The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-08

At ianapolis-Indianapoli VS.. Detroit
AT 81. Joseph-St. Joseph Minneapolis.
If anything in the base ball line was
ever more graceless than the first game
played between st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis yesterday, it must have been the
combination in one day of such a con-
tween the same clubs, at the same
place, and, generally speaking, in the
same haphazard style.
The recurrence of two such games in
day, either in the past or the future
might be esteemed as an epochmarker
Tor republics have risen and empires
fallen, darkness vanished and light
appeared, ignorance fed and wisdom
advanced, since such a combination
was ever before produced.
King Ahasuerus' golden robes, mol
derinS for ages in the spice-laden at
mcsphere OF the tomb. would give
forth an odor fresh as that of new
musty, moldy, rotten exhibition of al
legged base ball produced by the st.
Paul team on it's last appearance here
for an interval but too short.
Compared with the first game, the
second is tolerable for its sins of omis-
sion; compared with anything on earth,
the first game of yesterday must look
black. black, black as the cross sec
ton of Cedar street sewer tunnel at
1905 a. m.
Ten fielding errors by ST. Paul in one
game prepared the Inundated rooters
for the presentation of five more in
the second. The fact that the Min
neapolitans made five in each of the
games is some consolation perhaps, but
not palliation.
Do you want the hideous details,
Then listen.
Preston opened the first game by
muffing Davis fly. Andrews smashed
one of Phyle's swiftest curves to the
outlots for three consecutive bases.
q Philippe had the locals batting inield
glounders till two were out, when
Rice's low throw on Glenalvin ratified
the Frenchman from Iowa into giving
Glasscock a base on balls. But Shu-
CART gave Letcher a high one, and the
locals were one behind. The visitors
did not have more than one, at that
Phyle was out in the club house with
nasal hemorrhage when the second
inning was ready to start. The locals
braced up when he came out smiling.
The crowd clapped its hands, and the
Alillers went one, two, three on a
grounder to Glenalvin and a pair of
outfeld flies.
Three of the Apostles tried in vain
to smite the ball out of the infield, al
though Preston did compel Burke to
make a sensational stop and throw at
third to get him out.
The third was thrilling. Philippe hit
to Glenalvin, who threw wide to Glass
cock; Davis hunted to Glen, who reach
ed for Philippe as he passed and then
threw to first. Umpire Mannassau de-
clared that neither was out when a
large element in the crowd Of 1000
present thought that both were out,
and half Of them were sure that at
least one of them was out. Everybody
was sore but Phyle, and he settled down
to show this Mannassau that all the
umpires in the world couldn't come anv
train robberies on him and get away
with them. Burke hit a warm one to
Gillen and filed the sacks. But An
- drews put UP nice poppy for Glen
alvin, Philippe was tossed out at the
plate on the captains easy grounder,
and Spies took Carey's sky scraper.
Three more Apostles failed to reach
first base. Likewise, three NTillers in
the fourth. Philippe hit Glasscock, and
he was the only Comiskeyan to reach
first that inning.
Gillen started the fifth with a beau
tiful running catch of Philippe's foul
fly, that started the Millers on u
string Of futile pop-ups. Two more of
the locals had gone out at first before
Phyle walked at Philippe's expense.
and only to be forced out by Campau.
The sixth had a little digitalis in it,
and many hearts beat faster. Andrews
walked. Mannassau's egregiously bad
decision at first gave the MINNEAPOLIS
captain safe on what should have
been an out, and the bases we're FULL
when Phyle failed to cut Andrews off
at third on what Carey had intended
= for a sacrifice. For a second time the
sacks were full with no one out. And
for a second time Phyle settled down
and BANKED the visitors, for Letcher
gave Spies a high one Rice force
Andrews at the plate, and Fisher fan
ned, depth of ignominy as it was
Rice made a good catch on Geier and