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


Not less interesting than the other
games which the St. Paul team has
played with its Kansas City rivals was
the opening game at Lexington park
yesterday with Omaha, the baby club
of the Western league.
Not until the ninth inning was the
winner known, it only taking a single
run for the visitors to tie then and one
like it they had gotten in the inning
previous when, after hard struggle
to bat Roger DenZer in seven innings
they scored promptly on his successor.
1t was a ticklish place under the cir
cumStances, but fortunately the tick
ling did not prove fatal.
1t was Denzer's first appearance here
in league game this year. He had
plenty of speed, and puzzled the new
boys, but when they did land on the
ball it went hard and fast.
firing somewhat in the seventh, Rog-
err retired, and Phyle had two batsmen
out on the first two balls he pitched,
but after that he let down little and
the visitors scored before the inning
was closed. The Omahogs had am ex-
star of the greater base ball armament,
Daub, of Brooklyn, at one time. If
yesterdays performance was his best,
Mr.. Daub might have been made with
a very small brush. He had poor con-
troll, and while not hit as heavily as
his contemporaries, was less fortunate
in his support, and in the number of
runs that his hits produced.
One of the features of the day worthy
of special mention was the work of
Holingsworth, who was recently Ship
ped by Comiskey to the Omaha aggre-
cation. Holly proudly smashed the first
ball Denzer pitched to him out over
Shugart's head, and then, as he has
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trying to stretch a single into a two
Dagger. Whereat the spectators, some
of them at least, bethought themselves
of the ancient assertion that pride
goeth before a fall
EuStace, once on the pay roll of tbs
Minneapolis club, led the batting order
of the Omaha team, for some inexplica-
bic reason as he famed the air the
first three times he faced Roger, and
popped a fly to Gillen the other time
He was six times at bat during the
game and never got to first base.
Griffin, the little fellow who played
short for Grand Rapids, got a base on
balls. but the next two could not push
him around the circuit and Omaha was
BANKED in the opening inning. Preston
and Burke hit flies to Chauncey Fisher
in right and Griffin in center and Miller
was thrown out by Fred Roat from
short. Every year Roat turns up some
where in the team. There Is, however
a gradual pulling toward first base
which indicates a desire for shorter
throws.
After two were out in the second
Holly made the grandstand play here
tofore mentioned. Glenalvin put clear
drive in short center, and GlasScocl
shot a saucy grounder through Roat':
garden patch. Shugart sacrificed ant
- Gillen tried to, but Roat picked Glen
alvin off with a throw to the plate
McCa.ley tried to catch Glasscock nap
ping ait third, and threw the ball Owe
Eustace's head. Glasscock scored and
Gillen went to third. Spies hit, a higi
fly to right, scored Gillen. Denzer linet
a nice one through into left field, bu
it was wasted, Eustace throwing Pres
ton out
Daub's base on balls and Eustace'
second strike out featurized Omaha
third. Burke opened for the Apostle;
with a good hit to center and went t,
second on a wild pitch. Glenalvin walk
ed on four and Glasscock's line drive Il
left scored Eddie. Shugart's fly to Griffil
did not help any. Gillen waited TO