The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-01
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.

Grand Rapids ....SS "a .273
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
st. Paul took two games from Colum-
bus yesterday, and started on its first
tour of the Eastern circuit with a
goodly margin to be reduced before it
can fall below first place. Neither game
was free from fielding flaws, but it was
so chilly on the field of battle even
after the sun ventured to come out for
occasional peeps at the afternoon car
mage tI4at perfect play could hardly be
expected.
Willie Phyle pitched both games. He
was sent in in the morning in the I'M
mediate presence of IT'S people to take
a game from the Columbians some way
or other. Manager Lotus put in Nc
Farland, who, whether he appears in
the Ii Hung Chang uniform of Grand
Rapids, 1896; the sparrow cop blue OF
Jimmy Mannings outfit for 1897, or the
nondescript letter carriers gray, with
linen cap, in which he appeared yester-
day under Columbian management, is
usually about as easy for the locals to
find as a short change artist at cir
Gus front door. Yesterday was no ex-
ception to the rule. Manager Comiskey
switched his batting order around by
shaking it up in hat, or something,
and Billy George marched to the plate
first Mcfarland took aim for the
plate and then let the ball go like
shot. Buck Ebright never did say
whether McFarland's aim was well in
tended or not, for before the ball got to
the point where he could judge whether
it was ball or strike, his vision was
INSTRUCTED by bat, which swung full
on the PROV of the Columbian airship
and turned it into a piratica1 junk,
which eluded Sandow Mertes' persua-
siYe reach and scudded for the sand
wagon gate under full sail During
this naval pageant, George was winding
himself around the diamond four sacks
at a time. Mcbride came up next,
he having drawn second place in Mr..
Comiskey's lottery. He cut a single
out of one side of the ball, but was
doubled out when Glasscock tried to
transmute the sphere into a liver pill
and insert it in Mcfarland hypoder-
mically. Hulen opened on Phyle with
a safe single, but was crowded out.
~,
Shugart dropped a fly beyond Hulen,
and the Columbian pitching artist con-
ferred two B. B. degrees, Phyle, how
ever, went out on an infleld fly, and
George drove one to Frank SO that three
were left in the cold, literally.
Crooks was hit, but first base sa4'
his finish.
McBride's fly to Butler in the third
was followed by Glasscock pounding
wild pitch on the nose for single
that scorched uniforms all the way
from the pitchers box to center field.
Jack stole second as though he was
a Colfelt just escaped from college.
Nyce hit to Crooks, who fell by the
wayside. Parrott, at the suggestion OF
a roOter in the stand, drove the ball
three or four feet over Hulen's head.
Glasscock scored, and Nyce reached
the tertiary. Shugart batted Butler
back to the grass rim Of the saucer
track and travelled three bases without
interference. Two additional runs wera
thus secured, and Shugart came also
when Spies hit a tepid grounder to
Hulen and went out.
Mcfarland hit down toward first
base, and G1asscock got lost in the
meshes Of Hollingsworth and Phlle,
who, between them, got the runner
without Jacks assistance. Hulen
famed, but the next three met the ball
for safe ones, and Butler scored. Mer-
ties tried to go from first to third Oh
the last hit, and PARROTS arm fooled
him.
Phyle's fly back of first, Georges
stiff greunder through Crooks pre-
cinct McBride's patient waiting and
GlaSScock'S drive into Hulen that made
the latter think he had been struck by
an electric car, assisted in measure.
by Nyce's long fly to Mertes, piled UP
four more for the Saints in the fourth.
Genins dropped a fly safe, and Crooks
hit one which bounded luckily, but
neither scored.
Spies got his base, and Holly sacri.
feed. Phyle got four, too, but two flies
to Mcbride retired the side Buffers
three-bagger and Mertes' grounder TO
Shugart gave the visitors their second
and last run Of the game. GIasscock
went to first on four, stole second
again. a little closer, and was brought
home by a pair Of infield outs. Tebeau's
single was spoiled later by Holly's stop
of a line drive.
Mcbride followed Georges third sim
gle with a homer, and the locals had a
total Of twelve, which was increased
one in the eighth inning when Par
r0tts single, Shugart's sharp drive to
Tebeau, and a passed ball, and SPIES
hit to Mcfarland let Tacks in to the
plate
A quick double put Columbus quick
ly out Of misery, and in the ninth q
base on balls for Phyle, Georges single
and triples by Mcbride and Nyce