The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-02

George Rettger's pitching achieve
ment of yesterday at Lexington
park is not seriously dimmed by
the manifest unfairness of Umpire
Mannassau.
Base hits are base hits. and when
only one member of team can bat the
opposing pitcher, and he contents him
self with a pair of singles. as Sammy
Gilien did yesterday, there is little
show for the team to win a game.
Still. even the home team is ethicallv
considered to deserve an even show
when it is at home. 1t did not get If
yesterday.
George Cross. who had just survived
suspension from the league on the
eX parte statement of the individual
Mannassau, who is just now serving
The Western league. with more peril
| pacity than ability, was as clearly
pitching under a handicap yesterday
as could be. Mannassau's evident
malice was manifest everywhere. Not
only did he cut the corners off the
plate when George was in the box
out he made the locals stand around
lhe held with their toes crossed and
Their hands in their pockets like a lot
OF fug1tives from Nine. Jarleys wax
works. Glasscock was put off the
coaching line for walking on the grass
instead of the chalk line, and other
equally heinous offenses were punished
With much CELEBRITY and little sense.
The Saints could not hit Rettger
safely. They hit the ball hard, nine
long drives being caught in the out.
Held, but the ball just wouldn't strike
the ground safe when that Rettger
BOY from Milwaukee was pitching.
. That the Saints were able to play
close game for seven innings under
the circumstances shows that their
own fielding game was good
Mannassau's determination not to
give Cross any the best of it was ap-
parent from the start. The first ball
DATED was a sharp drive from Wal
dron to Glenalvin, who got it, but. not
having time to turn, lobbed it to Shu-
CART scarcely arms length from him.
Shugart threw it like a shot to first.
ana II looked as though the ball beat
the runner, but Mannassau declared
him safe. Nicol followed with a clean
single to left, but Waldron dared not
pass second.
DAILY hunted and Cross tried to pick
Waldron off at third. He was too late
but Waldron slid over the base and
was touched out after making the
sack. That was the first light Of sal
walton for the locals. and Weayer's fly
to Geier helped rs well. There was
great rejoicing when Stafford struck
out with two on bases.
Campau tapped Rettger for a. light
one to Leewe, and Geier gave the
young blande pop-up. GlenaIvin's
groInder gave DAILY an easy stop, and
st. Paul was out
Schoch famed, and Spies took Speer's
foul tip. Shugart threw Leewe out. and
Glasscock and ShugaSt sent flies to
weaver. Gillen hit to Stafford and
could not beat the ball
Mannassau got another chance when
Rettger opened the thi!<r with a sharp
one 10 GilE2n. Sammy made trial for
the ball and detected it to Shugart.
who got it early and shot it across the
diamond. But Mannassau declared the
pitcher safe. Waldron and Nicol went
out On flies to Preston and Campau,
and Daily forced Rettger out at sec
ond, SO no real advantage had been
gained up to date.
Preston flew to Waldron, and Leewe
made a fine stop on Spies grounder
over second base. Cross gave Nicol a..
nigh one, and the locals had been re-
tired in one, two, three order three
times.
The Brewers got taste of their own
medicine in the fourth. Weaver flew
to Geier, and Glen threw Stafford out.
Schoch lined one over GIasscocks head.
and the captain reached up and got it.
Campau's base on balls, which opened
st. PauFs half, started the initial run
of the game, Geier's grounder to Lee
we and Days failure to stop Glenal-
wins low drive completing the circuit
for the count. Glasscock's fly to Wea
Yer gave Glen a chance to go to third
base, and Shugart hit a light one to
Rettger. Stafford was plainly not in
line with the sack when he received
he throw. and he reached around with