The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-24

For the first time since the Saints re-
turned home they won a game Of base
ball yesterday with a less number OF
hits than their opponents. Several times
they have gathered in more hits than
the teams that they were playing against
and lost, so that it is no more than just
that they should run in a game on the
same basis occasionally.
On Tuesday it was poor old Bumpus
Jones. Yesterday it was poor little VIII
lie NIcGiu Willie formerly sported a
St. Paul uniform, but Comiskey decided
to try and get along without him, and
he went to Grand Rapids 1t must be
said to Willie's credit that if all the
Grand Rapids team had played as fast
base ball as did Willie the Saints would
probably have had one more defeat
nailed up on the fence. But then they
all have off days. Even George Tebeau,
who knows all about the game and has
a brother in the big league, struck out
yesterday. 1t seemed funny, too, for he
was the only man in the two teams that
turned the trick.
The two tesms had been switched all
around from the lineup in the opening
game. For the locals this was made
necessary by the absence of Hart. who
strained his legs in Tuesdays game Is
bell replaced him at second and put UP a
good game Frank again tried to play
right field, but he had to retire after the
fourth inning, and Ritter, who succeeded
him, came within an ace Of handing the
game to the visitors after it was safely
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eighth, and the error resulted in three
runs when but three men should have
faced the pitcher. White was out of the
game Tor the visitors, and Genins re-
placed him at short, Sullivan going to
right field and Pickering to center.
Chauhcey Fisher was in the box for the
locals and ne pitched a good game Of ball
up 10 the eighth inning, but he went to
pieces after Ritters muff and Denzer
plched the last inning. Although Fisher
was not in at the finish it was really his
work that won the game, for he batted
III Two runs, the first two across the
plate ard afterwards scored himself.
Inc grounds We're in bad shape on ac-
count OF the heavy rain in the early
nor HIIs' ana TINS made perfect play i'm
possible
Pickering hit the second hall I'm o,4
Went out on a high foul to Srses Sui
nYan drew base on balls. but Cr.av-fo.5
could not help him out, ending his chance.
villa f0ul fly to Geier Geains hit .
safe one throHgh the diamond. bu+ Te-
beau stopped the chance Of a rim with
Nner to Geier forcing Sullivan at third
Inc SAINTS Went out in order. Houtz on
ny TO Plckellng and Geier and Frank
on a double, from Genins to Bierbauer r.
Iebeau, after four wide ones 10 Ceiar
Both were BANKED in order in the So
o1d. McGil opened the third with a H.
lie Sfounder between Isbeu and Vauehr
II was good for one base but Fisher
had started for the bag late. and i'm tho
mlXuD lsbeu threw wild to Fisher and
McGHi went to second. Pickering flew
out 10 HoutZ and Sullivan hit 61gh
foul to Geier. Willie still fingered at sec
ond and might have STAYED there bao
mot Crawford decreed otherwise. He hi
a pretty liner across first base that sent
McGIl across the plate. Genins flew out
TO Houtz Shugart opened for the Saint
with a line fly over second. but the nevt
three men went out in order. Tebeau
opened the fourth by striking out. and
Bierbauer and Buelow were easy. Drono.
sitiors. Lally reached first On wide ones
but the other three men went out in
order. Buckley scored the second run for
the wanderers on a three-base drive to
right center, coming in On McGilTs fly
to Houtz. Pickering and Sullivan flew
out. In the last half the Saints waded
into wee Willie. Isbeu opened with a
hard hit to Bu6lOw and went to first or
- a bad tumble, and then came Shugart
with a long drive to deep left center
1sbell scored and Shugart went to third
scoring the tying run on Fishers liner
through the center of the diamond. after
Spies had flied out to Crawford. Houtz hit
line drive to center that looked safe.