The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-06

watched with a great deal of interest, and
with nine fielding chances, only one of them
an error, stolen base, ETC., he can be said
to have made fine start
If Parrot keeps up his batting streak he
will have the long-hit record beaten by the
Fourth Of July.
Fred Lake had his eyes open when Glass
cock carried the ball to the bench after Lally
called Fred out in the fourth. 1t appeared
as though the catcher was devoting his en-
tire attention to the umpire, whom he was
roasting ad lib, but Lake evidently watched
the ball, for when he told Lally that a man
in a brown suit had the ball. and Lally
frisked the man with the brown suit and
found it. it looked as though Lake had Wash
ington Irving Bishops game pretty pat.
Comiskey's clock is about five minutes fast
The street ran right up to the gate
yesterday, and everybody expressed pleasure
at the change.
1t will probably be long time before two
home runs by two batsmen in succession are
again seen at Lexington park. The hits of
Shugart and Spies were beauties.
Nyce's error came pretty near losing the
game in the ninth. 1t was followed immedi-
ately by Reilly's three-base drive to center.
If Reilly had not been coached to remain at
third he could probably have made the circle
and tied the score.
Not all of the errors made by St. Paul are
in the score sheet. For instance, in the
fourth inning the Cowboys scored three runs
but they should really have been banked
After Jim Bannon had hit safely, Tim Ban
non popped up fly, which would have been
easy for Parrot. but Shugart was coached
to get the ball and failed With two out a
little hitting followed, and the Blues took
the lead.
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longs to 'Tacks" Parrott. In the seventh
inning, with two out and three bases, he
smashed the leather for three sacks and
cleared the bases.
The only hits made off Barrett for six
innings were PARROTS single in the first and
Nyce's double in the sixth. The three hits
in the eighth sent around four runs.
1t is mighty seldom that first baseman
puts out seventeen men in a game. Glass
cock did the trick Yesterday without skip
No two catchers ever had less work to do
than Spies and Lake. The former got one
assist and the latter one put-out in the whole
game.
Connaughton's work at short is sloppy, but
effective.
McGilPs legs appear to be SO short that he
has great difficulty in reaching first when
Glasscock is taking ground ball. He failed
to reach first in time to catch either Carney
OF Jim Bannon in the fifth.
The fifth was a great inning for the WISH
tors. Trubey got his base on error, and
Carney and Jim Damon on little infield
hits before anybody was out. Tim Damon
popped up fly and Reilly and Jim Damon
were doubled out before anybody tailed.
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The Blues had very much better luck in
the sixth when, without making the sign of
a hit, they scored three times. Barnett drew
a base on balls, Preston failed to do any
thing with McVicker's grounder, Connaughton
drew a base and Mcbride muffed Trubey' s
fly after long run.
The Kansas City team is not so strong as
that which it brought here last year. 1t is
especially weak in pitchers. Carney is better
at first than Klusman, but the rest of the
infield is not so good as it was last year, and
it is a question whether the outfeld is any
better than the outfielders Of 1896.
Friday is the first day on which the ladies
will be admitted free. Turn out, girls, and
fill the grand stand.
The gate at the southeast corner of the
grounds should be kept open. 1t would save
the hill people walk of nearly half mile.
Come on, Commy, let's have all the accom-
modations that go with the best grounds In
the country.
Connie Mack and his Milwaukee team are
not setting the Western league on fire. Mack
will be good minor league manager next
year. He is not one this year because ne
hasn't been in touch with minor league play
ers for several seasons.-Chcago Journal.
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