St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-06
A VERY CLOSE CALL.
st. Paul Almost Loses a Game
by Extremely Loose
Fielding.
the Leaders of the Associa-
ton Awfully Drubbed
by Minneapolis.
An Umpire to Blame for Mil
Yankees Defeat as
Usual.
The Chicago Maroons Win
ming Games Right Along
Every Day.

The opening game between the st.
Paul and st. Louis teams, played
yesterday afternoon before crowd
Of 1000, was a hum drum af-
fair until the last half of
the ninth inning. when enough excite
ment was experienced in ten minutes
to be worth four times the price of adj
mission. The game stood Z to in favor
of st. Paul when the visiting team
began its half of the last inning.
Through remarkably loose fielding and
wild pitching on the part of the locals the
down-riveT saints piled up four runs
and had three men on bases when the
agony was ended i'll favor of st. Paul.
Sowders pitched eight innings in fine
form, only three hits outside
the diamond being made up
to that time. In the Ulnth, however,
he seemed to lose his head entirely and
appeared to be trying to pitch the ball
into the backs of the st. Louis men in
stead OF over the plate. Staley also
pitched well except in one inning, when
he lost control of the ball and pitched
wide of the plate for some minutes.
Neither side scored until the second inn
ing, when Ringo sent a pretty double
to left field and tailed on Veach'S single.
Iii the third, after Sowders had struck
out, Murphy reached fist Oh Crooks
ball. Carroll was hit by the pitcher,
and he and Murphy each stole
base while the opposing nine
was wondering what to do with the
ball. Both crossed the plate Oh Earle'S
single to right. In the fifth, Carroll,
Shafer. Earle and Veach scored on two
singles, double, a couple of bases on
balls and rapid base running, no less than
five stolen bases being made in this In
ming. st. Paul was BANKED in the next
four innings. st. Louis did not score
until the seventh. In this inning, after
'Burch had been retired, Herr got
on CantZ's tumble and both scored on
DOlan's single. The ninth was averita-
BILE picnic for the st. Louis men. Burch
led off with a twO-baSe drive
and went to third on Earle's muff of
Heirs third strike, the latter stealing
second. Shafer fumbled Hines grounder
and Burch scored. Carroll then sur
priSed everybody by dropping
CautZ's fly, Herr scoring. Hines,
however, was caught between the
bases, SOwders hit Dolan in the back
anu oldleS llneIu lllJ 1llleQ the bases.
Nicholson took a base on balls. and
Cantz walked home. Beckley was thrown
out at first, Dolan scoring at the same
time. Again Sowders came to the
rescue by hitting Crooks in the shout
der. There were three men on bases
and Burch, who III the same inning
had made two-base hit. was welding
the willow, One little hit would have
won the game. He liked the second ball
pitched and hit it a resOunding thwack.
1t went flying to right field. 1t looked
like safe drive, but Carroll
went after it like a lightning
express and saved the game after
a hard run amid cheers which were all
the more hearty because of a feeling a
moment before that the victory would
go to the visitors. FeSsenden made his
first appearance here for the season.
and umpired accurately and impartially
throughout The score follows: