The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
EIGHT STRAIGHT DEFEATS.
MiIlers Duplicating Last Years
Record Wrong End Up.


'If" Walter wi1mot had not made two err
rors yesterday. the Senators would have had
but one run. If Umpire Ebright had done
justice to the visitors and Wilmot had not
erred the Senators would have had two runs,
and the score therefore would have been
tie at the end of the ninth inning. But, f
Kid Hulen had not erred in the fourth inning
the Millers would. have had one less run and
the Senators would have been victorious
'if'' Umpire Ebright had given them the
run they really deserved. There you have all
the 'ifs" unless you wish to add that III
it had rained yesterday the game wouldn't
have been played and there would have been
no occasion for the Ifs used above, or f'
no one had made an error and Ebrfghts eyes
had been good-but then, who knows, any
old thing might have happened and the game
might have broken up in row, but 1t dldnt.
The only sure thing to bank on is that the
Senators won and they won because-weu,
principally because they secured more runs
than their opponents.
When the Millers appeared on the field for
their preliminary practice Jack Pickett was
tied to one end of string to which was at
taehed at the other end youthful specimen of
chimpanzee, presented to Jack by a maiden
aunt who had personally captured it in South
Africa, or bought it from Ringing Bros, and
who had shipped it to her nephew G. o. D.,
with instructions to use it in any manner
he saw fit. Jack called council of war or
meditation at the park at yesterdays morn
ing practice and by vote of Z to 2 it was
decided that the ehimpanzee should fill the
position formerly filled by Grasshopper, that
of Mascot to the Millers. Incidentally a
christening service was held. and the new
arrival will hereafter be known as Ban john
son Jr. Then everybody felt that yesterday
would mark a turn from defeat to victory,
for ball players are a Superstftious lot, and
when Jack and Ban Johnson Jr. walked out
before the grand stand and bleaehers in the
afternoon, with the balance Of the Millers in
their wake. they had the appearance of three
time winners and defeat was never thought
of untl Wilmet made those errors.
Wilmet, however, felt that all the homer Of
the victory should not be allowed to fall on
the shoulders of Ban johnson Jr., but pre-
ferred that his men should get some credit,
and to that end, he turned the batting order
upside down, put Partridge on first. Cassidy
On third and left Kuehne on the bench to
play with the chimpanzee. When the game
was called it was found that Lally had the
place of honor the order, which was fit
ting in view of the fact that yesterday was
to have been Dams last day on earth-he is
going on the read with Won der Ahe-and in
view of the further fact that fair admirer
had purchased before she left for the bali
park beautiful bouquet of roses, which was
handed to Dan by Umpire Ebright as he
advanced to the plate. The erowd-there
were 300 of them-cheered. and the lads
elapped their hands, while Dan smiled aud
lifted his hat after the manner of Harold
Gould, Astor Vanderbilt, after which he
handed the 81 glht token of esteem to Ban john
son Jr., who had been coached by Knehne,
and who carried the bouenet back to the
Count and pinned one on his baby-blue sweat
er. Score: