The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-28

Still the wonder grew, not how one
small head, and the rest of it, but how
or earth Grand Rapids, with its present
aggregation of strolling players, ever
managed to win even the semblance OF
two straight games from st. Paul.
Monday, with the assistance of an
umpire who had not read the rules
they won seven to six. Tuesday they
won seven to six, umpire or no umpire
"Wednesday they were defeated seven
teen to three, and yesterday they were
defeated fourteen to five.
1t is another illustration of the fact
that when it comes to uncertainty the
chance of holding thirteen trumps IN
whist hand is not much more remote
than some unexpected but more or less
actual base ball contingencies.
The Grand Rapids base ball team,
playing as it did Wednesday and yes
terday, might win from the st. Paul
club once in ten years, if the Apostles
were asphyxiated. Certainly that
would be their only show. Yet they
took two games, one of which has been
thrown out on a technicality, and
have three more games to be played
mere TO-DAY anu lOIlOIIOW
At last the locals had a trial at
Pappalau. The other 'au, Campau, ven
tured a prediction as early as Monday
night that the Holy Cross Frenchman
would twirl the ball the next day. Then
the count rang in Brady and Hager-
mann and the impatient batsmen and
public hung breathless on the advent
of the much-mooted son of Johnny
Crapaud. Yesterday, he came, he saw,
and he went back in chains, to take
few liberties in with the original text.
Pappalau has some curves and a
great deal of good nature, but when
he is pitted against the Comiskeyan
Apostles, he is a little beyond his
weight. Thirteen hits were made off
of him yesterday, and it is always I'M
lucky for a pitcher to be batted for
thirteen hits, if he is beaten.
The young man who once slept in
tho same dormitory with Sockalexis
had part of the st. Paul team I'M
der his spell, but five of them were
Johnny on the spot with bats that
seemed as wide as barrel slaves when
it came to meeting the sinuous curves
OF the ex-Clevelander.
1t was a gala day for the Saints.
sorts of rural players, till the field
looked like farm kettle on lard-mak-
ing day, and the trying process showed
up one young man in very good form.
This is Jack Page, of Brainerd. Jack
graduated from the Pine City, where a
home run hit was impossible because
OF stumpage interference, and develop
ed batting average in the Red River
Valley league, where there was nothing
in the vista but audience and Specta-
tors and horizon. Here Page played
sensational ball all summer. Once he
was given a trial by Minneapolis, when
John Barnes was managing that club
He went into the field as shaky as an
aspen leaf and came out with the leaf
beat by forty-four vibrations Yester-
day. however, he went in with a good
nerve and accepted eight chances with
out an error
Marshall, who made a brief debut in
Wednesdays game, appeared again
yesterday, taking McBride's place in
center field after the game was ap-
parently cinched. Marshall did not
ignite any running streams, nor out
shine any purple moonStones. One of
his muffs, followed by a bad throw let
in two runs. However, he is not touted
as an outfielder, but a catcher and
baseman, and may be all right there
Pappalau gave Mcbride a base to
start the contest, but Twineham threw
Algernon out and as the ball did not
subsequently leave the infield during
the inning, the Apostolic hitters were
BANKED.
Slagle opened Grand Rapids half
with a warm single which Page got
but could not get to first in time, and
Twinehams base on balls gave the
Bobolinks much encouragement Cam
pau, however, famed, trying to meet
The balls Cross was pitching before
they reached the plate. Cancels single
into right field made matters look even
worse, but Slagle only went to third
base when Mcbride neatly took Nc
Kinney's fly.
The second opened with Georges pop
foul to Twineham, but Gillen lined out
a nice two-bagger down the left foul
line. Pages grounder to Mckinney
helped Sammy along and he scored on
Isbelrs single to right field, which
Camel could not reach. Isbell, how
ever, was thrown out on one of Pappa-
lau's eccentric motions.
Two flies to Mcbride and one to Gill
len constituted Grand Rapids half.
Spies gave Slagle a fly, but Pappalau
fumbled an easy pop-up by Cross. Nc
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