The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-18

With Willie Phyle, and his one fiat
wheel, in the box, and Count Antonio
Mullane on third base, the Saints man
aged to forsake the hoodoo which for
three long days had been gnawing
at their hopes, and now they are off
In the lead of the league again. It
was not a complete revenge, for there
were only about 1, 800 Minneapolis fans
out there to be guyed by the few but
constant ST. Paul enthusiasts vino
went the derby distance in order to be
in at the death.
Each club has won four games OF
the eight, and each has been thrice
defeated on its own grounds, and once
before a Sunday crowd. Honors are
easy, and the feverish fans will again
get together when the warm July sun
has taken the kinks out Of the Apos-
tolic arms and the game is going good.
Then the Saints will do unto the Mill
ers even as they would not like to have
1t done to them.
Comiskey is in Chicago attending
league meeting, and the fans are Won
dering if he is the hoodoo.
There was just one bright, exultant
moment in the Minneapolis experience
after o'clock yesterday afternoon and
that was at 401, when Dan Lally.
Handsome Dan," knocked the bail
clear into the corner of the fence un-
der the pole on which the new pennant
f1oated for the first time. 1t was a
homer, but it was the only glimpse of
Trojan poetry the Mill City fans had
all day.
Harvey, vino held the Saints down so
well In the game of Monday last,
couldn't get the ball over the plate
any more than he could ignite the
green wood that his employer sells
between games. Four bases on balls
were interspersed with a grounder by
Mullane, an endeavor to sacrifice, but
which forced Mcbride out, and a single
by George. There were two runs in
and the bases full when the auburn
aureole got hot, and a balk advanced
all the runners. Then the head Miller
came out Of the rear garden and called
to the box a smiling young man named
Carney, who had been warming up an
arm in the corner of the park.
Carney is about as easy for the
OdiutS DIS lying d OutuIu Tectl eS-
tate agent, and some questioned the
judgment of the frightened manager
captain in putting him against St Paul
again so soon. 1t did seem as though
It was bad when Shugart, who was
just then coming to bat, drove the ball
out for a homer with two on bases
before him, and that made total Of
six runs for the pennant winners. Spies
hit him for two bases with the grace
of Greek goddess, and Phyle hit the
ball so hard that he managed to limp
around to second before the ball got
back to the diamond. If he had had
two good legs, he might have scored
two or three times, perhaps. The next
two took mercy on the locals, and, as
they had already been at bat once in
the inning, quit.
The bright and gladstone sunshine
glittered on the distant tower of the
court house and city hall in gilded
glory, the pennant f1oated in the cool
ing breeze, but natures beauties found
no favor in the saddened hearts of the
gloomy fans. Pickett hit for two bases
and lifted them out Of the cave a min,
ute only to drop them deeper than ever
when he ran to third on Cassidy's long
fly which the ubiquitous Mcbride man,
aged to get under and throw back to
second. Another hit to the outfield was