The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-10

pau shot one into Shugart that worthy
was lucky to stop at ALL The count
stole second, but was thrown out by
Shugart, trying to make third on
Letcher's grounder. The Iowan was
caught trying to steal second. Glen
after hitting safely, was caught trying
to get to third on Shugart's single to
left field, which bounded over Reilly's
shoulder Letcher made a fine run
ming catch of Gillens long fly near the
foul line, and St Paul was BANKED, in
fact and in earnest.
Reilly's futile attempt to hit the ball,
and pair of infield grounders sent the
Colts out, one, two. three.
Spies drove a hard one to right field.
and stole second. Fricken famed the
air. Geiers single scored Spies, but
some blowholes were discovered in
Com1skey's hit-and-run defense when
on the signal for Geier's steal Burke
hit and the ball went foul to Corbett,
who stepped to the bag and completed
the first unassisted double play seen
here this season.
Philippe went to bat in Smiths
place. Miller let a single through him.
Corbett hit a hot one, which went
through Fricken's hands to Glenalvin,
but was fielded to first. Rice hit safe
ly. scoring Philippe, but was himself
forced out by Norton. Campau struck
out, and one was Minneapolis total.
Miller opened ST. Pauls fifth with a
clean single. and stole second. Glen
alvin sacrificed. Glasscock popnad a
fly to Rice's region, which Reilly in
| vaded with evident felonious intent.
When he muffed an easy one, the
youngsters went into the dumps again.
Shugart's single scored Miller. Gillen
forced Shugart out Glasscock reached
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second, and Glasscock home. After a
feint, Dixon threw to third, on which
Glasscock came dangerously close to
the plate; Dixon took after him. There
was quite mix-up between third and
the plate, Gillen going clear to third.
Glasscock finally got back to third
without being touched with the ball.
but Gillen, who was there also. could
not cover his retreat to second sue
ceSsfully, and was put out.
Shugart's muff of a fly in Geier's ter
ritory, a burnt Offering to grand
stand ambition, was Minneapolis only
ray of hope in the sixth. After Fricken
and Geier went out inside the lines,
Burke walked to first on balls, stole
wild pitch, amid the plaudits of the
multitude, such as it was.
Fricken saved Ball humiliation by
giving him four wide ones. and the
distempery short stop walked to first
and stole second. A wild pitch, Cor
belts fourth ball, advanced both, and
Ball scored on Rice's fly to Geier. Nor
ton forced Corbett out, and Campau's
single was wasted by Letcher'S strike
out Immediately succeeding.
Glenalvin hit light one, and Norton
put him out alone. Glasscock and
Shugart shot hot ones to Rice, who
stopped them both and at the risk of
losing a hand on either. Gillen put a
three-sacker down the right foul line,
and Spies single, which bounded high
over Reilly's head, was followed by
Norton going in the air and present
ing two with bases. The next three
put safe singles over short into left
with the precision of a Hotchkiss re-
peater and it was only when the ma
chine ran hot somewhere that Glass
cock got the trajectory low, and Rice
threw the ball to first and closed an
inning which had netted the Locals
seven runs.
Ritter, who had taken DiXon's place in
the back stop, got a base in the eighth,
but the other three coming three 9TH
pitch the final inning. Shugart fouled,
Gillen was given a base and stole an
other. Spies flew out to center. Gillen
tried to get home on it, and was thrown
out at the plate.
Corbett hit a safe fly back of first
base, but Rice struck out. Hickey,
batting in Sonier's place, hit grounder
to Shugart, who covered second and