The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-13
It's seven straight games now.

It's seven straight games now.
Detroit was easier yesterday than the day
before The Tigers, still crippled, put into
the box young man named Thomas, from
Peoria. By the time he was finished with
the st. Paul sluggers, he thought they were
all from Streator.
Thomas was wild When he managed to
get the ball over the plate 1t had certain at
tributes of a deceptive nature, but usually
the sphere either promised disaster to the
persons of the batsmen or described wide
curves in the opposite half of the batter's
box.
Fricken was in the box for the locals for
the first time.
Can Fricken pitch? Well, rather.
Can Fricken bat? He made three hits yes
terday beside sacrifice and two bases on
balls.
Can Fricken run bases? Did not you see
him come home while Tommy INLAND was
squeezing the ballf
II the first game is sample Of the work
that Fricken is going to do he will do.
Thomas as remarked before, was easy.
He presented the locals with two bases as a
handicap before he would consent to begin
pitching the ball over the plate. Then he
gave Burns easy one and Jim, instead Of
sacrificing, hit 1t hard to please the crowd.
Fifeld got the ball, and sharp double play
resulted although O'Rourke reached third.
: Georges single scored him. Right Fielder
Mullane went out a grounder to inland
Fricken let frost hit it, but O'Rourke got
the ball. Twineham took a rap at 1t, and
Pickett picked up the leather. Sammy Dun
gan, however, big as a house. let the ball
rattle of his well cushioned bones, and very
opportunely, too, for Sammy Gillen had his
batting eye with him. and did not do thing
but send the ball out Of the fence on the
left side. That gave the Tigers the lead and
the striped pets showed their teeth though
they were likely to eat up two or three St.
Paul teams.
Three pop ups retired the locals in the sec
ond, and the jungle beauties came up again.
Shugart allowed Burnett to occupy first base
until INLAND forced him out Fifeld hit safe
ly, but Thomas struck out. No one scored
Fricken opened the third, and when he bat
ted nice single down in the open garden,
Just back Of second base, the crowd cheered
him we'll. O'Rourke however, forced him out,
and barely beat a double play himself
Glasscock hit safely and Thomas gave Burns
four balls, filing the bases with only one out
Burnett, however, caught Georges fly well
in. and no one scored. for Mullane gave
Burnett another, much resembling the first.
Fricken gave Gillen base after two were
out, but the next man retired the side.
Thomas hit Pickett on the arm, and Null
lane ran the bases for Jack Shugart hit
q hard single, and Spies did we'll. scoring
Mullane, and making 1t tie Fricken sacri-
feed, and Shugart scored on O'Rourke's fly
in center field. Burnett struck out and the
next two failed to get the ball out Of the
square.
Again Thomas opened an inning with a
pair of bases on balls. Mullane sacrificed
Pickett sent a fly to left field which DUNCAN
muffed Burns came in on it. shugart was
hit by the ball, and the bases were full Spies
hit to Fifield. but forced in run Just the
same. Thomas gave Fricken a base in order
to have the bags full. Fifield dropped o.
Rourke's fly, and Pickett scored and Shugart
scored Glasscock gave DUNCAN another
chance and this time he held the ball. frost
hit safely. but doubled out on Twine-
hams grounder to Pickett.
The locals had three safe hits and three
files to DUNCAN, the whole netting run.
DUNCAN made some nice running catches to
redeem himself for his error.
Gillen again hit safely, and Whistler hit a
hard liner. Fricken got in its way and the
first baseman went out, but Gillen went On to
kept on running. An effort was made to
catch him at the plate which inspired Bur-
nett to take second, and the locals tried to
head him off there, but failed at both points
Fricken then filed the bases, and Thomas
had a chance to save his own game, but the
best he could do was to force Fifeld out at
second.
< Fricken waited for a base on balls a second
time. O'Rourke hit for two bases and Glass
cock and Burns singles. George and Mullane
gave INLAND pop-ups, but Pickett drove the
ball into the extreme corner of the field and
made two bases. Shugart then drove the ball
, over the fence for the sixth run of the in
ming. Two baggers by Spies and Fricken
gave another run before the side went out.
Shugart gave one man life but the other
three that came UP failed to reach first base
Ely then pitched and much like Thomas
gave two bases balls Mullane hit one
which 1t puzzled INLAND to pick up, although
Tommy finally got it and reached second to