The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07

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Columbus at Detroit
Indianapolis at Grand Rapids.
st. Paul jumped from third place to
first yesterday in game that was
close and exciting enough to suit the
most exciting. 1t was just the kind Of
game to suit those people who go to
ball game to have thrills, although too
snug for the comfort of those who de-
sire, above all, to see the home team
win, whether by one run or twenty.
Phyle was batted freely but at inter
walls so we'll arranged that, but for
some unfortunate errors, he would, in
all probability, have secured shut
out of the Missourians. Preston and
Nyce were conspicuous by their I'M
certainty, and gave each spectator
succession Of chilly nervous tremo,s
every time a ball was batted or thrown
toward either of them.
The former, however, retrieved him
self, in measure, at least, by one
of the most sensational unassisted dou-
BILE plays ever seen on the diamond.
1t was in the second inning. Carney
had gotten around to second when
Nyce should have held him at first.
Then Preston gave Jimmy Bannon 4
life and the local fans were
not at high pitch of en-
thusiasm in behalf of either Of
of the new infield members. But Tommy
Bannon drove a liner down the field,
we'll to the right of third base, which,
to be exact, was on Prestons left. The
Hawkeye lad went after it and sue
ceeded in pulling it down with his
glove, and the crowd was clearing its
1000 threats for a tremendous yell
when the ball fell from the glove.
There was another of those momentary
intervals Of horror, which seem ages,
during which Preston famed the air
with both hands, finally getting the
ball again in his right, before it
reached the ground. All this time he
had hardly lost the momentum of his
original run, and off he darted toward
second with Carney, who had assumed
that the ball was safely driven through.
trailing behind like the ruddy glow Of
a fading sunset. And certainly Preston
had him faded. Reilly got a safe hit
after that, but Abbey struck out, and
the Kaws were left with two on bases.
It was strictly the fashion for the
Cowboys to be left on bases yester-
day in pairs, as it turned out.
Abbey, who might have been dubbed
Westminster but for the fact that
Phyle comes from Melrose, was in the
appearance of the famed ex-senator on
the local diamond. Mr.. Abbey is a
rather stalwart blonde, who, on his club
swinging alone, could not even get into
the Irish land league. He can pitch
some, however. 1t took him some lit
tie time to locate the plate yesterday,
during which interval Mcbride walked
to first Preston hit a hard one to
Connaughton, who stopped it too late
to catch either runner, and then threw
badly to TRULY. By the time the ball
had been returned from far right field,
Mcbride had scored and Preston was
at third. Nyce sent TRULY a grounder,
but PARROTS hard rap at Carney sent
Preston in with the second run. Phyle
opened with a base on balls for Nc
Wicker, but the rest went one, two,
three, and second base was Marty
finish.
Glasscock did not get the ball back
of Abbey, and Shugart hit hard
one into center field that looked as
safe as the Threadneedle street bank,
but that Jimmy Bannon-his legs are
y
came up under it like the thermome-
ter under a summer sun, and in a mo-
ment there flashed in the eyes of ad-
miring fans a pair of linen knicker-
bockers and a happy smile, for Jimmy
had caught the ball. Spies hit a hari
one into the sod and it bounded about
five feet over Connaughton's head
Phyle however, hit an airship foul
and it fell in the Lake.
Then came the Kansas City half, with
Preston's double as already described,
but no score.
Mcbride drove a clean one into left
field at the start of the third, and, when
he stole second, it looked as though
the ST. Paul good things were coming
in hacks, but one hack was plenty.
Preston struck out, Nyce gave Carney
a foul fly, and Parrot watched Ban
non get under another Of those beau
ties in center.
McVicker hit to Preston, who
handled the ball as though it was a
bad habit and hard to let go. Spies
saved any serious damage by heading
off McVicker's endeavor to steal
second. Shugart covered the second
bag in this instance. Connaughton
sent Mcbride a fly, and Lake hit safe
1y to left, but was caught trying to
make two bases on PARROTS arm.
George hit bounding, well starched
enc, to Connaughton, but the latter
made a thrilling one-handed stop, and a
pair of popups completed another unin-