The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-02
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.


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Exact percentages, st. Joseph, 1852; Min
ReaPolis 1880,
One terribly fatal inning sent the st.
Paul team to defeat at Lexington park
yesterday in a game that. aside from
that one unfortunate series, was as
brilliantly played as any that has been
seen here this season, with the possible
. exception OF the fOurteen-inning con-
test with indianapolis last month.
Gillen's illness compelled some chang
eS in the team and the old Comanohe, 4"
COmiskey, appeared on first base, play
ing a sterling game and making two
OF the six hits made by the local team.
Geier played at third, Burke taking
the middle garden. while Glasscock
went into the sun field. Pebble Jack
made one error which let in three runs,
but subsequent events showed that
they probably would have been driven
around anyway whether Jack had let
the ball so by or not
Kansas City started with two high
ones for Burke, but Campau laced the
ball into right field between the vet
Grams for two bases. Geier, however,
threw Williams out.
Pardee walked Eddie Burke. But
NiOX threw out Geier, and the next two
batted high ones to Frisbee.
Wilson batted one at Glen and went
out, but OHagan put safe hit at
Shugart. McNicker hit close to third,
and Geier started a double play which
COmiskey closed in old-time style.
Glen's throw was wide and low on
Commy's left, but the magnate reached
for ii, got it, and poised himself on his
other had till the umpire could an
nOunCe his decision, the incident being
one Of those picturesquely designed fin
ishes which are seen mostly in print,
rather than in play.
ShugaIts grOunder to O'Hagan and
a pair of flies to Campau retired the
locals equally quick.
NiOX flew to Burke, and Pardee to
Glasscock. Slagle walked, but was
caught trying to steal second.
Spies sent Frisbee a high one, but
O'Hagan, after stopping Phyles sharp
GrOunder, dropped the ball. Burkes
home run drive we'll back in center put
the Saints in front Geier and Glen
did not get the ball out of the infield.
Frisbee's grounder to GlenalVin, on
which he was thrown out, gave no
warning Of the terrible catastrophe
which was impending. Campau, how
ever, fired the signal gun with a long
II was long hit and a good hit, but
Burke had time to have gotten 1t had
he not misjudged it a few feet That
was where the trouble started. Will
Jams hit a hard one to Shugart, who
got it. but lost it. Campau scored.
Phyle hit Wilson, but O'Hagan struck
out. McVicker hit a low drive to right.
GlasscOck came in on it, and it went by
him, practically amounting then to a
home run. That gave the visitors a
lead Of two, and the fans were CORE
spOndingly depressed. ViOx walked
after four wide ones were called and
Pardee's drive ricOchetted through
GlenalVin. Slagle's hOme-run drive to
the farther side Of the cycle path won
the game.
Frisbee's fly to IsbelI ended the inn
ing which destroyed st. Paurs hopes
Campau made a spectacular catch of
lsbtn's drive to right, and Pardee
threw out Shugart. Glasscock was hit
by pitched ball, but Comiskey popped
up a foul to Wilson.
Geier gave Campau a life as the
fifth opened, but his existence as a
base runner was ephemeral. Williams
hit close to second, and Glen, stepping
10 the bag. started a double, which
COmiskey finished with eClat Wilson
hit a fly to Isbell. Still, the spirits Of
the local enthusiasts were somewhat
revived by Spies hit, which opened
st. Pauls half. Then Phyle walked
and Pardee presented Burke with four
bad ones in succession. That filled
the sacks. and a home run would have
brought the thing up so close that the
margin could soon have been exhaust
ed. One run came in on Geier's fly
to Frisbee, Williams threw Phyle out
at third on Glenalvin's grounder. Par
dee, starting to pitch. dropped the
hall T2nrkA Cneal Sp1 down 70 tbfr5
ON it, Umpire Sheridan ordered Glen
20 second, under the balk rule, as the
ball had not been delivered to the
batsman.
Isbel's hit to right scored two but.
when he saw the ball going toward
third. he tried to make second and was
caught between the sacks.
O'Hagan flew to Burke. but McVick-
er hit a lucky two-base drive which
landed scarcely two feet inside the
foul line. well back. VioX's grounder
TO Glen advanced McVicker to third.
but ne was left there when Pardee
struck out.
Shugart opened the sixth for st. Paul
with a long drive that looked like
sure homer but Campau ran right
back under it and ate it up 1t was
Kansas City's most brilliant exploit
OF the day and won popular applause
GlasscOck, too hit high in the air, and
although ComiskeY Strengthened out
one Of Pardee's twisters and shot it by
NiOX like cannon ball. Spies fouled
q fly and Wilson retired the side.
Slagle swung his bat on a low one
from Phyle's hand and lined it almost
at its pitched level well into left field
for a single. Frisbee hunted and
Spies dropped the ball after getting it.
Il looked as though the visitors would
lenethen their lead a little. but. after
Campau sacrificed. Shugart made a
fine catch on Williams fly and followed
Il with a perfect throw to the plate
which caught Slagle five feet away
from his goal. This was. perhaps. the
prettiest play Of the season at Lexing-