The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08

Buffalo at Milwaukee.
Somewhere in creation there may be
being so generous, a nature so forgiving,
as to pass over in silence the glaring
faults of modern umpires of whom Hask-
ell is the extreme; somewhere in the
space between the spheres there may be
a niche reserved where he may spend
eternity without depressing the hearts
and intiaming the tempers of those about
him.
But if there is, John Calvin lived in
vain.
If there is. Dante dreamed that yarn
of his.
Goethes suave, Mephisto was a tour
ing charlatan, taking his Broken scenes
and such with storage battery and other
sells.
But if in all the tenets of orthodoxy.
that of heat and hell. of Beelzebub and
birthstone, is true, then may the faithful
feel assured that when Umpire Haskell
is fully paid, Ban Johnson will not draw
the last check.
When a base ball player, failing to stop
a ball thrown at him, dives at the pass
ing base runners ankles, and, SEEING him,
holds him until the Outfelders can back
up third base and get the ball. some peo-
pie might deem the act an interference
not consistent with the playing of the
game on a fair and gentemanly basis.
In Puyallup, possibly, or where the falls
of SnOhOmiSh snort their contempt for
the curious but worthless crags about
them, mayhap in the untutored frontier
settlements Of Bechuanaland, this
would not be considered violation
of base ball etiquette. If so, let the i'm
migration committees of these promising
localities do their duty by Haskell.
And when this palpable Interference de.
prives the team at bat of the run that
would have won the game, is it not time
for the righteous wrath of the enthusiast
tic fan to rise and condemn an alleged
arbiter whose dialogues seem dearer to
him than his duties?
1t was because of HASKELL, let it be
said, that the Saints were compelled to
play eleven innings at Lexington park
yesterday.
The game was an exciting, If not in
every respect pretty one. Willie Nc
Gill put himself III a handicap at the
start by giving Barrett a base, fumbling
Elberfelds bunt and advancing both run
ners on a wild pitch. When DUNCAN
hit him hot one, however, he partially
redeemed himself by cutting Barrett off
between third and the plate They
nearly got DUNCAN between first and Sec
ond but Umpire Haskell declared him
safe, and in the meantime Elberfeld had
scored. billiards. good single was good
for another, but Slater hit an easy one
to Isbell and tried to make himself as
famous as Mike Kelly by inventing a
trick play. He ran back toward the
plate, and might perhaps have gotten
clear around to third had not the utter
heedlessness Of the other players for his
invention recalled him to a sense of his
inaneness. His scheme, 1t seems, was
for billiard to run down to third base
while the st. Paul players were trying to
run him (the inventory down between the
plate and first base 1t is little wonder
that two worlds and not merely two
teams and a small body of spectators
We're dazzled by the sudden flashing over
the base ball world of such a meteoric
conception. Had humankind at large
observed the illumination of this magnif1-
cent idea, the Detroiters must be today
saving a piece of the Campus Martius
for a drinking fountain to be named in
his honor, while the Belle Isle excursion
boats would have his picture on SAFE
along with those of Admiral Dewey and
Hazen S. Pingree.
billiard was thrown out at third, and
the visitors had two runs for the inning
Ball gave Stallings high one but
giant Thomas gave Geier a base, where
upon the ungrateful Phil stole another
one, and scored on Burke's nice single
to center. Eddie stole third, too, but
- was left there. I4ally going out on a
foul and Glen on grounder to Eagan.
The latter then famed, but Stallings
put d single down the left foul line and
Wheat it out. Buelow hit a hot one into
McGil, and it bounded to Geier, who
made a fine throw to second ana caught
Stallings. Buelow was left when Geier
threw Thomas out.
Isbeu put lucky single about four
Gil oft
hack, went to second on Il wild pitch to
third on Preston's sacrifice and home on
DOOnin's fly to Stallings, the little
catcher making his first appearance in
The hackstOp. Eag;lns G;mhle gave Nc
Gill a life, but Ball forced him out.
Two pop-ups were followed by Sammy
DUNCAN with q fine three base drive but
Dillard he who was reputed to have
knocked the cover eff the Southern
league with bis trusty willow, famed.
even as did the mighty Casey on an occa-
sion no less critical.
Geier was given a base, but was caught
trying to steal another. billiards. bad
throw gave Burke life, and he stole sec
Ond. Lally flew to Barrett Buelow hurt
his hand, and Shaw took his place. Burke
stole third, and billiard let the throw go
over his hand, and dove in, grabbing
Burke's feet and OBTAINING him so he
could not GO home while the ball was in
the outfield. Glenalvin flew to Elbefeld
Two were out on high flies when Nc
Gill hit Stallings and Glenalvin's tumble
gave Shaw the base. Thomas put a nice
single into right, and drove in a run be.
fore Barrett gave a pOp-up to Ball
Two were out on st. PauTs side before
Doonin popularized himself by driving a
good single over second base. NcGill wait
ed for four bad ones. Doonin was playing
off second. Elberfeld made a bluff to run
to the sack Thomas took him at his bluff
and turning clear around to mislea6
Doonin, threw the ball at the base. Fiber
field, by this time, had gone back to his
position, and the ball went into the field
But Doonin was caught at third little
later.
The Tigers went out In order in the
fifth, while, on the other hand, Ball open