St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-13
ONE FOR ST. PAUL.
The Local Team opens the
teason by Beating Min
neapolis.
Opening League Games Dis
astrous to All Home Clubs
ut One.
Ansol and His FPisky Lads
HaVs Not Forgotten How
to Line EN- Out.
Giants Take the Quakers Into
camp by a Very Small
y Majority.

Yesterday morning the familiar
Strains oi tie "basc ball band. 'as it has
become Known, were heard throughout
MinncapOi X. The big banner on the
sides of the band wagon announced
that tie Minneapolis and st. Paul
teams would meet on the diamond at
3 $50 in tine afternoon. At that hour
about 2D0 men and boys congre-
gated in the grand stand, and
a fair crowd covered the blPachers.
Few of the old.tme base ball cranks
cOuld be distinguished in the grand
stand crowd. Frank Larrabee vas
about the only genuine, noisy crank
who came out. and he Rugged his seat
cushion TO his breast and walked around
all the t!mc to keep warm. But with
the bIeachcrs it was different. They
were covered by their regular patrons.
They showed their spirit once or twice
OH decisions made by Manager Merton,
who acted as umpire, without consult
ing with the beachers. 1t should he
stated That all this came from the right
field bleachef. and it has been suggest
ed that the people there had 40 feeling
against Morton. but were merely get
ting into condition 10 properly greet
Dave Rowe when he makes his hrSl APP
pearance i'm Minneapolis this season.
The weather was disappointing. In
the forenoon ii promised Dalmy, but the
influence of the first ball game Of the
season worked before the day was done.
AT the time the game was called dark
mist from Lake Calhoun settled over
the field. The spectators turned up
their collars and the players blew their
fingers. The playing was not hot
enough to keep them warm, although
the ground WAS III excellent condition.
1t MAS the first game, but it differed
little from any other game, except for
the rather loose playing OF both teams,
which will undoubtedly wear off. The
cOachrrs were not quite so noisy as
they will become during the champion
ship season, but they had their cues all
right at only takes one to hit IT,"
That's the boy for Nellie, Good eye,
old man. good eye" Run 1t out hard"
$50 down with his arm" keep your
eye OH the ball" and other choice eX-
ccrpts from The classics Of the base ball
w0rld fell ever and anon from the lips
OF the gentlemen who stood on the coach
lines And Of course these old friends
made the spectators feel perfectly at
home.
Both teams seem to have good timber
In them. If one can Judge from yester-
days game Swartzel, who went into
the box first for Minneapolis, seemed to
be taking care OF himself. France took
his place in the sixth inning and pitched
much better game. Cunningham and
Wadsw0rth, of st. Paul, showed up
well I'm tic box. but the Mime
apolis men caught onto Keefe. The
base running of both teams was bad.
The men seemed 10 lack life or head.
They were SLOW to get away ana lax
about taking advantage OF opportuni-
ties. The outiclders had most of the
work to do, and did it in good shape tor
both aggregations. Bolh Dixon and
collins did good work behind the bath.
The Minneapolis men seemed to be the
better htters, as a rule, but they are
below the St. Paul men very much in
team work.
Jack Carroll was the first man at bat.
Pitcher Cunningham gave him an easy
one an dJack took it. A wild pitch sent
him to second. and he came home on a
long hit to center by KatZ. who was
thrown out ut second. West went out
at first, and Newman gave the pitcher
little pop. up. The 81. Paul employees
were also after run when their turn
came. The found Mr.. SwartZePs
curves from the start. Donoghoue flew
out TO center. llagriever was given
-four balls. stole second and was
caught trying to steal third. Matz
lifted the ball over the left field fence,
the first home run of the season. SUIT
clitfe struck out. Parrot was real saucy
! when he came to bat in the second, and
/ Immediately made Il beautiful two bag
~ oh az mt Ia IND
and he scored on Graham's hit Graham,
Shinuick and Dixon were thrown out on
bases. Then SwartZe gave AlvOrd and
Holland bases on balls Smith hit TO the
pitcher and Alvord was thrown out
at third. Collins hit for one
bag and went TO second while
Holland was thrown out ut the plate.
Good hitting and bad fielding sent Gun
ningham and Donoghue over the plate,
and Hogriever was caught at third. In
the third inning none Of the MnneapO-
lis men passed first base. For St. Paul.
MOTT struck out, Sutcliife let the pitch
er hit him and stole second, Alvord was
thrown out at second, Holland sent
Sutclit1e home and was himself thrown
out at second. In the fourth. hits
by Newman and PARROT, aided by
ragged fielding, gave Minneapolis one.
OF dUl = lltll ldiiCNl ~ NlOoH lliC liU-
Der, because they batted easy flies. The
Minneapolis men took keefe'S measure
In the firth. Dixon, SwartZel and Car
roll pounded out successive hits, and
katZ came in with Il tWo-Dagger. and
West and Newman followed with sim
giles. PARROT flew 0ut.f0rcing Newman
out at second, and Graham went out at
first. For ST. Paul, IIogriever was re-
tired for trying to make two bases OH Il
single. Another over the fence was re-
corded for Mott. Sutcliffe again struck
out Alvord hit safe, but Holland
stopped run getting by going out at
first.
DiXoE'S hard drive to left in the sixth
failed to get Minneapolis run. Shin
nick had gone out at first, and SwartZel
and Carroll followed on flies. Nor did
ST. Paul score in this inning. New
man. of the Minneapolis team, alone