The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-25

alone was regal, and that this Wolters
was a poltroon, fit but to wrest the
laurels of others victories from browS
perspiring with manly labors? Proudly
did 'Bumpus" take his place. He adj
Justed the visor of his cap, set his
teeth en- echelon, smiled, first cordial
~, then grimly, and shot the ball
through. Spies met it waist high 1t
sailed by Hulen like bit of racy gos-
sip at womens sewing circle. Gillen
scored. The locals needed but one to
tie. And nobody out. Cross came to
advanced Spies to second. Campau
waited and got four balls. The bleach
ers were frantic; the grand stand cha
otto. Geier's single toward third base
tied the score. Campau went to third.
Geier took second on the play. Mil
Ter hit it hard, but Wolverton got the
ball. He threw to second. Geier kept
going for third. While they were
picking off Geier, Campau scram-
bled over the plate with the run that
gave the locals the lead again. Glass
cock flew to Wolverton. and it remain
ed to be seen what the visitors could
do.
Frank planted a fine single in right
center field. Lally was given a base.
The balls encircled Dams chin. but
cross thought he was getting the worst
or II and the entente cordiale between
cross ana MannaSsau was given sew
eral hard jerks. Tebeau sacrificed
Knoll put the ball back of second
pase, wnere neither Geier nor Shugart
oouiu reach 1t, and two runs scored
ne visitors again had the lead. The
ISns mad the indigo. Fricken went in
Zen Mannassau ordered Cross out,
ana Canpau took the flies that Buckley
ana Jones batted. and all was well.
preston led this inning, too. He hit
the pall. 1t sailed in the air. Hulen
started for it. So did Lally. The Cali
lorna boy reached it as it fell near the
let fCul line 1t struck his fingers. and
1t dropped safe. The home team had
snow Preston stole second. Any old
hlt would tie, almost. There was nearly
riot when, after two strikes, Shugart
was started for first on a ball that he
Claimed licked his sleeve. and Mannas-
sau would not allow it, but Jones could
not nave gotten the ball over the plate
then If it had been as big as a quarter
section and magnetized both horsehide-
craving batteries. Shugart walked be-
tunes. Gillen sacrificed. The happi-
ness of thousands depended on Heine
spies. Jones shot in a low one. Heine
fanned A groan rose from many
throats. Again the ball came through
Ike shot. Heine misjudged it, There
We're at least four inches of clear space
~NiA i3io vat anu Lie lying missile.
Inc groan was worse than ever Again
the stalwart arm of Bumpus sent the
tW1rllnE sphere across the plate. Spies
gathered himself together. His strong
arms swung the stick. The supple will
low met the ball. Low, mean, vile was
It's course. 1t cut second base like a
Slbley street chef splitting custard pie.
Preston's toes tapped the plate, and
then did Shugart's. Still the ball had
not returned. The crowd started for
the cars, for Lotus orphans had lost
another
The first part of the game was chiefly
distinguished from mediocrity by its
errancy. The only redeeming feature
was the pulling out of a bad hole that
Cross did in the first after Geier's seem
lngly inexcusable muff had filled the
sacks With two men out. Hulen's bad
throw over Tebeau's head on Campau's
grounder helped, and Geier's fine single
atoned for this, giving the locals the
opening run.
The visitors tied in the third. Genins
hunted. Cross thought that he would
throw the ball any way, although
Genlns was safe almost before George
got his hand on the leather The ball
went into the plank walk up which St.
Anthony hill patrons come to the
games, and Genins made the circuit.
Singles by Knoll and Genins, with Shu-
CARTS bad throw after two were out.
and Preston's muff of Wolverton's long
drive, gave the visitors three more in
the fourth Wolverton fortunately was
thrown out trying to stretch the muff
into home run. Two more singles,
the hitting of Wolverton by Cross, and
Geier's muff of an easy fly from Frank,
gave the visitors another pair in the
sixth, on which the locals only gained
one on the timely conjunction of a pair
of fielding errors with a base on balls
and two infield grounders
That left the score six to two, where
1t was taken up as above at the be-
ginning of ST. Pauls eighth. The
score: