The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-20
WON 1T IN THE EIGHTH.
lot indoor Base Ball Game Won by
Company G.,


All the recent furCre about whether
r not Minnesota militiamen are to be
ermitted to play indoor base ball this
I inter seems but to have whetted their
! est for the sport for certainly never
Minnesota, and probably never in
ne world, was there played at any
me finer game of indoor ball than
nat which was played at FaribauIt
Rturday night
The st. Paul troopers, who returned
esterday. report that the picturesque
Vice county metropolis is at fever heat
enthusiasm over the sport, and look
rWard to some further exciting bat
es.
Y Company G team constituted the
sitting aggregation, although they
: ld the moral and other support of the
! Pmpany Of ex-Corporal Clark and ex-
hrivate Potts, of Company I, Of Min
,seapolfs who recently left the militia
Vnder disgrace of "dishonorable dis
Ilarge," because they were more de-
foted to their athletics than to Cen
Eend.
IT'LL the eighth inning not run
Fas scored on either side. Indeed, sec
end base was the farthest that any
ne up to then succeeded in getting,
ihile strikeouts were so frequent as
D become monotonous in their excess
f trritant quality. The hall was pack
d, and the enthusiasm was at fever
eat when Snow, of the ST. Paul COM
s any, walked to first by courtesy of the
'aribault pitcher, and stole second and
bird conseCutfVely, much to the cha
Fin of the southerners, who, in their
excitement, neglected to subject the
ONE plate to proper surveillance, and
ct the visitors put Snow all over 1t,
i-fn Cd INV hn Il
unning in the history Of Northwestern
INDOOR ball. In the ninth they were
etired in one, two, three order Fart
ault was then determined to do or die,
tut their ambition was in vain. Two
1en d get to bases; but, with only one
ut, Robinson settled down in the
,oE and struck out the next man, the
bird out being effected on an audacious
rial to repeat Shows home steal of
he previous inning.
The battery work Of Robinson and
.-.sow, and Quimby and Milligan was
she feature of the game, each pitcher
triking out twenty-five men. The
cams played as follows:
+ Farihault. Co. G.
1illigan .... =. .......C.... 80. 1900. Snow
ulmby ....... P. -. N. c. Robinson
relette First b.. Potts
Ia.oney.. ........ Second B.. -. Cook
Tall -. go. Third B.. .... Clarke
ester =. =. ......R. S. s.. 80. ...... Barrow
,owler =. =. l.. S. ST.. ...Bennett
ferOt ............L F.. ........W White
.esper .. ....... . r.. F.. :. F. c.. Robinson
( After a rest of ten minutes the Sec
nd game was started, the players in
Ahe same position with the exception
lf Cook, who took Roblnson's place,
and, aside from being little wild,
pitched a very good game. Faribault
blayed the same team and won by a
core of 6 to 2.
Il The Faribault team is without a
boubt one of the strongest teams in
be Northwest, and is composed Of
LENDERS of the Second regiment, Min
esota national guard. Their pitcher
lluimby, Is simply a wonder, having
lreat speed and perfect control.
Dec. 81, 1897. and Jan. 1, 1898, an in
Ioor base ball tournament will be held
It Duluth. Company c, First regiment,
lays Company A, Third regiment. Fri
ay night, Dec. 81, and Faribault Com
,any B, Second regiment, plays Com
bany G, Third regiment, New Years
fternoon, the two winners playing the
inaI game New Years night.