Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-06
BASE BALL.

.AaspiciOus Opening of the New Red Cal
GrOUnds---Good Attendance and Eas!
Victory for the Red Caps.
The new Red Cap Base Ball Park
SOcated in the Sixth ward short distance
from the old grounds, was dedicated yes
tsrday afternoon by game with th'
Grand Forks club, of Grand Forks, D. T =.
as the opponents of the new Red Caps o.
St Paul. The game was witnessed by
IRON 800 to 1000 persons-amone
whom were number of ladies
at least two-thirds of whom
tn0 ground, in the broiling sun for the two
hours and half required to complete
oaght innings, at which the game was call
sd to enable the Grand Forks to make the
train for their homeward trip, a fact
which pretty conclusively demonstrates
2hs popularity of the game in st. Paul
and should encourage the management
of the present organization to at once at
least double the capacity of their present
grand stand.
The game yesterday was played
under a number of very serious dis
advantages. In the first place all the
work upon the park was done in four days,
including the Fourth-grounds fenced,
stands, ticket offices, ETC., built, and dia
mond laid out. AS natural consequence
the diamond was rough, to which must be
ascribed a number of the nu-
merous errors. Then the visitors
game on the ground in poor
shape, all of the players being sore and
aame from previous play, while both the
Ar6t baseman and catcher were forced to
play with hands that ought to have been
IN the hospital for repairs, both having
their right hand split between the second
and third fingers. To even matters up a
little it was the first time in which the Red
Gapo sver appeared in a match. Under
such circumstanceslan ANY thing like aultles
game could not be expected. Still there!was
with the poor work goodly quality of
hEsh class, sharp play, enough to hold the
interest of spectators to the last.
There were rather more than the average
number Of mishaps in the game. To lead
off, Lawson, first baseman for the Reds,
when at the bat, stopped the ball with the
back of his head, and for minute or two
he saw more stars than he ever dreamed of
before. Then Fischer, catcher for Grand
Forks, caught the ball in his teeth, break
ing one. Shortly after Mr.. T. A. Brown,
of Grand Foaks, the umpire, was hit square
on the throat, and at first it was feared he
was seriously injured, but fortunately this
proved not to be the case, though unable to
all the position for the remainder of the
game, being succeeded by Mr.. Foster, of
Minneapolis. There were a number of
minor mishaps, but of such is base ball
The game would have been better en-
Joyed had there been fewer disputes with
the umpires. To be sure some of their
ratings were brash. Especially hard was
shat of Foster in the seventh inning.
EaWBon had gone to second ON daisy two
base hit, and while playing off, Conner of
the Grand Forks tried to throw him out.
Lawson, however, got his foot square on
the base before the ball reached the base
MAN, as every one looking plainly saw,
sill Foster declared him out. There was a
general ''oh' by the audience, but Lawson
submitted to the unjust ruling without a
protest. There are times, like the case in
question, when a decision should be pro-
tested against, but the captain of the club
rs the one to do the talking. When people
go to ball game, they do so to see the
bSams play, not to hear them quarrel.
The batting, as a rule, was really first
GLASS, the Red Caps excelling, though Will
mot, the third baseman for the Grand
Forks, distinguished himself by three
Dagger and a home run. To get the
latter he knocked the ball over the
right field fence. Unfortunately for his
team the bases we're empty at the time, he
being the first batter. For the Red Caps
Crooks led at the bat getting in three
baggers in fine shape. Barnes, Lawson,
Gady and Merrick also did some good
batting. In the fielding Lawson, of the
Red Caps, led, playing a faultless game
best.
The poorest playing was in the fourti
mad fifth innings. In the fourth inning,
By some good batting and errors of OPP
poneats the Reds scored 81
runs In the next inning, from
more runs to their score, and then in turn
the Reds got ratified and let the Forks To-
mp f0ar .unearned runs. .-sr
Yhe visitors presented as their team tht
following, the names being given in theil
batting order: Lyons, I'd b.; Wilmot, Sd b.
Fischer, c.; Webster, |. f.; Currie, C. f.
&cGonneIl, 5. s.; LograVe, Ist b.; conner
p; Sherman, r. +. The Reds presented
lawson, Ist b.; Crooks, I'd b.; Becker, Sc
B.; Barnes, c.: Galllvan, C. f.; Cody, I. f.
yoteI, !. E.; Davlin, p; Worrick, 3. 5.
The Grand Forks have neat uniform
of red hose, white shirts and breeches, red
cap and belt, and red letters &c. F..'' OIL
breast of shirt. The Reds are. not fully
uniformed appearing yesterday in rec
hose. white breeches, ordinary undershirti
and hats. The visitors evidently play {
good game when in shape, and they ar,
gentlemen in the ball field. Following il
the score by innings:
12345 67S
Rcd Caps 1907 4-2(
Grand Forks ...........2 0 1 l l 1 0 Ii
Time of game, 2 hours, 80 minutes.