The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-31

St. Iaul's base ball team leaves today
on trip of eighteen scheduled games
away from home in third place. Where
1t will come back is a problem to specu
late upon. 1t will have to win half of
its games on the trip 70 hold its present
position, even if that Will do it, for con-
siderable depends on the showing made
by the Minneapolis and Milwaukee teams
on this. their first long trip of the sea-
son.
The Saints. like all the other clubs in
the Western league, won and lost one
game yesterday. The story of the. rise
and fail was gay and then sad, monastic,
according to the pictorial musical cipher
of Cyrano de Bergerac.
The morning game was a delight to
every one who saw ia scant 500 for a
holiday morning; the afternoon game
could have been won with timely hit
here and there. or with Willie McGill
pitching throughout, or with team
that did not give up all hope of a here
after the moment 1t scents the dust of
another team ahead.
Comiskey himself appeared in the game
In the forenoon, and jollied up the team
to a lively pace that they had not hither-
to, approached this year. He may have
been the cause of this, or it may have
been the result of a determination on
the part of the players to do their best,
as did the veterans to whom the services
of yesterday were dedicated the nation
over. Anyway the "Comanche' was in
the game. and played some ball, too
The locals got eight hits in each game.
Eight seems to be about their limit lately.
But they were enought to win in the
morning game, which was as spirited a
contest as has been seen locally this
season. and abounded in sharp fielding.
FIRST BLOOD FOR THE LOCALS.
Hogriever opened it by meeting Denzer
for good single, and when a passed ball
let him go to second it looked dubious
for the locals. But Sharrott forced him
out at third, and Beville's grounder to
short permitted a double play. The
Hoosiers put in another left handed
twirler Newton, but his debut was not
promising, Burke atoning in measure
for his faux pas of the day before by
a thFee-base hit to right field. Geier was
thrown out by Hickey, but Burke scored
when Allen muffed throw, after Glen
alvin walked on four wide ones. But
the next two failed to get the ball out
of the diamond, and no further runs re-
suited.
Motz fouled to Spies and Roger
struck out the next two. Hoffmeister hit
safely, but was doubled out on Shugarts
fly to Motz. Spies fouled to Beville.
After Shugart threw out Stewart. Hick-
ey, who hit safely, was caught mapping
a w
cost as Sharrott hit a foul to Comiskey.
Burke was given one base and stole
another, but the next two failed to help
him.
Beville opened the fourth with a safe
hit to left and went to second on Comis-
keys Inuff of a throw to catch the run
ner He went to third on MOTIFS fly to
Burke, but Flynn struck out, and Allen
hit through the air to LaIly.
Dan then came in and pounded out
two-bagger to the same garden, while
Comiskey. to prove his faith in the eff
cacy of his own preaching, hunted He
beat the bunt, too, so two were safe.
Hoffmeister hunted, too, and advanced
them. Shugart hit to Allen and Lally
scored While the Hoosers were getting
Comiskey between second and third Spies
flew to Hogriever.
HOLSTERS WE'RE CLOSE.
The ffth inning gave the locals a bad
scare. Roger gave Stewart a base at the
start and Comiskey's second error gave
Hickey the sack. Eut Newton hit high
foul TO Spies. Roger gave Hogriever d
base and the sacks We're full with but
one out. Glenalvin, however, made a fine
catch under Sharrotts high fly, and Be-
Vile forced Hogriever and the side ut
second.
Geier got hit after two were out, but
threw it away trying to steal
The Hoosers retired in order. Glenal-
vim beat a bunt opening st. Paul's half,
and Lally sacrificed. Comiskey struck out