The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-27

peal of thunder gave promise of pos
sible salvation FOR the locals yet but
just then the tide began to turn. Eagans
tumble gave Spies first base and Fisher
again intercepted Thomas fast ones, this
time driving the ball to left. Then came
a decision that nearly broke the game up
in row.
MADE QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
Burke tapped an easy one at billiard.
who got his hands on it, but let it get
away from him. Spies ran between Pat
and Elberfeld, who was backing the big
one up, and Heine. Elberfeld insisted,
kicked the ball he went by. While FL
berfeld was gesticulating at the umpire
and demanding that Spies be put out for
interference, Heire trotted on to the plate
and then went back to argue the point
with MannasSau, who it seems had al
ready declared him out. Then Capt.
Glenalvin went into the field to protest
as the decision was obviously wrong un-
less it appeared that Spies had intention
ally interfered with the ball the field
er, or that the ball had not touched Dill
lards hands Mannassau had been under
the impression that 1t had not and had
declared Spies out for being struck by d
batted ball, but on learning the facts,
which billiard admitted, changed his de-
cision This is clearly within his province
under rule so, which is as follows:
Under no circumstances shall any
player be allowed to dispute a decision
by either umpire in which only an error
of judgment is involved; and no decision
rendered by either umpire shall be re-
versed. except it be plainly shown by the
code of rules to have been Illegal; and in
such case the captain alone shall he al
lowed to make the appeal for reversal.
So Spies score counted, instead of his
being declared out at third. Geier flew
to Barrett and Glenalvip forced out Fish
er. in which case the side, with the de-
cision adverse would have been retired
but then Dan Lally came up with fine
home run. drive, a hard ball that climbed
clear over the cycle track near the Uni
versity avenue fence and nestled snug at
the base of a sodded bank which rises
from the level of the field to the bottom
Of the street fence. The decision thus
made a difference of four runs in the
clear to the locals and when Eagan threw
out Isbell a moment later the locals were
but one run behind.
VERY MUCH CLOSER.
Buelow flew to Burke and Thomas to
Glenalvin. Eagan struck out and the
locals were 1t again. But Preston tap
ped a light one which Buelow threw out
and the next two gave flies to StallingS.
Shugart's muff of high fly gave the
visitors another start and after that the
ultimate result of the game could hardly
be said to be shrouded in uncertainty.
DUNCAN sacrificed Geier deserted his
sack to help Fisher field the ball, and
StallingS, who went to second naturally,
took advantage Of the unprotected state
of the third bag to start down the line.
Isbell threw as soon as. Shugart reached
the sack. and Shugart then let the ball
go through him to the fence or nearly
there. Stallings scored. Shugart threw
billiard out, but Barrett and Slater hit
safe ones, and Isbell failed to get Ell
berfeld's grounder Not only that, but lie
failed to catch it when i1lenalvin, who
had been backing him up, tossed it to
him at the sack. The ball went into the
lot and when the players finished playing
pitch-and-toss with it, all were in save
Elberfeld, and he had reached third,
whence he scored on Buelows single to
right. Fisher threw out Thomas and the
score was ten to five.
WERE CLEARLY OUT OF IT.
Elberfeld made fine catch and two
good stops in the seventh, and while
Burke did sandwich in a hit, Geier and
Glenalvin We're unable to bat him around.
Fisher opened the eighth with base
on balls for Eagan, but Isbell retired
two. and Lally made a fine catch under
Dungan's drive.
Lally, SEugart and Preston put three
long flies IN order around the fields, be-
ginning with left and then Shugart's
other start in the ninth. Slater sacri-
feed. but Geier took two flies, and Bar
rett was left at second.
Pagan threw out Snugart and Fisher in
the ninth, ard Spies flew to Barrett.
Score.