The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-29

Such a batting streak as pulled out
yesterdays game at Lexington park
foI the local club was reminiscent Of
the Old times when visiting pitchers
shuddered before the bus came in
sight of the st. Paul grounds and had
to have their chattering teeth re-
enameled when the game was over.
The Blues fell upon Fricken in the
first inning for five hits and three
runs. and they managed to get in an
other before the locals began to score,
but thus handicapped the Apostles
took advantage of an opening in the
fifth, tied the score in the sixth, led
In the seventh, were again tied in the
ninth, but used the last half in push
ing around the winning run without a
single Apostle being relegated to the
chasm of defeat
Kansas City may blame Capt. Ola
gan for the loss OF the game, as but
for his failure to complete the double
play that Catcher Wilson had In mind
in the fifth, the locals never could have
tied the score, unless, indeed, it had
been in the ninth inning, the result of
which could hardly have been antici-
pated so far ahead.
Fricken pitched the first seven inn
ings for the locals, and while he was
batted vigorously in the first, he set
tied down thereafter and kept the
game closely in hand. But his arm
was not in the best of shape, and
Roger Denzer superseded him in the
eighth. Only one safe hit was made
off Roger, but two errors behind him
kept him pitching at a disadvantage
all the time he was in the box.
1t was a sorry sight for the 800 fans
who gathered in the park to see the
first three Missourians get to first
base on safe hits, and when, after
Williams sacrifice, Wilson batted out
another drive, scoring the third run,
there was little joy in FanviIe. OLA
gan, howev er, flew out to Miller, and
McVicker, though he added to the gen.
eral uneaSiness by a safe hit, was
thrown out at second base.
After Burke's pop foul to Wilson,
Miller hit safely to left and stole sec
ond. But VioX threw out Glenalvin,
and Glasscock flew to Frisbee
Slagle sandwiched in his second safe
hit in series of pop-ups by Viox,
Slagle and Frisbee. Geier hit Pardee
a light one, Shugart struck out, and
Gillen's safe hit over third, although
supplemented by passed ball, was
wasted, as Spies gave, Wilson a foul
FTicken gave Connaughton a base
but Spies threw him out at second and
Shugart and Gillen threw out the next
two. Pardee presented Fricken with a
promenade to first, and Burke put
single back of second. Miller sacrificed
pTettily, but Viox threw F'ricken out
at the plate on Glenafvfn's grounder.
and Burke was caught mapping at third
OF a feint toward second.
A base on balls for O'Hagan in the
fourth inning was the beginning of
Kansas City's fourth run, wild pitch
McVicker'S sacrifice and VioX's single
doing the rest. Slagle made his third
successive hit after Pardee was strlcl,
out, but two were left on bases when
Burke ate up Frisbee's drive that look
ed as though it surely must be safe
Two grounders to VioX and McVick-
er's fine catch under Shugart comprised
the essential features of ST. Paurs
fourth.
In the fifth Connaugh ION gave Burke
a fly, but Williams hit one to Gillen
that was pretty hard. The Kaws third
baseman was thrown out trying to
steal second directly ahead of Wilson's
base on balls, and Fricken threw
O'Hagan cut.
Gillen opened the fifth with a ground
er that cut second base Spies hit one
In the air to right field. McVicker did
not get to 1t, but got it in time to throw
Giilen out at second, Sammy having
waited too long to see whether the ball
would be caught or not Connaughton
Iidue Plctui esque play mere, a left-
handed catch ON second. with only one
foot on the base, the hand that was
not occupied in catching the ball being
utilized in demanding Judgment from
the umpire, one of those very much
kodak picture plays that is rarely seen
save on Autographs advertising Gig
arettes or beer. When Fricken follow
ed with another hit it began to look
as though Gillen might have thrown
the game away. but Burke. after hit
ting fouls to various parts Of the back