The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-18

Fortune smiled while nature frowned
on the St. Paul Base Ball club at Lex
ington park yesterday afternoon.
When after a hard uphill game, the
Saints at last got a Lead of one run
on the C0lumbians, the clouds which
had been overhanging for hours nlassel
right over the diamond, and it was so
dark that Umpire Sheridan could not
see the fast ball that Denzer was
pitching.
The Columbians chafed a little I'M
der this manifest dispensation of a
bsnign divinity, and were wont to sug-
Sest that the umpire had been hypno-
uZed, but before they could pile their
traps into the bus they were overtaken
by c,oud burst, which made the boule-
ward from the main gate down resemble
their beloved Scioto, and drove them
into shelter forthwith
The Apostles are great finisheTs. They
pulled a game yesterday out OF a hole
so enthusiastically small that the most
sengUine microscopes in the park had
elready figured the team back to third
place.
With two men out and two on bases,
and the locals one behind, Eddie Burke
hunted. and the surprised VOTERS let
the ball slip through him. That made
f. tie and then they batted out an
other in the midnight gloom that over
hung the eighth inning.
DenZer ard VOTERS were the oppoS-
ing pitchers, and the visitors batted
Roger around with a familiarity that
signified the utmost Contempt. VOTERS
Oh the other hand, was not pounded I'M
I'll he was black in the face, but he
had other symptoms of defeat about
him when the rain drops fell.
1t VAS sharp, snappy game till the
seventh. The weather was hot and the
players had no stiff Joints.
Spies foul off VOTERS stick, Geier's
catch on Butler, and Gleralvin's throw
of Frank's sharp grounder that nearly
cut Denzer's leg off, sent Columbus out
= in order.
Burke and Miller failed to explore
further than the infield, and Glenalvin
gave Knoll a fly.
Miller had taken Tebeau's fly, and
Gillen had thrown Genins out, when
Hulen and Knoll entered a pair of base
hits to DenZers discredit and Roger
drew black mark through the account
by a base on balls for Buckley, which
filled the sacks. Wolters, however, gave
Glenalvin a mild tonic and Denzer
was pulled out of bad hole, even
thus early.
~ Glasscock's fly to Butler was the
only st. Paul made article that was
sold beyond the bases.
WolvertCn opened the third with a
sharp one to Shugart. The latter field
ed it clearly and threw. promptly to
Glasscook, but Sheridan declared the
third haseman safe. The throw was
long one, but the decision was close.
Roger gave Butler base. Frank sac
rificed. Tebeau put a nice drive
through the strip of sand that Shugart
usually paws up, but Shugart was not
there just then. 1t scored two runs,
and the next two were retired on out
field flies, Geier making a particularly
sensational one-handed catch on HUI
len.
Three Apostles failed to teach the
bail any foreign geography, the base
lines being an Ultima Thule Column
bus did no better in the fourth.
- After Wolters threw Burke out, Mil
Ter made the Saints first hit, a fine
line drive down the left foul line, but
Glenaivin forced him out, and Glass
cock gave Wolverton a pop-up
Wolyerton> gave Gillen a fly, and
Butler gave Geier long one. Shugart
threw out Frank. Geier put a ground
er through Genin's section, but threw it