The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

George Cross has improved since his
last appearance in st. Paul, or it is inst
possible that Comiskey's aggregation is
getting worse. On that former occa-
sion George was given a very warm re-
ceptlon by the Saints, and assisted in
dropping very one-sided game to the
locals. Yesterday, however, he had a
different story to tell at the conclusion
of nine innings of fast ball at Lexington
park. He was in fine form, and all but
shut the locals out. The best that thew
could do was four hits, and of these four
two were scratches. IsbelI was the ONLY
man in st. Paul uniform who could
connect with the ball, and he was IN
fortunate enough to get caught at the
home plate in trying TO make a home
run out of a corking three-base hit.
Comiskey's men deserved Just one little
bit of satisfaction out of the game They
scored on Cross, and that was better
than the Millers did when he pitched
against them up at Swede Hollow on
Thursday.
Hon Fr1cken was on the plate for the
locals, and pitched pretty game of ball
He was entitled to win, and with anv
kind of hitting support would have walk
ed off with a victory for he only allowed
the DISCOVERIES eight hits. He was given
splendid hand in the seventh inning
when he struck Cross out after errors
by Shugart and Ball had placed men on
second and third base. Aside from these
two errors Fricken's fielding support was
fast and perfect.
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bright particular stars of the visitors
the former at the bat and the latter in
the field. Crawford landed on the ball
for two three-base hits and a two-bag-
ger and all we'll placed and clean, and
1t was two Of his hits that brought in
two of the three runs. Bierbauer was
hurricane at second base, accepting ten
chances in eleven and cutting off two
or three drives that looked like clean
hits until they struck his territory.
In the opening inning Pickering, Cen
ms and Crawford went out in order on
foul flies and an inf1eld hit, while Pres
ton, Burke and Lally were retired on in
field hits.
In the second inning the visitors Jared
no better, Frank fouling out to Shugart,
Tebeau on a hit to Ball and Bierbauer
flying out to Lally. Glenalvin opened the
second inning for the locals with a clean
drive between flrSC DaS6 ana snort. IS
bell followed and landed on the first ball
up fer long drive over Crawford's head
in left field, scoring Glenalvin easily.
Isbell drove the fans wild In trying to
reach home, for he was caught at the
plate by Sullivan after throws by Craw-
ford and Rierbauer. Shugart went out
on a little pop-up to Tebeau. Ball was
given his base on wide ones, but was
forced out at second on an infield hit by
Spies That was the last of the run-get-
ting for the locals, and only twice after
the second inning did any one connect
with Cross. In the third Burke placed
the leather safely, stole second and went
to third on Sullivan's error, but was
caught at the plate on an attempted
steal with Lally. Again In the fourth
inning the skies frightened when Glen
alvin reached first on an error, and Is
bell followed with a hit, but Shugart,
Ball and Spies could not get the ball out
of the diamond. After that the Saints
did not get a man past second.
The DISCOVERIES began their run-getting
in the fourth. when CreWford lined out