The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-08


Milwaukee at St Paul
Kansas City at Minneapolis.
Indianapolis at Buffalo.
Detroit at Columbus.
When a dapper little fellow sauntered
out to the pitchers box at the opening
of yesterdays base ball game at Lexing
ton park, some one in the stand, per-
haps 100 OF them, inquired:
who's the kid 90
In one case the reply was, willie Nc
Gill"
Come Off" was the re;oinder. "Quit
your kidding. I've seen Willie McGill,
and he's twice as big as this young
ster'
Yes" replied the first informant HE
was. two years ago"
The traditions of the base ball field
bear out the assertion that Willie Nc
Gill always was a pretty good pitcher
from the waist up. With his for
nIer tendency to embonpoint obliterated
as it has been by abstemfousness and
rigorous training, he Is also a pretty
good pitcher from the waist down, if the
way he tiel6ed Cancels bunt in the Sec
ond inning is any sample of what he is
going to do. The best that the Kansas
City sluggers could do with the south
paw of the renaissance was six hits and
incidentally one of them was scratch
of the most dubious character Shugart
fumbled it, but it was a slow roller and
he was given the benefit of the doubt on
his possible inability to have put his
man out when the ball came to him. The
other five were none of them vicious
Il o;+I
ming braves we'll attached Yesterday.
Outside of the box, too, he played bal,
landing on one of Egan's twisters for
two-base drive to right field, and put
ting one of Pardee's shoots back of first
base for a pretty single, holding his
batting average for the season thus far
up to the high figure of ia in two
games.
The locals started after rip" Egan
In the third, continued the pursuit in the
fourth, switched the trail to Pardee In
the fifth, by request of Manager Man
ming, and belabored 1.-The Western Ru>
sie. as he was nicknamed a year ago
hard and fast for two innings, cinehine
the game after which time it became
chiefly problem of interest as TO
whether Willie would be able to shut
them out for the nine innings or nor.
The answer was yes, and the BOO peo-
pie who had assembled seemed to indorse
the verdict.
1t was a proud day for Willie, who
after being through the prodigaI son
business, and perhaps getting his share
OF the husks, at least in so far as a
base ball career is concerned, came back
home with all the fatted calf garnish-
tnss for delightful dinner yesterday.
NioX and Turner were thrown out by
Shugart and GlenaIvin before anyone
solvedi McGill's pitching. Rothfuss push
ed single over second base, but was
caught trying to steal second while he
supposed Willie was mapping in the
box.
Hoffmaster cut off Burke's career at
first, but Egan gave Geier four wide
Ones Glenalvin poSed the ball through
the infield for base, but double Ste l
that was attempted by the two runners
proved too much for them and Geier was
nipped. Isbell gave Camel a fly and
the score was tie, largely blanks.
McGili fielded Cancels short grounder
with speed that dumbfounded those
who used to watch his ponderous little
body puff and pant itself out chasing
Columbian hunts Then he added anoth-
er to his string Of surprises by tanning
out Hoffmaster. McVicker waited for
four balls, and Raymer clipped good
single over second base, which made IT
look a little unpromising for the returned
wanderer, but he buckled down to work
and Wilson put the ball high in the air
for Preston, making another blank on
the blackboard.
Lally sent Raymer an easy one. and
Shugart poked 1t right down to Camel.
Preston gave Viox no trouble at all so
it was still even up
Egan sent Shugart a grounder, Viox
famed. and Turner's foul fly made the
third out Spies base on balls was the
beginning of Egan's finish McGilI adj
vanced him a sack with a grounder to
NioX. Burke could only send McVicker
fly, and with two out and Spies on Sec
ond base the outlook was not roseate
but moment worked wondrous change
Geier landed on the ball for a fine three
base drive to left field, and scored one
run. Egan gave GlenaIvin a base, and
then Isbe1 put single over second
That made another run. Lally hit in the
air. but the ball dropped safe in short
center, and scored the third run while
Isbell sneaked in while Viox and Gan
eel were trying to pin LalIy between
them That made a substantial lead fol-
the locals.
Geier threw Rothfuss out, and Camel
gave Spies a foul. Hoffmaster's good
single over third was too late, for Nc
Wicker popped a fly to Glenalvin
Egan came in again, and Shugart lined
the ball far down in right field for three
sacks almost before the players had
found their positions. The ball struck in
front of McVicker, but bounded to one
side of him and gave him lively chase
Then Preston sent him another, anc
Matty was In the midst of q hard rur
when he reached the sphere and man
aged to touch 1t with his hands, but could
not hold it. That made two sacks fol
the right fielder and one more run fol
st. Paul. Spies hit an easy fly to Viox
who muffed 1t, but caught Spies at sec.
ond. McGill continued the good work
with clean two-base drive down the
same field, and that made the score SLY
to nothing. Raymer's tumble and wile
throw gave Burke a base, but Eddie and
Willie tried double steal and MECH
was caught at the plate. Geier was Civ
en- base on balls. but as he got 1t Burke
went down to third and was caught.
Raymer struck out. Shugart made $
good catch Of Wilson's fly we'll back
McGill gave Pardee base, the Kaw,
having decided to change pitchers. Vio1
sent q good liner over second base, and