St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-08
TODAY THEY ARE SECOND,
LAURELs WE'RE JoHNsToN,s.

St. Paul. ::..........S7 50 $5 .5S7
Kansas City.......S6 so sc .5Sl
Minneapolis .......S5 "A Al .5ll
Detroit .-...........S3 AZ Al .5U6
Milwaukee .........Sl IA 43 -0U0
Terre Haute.......S6 81 So 800
Grand Rapids......S9 29 60 1925
st. Paul rests snugly in second
place this morning. This is mainly
because of the fact that Minneapolis
won two games from Kansas City
yesterday; but the victory of the
home team over the Milwaukees also
had something to do in advancing
them up the line. 1t was a deserved
victory, too, with the big end of the
hOnors resting on the shoulders of
Pitcher Johnston. He sent the
leather over the plate at a gait so
speedy and with a twirl so deceptive
that the Cream City lads could not
find it at the moments when they
most desired to make connections.
The backing given him was not all
that could be desired, but it served,
and there is little use crying over
dreams that never came true. 1t
could not have been a Shut-out in
the face of Twitchelrs elegant home
run hit, and all hands were happy
enough when the ninth inning ended
with st. Paul away in the lead.
Stephens was picked to pitch for
Milwaukee, and stuck it out to the
end; but he did not do much pitch
ing of a puZZling character, and he
made one great blunder which ought
oh J,
er, that it will always pay best
to play ball every minute of the time
spent on the field; like Jack Pickett
does, for instance.
stephens blunder and it's results
deserve a paragraph. In the sew
enth two men had been put out.
when Pickett made a nice hit and
landed on first. Quiet Mr.. Burns
was next and Stephens gave him
four wide ones Intentionally. He re-
peated the trick with the business
like Mr.. Boyle, for" says he to his
inner self, 1.-The next man is John
ston, and he's an easy mark" So
the danger of over-the-fence hitting
was avoided, and the victim stenped
into place for slaughter. He brought
his Teddy Roosevelt smile with him
and uncovered his teeth so that
Stephens could have a shining mark
TO gauge his balls by. He threw one
and Johnston hit just where it ought
to be, but wasn't. "Why. of course"
thought Stephens, "just as L expect
ed'-and he fired in another. Then
Johnston covered his teeth and
opened his eyes. He saw his dutv
an he done it, There was a, crack
and shout, a scurrying in the field
and sprint on the base lines, and
II Alex Jones pOnderous form hadn't
blocked the earth at third, Johnston
would very likely have followed
Pickett, Burns and Boyle across the
plate. Johnston hadn't done a thing
but sent the ball so far afield that he
reached third by the time the fielder
had secured the ball, and he isn't
a ten-seconds sprinter, either. So
much for monkeying with a man of
manner meek and mild.
AT the opening of the game clever
little Kraus stepped to the plate in
ORourke's place, for Tim wanted
to see a game from the spectators
standpoint. He was given a base on
balls, and so was Irwin. Stratton
was hit by the ball, and the bases
were all covered. George went to the
plate and ''bokay" followed him.
drive to third followed the presenta-
ton business, and as a result of the
run around Kraus was put out at.
the plate. Moran fired the ball down
to first to copper Georges BET. and
Irwin spiked the plate. A moment
later camp was credited with a two
base hit over into Fuller street. and
Stratton scored. Pickett died. short
to first, but Camp scored on Burns
fly to left, which was not caught.
Boyle hit the ball, Sharpe fumbIed
1t, and Burns got to third as soon
as Boyle did to first. The latter
stole second, but both were left. for
Johnston followed the example of
famous Casey. Milwaukee couldn't
score, but Weaver knocked a ball
that gave Stratton a chance to make
really fine catch with his hands al
most touching the fence.
Kraus was given another base on
balls at the opening of the second
Inning, and before he could rest on
first Irwin slugged the sphere so
far into the left garden that Frank
had to travel home in order to let
Irwin get standing room on third.
Stratton fell q victim to Moran's
skill in catching foul pop-ups, but
George put safe one over second.
and the shortstop scored. Billy stole
second, and Camp got to first on
balls. A grasS-cutter from Pickett's
bat into right field let George home.
and Camp was Immediately skylark-
ing with the German boy on third.
Burns mailed a fly by the air route
and received it in due season. Then
Camp started for home and got there.
apparently, but Pickett couldn't re-
sist the temptation to do a little
business on the side between second
and third, and he was put out. This
happened to Jack before Camp
crossed the plate, Cantillion said. and
the run was nix. Anyhow, there were
three to add to four, and milwaukee,
did not score-didn't even get to
first.
The ball went over right field fence
when Boyle hit it in opening the
third, and Eddie went to second.
Sharpe caught fly from Johnston's
hat' Kraus struck out, Irwin was
done for, short to first, and Boyle's