The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-19
BUT MINNEAPOLIS NINE WON.
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH AT THE
GAME ON ST. THOMAS
CAMPUS.
ST. PAUL COULD SCORE but ONE
Which Was Several Times Too Few
to Win-The Story of the
Game.


an aristocratic drubbing to the tune
OF to I. The game was between two
mines composed Of the members of the
Town and Country club, and while the
players were directly responsible for
the double column of errors and final
score at the end of five innings. the
"bleachers,'' in the shape of natures
green sward, were filled with other
members of the club who applauded
the wild throws OF the contestants
ana str1ke-outs of the batsmen with
enthusiasm.
The game, which was played, on the
campus of st. Thomas seminary, was
intended to be a contest between ST.
Paul and Minneapolis members of the
Town and Country club, though the
Mill City players were compelled to
enlist several recruits from this side
OF the river to make up full team
nevertheless, with the game once
started 1t was a battle of the Twins,
and while gentlemanly product, there
| were the same disputing of the" ufifi-
pres decision and. "get in the game"
coaching which delights the fans at
i Aurora park -
Minneapolis won the toss for choice
OF innings and took the field to show
the st. Paul players it would be easy
to retire the side with a large sized
goose egg.
McClung was the first man I'D for
/ st. Paul and he sent the second hall
pltched over short for a nice SINGLE
While Shepard was,- figuring tbe
4 amount of curvature of the. sr,shaats
4 Whlch Booth was sending evervUl,e,,a
Dut over the plate, McCIung made q
race for second base, finishing with i
4 grand stand slide a few inches ahead
4 OF the ball. Shepard finally cot his
eye on the sphere and sent A et,a &c
cutter TO Booth, who retired the run
ller py "a quick play to- first. .;59s - $
! AsW lille. Sibley was taking three
chances at Booths spirals, McClung
stole third and came home on a Wild
throw to catch him off the base. CIV.
ing st. Paul it's only score of the game.
Trowbridge made first by a clean hit
! to right field, when Bigelow stepped 1up
TO the plate only to foul out to Hef-
| felfinger 4 ssss
Dap opened the ball for Minneanolis
by pop-up to Shepard, and Winter
got first on a hit over third. Heffe1-.
| Rand and Winter by a right field
drive. He got home himself on a fum-
BILE by McClung, giving Minneapolis
three scores out of the first four men,
! to bat. Booth next failed ito beat a.
slow one to short to the initial bag. and
Morrison retired the side by tanning
the atmosphere, 3 p. ess8*
I Halbert came to bat first in the sec
nd Of
| good ones, struck at wild ball and
preached first. His cunning was of lit
tie avail, however, as Durant, the next
! man up, hit a slow grounder to Day at
second, which resulted in pretty
double play, the feature of the game.
Gordon drew a base on balls, and man,
aged to get around to third, where The
was left by Armstrong striking out
| Johnson got a base on balls in the
| opening of Minneapolis half taking
third on wild throw by Sibley Nc,
Laughlin famed out, and Day
| reached first on a single
| though Johnson was caught trying to
get home. Day next stole second, but
it was clear. loss of energy, for. Rand
retired his side with fly to Booth
| McClung and Sheppard, the first two
men up for St Paul in the third in;
ming, went out on fly hits to Winter al
/ first Sibley made a pretty drive to-
right field out of the second ball over
/ the plate at his turn to bat, but Trow.
| bridge spoiled the chance of run by
bunting to Booth, who threw him out
! at first. .ss,ss4ss=t-s->
Minneapolis came in to bat, and Win
ter sent hot line ball to Halbert at
short, which that gentleman closed his
mitts upon in most nonchalant man
ner, for which he received hearty
round of applause from both players
and spectators. Heffelfinger faced the
pitcher next, and after two wild swings
at the ball caught 1t square for three
bases, and scored on Booths fly to
Gordon. Veile ended the inning by
three Ineffective efforts to find the ball
In the fourth inning Bigelow fouled
out again to the catcher and Halbert
made first on hit to right, but was
caught moment later trying to steal
| second Gordon drew a base on balls
but tried to hasten matters by an at
! tempt to reach second, and was also
thrown cut by Heffelfinger.
For Minneapolis Merriam failed to
beat the ball to first on hunt to short
johnson got a two-base hit and Nc
Laughlin struck out Day drew a base
| on four bad ones, making two men on
the bags, but Rand forced him out at
second on a scratch to short, thus re-
firing the side.
In the fifth Gordon struck out for a
sstarter for ST. Paul, and Armstrong
followed with high fly, which landed
Tin the hands of Center, Fielder john
son. McClung got to first on fous balls.
and Sheppard advanced him with d
pretty single. Sibley was next I'D, and
he also drew four balls, filing the
bases. 1t began to look like a tie
score, and the supporters of the st.
Paul players applauded and waved
| their dainty handkerchiefs by way of
encouragement, but McClung ended all
chances in the game by getting caught
in an effort to steal in from third. The
score:
~ MIinn pesa, .s.---..3 o.
I AT the conclusion of the game arrange
ments were made for the same two teams tn
meet in Minneapolis in the near future. The
4 personnel of the teams was as follows:
4 st Paul Position. Minneapolis
| aicCiens. -..-.-... Catcher....... Heffelinger
Sheppard ...---.. Pitcher. ..... Booth
Sibley First Base. Winter
| Irowbridge-...- Second Base. Viele
BigelCw- Third Base Rand
| Halbert.. -Shortstop. ...... Day
Durant. Left Field Morrison
Gordon. Right Field McI.auphlip
Armstrong. Center. Johnson
Dan Hand. of st. Paul. acted as umpire,