The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-11


they will! 1t looks muchly as if it might
be three straight.
Yesterdays game was not the most
remarkable exhibition of the season, to
be sure, but it was a pretty good game
of base ball-base ball played in the way
it should be, and played by two teams
that gave evidences of having some
knowledge of the thing they were trying
to do. This is in marked contrast with
some of the alleged ball games of some
few weeks ago, and is cause for general
rejoicing in fandom.
The Saints played with gingerly spirit
that was good to behold, and proved be-
yond doubt that they are not in their
class in the second division of the West
ern league. If Commy can keep them go
ing, now that they have started down
the pike, there is no reason why they
cannot be camping in the green pastures
before many moons.
Chauncey Fisher came back to earth
yesterday-came in the fiesh-and came
as if he meant to make an extended Wis
it. For almost the first time in months
the big twirler showed his '95 form and
pitched as he used to pitch when he was
the terror of all the sluggers in this part
of the country.
Chauncey began right with the first
ball pitched, and for the entire nine in
nings he soaked the little leather over the
plate with a regularity that was amaz-
ing He did not give a single base on
balls during the performance. He bent
his twiSters to the right and to the
left, and fed the Hoosier batsmen on
curves they could not fathom with any
success. For seven innings not a HoOsier
saw third base. Chauncey had pitched
like Trojan for a shut-out and he SEEM
ed to have earned it. 1t Is more than
probable that he would have had his
Shut-out, too, had not the sun poked his
nose suddenly into the game at a criti-
cal point. Eddie Burke had been play
ing brilliant sun-field game and had
caught three flies with the sun so daz-
zling in his eyes that he had to dodge
Immediately after catching the ball. But
IN the eighth inning HOgriever opened up
with long high one to Eddes corner
and just as it came to him he turned his
back and away the ball rolled to the
fence, while Hoggy sprinted to third.
This broke Fishers heart, and for a mo-
ment things looked dark The HOLSTERS
slugged out four singles together and
tied the score. Then Chauncey pulled
himself together, and not another
Hoosier saw first base, while the Saints
went gloriously into the fray and drove
Mr.. Dammann to the woods with a fusiI-
lade of hits that put them four to the
good again.
The game was a fast, clean game It
was in reality pitchers battle despite
the apparently large number of hits
Dammann pitched great ball himself and
could he have kept up the steam that he
showed for three innings the tale might
have been different He pitched right
along steady as a clock, and never
Quailed in the face of very Door sup
port and fortunate bunchings of hits. He
and Fisher strove for the mastery with a
dlrectness and precision that was ar
tistic
Dan Lally was the boy that got his bat
right in front of Brer Dammann's curves.
He soaked out a triple and three hard sin
giles. The fielding of Ball and Burke. Of
Hickey and Mcfarland were brilliant
| features of the game.
Both pitchers opened up their batteries
Tor business the moment the game was
on and both pursued the same tactics
They put them right over the plate In
the first three innings the Saints vera
fortunate in locating. Mr. Dammann' 9
| twisters In a somewhat lively fashion
| and in the first three innings rolled
| up four runs-tWo of them earned-on
singles by Ball, Lally, Spies Fisher Is
bell, a triple by Lally and an error by
Bob Allen. The Hoosiers in the same
| three innings went out one two. three
| Then Dammann settled down to business
! and began to put on steam, and from,
that out the Saints did little connecting
From the third to the beginning of the
eighth 1t was beautiful pitchers battle.
with splendid fielding support backing
| up the twirlers.
With the score 4 to o. and Fisher feel
! ing certain of a shut-out, Mr. Hogriever
| OF indianapolis, stepped up to the plate
in the eighth inning and landed viciously
/ on high inshoot. The ball went sail
! ing out TO Burke. Burke had had troubIe
with the sun three times before He
made an effort to gauge it and il looked
| as If he had it. But just as it was
about to strike mis- upstretched hands he
! suddenly turned and lodged, and the
ball went rolling down past the race
track. Hogriever made q great squirt
and was perched safely on third when
Burke got the ball back into the dia-
mond.
Chauncey Fisher stood like one dazed.
| Chauncey had lost other games be-
cause Of that terrible sun-feId. He held
the ball two minutes as If loath to go on
tWlrhng. He showed very plainly that
| MS heart, so set on a shut-out was
! broken by the unfortunate accident. Then
to make matters worse Mr. HartzeII
next up, nailed fly to Lally that was
close in This looked good, for Lally
could cut off Hoggy at the plate if he
attempted to score. But Handsome Dan
muned the fly and Hoggy scored. and
then Fisher almost quit. The HOLSTERS
We're encouraged ard they came up to do
or die and almost did. Motz hit away
! TO center. Then Mcfarland hit 70 tho
| track beyond Burke for triple and scor-
ed Hartzen and Motz. That tied the
score. when Mcfarland crossed the plate
| On Aliens hit over second. Then
Fisher bit his lips and jerked his
| trousers and put on burst of speed. and
when the side went out the score was still
to A.
The HOLSTERS, who had been sullen and
doWneast. suddenly took on good cheer
/ and began to yell and exult and claim
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