The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17

Grand Rapids at Indianapolis.
The Saints downed the Millers twice
yesterday, obtaining a lead of three
games on Milwaukee.
In the first game the team from up
the river showed signs of ambition and
pounded the ball out at times with
a semblance of the vigor Of the old
days when Werden, Schriver, Lally,
and those were on the list. But in the
second they fell down. Phyle was only
b&tted for four safe ones in seven inn
ings, and that is not enough to win
against such ball as the Apostles have
been putting up for the last few games.
1t was a chilly, raw day, a northwest
wind beating across the field, and the
crowd was not large nor the players
overly gingery.
Nevertheless the opening of the final
days sport at Lexington park for the
season was pulled off promptly at 2
o'clock, and McBride's grounder to
Camel, Joe Camel, a younger brother
of the great Charley and the coming
John, marked the first put-out. Figge-
meier pitched four bad ones in the wind
to Nyce, but George forced Charley
out. Glasscock, too, was presented
with unacceptable ones, and Isbell's
scratch single, a slow one to Ball. fill
ed the sacks. Figgemeier could not
control the sphere, and sent Nyce over
the plate in a walk, with four bad ones
to Gillen. Spies fly to Eustace retired
the side with three on bases.
Eustace opened for Minneapolis with
a good single to right field, and Miller
hit to Gillen. Sammy tried for
double, stepping to second base, and
throwing perfectly. Eustace ran into
him. The visitors, however, claimed
that Sammy did not touch the base be-
fore throwing the ball, and Cushman
allowed the claim. Miller. however,
was out Eustace lost his wind in the
collision with Sammy, and Kuehne
took his place. Letcher flew out to
Mcbride, but Parrot, after being
warmly greeted by the fans, gained
first base on HollingsWorths- error.
Kuehne and Parrot then tried the
double steal, but the count was caught
at the plate on one of Denzer's tricky
stops of the ball.
After HollingswOrth had been thrown
OUT, 6OdC TO (TdnZGI, DeiZeI Ill u IlOl
one to Ball which bounded to PARROT,
who threw Roger out as he tried to
stretch the thing into a two-bagger.
Mcbride hit safely and stole second
but was left on Nyce's fly to Letcher.
Georges muff gave Roat short life,
Denzer starting sharp double, Whlch
was made possible by Balls running
off first base after once getting 1t
safely. Ball threw Cancel out, and
visitors wore still in blank
The third inning opened with a nice
single to right by George, who stole
second. Glasscock hit to the infield,
and the gang played for George, but
Ball, without holding the leather, stood
directly in Georges way. and he was
permitted to return to second on the
interference. Glasscock, in the mean
time, had reached first safely. Isbell
hunted, and Figgemeier threw badly
to first base. All scored and lizzie"
went to third, scoring On a wild pitch.
Gillen waited for four, and stole second,
Spies hitting safely and scoring him.
Holly sacrificed and DenZer popped a
fly safe near the foul line back of third.
Mcbride was thrown out by Ball, and
Fig filled the sacks with Nyce, George,
however closed the inning with a
grounder to Ball.
The third introduced to St. Paul
new member of the Minneapolis outfit,
who had been performing thinking
part in right field hitherto. His name
is Tibald and he halls from up in
Michigan. He smashed the leather for
three bases. F'iggemeier gave Glasscock
a foul fly, but Jack let Kuehne's
grounder go through between his legs
as though it was an intangible ray of
ether and he the Colossus of Rhodes.
Tibald scored, as did Kuehne, when
Miller hammered the ball into left
field for a triple. Doggie came in on
Letcher's grounder TO Gillen, making
the score three to five.
Gillen's safe grounder. after two were
out. was wasted. Roat got base. but
ball forced him out, and Gillen doubled
them up on the next ground ball.
PARROT took Hollingsworth's fly III
the fifth, but Roat fumbled Denzer's
trrounder, Mcbride, Nyce, George and
G,Iasscock in turn hit safely, and four
runs were in before the side was re-
tired. with Glasscock's vain trial to
steal, and Isbelrs grounder to Bail.
Holly threw out two before Kuehne
and Keete. another new one, who had
taken the place of the disheartened
..Doggie." were pushed around by
Ietcher's good hit to left, on which
he got two bases Only Kuehne, how
ever, scored before Parrott went out
on an easy grounder to Glasscock.
The locals did not reach first in the
sixth, but Roat was given base.
Ball hit fly, and Nyce muffed it. his