should not have
scored at all. The next. chance the
Count had, however, he started a
double play so that ST. Paul only made
three on errors and wild pitching. Min
neapolis did not get a man to first
base.
Shugart hit grounder past first
base. Werden did not get it up in time,
and the short stop was safe. Spies ad-
Nanced him a base, and Mullane dropp-
ed a nice one back of short. O'Rourke
duplicated that hit, and Shugart scored
Another double came on Glasscock's
liner which Connors caught low. Tim
could not get back to first. Werden
put the ball over the fence for two
bases, and Frank made as good a hit
but inside the lot. That scored Perry
Schriver hit a long fly to George, and
Frank scored. Kuehne hit over the left
half for two bases, and Ball waited fol-
his base, but Anderson struck out, and
1t was four to two.
Turner flew out to Lally, but George
hit a nice single. Stratton forced hin
out, but beat a double at first Pickett
then met the ball full in the face, and
when Lally had picked it up, Jack was
we'll along toward second. Ball hit i,
with one hand, but instead of catching
1t, he bounded it into the fence, and
Pickett, instead of staying on third
where he had a perfect right, came
nome. Shugart few out and the small
delegation of Minneapolis fans thai
had come over was out of its misery
again.
Wilmot and werden hit safely after
Ia1ly was out, Perry's drive sending
the captain-manager to third Werden
however. was caught trying to stea
second, which made Wiimot so mao
that when Frank got base on balls
tWilmot yelled across the diamond tc
him, you, Charley Frank, stay or
first base now, will your" He did not
stay long, however, for Schriver soor
forced him out at second.
Spies hit a nice one over the Aurora
avenue fence for two bases. and Null
Iane dropped another hit in the terri
tory back of Kuehne. O'Rourke's hit
scored one. Glasscock's sacrifice ad-
wanced both runners, and wild pitch
scored Muliane. Frank by fine throw
got Turner out at first on ground
BAIL but O'Rourke scored. George Their
found the ball again, and a three base
nit to the carriage gate carried him
around to third. He wanted to make