St. Paul daily globe., 1889-07-28
The Whole Town Turns Out
to See the Saturday
Games. !
OF Course the Team Is Criti-
cised and Cursed Some
times,
But on the Whole It Is More
Popular Than the !
Council /

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statement. The whole town now turns
out, especially to the Saturday afternoon
games, when the city puts Oh holiday
air. and business is generally suspended.
The grand stand and box seats are then
filled with the elite of the city. and the
yell that goes up when a Minneapolis
player makes hit comes from the same
voices that furnish the music
for the Sunday services, argue
long. dry cases in the district
court or debate important public ques-
tions in the council chamber. In the
top, lofty, shady boxes may be seen any
day now such men as Judge Rea. Mayor
Babb. A. J. Blethen, W. Ii. Eustis. j. +.
Conklin, who is crank of long stand
ing, and many others whose enthusiasm
has been born of the recent splendid
squirt of the Minneapolis team. The re-
porter who starts out now to interview
a business man or politician on any
important matter is likely to be
met with an anxious inquiry
about the team, whether the
boys are all in good shape, whether
Duke will pitch orif there is any chance
of beating Omaha three straight. The
latter point was definitely settled yes
terday. but the team has not lost the
confidence of the city yet by any means.
HOW THEY TALK.
A GLOBE reporter asked Judge Rea
what he thought of the action of the
Milwaukee road in refusing to lower
rates to the national encampmentO of the
g. A. K. The judge settled himself in
a chair, bent forward. and in a conf
dental tone replied: 1.-The interests OF
the G. A. R. are as dear to my heart as
any human thing, but can you tell me
how Tom Turner happened to make
that foolish play on Third base? l just
said to myself, Tom, my boy, if you
watch your chance you'll get in Oh
passed ball. when pop he goes. caught
mapping off his base. never saw any
thing like it,"
But began the reporter: "but did
/ see Foster catch that long fly of Jack
Crooks? Didn't l? Why, my heart
was In my mouth until saw him jump
out of that corner, and toss that ball in
to Reddy, Wasn't it magnificent
play" The reporter bowed himself
ont, and ran across Mayor Babb's path.
His honor had package in his hand
that looked like the Lowry resolutions.
"Have you signed them?" he asked.
'No, the charter gives me no power to,
sign them, but if it did would sign three
first-class men, one for second base, one
to catch and one for right field. What
we want is men who can run bases. Il
am not much of base runner myself,
but l do like to see a man with some
speed in him. a man who can beat the
ball to first and slide under the base
mans arm at second"
"Has Mr.. Lowry signifed his accept
ance yet?''
"Why, you newspaper fellows ought
to know better than do. l heard Mr..
Morton was negotiating for irst-class
man. Is his name Lowry?"
Thomas Lowry, l mean Thomas
Lowry, of the street car company" sug-
gested the reporter.
"Oh. yes, he has accepted" and the
mayor passed on looking thoughtful
even to gloominess.
Prof. George E. MacLean was asked
where he intended to pass his vacation.
and replied: 81 expected to get away
held me here longer than l expected.
The fact is. am waiting for Joe Miller
to make another hit.'
c. II. Petit, when asked to give his
views on the milling situation, replied:
II take no interest in mills. l con-
slider them brutal. But base ball-now
base ball is different. There is purely
athletic exercise. in which muscle and
brain combine to bring forth pleasing
results-when the home team wins.
would give an option on all the mills |
own to be able to make that home run
Foster made. He caught the ball just
right, didn't he? On the nose, think
| heard Blethen say, or was it Aid.
Rarrows? / think it was Blethen, any
how. Whoever it was, said the best
place to hit ball was on the nose.
Foster is an athletic fellow, and a credit
to the city,
William Henry Eustis was tackled
about the progress of the Minneapolis
stock yards, a subject on which he never
refused to talk before, but he was
strangely reticient on the subject, and
launched out into a glowing descrip-
ton of Reddy's work at short and
Turner's wonderful one-hand catch in
right field, whereby he cut off sure
enough run. What is our percentage
now? 526? well, the boys will have to
brace up a little. We ought to have
had that morning game, but we
couldn't hit the ball, for Mitchell
pitched a strong game Let me see.
We are over loo points behind st. Paul.
Well, we'll soon catch up, and then
you'll see our boys hustling for the pen
nant, perhaps not this year, but next
wear sure"