St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-16
DIAMOND COMEDY.
A Remarkable Exhibition Yes
terday Afternoon at Athietic
Park.

A Remarkable Exhibition les
terday Afternoon at Athletic
Park.
Instead of playing a game yesterday
afternoon the st. Paul and Des Moines
teams gave an entertainment entltled,
THE Possibilities Of Base Ball" 1t
was a comedy of nine acts. each COM
posed of two scenes. The show was
presented on the diamond and several
acres of outlying territory. The curtain
was rung up at $3.50, revealing eleven
athletic Young men, all in fantastic uni
forms. eycept one. The last named
kept hi, arms and voice going to keep
from getting lonesome. One man had
a long piece of seasoned ash, with which
he hammered away at piece of rubber
at his feet, and the other nine stood
around and smiled nine cynical
smiles. as much as to say, 1--WE
Bre going to have fun with you"
This Young man was PatruciO Laurence
Mnrnhv. the heavy tragidian of the st.
Paui team, who retired behind the
scenes through the cOnnivance OF one
ConnelI and one McDermOtt. The open
ing scene was entitled lit Is No Trick
TO Make Home Runs" and Halves, Wer-
rick, Reilly and Farmer each Iarruped
one of Spalding's best out into the
swamp. where chirDS the bullfr0g at
ryentIde. This lively opening put the
crowd in good humOr, and the applause
was hearty and long continued. The
second scene. Two Can Play at mat
Came was not well carried out, owing
10 the weakness of the DeS MOineS men
assigned TO that post. Connell was the
only one of them tOSucceSsfully perform
the feat. The second act opened with an
ATTEMPT by Kennedy to pitch the ball
over the grand stand. followed by a lit
tie exhibition ofjugghng by Patton and
muffing by Maskrey. Reilly put lit
tie life into the scene by banging the
ball for four bags. The second scene
was enIivened by the stealing OF base
by daylight by ''Ohne" Patton. PatruclO
Murphy again appeared in the third
Thp scene was a successful preSenta-
4inn of rhe fact that two doubles. sim
gle and a brace of errors are sometimes
only good for two runs, and the next
scene showed how to make four runs on
four singles. The fourth, fifth and
sixth acts were without special incl
dent. the crowd began to yaWn, and the
critics were whispering that the comedy
would prove at least an eQuiyOcal sue
cess. The opening scene of the seventh
was also of a quiet nature, but interest
began to revive in the last scene
which was entitled: "Ihe Error Lufk'
in Every Bush" Murphy, Nerrick
Tuekerman and Carroll gave line eX
hibition of muffing, Juggling and tum
hing. and the boy with the chalk tai
lied four for Des MOines. The clOSin!
scene of the eighth was a continuation
of the work of the seventh. TuckeTmal
and Carroll doing the juggling. an
again the lightning calculator gave til
PrOhibitiOniStS four. The closing &C
Opened with lively exhibition of fun
bling and wild throwing by "Ohne
Patton. When he finished his artist
work the score board stood st. Paul 2;
Des Moines 10. The last scene, entitie
success and Failure Are but Hair
Breadth Apart" began with Iraffiey q
the central figure. The spry iittl
catcher gave Reilly fly and retired
From this point the play was scream an
ing success. Phelan hit safely, Refill
iuggIed MacuIlar'S groundeT. Kennel
drove the ball to right for sack, Patio
accented base, MaSkrey and Come
made singles. and Cody gave Halves
fly. Roach was hit by Mains, an
Trafiey reappeared with section
oak. with which he Slashed the ball
center for a couple of sacks. Th
brought in the twenty-SecOnd run Il
the HawkeyeS. Another would ais
have come in but for the trick of Rell
in pretending to be catching the ba
thus holding Roach at third. The
were men on second and third, and Il
crowd stood up with its hat in one han
and its breath in the other. A hit mea
defeat; an out meant victory. Dit
Pbelan had already made a hit in L
inning. Would he make another? /
hit the ball; it went to Mains, from hi
TO HAYES. The curtain was rung dow
and the comedy was over. The groun
keeper brought the following over in
wheelbarrow at 10 O'Clock last eve
ing.