The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-15

Twelve straight defeats on st. Paul
grounds is Kansas City's 1897 record.
and, while it will not, probably, assure
the local team chance to play for the
Free Press trophy it does strengthen
the Apostles hold on third place, and
makes it certain that, when the roll
shall be called at the Milwaukee ball
park Sunday to see the final battle of
the season, with favorable weather no
less than 10000 fans will answer to the
call.
The Cowboys played a brisker game
of ball yesterday than since they came
up this time. Several times they had
the locals tied during the day, and
once they were even in the lead, but
this condition of prosperity was too
much for them, and they did not hold
it.
There were but a mere handful of
people out at 2 o'clock. the hour set
for the opening of the first game, al
though, during the afternoon, an ag-
gregate of several hundred arrived.
Defiant in spite of his defeat OF
Monday, little Willie Carney donned
twirl for the Kaws, and for two inn
ings the Apostles did not register at
first base, but, in the third, after but
one hit had been made off Willie, and
two were out, the Minneapolis pitcher
became involved in a wordy alterca-
ton with the umpire, which ended in
his summary dismissal from the game.
The bleachers pleaded for his rein
statement, but Cushman had a heart
of stone, and Willie rested for the
nonce. Roach finished the game, and
he did not eat UP any paste pots,
either, although once or twice it did
look as though he was stuck on him
self. Nine hits were made off him in
six innings, and only two errors were
chargeable to his team. Seven bases
on balls really tell the story of his
downfall.
Carney then went in in the second
game and finished it, making a total
of nineteen innings pitched in two
days He had good control of the ball!
and was not hit hard, although the To-
calls were very timely in their appli-
cation of the willow to the ball. The
visitors. on the other hand, touched
splendid fielding kept the score well
down.
Preston appeared at the plate as
the bell rang, but, after he had shot
a drop to McVicker, Nyce dished up q
lucky liner a horseshoe, as he called
it, to Connaughton, and Menefee
caught Georges Isbell then caught
Menefee, but Nicholson sent a hot
grounder through Gillen's left. Con-
naughton advanced the parson sack
with a short one to Cross. Gillen
threw out McVicker, and Menefee was
left.
In the second Glasscock famed, and
Isbell and Gillen sent grounders to
COnnaughton and Nicholson. The Wis
itors, too, failed to reach first or get
the ball out of the infield.
Connaughton's tumble started Spies
on the circuit in the beginning of the
third, and Hollingsworth sacrificed.
St. Paul's first safe hit was made by
Cross. 1t was a hard grounder, and
Nicholson made a pretty stop, but in
stead of holding the ball after he had
gotten it, he made a frantic trial to
get it to first in time, with the result
that the ball went up by the bleacher,
and Spies scored while the little pitcher
dashed around to third. Nicholson
held him there on Prestons grounder,
and then came up the little difficulty
between Carney and the umpire. When
Roach went in, the first ball he pitched
was Strengthened out by Nyce for a
single, and Cross run was scored.
Glasscock had already cut off Blan-
ford when Roach lined nice one over
CiilIen's head. Menefee sent Isbell q
second fly, but the big fellow let Mich
olson's single go through him and
Roach came in. Connaughton's two
base drive into center tied the score
before Glasscock retired McVicker.
Glasscocks two-bagger opened the
fourth hopefully, and after IsbeI had
waited for four balls, they worked the
double steal. Rlanford's throw to
third was not ideal. and when Pickett
let it go through. Glasscock scored and
JsbelI reached third. Gillen few out
to Menefee and Connaughton's second
error again, like his first, gave Spies
a life. Isbell scored. but a sharp
double, started by Connaughton, re-
trieved his error in a measure. The
visitors did not reach first.
Cross started the fifth with hit that
was good for twice as many bases as
his first, and Preston got a base. 1t
looked as though the Apostles had at
last secured apartments on Easy street
but Nyce hammered another OF his