The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-05
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

1t took one ten-inning game and one
that stood two to two in the middle of
the ninth inning to put st. Paul in
first place yesterday. but the Saints
We're equal TO both tasks and pulled
beth contests out of the fl e. metaphori-
cally speaking.
The way the percentages bobbed up
arL down was this: The Columbians
beat the Hoosiers the morning game,
thus rising 10 first place and lifting the
locals to second, while Indianapolis
went down to third. Then in the after
noon Indianapolis won, pulling the
Coiumbians down again so that the
second victory of the Apostolic aggre-
CATION put them in first place. In
dianapolis rising to second. and Column
bus dropping to third.
But the Minneapolis team fought
hard. They lost the morning game in
the tenth inning, when after very dis
cOuraging fielding support Pitcher
Philippe seemed to let down, whether
Intentionally or not, and the Saints
batted out The winning run and others.
In the second game the locals had a
short lead a. the start and it was not
until the Millers tied in the sixth that
the game really became exciting. But
after that il was nip and tuck and inn
ing after inning was chalked up in
Slllpll(dl H9lAtIdllOI DS1OIt Tile lOCdlS
succeeded III getting the much coveted
one in the ninth by the defeat of
plot as desperate as that of CerVera
and hardly more successful.
The Como road race, no doubt, help
ed TO lessen the attendance at the
games, which was not by any means
what the weather condition should
have brought forth. 1t may have been
that the fans had gone fishing in the
reiShborines lakes; it might have been
that they were watching the bulletin
boards down town for news of the Viz
caya, and it may have been that they
were reserving their enthusiasm for
che cycling contest OF the day. but
certain it is that the attendance at the
two games Of yesterday was by no
means representative of the usual hoH-
day interest in the national play, ap-
parently overshadowed Tow by the ma
tional war.
To make a not very reverent adap-
tation Of trite adage, it was a case
where those who came to scott remain
ed to pray. The temper of the crowds
seemed that of people who had come
hoping for the best, but expecting lit
tie. They did not howl themselves
hoarse in championship Of favorites, Or
permit cold chills to run down their
back when imminent possibilities were
narrowly averted. But nevertheless,
they were treated to two as handsome
exhibitions Of base ball as a single day
usually witnesses.
IF the morning the Millers had in
the box the rising Philippe. and it
vas the eighth inning before the Apos-
ties made a safe hit off his delivery.
Then, aided by fielding errors behind
him, they turned in and won the game.
1ricken, meanwhile, had been holding
the locals we'll down so far as batting
bad been concerned, but had not been
able to do anything with the stick him
Self, so that when the locals needed
a hit in the ninth, Manager Comiskey
Sent Phyle into the breach to supply
the long felt want.
Il the afternoon game McNeely kept
the hits TO" the most part we'll scatter
ed. Cross, still suffering from the re-
cent injury to his hand, pitch
the nand gave out then. and he was re-
lieved by Phyle, who held the visitors
down with only one hit and no runs.
McNeely gave the game away in the
nirth when he presented two Apostles
with bases, one Of them purposely.
FIRST GAME.
The release of Umpire Mannassau by
President Johnson left the magnates in
delicate position when the hour ar
rived for beginning the morning game
at Nicollet park, Minneapolis. Fortu-
nately, however, Mannassau was on
the grounds anyway, and when no sue
cessor showed up he consented, at the
request of the two managers, to serve
In the vacant place. 1t took few min
utes to arrange this matter, but by II
O'Clock the game was going good.
The Saints were sent to bat first, but
barring Gienalvin. who was hit by q
pitched ball. none of them reached first
base in the opening inning. Two Of
the Millers had been relegated to out
dom before Fricken presented Campau
with base. Lally hit fast grounder
by Shugart. and the count went To
third. Then the pair tried the double
steal, but when Spies seemingly threw
tn second he did not throw to second
at all. He threw to Fricken, and Cam
pau, who has been on the diamond
long enough to be Alexander Hermann
himself to most of the bewhiskered
tricks, was caught on this one.
Three Apostles failed to go unto all
the world in the second. In fact, they
did not get as far as first base, where
the need for missionary work was pain
fully evident. But the Millers did not
cast any bread on those waters either,
so il vas even up.
The third inning was a repetition of