The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-07


Perhaps 200 people, about half of
whom did not care a hurrah in He'll
goland which side won, gathered at
Nicollet park, in Minneapolis, yester
DAY afternoon and saw one of the best
games that has been played in the
Western league this year. Certainly
it was the best which the st. Paul
and Minneapolis clubs have played in,
whether against the most hated rival
or anything else.
COmiskey's men went over there
hopeful and determined. They were
given about as hard a base ball prop
Osition to beat as they were ever up
against, but they finally won, so they
were not disappointed.
The Millers expected nothing, and
had the assurance of sacred writing
that they could not be disappointed.
They turned their batting order eX-
Rctly upside down. The pitcher was
first to face the curves of Handsome"
Jack Barnett, as the stands at once
dubbed him. The heavy hitters came
last, and it looked as though the secret
combination of the hoodoo's den of
mysteries had been deciphered when,
with the score 3 to 1 in the ninth, and
the Millers last to bat, all the heavy
hitters were coming up, although
placed at the bottom of the list.
That ninth inning was hair-raising
In the intensity of its long drawn
agony. For four innings preceding.
the Millers had but once enjoyed the
pleasure of landing a man safely at
first base. There seemed to be no
FeasOn why they should not do it again.
Barnett no doubt, could tell the rea-
gon. Either he got nervous or Tommy
Smith gave him the worst of it, Any
way, Cartwright walked to first after
four unsatisfactory pitches had been
subjected to the Smith analysis. Then
Dld Bill Kuehne, who was playing left
held to rest the main pipe, who has
almost worried himself into nervous
prostration trying to get the fans Of
his town TO pay his team their salaries,
1t was his turn to come up. Bill had
not done thing all day but pound
them oGt. 1t was first base to a cinCh
any time he walked to the plate, even
If he had to put them into Shugart
80 tsst as to tear his gloves. The
dramatic possibilities of this sensa-
IOnal ninth daWned upon Kuehne at
pnce, but they did not discomfort him
He gave the ball as fair a smash as
any sphere of like size and composition
was ever given, and it went almost
straight down the diamond at a speed
that promised a hospital sojourn to any
pne who endeavored to circumvent IT.
No one is in the hospital, for by the
lime 1t got to Mcbride it had cooled of
somewhat from its volcanic fncandes-
rence. Roat was next. Fred had not
made a hit since Sunday, and even
In that cataclysm of persistent slug
ging he only pulled out one safe one
Mr.. Roat's appearance at this time did
not have the inspiring magnetism of
a Platte valley orator in a windy con-
VentiOn. In fact, he did not arouse
much more enthusiasm than a half
baked dOughnut at a donation party
to a rural pastor. Roat was instructed
TO bunt, either by his conscience or his
manager. He kept at it and finally
boWled one down to Barnett about as
Blow as the city hall elevator Jack
threw it over to third base, and, il
Roat did not have sprinting legs of a
high value there might have been a
double play. Nyce however, did not
play for any reckless grand stand
throws, and was content with one out
Rt time. Miller was next, and, with
two on bases, homer, such as Doggie
used to make, would have won the
game beyond recall. Doggie famed
Pnce or twice at it without avail, but
ne finally met it pretty square, and
ne hit strong one into the left gar
Hen 1t looked for moment as though
IT would hit the fence. 1t dropped,
however, and Parrot was the favorite.
II then looked like a cinch for "Tacks. -
The sphere struck the hands of the
eccentric outfielder, and then bounced
put.
The st. Paul enthusiasm fell and il
fell hard. Tacks threw to third base,
hnd it was pretty close as to Kuehne,
but Preston declared that the count
was safe Letcher came up to drive
them all in with one of his typical
tWo-base drives, but the drive evidently
WAS damned somewhere up stream. al
though he did pound one run in when
he forced Miller out on a grounder to
Hollingsworth. 1t was Carney's turn
then to tie or win the game, but the
SCungster who had held the Apostles
down to five hits, and who had five
different innings seen three successive
batsmen face him without safe hit
pr any other old ticket to first base
ibis yOungster must not be permitted
to go to bat and save his own game
tolfdifying himself in the local admira-
lion for all time. Mo- He might want
raise in salary if he did that The