The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25

One of the preJtiest games in the West
ern league annals was played at Lex
ington park yesterday, and what is more
to the point, ST. Paul won it, too.
1t was a pitchers battle, and Danny
Friend was pitted against Roger Denzer
But Danny did not get the instructive
impulse that told him that it was going
TO be a star game quick enough. He let
the first man, Geier. get base hit. After
that it was all over. The schleisinger-
vile team could not meet Denzer's curves
with any degree of assurance. Once in
a great while they would jolt the ball just
a little, like d workman rolling a powder
keg and then they would pull off and sit
around awhile before they mixed up
with the sphere again. But after Danny
Friend got careless and made safe hit
with a man on second, and still no one
scored, the Brewers pulled off into deep
water and would not go near the caisson
again. They were all through.
There was a new face at first base.
Washington may have her Decker, and
Boston may boast her Tenney. Comis-
key was in the game yesterday, and 1900
fans saw the greatest that ever show
the youngsters how to stop high ones
and low ones and other kinds of ones at
first base in nearly as good form as hs
was in the days of the old st. Louis
Browns. Commy muffed foul fly, it is
true, but that was only to give Roger
Denzer a chance to strike the batsman
out. 1t was Nicol, and he's such
hard hitter that Roger. who already had
two strikes on him, did not want to be
deprived of the chance he might never
get again.
fha hot fha fircf "a
not a tower of strength. He struck out
once with delicious naivete, biting at an
in-shoot that nearly bit the bark Sit mis-
shins But that was earIy in the game,
and there was - need of hurrying things
then.
1t is expected that the same team will
take the field today, barring Denzer. Is
bell showed good form in the outfield,
and Burke is suspended, so it looks as
though the magnate would have to play
his own first base until some of the big
league stars get we'll and throw their
substitute players on the market. Then
Vaughn may take his place on the sack.
The batting order of the st. Paul team
looked as though some one had turned
the typesetting machine upside down
and hit it with an ak. Except that the
pitcher and catcher chung to their ira
ditional places at the lower end, not
soul held his old place.
When the bell rang Waldron hit high
foul and Geier took it. Lally made two
catches or long drives, and the visitors
saw not the sack.
Geier faced Friend first and twisted one
of the sonthpaw's swift ones into a two
base hit to left of center field. Glen
hunted, but the hunt went In the air end
Speer caught futile foul. Lally man
aged to meet Friend safely for light
one which dropped in right, but on ac-
- =
f1elded, Geier was unable to score from
second and had to sojourn at third until
1sbell sent a fly to Weaver That was
the winning run and when Shugart had
given Mailman a pop up the teams might
as we'll have stopped as far as runs were
concerned, although there was plenty of
fun after that.
Gray flew to Lally, but Stafford walked.
ShCch hit a hard grounder toward Lex
ingtoE avenue, but Glenalvin dipped his
f1ippers under the leather, gave it a quick
jerk to Shugart and 1t went sailing down
to Cor1iskey for one Of the fastest
doubles ever seen on the grounds. That
cast The visitors down a little, but Co
:n1skey famed the air, and Preston gave
Weaver high one. Spies hit safely over
first base, but DenZer struck out
Mailman opened the third with a safe
drive, A hard grounder through the pitch
er's box but Speer forced him out The
nttle fe1ow beat double, this time, but
not when Friend hit fast one at Geier.
There was long throw to Shugart, but
the ball went like a shot and then down
the line to first again. Friend did not
touch the sack as he went over and
Haskell declared both runners out and
the incident Closed Hallman came to
the plate and spoke few we'll chosen
words in con anlore stage whisper, but
Friend began pitching the ball to Geier,
who again hit safely over short Glen
sacrificed prettily this time, bunt to
Gray, but Friend made a fine stop on
Lally's hot drive, and Geier was held.
Isbell was thrown out by Shcch.
Naldron opened the fourth with a safo
drive. but Weaver poked another fast one
at Glenalvin and then came another.
of the inevitable groundars, as fast IL not
faster than that of the second inning.
NicoPs fly tc Isbell was the closing Incl
dent of resultless inning The Saints
did not reach first this inning, although