The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-18


St. Paul is gaining on Columbus by
dint of superior play and pertinaclous
practice of the manly art of self-de-
Tense Only one advertisement of
Carson City suggestiveness occurred
yesterday, but it thrilled the bleachers
as much as the longer set-to of the
day before, while it resulted in the re-
movaI of Sandow Mertes from the
game and grounds, as we'll as Bumpus
Jones. who was only coaching, but
whose eccentric and dIsrespectful Ian
guage stirred Umpire Haskell to the
depths.
Sandow made hard hit to Glenalvin
and beat the ball out while Glen was
trying to swing his left into the sphere
and get it back to first base. Glass
cock was in the line, perhaps, but be-
yOnd the sack when Mertes ran in and
gave him a vicious punch in the back,
and then clinched him, so that Jack
was powerleSS to retaliate for an in
slant Umpire Haskell took the roWdy
off Glasscock's back and ordered him
out of the game Everybody on the
Columbus team from Tom LOTUS to
the boy who takes care Of the bats
rushed over to first base, and Haskell
left them there arguing while he went
over to the other bench and borrowed
Comiskey's watch to show that in a
minute or so there would be a to 0
score handed to the league directors,
if certain conditions were not complied
with. These were the cessation of hos
tilities and the keeping of civil tongues
in a number of Columbus heads.
The game was resumed.
Roger Denzer was in the box for the
locals, and he had the sluggers guess
ing They could not hit him as often
in nine innings as Glasscock hit TIE
beau in a short minute the day before.
He was a little wild in the opening
innings, and his support was not as
nearly perfect as the solar system.
Hollingsworth hadn't any more ginger
than muddy water, and Glasscock ner-
Vously muffed thrown ball.
George Rettger was in the box for
the VISITORS and in the third inning
Mcbride batted ball at him so hard
that it nearly knocked the tall boy off
his pins, but Frank had gone to the
bench with an attack of stomach ache
or heart failure, or something, and
LOTUS bench was entirely denuded of
uniformed players. Rettger could see
Ills IlliSn ulSllnCIly. Inc COlunlD1dnS
did finally pull VOTERS off the LeXing-
ton avenue gate and tog him out in a
makeShift st. Paul suit but Rettger
stuck to it manfully and pitched him
Self back into FORM
McBride's introduction to the game
was a fly to Genins, and Glenalvin hit
a warm one, which Hulen got, but
pould not get to first base in time, the
ball bounding badly for a quick throw.
George gave Genins a second fly, but
GlasScock hit a nice one to right field,
and the locals were on Easy street,
seemingly. Glen went on to third base
bnd Glasscock, evidently not caring for
Tebeau's society rushed reckleSsly on
10 second, where he was thrown out by
McGarr. The Columbians started in
RuspiciouSly when Hulen famed at the
DenZer puzzles, but Mertes raped a
vicious one at Glenalvin, who had to
reach we'll out for it with his left and
rould not encompass it in time. Then
The trouble at first began Butler came
put of the embroglio as the base runner
Tebeau was presented with a base by
Roger and a wild pitch sent both men
eround quarter. Frank came to bat
but was seized with pain in his side,
and finally gave it up, Newt Fisher
taking his place: There were two balls
and one strike on Frank when Newt
came in, and Newt accumulated two
more strikes before he returned to the
bench. Genins hit timely one to right
field, and scored both runners, stealing
second before Crooks struck out
MCGarr made bad throw on GilIen' s
grounder, and Isbells hit sent Sammy
well around. Spies sent Butler a warm
one, which struck the extra fielder and
bounded away to one side. That tied
the score. Hollingsworth hit what
looked like a nice line single, but it
went into Hulens hands, and Spies
was thrown out at second for a nice
double play. Hulen threw Denzer out
on a ground ball, and the score was
still a tie.
McGarr hit to Hollingsworth and the
ball shot through him like a creased
pig through policemen's picnic. Buck
ley hit safely to right Tebeau made
lot of signs at McGarr that could be
read by g. near-sighted man in a balloon
over the Como shops, and then wonder
ed. why McGarr was caught trying
to steal third. Rettger waited
and was rewarded. Hulen gave
IsbelI fly Butler hit one
on the ground toward Holly,
tho latter tried to scoop it up, but in
stead let it go through his legs. Isbell
also failed to get it cleanly, and Buck
ley had time to go to the plate as