Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-27
REDS And BLUES,
The Ball Game Yesterday Won by the
Home Nine.

The Ball Game Yesterday Won by the
Home Nine.
The game of base ball at Red Cap park
yesterday afternoon between the Reds of
st. Paul and Blues of Menomonie, Wis,
started out with every indication of being
the most interesting played on the
grounds during the season. The promise
was fairly we'll sustained until the first
half of the fifth inning,w when the Blues got
badly ratified, allowing the Reds to score
five runs, and only retiring the side then
by trick by which two men were caught
off their bases, the trick consisting of the
pitcher for, the Blues throwing the ball by
the second baseman into the field while
out of position upon which Werrick and
Crooks, on third and second, respectively,
run while the ball was quickly returned to
second putting Crooks out and retiring
the side. :
The Reds were sent to bat, and run get
ting commenced in the first inning, the
Reds scoring two without hit, while the
Blues run up three with a single hit and
errers of opponets. In the
second inning the Reds had four
men at bat, but failed to score, while the
Blues were retired in 1, 2, 3, order. The
third inning resulted in one run for the
Reds, while the Blues were again retired in
| regular order, thus tying the score. The
fourth inning yielded whitewash for both
| clubs, but in the fifth the Blues went all to
pieces, letting the Reds get in 5 runs, and
| only putting an end to the scoring by the
trick above explained. In their half of
this inning the Blues were again white
washed in regular order, making the score
s to on regular inning. The sixth in
ming yielded nothing for either club, but
in the seventh the Reds added 1 to their
score while the Blues were again retired in
regular order. In the eighth inning the
Reds added another tally and the Blues
again whitewashed I'm order. In the
ninth inning the Reds were retired in
order while the Blues scored 1, given
them by three wild pitches by Britton.
| There was fair amount of good hard
hitting by both clubs, the Reds leading,
however, but owing to a very strong wind
blowing quartering across the diamond,
nearly or quite thirds were fouls, and
when strong, straight hits were made they
were almost certain to be caught, the
strong wind checking and holding up the
ball, and giving the fielder abundance of
time to get ready to receive it.
The Reds battery consisted of Britain
and Crooks, Devlin playing right and
Barnes center field. Crooks played a
strong game behind the bat, but was not up
to his standard in welding the willow. It
was Br1tton's first appearance with the
nine, and his record of eleven strike outs
with the very unfavorable condition of
the wind is certainly very creditable.
| Against this, however, must be placed
eight errors, three of them wild pitches in
the last run, by which the Blues got in a
run, ana it is very strongly surmised he
made the errors purposely to even up the
| score little.
The fielding features of the game was
Lawson's and Nettleson's play of first and
second base, though the former is credited
with one error; the long running catch
of Barnes in center field, and his quick
throw of the ball to third, cutting off run
ner, and the jump and left-handed catch
of Schultz, of the Blues retiring,
Lawson forced from first by Devlin
In the sixth inning Bull, catcher for the
Blues, retired the Reds upon foul tips
most neatly handled.
In the eighth inning the Reds had the
bases full twice, but so sharp was the field
ing that only one run was scored, Werrick
losing the opportunity for another run by
stopping line ball with his hands in run
| ming from third home.
The game was umpired by Geo. Walsh,
and though some of his decisions were
| pretty brash-the home club rather get
| ting the worst of it-there was scarcely
any kicking, while the good plays were
heartily applauded without any show of
favoritism.
Following is the score: