The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-27

Detroit at ST Paul
Milwaukee at Kansas City.
Minneapolis took the last, making
six in succession
There is one consolation, slight
though it be-the worst indignity has
come that is possible.
The Millers are gradually tightening
their hold on the Free Press cup, and
St Paul is getting closer to Kansas
City. However, the Cowboys are not
playing very fast ball, so it looks as
though the Saints would be able to
finish the season in fourth place.
Yesterday they knocked Bill Hutchi-
son out of the box, and had a lead
of seven runs at the end of the second
inning Could they win?
The best they could do was to make
the Millers play the full nine innings
to catch up.
And they try to lay it to Roger Den
ger and to Phyle. They made ten
errors behind Denzer and seven behind
Phyle. There was one run earned off
Phyle and the three bases on balls he
gave cannot be charged with more
than three more. That's only four. It
is not poor pitching; it is execrabre
support, and it does not make any
difference how strong a bluff the local
gang makes when it is ahead, its lack
of stamina is painfully apparent when
1t is pushed hard.
Yesterday when the locals were bat
ting Hutchinson all around the lot. Jack
Glasscock and some of the others who
contributed to the loss of Tuesdays
game, were swelling around and look
ing up at the press box in undisguised
Scorn, as much as to say, oh you Will
roast us, will your
But change came over the spirit
of their dreams when this same Glass
cock forces the side out with three on
bases Comiskey's batsmen can bat up
around 400, but when it comes to a.
pinch, they are, like the elusive fiea
not there. while on the other hand
Wilmot trots along with a lot of very
ordinary batters, in the percentages
who can be relied on not to lose heart
at critical times. Werden drove in
the tying run yesterday in the eighth
by a ball that went to the corner of
COmiskey's hennery in the extreme
center field Kuehne forced in the win
ming run Monday in much the same
way.
Twitchell was released yesterday
and Jack Pickett was given, sold or
traded to Minneapolis, which is short
a second baseman since the injury of
ConnorS.
The first thing done in Yesterdays
game was the piling up of the handicap
which the Minneapolis club has recent,
~ been conceding the Saints at the
start. Ball threw ball over Werden's
head. That is to say, he tried to, but
the big one reached up and stopped it,
even if he could not hold it. That left
ORourke safe, and three singles, with
doubles by George and Hollingsworth
gave the locals five runs
TITS an even break" shouted Wer-
den, as he came in from first.
George caught Parker's fly, but Lally
hit safely and went to third when
Burns sleepily let the ball go by him.
Wilmot's hit scored him, but Walter
was forced out and it was five to one
at the end of the inning.
O'Rourke hunted and beat the ball
Stratton advanced him. but went out
Glasscock singled, and stole second and
George hit for two bases. Hutchinson
was then taken out of the box and
kirtley Baker, who was once pounded
all over the West side grounds by the
locals, was inserted in the breach. Two
more singles off of Baker resulted in
total of three runs for the inning for
the locals. while the visitors wasted
bases on Balls single
Spies got a base at the opening of
the third, and just got around.
Parker hit a hot one which Shugart
stopped brilliantly, but Parker was
safe. Lally waited for four, and Will
mot hit for two bases. Schriver waited
for four balls, and then Burns got his
hands into Werden's fly, but did not
stick 1T to his fingers. Preston hit to
Phyle and went out, but Kuehnes
grcunder went through Hollingsworth
and kraus, who had taken STATIONS
place. threw it to first badly. Shugart
failed to connect with Bakers hit and
these three errors, with occasional hits,
had given the visitors six more runs
SO that they were only two behind
George hit safely in the fourth, but
was caught trying to get to second
George made a beautiful running catch
of Schrivers high fly, but spoiled its
effect by bad throw over first base
No one scored, however, as the visitors
only got one hit thereafter.
The fifth was the locals chance to
save the game, for Shugart got a base
on balls, and. after flies to wilmot
Phyle's two-bagger to right field and
ORourke'S base filed the sacks. with
kraus up. Frank waited for four and
that forced in one run, but the best
Giasscock could do was to force Kraus
out at second. Kuehne hit to Shugart,
who threw low and the~ball went over
Glasscock's head and into the corner.
The third baseman went to his fielding
station. Bakers high fly. which George
could not get under, scored Kuehne,
and the locals were but one ahead.
George hit safely, but each of the next
three forced out the man just ahead of
him. Werden hit for two bases but
could not score.
O'Rourke gained first on fly which
fell safe, but was caught mapping by
Baker. Werden hit safely, but was
caught trying to set home on Lally's
two-bagger. George and Shugart made
fine throws in from the field
The locals went one, two, three, in
the eighth while single by SchriveI,
which struck the top of the fence and
narrowly missed being a home run,
with Werden's three-bagger to deep
center, as already described, tied the
score.
Lally dropped Burns fly near the
fence. and the locals still had a chance