The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30

KANSAS CITY. April 29-(Specfal.)-
The Blues saved themselves a shut-out.
but that was all It was one Of those
sad but glorious occasions which Madrid
used to enjoy last summer that fell to
the lot of the Kansas City fans today.
Fisher was In the box for ST. Paul. and.
for eight innings he gave Mannings men
studies In comic sections that put them
out of the business. They could not find
him any to speak of. and when they did
they only afforded the Saints an oppor-
tunity to show how they could field
ball when they were really interested
in the game. On the opening day the
Comiskey crowd could make errors with
out the aid Of special machinery, but
yesterday they had forgotten how. and
Fisher was resting easy In the knowl-
edge that every time a ball dropped into
anybody's garden. while he was in the
box. there would be a gardener right on
hand to see 1t did not do any damage.
Fourteen of the put-outs credited to the
Saints were made by Lally. Burke and
Clark. For five innings Isbel loafed
around first base and wondered who had
put him out of the game. 1t not
until the sixth that luck came his way.
and he was able to shrivel the budding
hopes of a Kansas City batsman.
In the field the Kans were as unlucky
as they were unfortunate at the bat.
They managed to make errors at critical
times, and nearly all Of their six mis-
plays were costly. Three of the four
runs made by st. Paul would have been
cb,rt OFF had Ofu ha
perfect support accorded to Fisher by
the visitors.
st. Paul, IN the nine innings, pounded
out ten clean hits, and started the rum
getting early in the game. Burke was
hit by a pitched ball in the first, and
was advanced to second base when
Geier was caught trying to reach the
initial sack. Glenalvin's out sent Burke
to third, and when Isbell raped one
out to center for a base hit, he crossed
the plate for the only run Of the inning.
The boy at the score board amused him
self making circles in the second and
third, but in the fourth, the Saints de-
cided they needed a few more. and went
at it with a will. Isbell was the first
one fired with an ambition to score. and.
hurried around and completed the cir
cult but came to grief at the plate,
where he was the victim of a close de-
cison. Lally went out on a foul fly
and it looked like another goose egg.
but Shugart managed to reach first on
an error by Viox, and Clark advanced
him a base Then Hoffmaster was rat
tied by a hot grounder, which Spies sent
out to him. threw the ball wild, and al
lowed both Shugart and Clarke to score
The hfth was productive of the last
run marked UP to the credit of the
Saints. Geier sent one out where there
was no reception committee waiting.
and when McVicker muffed a high fly,
which Lally sent out to right field. went
on to second. Isbel pounded the ball
out to right for base. and Geier crossed
the plate, the last of the Saints to see
1t for the game
Kansas City. In the meantime, encour-
aged by it's rooters, had been trying in
vain to score. Fisher kept the ball out
of reach, and from inning to inning the
locals went on adding to their string Of
beads In the ninth, however Fisher 8
heart was moved to pity, and he eased
UP a bit. The first Eve men up accumu-
lated a base hit each, and two runs were
scored. That was the end Of It. Attend
ance, $500. Score: