The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

Milwaukee won a game yesterday.
II was not much of game, but 1t
counts Just as much in calculating the
pennant rights OF the clubs IN the
Western league.
Over 5000 people paid their good
money yesterday to see game when
was hardly worth it. There was, how
ever, one bright ray of sunshine when
percoiated through the cold raw air OF
the early spring and illumined the sor-
nv faces of the downcast fans, and that
was the work of PARROT, Tom Parrotr'
sometimes denominated Tacks to dis
tinguish him from a mustachel7ss
brother of his known similarly as Jiggs
to distinguish him from the one with
the mustache.
Comiskey bought Parrot week ago
for $500, at least that was the Hrano
stand price. At least 1000 people got
so cents worth of satisfaction out OF
the senior Oregonian yesterday, so that
Manager Comiskey can consider that
he has his money back, as he got the
1900 50-cent pieces yesterday.
PARROT used to be a pitcher, but
when his arm gave out he became a
philosopher and outfielder. And he
might be worse. He is always IN
hurry. He has an idea that ball game
which starts at $3.50 ought to be over
by sis. He does not like long stage
waits He has fashion Of stepping up
to the plate when his turn comes with
a double-quiek, Observation-Disclosures
around-th bases sort of an air tnat
makes people wonder whether the COM
pany has the street cars ready OUTSIDE.
When the pitcher pitches the ball. II
does not make any particular ol1Ier-
ence to this PARROT whether 1t is good,
bad or Indifferent or if it has Ban john
sons name on the cover. His PARROTS
has a short, jerky way Of swinging his
bat around when he sees the ball COM
ing, and, if he were to be judged Gy MS
eve. his name would be Eagle, instead
of Parrott-the king of birds, instead
of the low comedian of the aViarles.
The Pacific coast has contributed,
beside the PARROT brothers, pitching
phenomenon and long distance pedes-
trian named Jones to base ball. If Mr..
Jones had seen Parrot seized with
apoplexy yesterday, he would probably
not have shed a tear. The first ball
that Jones, of California, pitched to
PARROT of Oregon, tore up the sod be-
side first base like a patent ditching
machine on a Doodle contract. The
second ball that the Yosemite sapl1ng
tossed toward the supple son of the
salmon fisheries was given an impetus
somewhat to the north northeast IF the
course taken by the first one. Tommy
Delehanty was in its way, but 1t didn't
mind, and, after it had made his fn-
gers look like a souvenir Of a wiener
Wurst factory, it sped loyalty into the
outfeld, as merrily as the handsome
center fielder frolicked around the first
half of the circuit that counts. But Mr..
Jones had not yet played the limit. The
third ball that came shooting up to-
ward the tacky young fellow from the
far West was sent back to the far East
with a contemptuous, even malicious
administration Of willow bat that
spread the faces of the Brewers with
dismay and frigid perspiration, except
two young men named Wright and
Nicol, who kept their perspiration
warm by a vigorous course OF spr1nting
exercises prescribed for them by DR..
Parrot. Parrot passed first base as
fresh as a daisy, and the ball was still
untamed At second he had shade
the best of the outdoor aggregation.
but they were rounding to as he ported
his helm and steered for third. Then
he had the wind in his back, and he
came down the back stretch like
four-time winner, with the ball trailing
after him like a flock Of small boys in
the wake of circus camels. 1t was not
hard for him to get the plate after
that. Had he not relented and popped
up one of the Jones twisters to the
diminutive Nicol the game might have
been going on yet, but that was in
the seventh inning, and it was appar-
ent by that time that st. Pauls chances
for winning the game were about as
tangible as the reasonable probable
tiles of one individual holding thirteen
trumpS in a game of whist without
dealing from a loaded deck.
The air was cold and the wind was
quite aggressive, but there were 5000
of the hottest Sunday fans there to
warm it up, and it looked at the start
as though they were going to pull the
locals out Of an exceedingly close con-
test.
Jones' first inning would have given
many a hard pitcher a severe attack of
heartburn, coupled with marked symp-
toms Of ennui and homesickness. After
Tim O'Rourke had fattened Tom Dele
hanty's fielding average, and Parrot
had set his caravan of variegated safe
hits in motion. the Milwaukee infield
began to go to pieces like the stock
of a crockery store when Taurus went
to bargain sale in red handkerchiefs.