The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-14

In the lingo or the race track - d
term known as quarter horse 1T
applies distinctly to the Minneapolis
base ball colts after the showing they
made yesterday.
They left the wire on run and a
jump, and promised to burn up all the
records that had ever been made, but
before the game had really gotten into
d permanent basis their squirt was
Gone and they had to trail along al
tel the less impetuous, but more ac-
cumulative Apostles.
If Roger DenZer had been as youth
ful as he was when he came up from
lie Sueur to shy his castor into the pro-
fessional arena, the chances are the
Nillers would have been batting and
cheering yet. But the phlegmaIc
, pitching star from the Minnesota val
lev took the opening volley for what it
was worth and mana ged his own guns
with more eXactneSs during the remain
der of the enga cement, the result be-
ing that the Millers spent their hre
early in the fight and were helpless
during its closing stages.
The Millers had in the pitching gun
position a young man named McNeely.
He has been seen before during the
past week, but not so literally. He IS
a young man of promise, at least. he
N kept the Apostles guessing for their
Individual figures yesterday, although
after the fifth inning there never was
any serious question about Whlch
team would pull off the victory.
Both teams played sharp, strong
fielding games, and it was largely a
question of relative superiority in
pitching and batting.
The Millers started at DenZer like
hungry weasels after Easter eggs.
Campau smashed the ball out of the
DOT on Nicollet avenue for homer be-
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turn, and Letcher and Reilly in turn
followed with safe drives. Rice was
thrown out by DenZer, and Letcher was
caught trying to steal third, although
the Minneapolis fans insisted that the
umpire robbed them and that the tall
first baseman was as safe as the Bank
Of England Parrott's fly to Glenalvin
left the Millers with one run to their
credit at the close of the inning.
Geier was out on a grounder to Reil-
ly and Burke on fly to Norton before
the Saints really got in the game. Then
Reilly fumbled Miller's easy grounder,
and Glenalvin lined out a hard one.
Glasscock hit a light one toward third
hase and beat it out. scoring Miller
Capt. Jack was caught in trial to
steal second.
Denzer had two strikes on Smith
when he pitched a wild one Smith
struck at it and ran. Spies could not
stop 1t, and Smith, although struck out,
had gone to first. Norton and McNeely,
however, hit pop-ups, and Ritter fan
ned, so no harm was done.
Shugart, Gillen and Spies went in
one. two, three order.
a When the third opened, the crowd
GaZed anXiOusly at Campau, but his
home run this time dwindled to a foul
pop-up, and Letcher hit short one
as near DenZer as it was near any one
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that Letcher had reached first, threw
the ball toward first, but wild, and SO
hard that it went to the club house
in the corner of the field. Letcher went
to third. Reilly hit to Shugart, who
tried to cut Letcher off at the plate,
but the throw was waist high and
did not get the slider. Rice flew out TO
Burke, and Parrott got two bases on a
single which Gefer let go through him.
Smith, however, struck out with two
on bases.
Smith threw DenZer out, but Geier
waited for four, and stole second base
Burke, however was thrown out by
McNeely. and Rice made a pretty
catch of hard liner by Miller.
Two pOp-ups and a strike-out killed
Ritter's safe single in the fourth, even
though he did steal second.
Glenalvin hit safely, and Glasscock
advanced him with a hot but inter
cepted drive to the pitcher. Shugart
hit light one along the foul line to-
ward first. It would have rolled out
propably. had McNeely left it alone,
hut the pitcher grabbed it, and it was
too late to catch any one. Gillen hit a
clean one into right field, and the score
was 'tied. Gillen and Shugart tried the
double steal. but Gillen was nipped at
third Spies flew out to Campau, and
st. Paul was one ahead.
Two infield grounders and a foul tip
kept 1.-The home team from scoring. After
Rice threw Denzer out, Burke's two
Dagger and Millers fly to left gave
the Saints another run. Burke was
caught stepping off the base when
Rice had the ball, much to the fast
outfielder's disgust
Parrot hit to Giilen and beat the
ball to first. Smith hit to Shugart, and
Cantillon would not give an out at Sec
ond, although it looked very much as
though Tacks was late in arriving.
Spies nipped Smith off first, but Parrott
went to third on the throw. Norton
and Ritter. however, could only hit to
DenZer, and were put out handily.
Gleralvin opened st. Pauls half of
the sixth with a nice two-bagger to
right field. Rice threw Glasscock out
d.. but Shugart hit safely and stole second
Gillen hit, and then he and Shugart
tried to work the double steal, but
Shugart was nipped at the plate Spies
however, waited for four balls, and two
runs came in on Roger DenZer's long
drive to the extreme corner of the left
garden. Geier's grounder to Smith
ended the inning that cinched the
game. p,
After McNeely famed, Campau hit
for three bases and scored when Shu-
gart muffed throw. Letcher