The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-27
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Buffalo at Columbus.
DetI iC at Indianapolis.


GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Buffalo at Columbus
DetI. iC at Indianapolis
Those who saw yesterdays ball game
at Lexington park saw just as fine
game as they could have seen had they
watched the two leading clubs of the big
league or any other league.
In the Gesp:sed places of fifth and sixth
in the Western league, the st. Paul and
Milwaukee clubs put up a contest that
was well worth the time and attention of
any base ball enthusiast, and conspicu-
ously to the credit of the Brewers.
George Rettger pitched for the Miiwau-
kee team, and he pitched a fine game,
which was splendidly supported, except at
short where George Shoch had an "off
day" and three times suggested reminis-
Gently the helpless condition of the ira
ditional Individual who couldn't stop a
pig in an alley" 1t wasn't as bad as
that though, for George did stop five
more or less speedy drives, and accepted
eight of eleven chances during the after
noon.
Willie McGil lost his own game by his
wiidness. although he might have won at
that had the local team been able to be-
stow any forcible attention to Mr.. Rett-
gers curves at any one of half a dozen
stages in the game AS late as the eighth
inning. when it looked as though there
wa still hope, when, with Preston at
first, by virtue of an error, Willie Nc
Gill drove out terrific drive to left that
had all the indications of being a perfect
home run. But Weaver, time-tried, alert,
brusque Buckingham Weaver, went after
the ball on a hard run, and at last inter
copied it by long reach making a splen-
did catch that reduced the locals literal
ly to their last ditch. Willie gave i've
bases on balls, and three of the lucky
Brewers so presented completed the cir
cuir of the bases The fourth run scored
from start given by fielding error.
McGill struck out Waldron and Weaver,
and ShOch's good smash, which sent the
first ball pitched him hurtling into left
field, was wasted, as Nicol forced his
German cOadjutor out.
Geier tried to twist a hit out of Rett-
ger, but only hit a weak grounder to
Mailman. Glen batted at Shoch, who
fumbled the ball. and when he got it held
it. Lally drove a clean one into right
field, to Waldron's surprise, but which
sent Glen to third, but Gray made a nice
catch under wide foul fly from Isbell's
stick, and Glen was caught at the plate
when he and Dan tried the double steal.
Gray flew to Lally, but Stafford was
presented with a, base. Mailman batted
a grounder close to the foul line Geier
got in front of it, but let it go through
him, and Hallman went to second, while
Stafford rested at third. Spies caught
Speer's foul and Shugart's fine stop and
throw on. Rettgers hard drive, however,
pulled the team out of a tight hole.
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Nicol went under Comiskey's high drive.
Preston was given base, but was caught
trying to steal second.
McGin opened the third by presenting
Waldron with a base. Shoch sacrificed.
bunting to Comiskey. Weaver gave Is
bell a fly, but Nicol hit fine drive to
left field, and when Lally let it get by
him Waldron scored. Nicol went to sec
ond, and McGill gave Gray a base also,
but Stafford hit a sky-scraping foul and
retired the side
Spies flew to NicOl, but another tumble
by Shoch gave Willie McGin a chance
to run bases until Geier forced him out
at second. Glen in turn forced Geier.
and the score was l to 0, with innings
even.
The fourth opened as had the third,
with base on balls, Mailman being the
recipient of MCCLELLAN favor in this case
Speer hit to Shugart, and the runners
should have been doubled, but Glenalvin
muffed Shugart's throw and both instead
were safe Rettger hit good single to
right field, and a run resulted Waldron
sent grounder to Shugart and went out
and the shortstop took two high flies
following, giving the locals easy egress
from another position which had prom
tsed serious entanglements
Comiskey rolled a sharp one at Shoch,
who threw him out, but Preston made
PafIl'S second
center Spies followed it. with one Of
equal force, and it looked as though
something in the nature of a Rettgerian
explosion might be anticipated but Nc
Gill hit a grOunder to Shoch and a dou-
BILE play resulted. At least that was
what Umpire Haskell said, although
Stafford had to reach well forward and
clear to the ground to get the ball. and
1t looked to many as though he stepped
off the base.
In the sixth both sides We're retired In
order, st. Paul on outfieId drives, high
in air.
Weaver opened the seventh with a
good single TO right. but Nicol hit a
sharp one, which McGill fielded and the
next two sent out flies The Saints were
retired in order again. Nicol making a
fine running catch under Comiskey's
high fly short
Three flies were all that the Brewers
Shoch, for third time, let a grounder
get away from him, when Preston, open-a
Ing for st. Paul, poked it down, it looked
as though the translation of Rettger was
in preparation. Spies hit the ball ,harl
but Nicol got under it, and then came
weaver fine catch under McGiI. Geiar
hit high foul to Gray. and the locals
last chance to score was gone.
McGih opened the ninth with another
base on balls for Waldron, and Shoch
sacrificed again. Isbell dropped Weaver's
fly. but again Buckingham hunted
Comiskey blocked Weaver off the
sack and he was out. NicoI hit a good
one to left and Waldron scored. GRAY
hit safely and reached third. Then they
tried the double steal, and Nicol was
caught at the plate.
The Saints needed four forthwith bur
they We're not forthcoming. Shoch caught
Glen's fly and threw out the next two
and all was over. Score:
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