The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-31

One fatal inning dropped the st. Paul
base ball club another step down the
ladder yesterday afternoon. 1t was
hard game to lose. From the start to
the fatal seventh it was as close and
pretty a game as one might ask to
witness. Both pitchers, Willie McGil
for the locals and Keener for the Wis
itors, were in fine form and very effect
i've, with the odds rather in favor OF
the st. Paul twirler up to the time of
the crash. He had struck out seven
batsmen; had only been hit safely
twice, and these two, with the excep-
ton of three given bases On balls. were
all the DISCOVERIES who had discovered
hrst pase The locals, on the other
hand, had punched their hits on Keen
er in the sixth inning and earned q.
lead.
But in the seventh the tide changed.
Charley Frank, who had been first to
hit McGill in the game, was UP at hat
again for a starter. He was the proud
propounder Of problematic fly which
puzzled both Mcbride and Shugart.
Ihe latter might have gotten it but for
ifear of a collision. Shugart had to
run backward on it, although re was
the closer to it originally. The ball
ldropped at McBride's feet, when few
lhches difference would have made an
out Genins then hit hard toward
third. Nyce reached and knocked it
down, spelling a two-bagger, but Cen
dns is pretty fast on his feet and beat
the ball to the bag. George Tebeau
pursued the bunt. The ball struck di-
trectIV Of fbo MI
ed badly for McGill, who reached If
with one hand but did not stop it.
Neither Hollingsworth nor Shugart
was backing directly up, and the
bases were full when the ball was
nnaHy captured. Then, md not till
then did McGill show the white feath-
er. But he let down little 1t was
bad time. Crooks had not been able to
to find either Mullane Or McGill before
this trip but this time he sent a ball
ripping down through the pitchers box
and over second base safely out of
reach of all the infielders That drove
In two runs. Then Fisher bunted It
was apparent to the Columhians that
Willie was too slow a runner to catch
them if the bunts were fortunate
enough to be near the base lines. This
one, too, was safe. Keener hit it hard
1t bounded by Glasscock's outstretcha1
hand like a shot, and Crooks scored
When McGiH fumbled IIulen's burt
Fisher, too, came in. Butler hi! to
Shugart, who also failed to collect his
thoughts in time. Then Frank came
up second time and sent grounder
through them all again. Genins sent
the ball higher this time than before,
but it struck the ground just in front
of Parrott who could not recover HIM
self in time to pick it up just then,
and by the time he had changed his
course and captured the ball Genins
was we'll toward third. Ten runs were
in and the locals had not put visitor
out in the inning. The bases were as
good as clear, however, and McGill set
tied down and struck out Tebeau.
Jack Crooks did not dodge in the right
direction and walked to first on a hit
by pitcher. Fisher hit McGill {. warm
one, and went out, but Ifenius slipped
across the plate. GlaSscock mixed up
with Umpire Ebright and was put out
of the game, Mullane taking his place.
Keener sent Nyce foul fly, and the
side was finally retired with eleven
runs in.
George hit the ball hard, but high,
and the wind carried it into the left
foul area, where Genins, after good
run, got it.
Mullane sent Tebeau a catch, and
PARROTS hard hit to center was caught
by Mertes, who gagged it accurately.
McGill settled down again. Hulen
popped Shugart an easy one, and
Buffers hit over second base was nor
costly, as Mertes hit to Hollingsworth.
who made a pretty stop, caught Butler
in the line, and then threw to Mullane,
completing pretty double.
The locals started the run getting in
the first inning. Keener struck Nc
Bride out as an unusual overture but
Nyce bunted, and beat the ball to first.
Keener first tried to get the ball, but
failed and then tried to cover the bag
while Tebeau got it. George forced
Nyce N5rt. but stole second himself and
scored on Glasscock's sharp hit between
Keener's legs.
Columbus did not get a soul to first
base until the fourth. HuIen and But
Ier were struck out to start with. Me-
Gill followed it with two more in the
third In the fourth, with two out. ne
let Mertes walk to first, and Frank hit
the ball for two bases to left field