The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16

Deuo at Grand Rapids.
The Saints dropped from first place
to second yesterday in a sharp, snappy
game-a pitchers battle largely-but
which was won by superior team work
or lost by failure to make the most uf
opportunities.
McGiu and Baker were the opposing
pitchers, and the latter was batted
the harder, yet he won his game. Nc
Gill was less fortunate In the bunch
ing of the few hits that were made
off him, but three times Apostles were
caught on the bases under clrcum-
stances that discouraged the spectators,
even though a critical analysis of the
score might not reveal any actual less
thus experienced.
1t started out with the promise oe a
very small score game, although sub
sequent finding of the pitchers ralstd
the apparent finals somewhat.
McBride's grounder to Ball in the
first was followed by ;9se hit FOR
Preston, but the latter was caught try
ing to make second on it, and Nyce
then sent a fly to center Even lad
Preston held first he would probably
have been left there, as George n the
next inning went out on a lily 20 Lilly,
and did not make a safe hit all day.
At the same time, had Preston re-
manned at first, the locals would have
had Baker at a disadvantage, and
George might have started differently,
especially when, as it was, he ,a7e
Lally hard run when he did come to
bat. Two grounders to Shugart and
Lally's strike out, tanning of the
air at that ended the first.
Glasscock got first on balls in the
second and was caught trying to steal
second. There were no hits to have
brought him in if he had remained out.
but it was disappointing to the $500
people who had gone there to see the
game.
Miller sent Preston a chance, and
Pickett hit high fly which promised
to drop safe if any high ball ever did,
but Shugart ran away back into the
outfield and caught it in one of the
most sensational plays of the diamond,
the finest running catch as yet made in
the park. McGill struck Cassidy out.
Shugart and Spies sent the ball in
the air for OUTS and then Ball went to
pieces on an easy grounder by Willie
McGill, who had plenty of time to lope
to first. Mcbride, however, sent the
ball in the air and Ball got 1t.
Kuehne flew out to Mcbride Boyle
started the Millers' hitting by a sharp
single, which Preston tried to get, but
could not. Baker hit to Nyce and g
tumble left two on bases. A passed
ball advanced both. Ball scratched il
hit, and Boyle scored the first rur
of the game. He went to second anG
Baker home but Ball was caught be.
tween second and third, when Laliy hi
to Preston. Dan went to second while
they were rounding Ball up, and came
home on safe single. Miller struck
out.
1t was then 3 to nothing, but wher
Preston hit safely again, and this time
for three bases to left field, it looked
as though it might be close after all
Nyce went out on foul fly to Kuehne
and George hit a sharp one to Baker
who tried to catch Preston, but the
latter reacEe ed thi safely again. G O e.
was let go to first and stole second
Glasscock found the ball safely for tw:
bases and that made two runs for the
home team. Parrot advanced thu
veteran one base on a grounder tt
Pickett, but Shugart's fly to center
ended the inning with the locals ont
behind.
Pickett hit safely, but Cassidy sent E
grounder to the right of second. Shu
CART got it and Pickett, who nearly
knocked him down to spoil double
play. Nyce fumbled Kuehne's easy one
but Cassidy was caught trying to stea
third, and Boyle famed the air.
Two were out when another tumble
by Ball gave the locals a ray of hope
as Mcbride reached first Preston hi
safely, and Mcbride kept running. The
ball was thrown to Kuehne too late t.
catch Mcbride but Preston had the
hardihood to try for second The
ball went back in time to catch him
and again the Saints were in the bouil
lon.
A base on balls, would-be sacrifice
that rolled so slow 1t became a safe
hit, and a two-bagger gave the Minnie.
two more in the fifth, making it to e.
Glasscock hit safely in the sixth will
two out, up to this time he and Preston
having been the only ones to fine
Baker safely. "Doggie" Miller ate III
two flies in this inning that saved the
Millers trouble.
McGill again struck out Cassidy and
the visitors went one, two, three.
Then Shugart hit high one to right