The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-04

The shortest game of base ball played
In st. Paul during the existence of the
present organization was played yes
terday afternoon, and it was as pretty
a contest as it was short.
For six innings st. Paul was unable
TO score, and the fact that Kansas City,
latter the second had one run, kept
interest on the part of the 500 watchers
at fever heat. In the seventh, however,
the locals began to find few of the
intricate curves of rip" Egan's pitch
the lead. and. as it turned out, the
game. although the Apostles made as
surance doubly sure by making two
extra runs in the eighth and last in
ming.
The knockers who have been -bemoan-
ing the return of Antonio Mullane to
the st. Paul team will read the APP
pended score with a disappointed in
terest. They have been saying that
Tony was too old, but he is not as old
as Admiral Dewey. They have been
saying his arm was gcne. but it did
not need any galvanic batteries yes
terday. His curves were as deceptive
as a Spanish diplomats message, and
as fast as the flying squadron.
Kansas City had in the pitchers box
one Egan, alias Rip" an itinerant
formerly in Van der Beck's Detroit
colt collection. Egan is a pretty good
pitcher For six innings he saw but
one hit made off him. But he could
not succeed against the astrological
horoscope which DEGREES that the St.
Paul base ball club shall be lucky N
seventh innings and especially lucky
on the Sd of May, when that day falls
on the celebration of the spring cleo
~tion. He was batted for but seven
safe hits, something of a creditable
performance.
Three infleld pop-ups retired Kansas
City quickly in the first, although Will
son did get a base on balls and steal
second. Preston was hit by the pitch
er. and Umpire Haskell let the Kaws
catch him between first and second
on palpable balk, a decision which
cost the locals at least one run. Burke
gave Viox a fly, and Miller reached
first while Williams was fumbling Al
easy grounder in a pensive manner.
Glenalvin's single, a clean drive over
second base, would have scored Pres
ton had it not been for the bad ruling
on the pitchers feint.
Tony gave Williams base but Spies
threw him out at second, and thus en-
couraged, Tony gave Nicholson a like
one. VioX sacrificed and Hausen's two
Dagger, q hard hit which fell close to
the left foul line scored Nicholson.
base by ten feet, but the umpire did
not see it, and it was not until Shu-
CART fielded Egan's grounder that the
side was retired. Shugart hit Wilson
an easy one, but it was the finest kind
of grand stand catch by O'Hagan that
kept Gillen from making two bases on
. his drive. Egan brushed Spies shirt
with fast ball, but Mullane sent
O'Hagan another fly and st. Paul was
Slanked.
After two were out in the third,
Glenalvins low throw gave Wilson a
base. but McVicker was thrown out by
Shugart. Two infield grounders and a
fly to the ubiquitous OHagan sent st.
Paul to the field with equal speed.
Kansas City went one, two, three in
the fourth, On Nicholson's line drive to
Glenalvin and two infield grounders.
The locals did no better
Tony struck out Hansen, but Gillen
let Egan get to first. Burke, however,
took two flies in order, and the locals
Who were at the bottom of their batting
list, did the one. two, three act again.
The full nine had batted in three inn
ings not a man reaching first BASE
= McVicker got a base on balls in the
sixth, but the other three were unable
10 get the ball out of the infield Egan
opened by hitting Preston again and
the locals were hopeful when Burke
sacrifice put the big one on second.
Miller, however, gave Hansen g. high
fly. and Preston was stranded when
GlenalVin drove a long one to O'Hagan.
After two were out, Egan lined out a
: nice hit but O'Hagan gave Preston a