The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-01

There are two kinds of silver in gen
eral use for ornament-oXidized silver
and hammered silver. silver" Baker,
the once phenomenal pitcher, is now
both. St. Paul did it. Yesterday the
Saints hammered him first and then
burned him up. He had one experience
of the same kind on the old West side
ball grounds in this city, when he was
playing with the Brewers; yesterday
they warmed him over a second time.
Even then the Saints dallied along
half a length or so ahead in lazy
race, so that there was always
chance for the Millers to pull to the
front.
The chance was there. but not the
ability. Twice they had three men on
bases when a home run would have put
them in the lead, and one of these
occasions was in the ninth inning,
when such a hit would have been the
court of highest jurisdiction settling
the case once and for all.
But, as a Minneapolis man in the
stand expressed it, the Millers played
as though they hadn't even seen ball
grounds before. Why" he exclaimed,
disgustedly, "if st. Paul had those
chances they'd a had seven runs"
There was a moment or two of SEN
sational interest in the game, however,
in spite of the fact that the Saints took
the lead at the start with a bunch of
four runs. The trouble started when
Glasscock scared Ball 20 death with
grounder and went to first easily. Four
hits, all hard drives, clean as the w. G.
IT L. would have the Shanghai con-
sulate. followed, Shugart being the only
one to break the succession. The net
result was four runs, Of which, how
ever, but one was earned. Letcher
opened for the AIillers with a lucky
fly back of Shugart, but two were out
when a grounder hit straight over sec
ond forced Letcher out.
Baker struck out Phyle, and pair
of flies ended the Saints second.
Cartwright hit a drive to center,
which dropped at McBride's feet, but
GOt no farther He was caught nap
ping between first and second. Phyle
struck out EuStace,-, and made fine
left handed stop of a stiff rap by
Boyle. Ball, who reached first on
we'll placed fly, was left.
Two Apostles We're out on flies when
Parrott hit a three bagger, a beautiful
drive to the Lake street fence. Shu-
gart, however, did not get the bali
quite far enough, although he made
Letcher play center field deep. Three
infield grounders retired the Millers
without reaching first.
Roats unusual catch of a swift fly
we'll back of his usual position was the
only remarkable feature of st. PauPs
half of the fourth, when they did not
reach first base.
Phyle hit ROat with the ball Two
flies were caught before Heard lost his
umpiring eye and gave the next two
men bases on balls undeservedly, fill
ing the bags Boyle hit to Shugart
who fumbled the ball long enough to
spoil the play. One run scored and
homer then would have put the home
team in the lead, but Baker sent Nc
Bride high one and went out.
McBride's two bagger and Glass
cocks single earned the Saints another
run in the fifth. A tumble by Eustace
delayed the inning longer that it
should have been for the results ac-
cCmplished.
Letcher opened Minneapolis h rlf
with a clean drive to the Lake street
fence which was good for two bases
1t would have been for three ordinaril-
ly but not with Mcbride and Shugart
relaying the ball in and Nyce at third.
Letcher's experiment cost him a life
at third. Miler's single, which would
have scored him, was followed by
a two bagger by Roat. A base
on balls and an infield grounder
kept pushing the runners round,
and three We're in finally when
Eustace poked a clean single to
center, but was caught between first
and second, believing the Saints would
play for the runner at the plate. The
AIillers were then but one behind
The Comiskeyans, however, fell upon
Baker so hard then that the crowd
began to believe they had just been
playing horse. Spies went out on a
grounder to third, and a fan in the
bleachers yelled that Hollingsworth
was out as soon as the little fellow
stepped to the plate.
Holly drove a clean one through the
place where Ball should have been, and
Pbyle knocked a fly to the fence for
three bases. Mcbride put the ball out