The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-09

Lexington park never before knew
such crowd as that which witnessed
Yesterday afternoon the opening game
OF the inter-city series in the Western
league base ball scramble.
from a packed grand stand, from
crowded bleachers. from the grassy
borders of the playing arena, anxious
eyes watched the progress of a game
which. while apparently ST. Paups,
was by no means q certainty
1t was the first time in the history
or Lexington park that the overflow
bleacher backing University avenue
has been occupied at all; yesterday
al least 100 fringed it.
approximately, 1000 people saw yes
terday's game. A large number of
these were visitors from without the
Twin Cities, who took advantage of the
excursions to Camp Ramsey. The street
car accommodations were inadequate
to accommodate the crush. Standing
room would have been paradise to those
who had to walk, because the inter-
urban and Hamline lines would not
stop for them at the crossings.
The game the 1000 saw WAS a wor-
thy one. Not perfect in fielding. 1t
was free in batting; the contest was
comparatively close at all times; the
chance to win was never obliterated
until the last man was out in the
ninth, and the crowd saw a fine con-
test
1t was the first time that the rival
cities at the head of navigation on
the Mississippi had met this year. The
Apostles came, naughty from series
of victories; the Millers, disheartened
by the disability of a valiant captain,
We're touted as losers. But they play
ed fast ball. 1t was a team worthy
OF match: 1t numbers in its ranks
Letcher, Hawkeye find, a hard hitter
known locally; Campau, the idol of
the bleachers in half a dozen leagues
as fast fielder and a fair hitter; Reil-
~, once the home-run hitter Of the st.
Paul team when John Barnes took
tickets in West st. Paul; Tacks Par
rott, less archaeological specimen of
the hard batting genius, and a quar-
tette OF comparative unknoWnS. These
were the Millers' team.
Denzer pitched for the locals. The
Millers earned one run off him. A
muff by Shugart on q thrown ball,
Which might have assisted in a double
play, leaves a chance for doubt as to
what Minneapolis score might have
been, but for the error. but, anyway,
the Millers never could have won.
Throwing to the winds all traditions
OF internecine rivalry, Of fisticuffs be-
tween fielders and berating of UNI
pires. Manager Comiskey let the Mill
ers go to bat first.
The first batsman up was Campau.
His nicknameS were forgotten when
he gave Glenalvin an easy throw.
Then came Letcher, whose sole claim
to personal distinction previously was
a likeness in contour to Bob Fitzsim-
mons, although the Australian is red
and the IoWan black. Letcher always
was a troublesome stumbling block In
the bright lexicon Of scientific pitch
ing. He could alternate from a fan
to a home run with the easy progress
sion of a ripsaw wading its way
through pine plank. He handed Den
ger a three-base hit as a starter, fine
drive little to the left Of deep center
field. From third he watched the ball
that Reilly drove through the diamond
for safe one, making DenZer fly for
piring, dance like an Gnarmored sailor
on the Baltimores deck. Then Letcher
came in, but the next two went out
one on a foul and one thrown out by
GlenalVin.
The next run after Letcher's was
scored by the new Philadelphian, Geier
who walked to first on balls, stole Sec
ond, went to third on Dixon's wild
throw, and scored on Burke's fly to
I-etcher. The next two hit Reilly easy
ones, and the inning was tie.
DenZer famed Smith in the second
and the other two kept the ball in the
diamond. without getting runs. Phil.
lippe threw Glasscock out at first on g
hot one.
Philippe is the Minneapolis pitcher
He has been known heretofore as Phil
lippi. He might have adopted Actium
ThermOpylae, or Bull Run for a name
with equal grace, for it now turns out
that his family name is drawn, not
from the classic Roman, but from the
frivolous French, and the puzzling