The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

IN the grand stand were painted bright
RED, that corresponds very well to the color
OF the pennant. The left field bleacher was
doubled in size. and will add to that popular
end OF the rooters' headquarters. The
diamond was not yet as green as vt will be
later In the season, when the sun and rain
gets chance at Il, but It was rolled to the
smoothness OF a billiard table and every ball
that went ripping over Its surface went as
straight as die. -
And the game. II was not one OF those
brilliant games that the fans and rooters de-
light to talk about afterwards. but It was
interesting, inasmuch as 1t was the nrst view
OF the boys, old and new. AS each fav0rfte
OF the pennant days advanced to the Plate
storm a ne Of a appa anns thay ali respond
ed by dof1ng their CABS.
Artie Ball, the first han up for the Millers.
walked to first throuSh the, courtesy OF MT.
Laly made the first hit of the season on the
home grounds and advanced Ball to third.
Wilmot drove the BALTIC Barnett VINO threw
to third but dail LAZY reach ana rs
in the meantime on flelder's choice. DOG
gie'' Miller went to first on Carney's fallure
TO stop his slow drive. Pickett sent an easy
one to Barnett ard was allowed to rsacn nj niI. e
ball to Lake and Handsome Dan was the
first man to go by. the boards. CASSIDY, tne
next man to bat connected with the Dali TOT
single and brought Wilmot and Miller nome
Cassidy stole second and Kuehne walked
Connaughton captured Morans drive in the di-
rection OF the left fgarden and threw MN o os
at first, Pickett scoring the fourth run IN the
meantime Carney knocked high ny 10
Tommy Damon and the side was retired Win
Menefee was the first man to bat for the
Blues, and secured the initial bag on pal,s.
Jimmy Damon drove one to kuehne, VINO
threw to Cassidy, who caught Meneee COM
pleting double play by throwing bann0n
out at first: Connaughon got his base on nai,s
and the side retired by Tommy Bannoh
grounder to Cassidy who threw to first be-
fore Tommy had gotten well under way.
In the second the Millers added two to tne,r
score by singles by Ball and Lally Wlmot
sacrifice and Miller's high fly into left held
One, two three, told the story of the Blues IN
their half of the second with another blank
In the first half of the third Cassidy ana MO
ran flew out to Tommy Damon, Kuehne sin
to Barnett and Barnett's throw y first. the
Blues scored their first run in their haf OF
the third on Menefees three-bagger ana
Jimmy Bannon,s fly to LaIiy, whicn HAND
some Dan failed to get under.
In the first half of the fourth Artie Ball
proved himself to be more than few by rap
ping the ball for a single. He attempted 10
reach second on Lally's easy one to Reilly,
himself good and plenty on first. Wilmos
came next with a two-bagger which Drougnt
Lally home. Walter tried to reach third but
didn't make it, and the side went out when
Miller knocked an easy one to Reilly ana
was caught at first.
When Tommy Damon came to bat In the
Blues half of the fourth Carney had blood
in his eye and proceeded to score the first
strike out of the game. Strike one, strike
two, ball one and strike three dropped from
the the lips of the umpire, and the crowd
cheered when Mr.. Bannon shouldered his bat
and went back to his seat. Carney knocked
foul which was captured by Pickett, and
TRULY went out from Cassidy to Pickett
Not withstanding single by Cassidy and a
double by Kuehne, the Millers failed to score
in the fifth. The Blues. however. took a
tumble and warmed UP little. bringing In