The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19

Columbus at Kansas City.
IT remained for the leaders and the
tail-enders in the Western league race
to play one of the closest games Of
he season thus far at Lexington park
yesterday. The team that has been
beaten by all the Eastern teams held
down the team that has beaten two
of the Westerners badly and broken
even with the third, for eight long
innings, and had two of the Apostles
out of it in the ninth before Jack
Glasscock opened UP line of five base
hits, the first bombardment the
Apostles had been able to give Scott,
Glenalvin's new find.
In spite of the impending storm,
nearly 700 fans took a chance on
ducking and rode to the scene OF the
conflict. 1t is apparent that in the
present fever of base ball interest in
the city where the leaders live, there
are about 700 people who would so
to see a game if it was played On
an ice track with the pitchers in furs.
Brownie" Foreman, the much tout
ed ex-leaguer, was first thrust against
the Saints, but he could not find the
plate any better than the coroner could
the girl who put kerosene In the
kitchen fire, and two innings had not
yet been uskered into the alcoves OF
the past when Brownie was black and
tlue from the knocking he received at
the hands of his fellow players.
Mcbride was the only one to get a
base on balls until after Mullane
sacrificed, and Camel muffed Roat's
throw on Nyce. The Foreman issued
two more trip passes, and the score
was two when Grand Rapids came to
bat.
Slagle, who plays center field in an
Fton Jacket and hair like an English
actor, hit Fricken for a hard one, and
the wise acres in the stands allowed
as how" Fricken had seen better days,
and the song ought to be added to his
Iepertory at once. But Roat gave
Glasscock fly and Campau watched
the ball cut the plate three times. with
curves like spaghetti and hot as pepper
sauce. The runner stole second, and
Glenalvin hit safe one. Gettinger hit
to Nyce, and the side should have
been out, but Nyce threw the ball into
the cycle track, and when the relations
of all parties had been adjusted with
out acrimony, two runs were in and
Gettinger was on third. Camel sent
Mcbride an airship and the gift was
accepted.
Spies was hit by pitched ball, but
Umpire ManasSau would not allow him
to go to first for the reason, he said,
that Spies did not get out Of the Way
of the ball. This was perfectly ap-
parent to the most Obtuse individual,
because, forsooth, had he gotten out
of the way, the ball would not have hit
him. Manassau, who walked from the
Pacific coast to Minneapolis two years
ago to play three days in right field
In John Barnes band box, Demon
strated that while Spies might or
might not have tried to get out of the
way of the ball, he should hereafter
make a more artistic bluff at getting
out of the course of the sphere. After
Spies sent a fly to Gettinger, and
Fricken waited for four. Mcbride
forced Fricken out at second, and
Glenalvin forced Foreman out at once.
Scott then went in and no more dam
age was done. Shugart gave Hatfield
a life, but he did not score, the next
three being unable to bat with any
force.
Four of Scott's poorest gave George
privileges, and Glasscock's single that
went scudding down between Glenal-
vim and Camel helped little. Parrott
sent a fly to Campau and Shugart
forced the captain out at second.
George and Shuga1t scored before
Spies two-bagger to far left was field
ed back
Roat singled on the earth, but Cam
pau forced him out, F'ricken's deliber-
alton ensuring the play. Glenalvin
famed, and while Gettinger waited
for four, he was too late, for Spies
took Cancels fly near the left foul
line.
A third time Mcbride went to frs:
without violent exertion. and then
Mullane hit one in the air. 1t fell
between Glenalvin and Campau, and
in the meantime Mcbride was In a
puzzle as to what was to become OF
the ball. Glenalvin then got it to Sec
ond in time to cut off the head man.
Nyce forced Mullane off, and George
wasted a hit, as Glasscock In turn
forced him out before Nyce reached
the plate.
Hatfield shot a hot one toward Nc
Bride, but low, and reached first hand
fly Buckley sent a fly to Parrot, who
made a pretty catch. Scott helped by
sending a safe one down the line where
MulIane could not intercept it. SIagle